What are lockers for?

Cabinets with a lock is an excellent solution when it is necessary to ensure the safety of things. The most relevant is in public places, for example, in offices or in educational institutions. Another reason to install this item is security. This is especially true of those who have small children. After all, almost everyone knows their impetuous thirst for everything unknown. Therefore, in order to exclude the accidental fall of heavy things or the casement of the cabinet itself on the baby, it is important to install a lock. In addition, such a measure will allow you to maintain the order of things in the closet.

By way of opening:

• Mechanical, that is, opened with a regular key;
• Electronic. To open such a lock, you will need to enter a specific set of numbers or letters — a code;
• Magnetic can be opened with a special magnetic key;
• Combined locks combine several steps that must be performed to open the device.

By installation method:

• Mortise locks are inserted into the door leaf.
• Overheads are used most often in the case when it is impossible to install a dead lock. For example, for glass doors. Less reliable than the first option. Its installation is quite simple, does not require much time. Damage to the door leaf in this case is minimized. However, there are locks that require drilling holes in the door. They are also referred to as invoices. Such devices are used even for entrance doors.

• Hanging options are rarely used for installation on cabinets, although there are such cases.
• Latches are used in the event that there is no special need for the safety of things, but it is necessary, for example, to prevent accidental opening of doors.

• The bollards consist of two elements glued to the cabinet doors and a membrane connecting them.Thus, when the child starts to open the door, such a lock will not allow it to open completely.

The type of lock will depend on the type of cabinet to which you pick it. Metal furniture, which we often meet in public places, for example, bag cabinets (safes also belong to it), has a high degree of reliability. Therefore, it is necessary that the lock also matches this parameter. Locks for metal boxes have different classes of reliability. The first class refers to the most unreliable and is suitable for installation on storage cabinets. The fourth, on the contrary, has the highest degree of protection.

Devices of the second class can be put, for example, at office. They are suitable for the preservation of documents. If in a box valuables or very important documents are stored, it is better to use devices of the third class of reliability. Since they have a high degree of reliability and reasonable price.For safes, where papers of paramount importance are stored, banknotes or valuables, no doubt, it is necessary to give preference to devices of the fourth class of reliability.

If you decide to install a lock on the wardrobe, then in this case special devices designed for sliding doors will come to the rescue. If the reason for installing the lock is to wear the mechanism of the cabinet and spontaneously open its sash, then the simplest solution would be to install the valve. For glass cabinets are used exclusively overhead devices.

It is also necessary to determine the size of the lock, which directly depends on the parameters of the cabinet, namely the width of the edge of the door leaf. So, the mortise lock must be less than the width of the edge of the door. On the one and the other side of the lock, after its installation, at least five millimeters must remain. If it is an invoice lock that does not require drilling through the door, then the distance between its elements that are put on the canvas should be the same as the width of the edge of the door.

The choice of device also depends on the purpose you are pursuing.If you are going to protect your child from accidental injury or to prevent the mess that children like to arrange so much, you can give preference to a lock-valve or a children's furniture device. If the primary cause of the installation of the lock is the safety of things, then you should give preference to the mortise or overhead types. For greater reliability, you can use a combination of devices that involve several stages of protection.

Of course, the easiest way is to buy furniture with a lock, but by choosing a suitable lock, you can install it yourself. Installation of various locks is different from each other and depends on its configuration.

The installation principle of the mortise lock for a double-wing wardrobe is approximately the following. To do this, at the first stage it is necessary to make a thorough assessment of the installation site and apply the marking. Next, drill a hole where the block with the valve will be placed. Placing the device in the hole, you must fasten it with fasteners. On the other shutter you need to drill an opening, which will include a latch or a latch. At the final stage, if it is envisaged by the bundle, you need to fix a decorative strip on it.

To install the padlock also need to apply the markup. Attach the main part of the device to the door leaf with a screwdriver. You can use a screwdriver, pre-drill holes. Then, if the locking structure is provided for the wardrobe, it is necessary to attach to the second door the second part of the lock, which is provided for entering the latch.

As you can see, installing the locking structure is not such a laborious process, but it requires clarity of work and the availability of tools.

The lock from Ikea can be used not only as a lock, but also as a limiter that regulates the angle of the door plowing.

Castle furniture Boyard Z148CP. 1/22 from Leroy Merlin. Mortise design allows you to protect the wardrobe from children's abuse, it is also suitable for office furniture. The complete set provides existence of self-tapping screws for fastening of a design and a reciprocal level.

For glass sliding doors suitable locking design GNR 225-120.Drilling is not required for its installation. Part of the device with a keyhole is mounted on one side of the sash, and the other part in the form of a rack is mounted on the other sash. As a result, when the doors are connected, the rack gets into the groove. Turning the key prevents the doors from opening. This is the easiest lock that is suitable for mounting on glass doors.

The device for swinging glass doors GNR 209 also does not imply drilling. The main body is installed on the sash and has a protrusion that prevents the opening of the second sash. Turning the key provokes a shift in the valve, as a result of which both doors are closed.

Ikea blocker won a lot of positive feedback due to its effectiveness. An adult quite easily cope with the opening of such a lock. To do this, simply squeeze the two doors. But for the child, this task remains unbearable.

In general, consumers commodity Boyard Z148CP. 1/22 are satisfied and note that it corresponds to the price-quality ratio. The disadvantages that users point out, they consider to be insignificant, for example, a small gap between the parts.

Consumers speak well of the GNR 225-120 and GNR 209 locking devices, since the glass casement of the cabinet is not damaged. Also, users noted the ease of installation of such mechanisms.

How to make an electronic lock with your own hands, see the next video.