Stuck Keys, Loose Handles, Gate Motors and Rain-Swollen Doors
Guides to the faults Centurion homes and businesses call us about: a key jammed in the cylinder, a door handle that has gone loose, a gate motor or gate lock that has stopped cooperating, doors that swell and stick after summer storms, and a car key fob that no longer unlocks the car. Each one explains the likely cause, the checks you can make without doing harm, and when it's time to get a locksmith out.
- Lock problems
Car Key Fob Not Working? Causes and Checks
Remote or smart key stopped unlocking your car? The usual causes, from a flat fob battery to interference and pairing, handbook checks, and when to call us.
- Lock problems
Key Stuck in the Lock and Won't Come Out
A key that turns but won't come out of a door, gate, padlock or car: why it happens, the gentle checks that often free it, and what to avoid before it snaps.
- Lock problems
Loose or Broken Door Handle: What's Behind It
Door handle wobbling, drooping or spinning without opening the latch? What sits behind it, the likely causes, safe checks, and when a locksmith should look.
- Lock problems
Gate Motor and Gate Lock Faults: Safe Checks
Gate won't open, stops half-way or won't lock? Safe checks for power, battery and remotes, the maker's manual release, crush-risk warnings and when to call us.
- Lock problems
Doors and Locks Sticking After Summer Rain
Why timber doors swell and locks bind in the Highveld storm season, how to tell swelling from a lock fault, and when a strike needs moving or a lock replacing.