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PRO INSTALLER APRIL 2015
PRO NEWS
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Gaining Lawful Entry
UAP Tradelocks has designed and recently launched a brand new
kit for those people who need to gain lawful access to a domestic
property, or those who are just starting out in the locksmith trade.
With simple-to-follow, stepby-step instructions, the
UAP TradeLocks uPVC Door
Opening Kit allows new
locksmiths to easily work
out the most efficient way
in which to enter a building,
with minimal disruption.
Kevin Pritchard, Tradelocks
Manager, explains: “The kit
has been specifically designed
to gain entry into both newer
composite door types, as well as
PVCu doors, but can also be used
on other doors that use Euro
cylinders-including higher-security PAS24 doors. The objective
is simple-to gain quick access to
a property with as little damage
to the actual door as possible.
The perfect situation is to have
zero damage to the door, the
hardware or the lock-but unless
you practice, this will be highly
unlikely.”
The UAP TradeLocks uPVC
Door Opening Kit has been
designed specifically to limit any
damage to the door itself, which
is the expensive part, and instead
damage the cylinder and outer
handle, if necessary.
Kevin continues, “You will need
to decide what you are facing, and
get an idea of what has happened,
before undertaking any tasks. It
may be as simple as your customer has mislaid their keys or even
locked themselves out. Alternatively, it could be a jammed locking
mechanism. You need to know
what type of door you are dealing
with, and then determine how you
are going to go about resolving
the issue. Is it a PVCu patio door?
Is it a PVCu door and frame? Is it
a wooden or a composite door?
All of these factors will alter the
way in which you carry out a task,
and the tools you use.”
The UAP TradeLocks uPVC
Door Opening Kit is versatile,
multifunctional and designed for
longevity and effectiveness, so you
will discover that it comes in very
handy when you need to complete tasks quickly and efficiently.
It comprises of all the tools you
will need to open a PVCu door
including:
1997-99
Apecs started a training scheme
to ensure that its staff were
up to speed with western
trading practices to give them
a competitive advantage and
this paid off for although trading
became tough due to the
economic downturn, Apecs
continued with investments
and continued to grow.
The Cylinder Snapper Bar: This
is a high-quality snapper bar, which
has been designed for oval profile
and euro profile cylinders. This
particular snapper bar is effective on
any type of cylinder which protrudes
more than 6mm from the handle.
Nowadays, most cylinders do not
overhang the handle by more than
3mm, which means that usage of the
snapper is limited to snapping cylinders once the handles are removed.
Door Spreader: The door spreader
looks very much like a spade, but
has been designed instead to move
PVCu profile enough in a vertical
or horizontal direction in order to
bypass the locking system on PVCustyle doors. The chamfered edge of
the tool means that you can lever
back door seals without causing any
damage.
Door Air Wedge: The air wedge
is designed to work in conjunction with the door spreader to
successfully open PVCu doors and
windows-and safely prevent the
door from springing back. It comes
complete with a handy, easy-to-operate air pump.
Handle Drill
Point Template:
This clever device
has been manufactured to identify
the fixing points
on both short and
long back plate
style door handles.
It has also been designed to offer
some glow in dark lighting, which
will enable you to locate the drill
point in total darkness. The handle
drill point template also removes
the requirement to balance a torch
under your chin, so you have total
freedom of movement.
Cylinder Cam Turner: This
black plastic gadget can be inserted straight into the lock once you
have snapped the cylinder to turn
the door bolt.
Spindle Handle: This spindle
handle is inserted into the spin