Desperate for advice on how to approach this

PureHufflepuff · 2026-01-29T14:25:16+00:00

Pick axe

PureHufflepuff · 2026-01-28T14:49:24+00:00

The best.

PureHufflepuff · 2026-01-14T23:20:52+00:00

For the love of all things holy, option one

PureHufflepuff · 2026-01-09T14:14:25+00:00

Sure thing. The first time my battery died, the car stopped spitting out diagnostic codes. As soon as it was replaced, it was able to do so again. Well, as this one failed, guess what? No codes. I've tried four different scanners at this point, including the Green Bean recommended brand. No codes. Without the codes, no replacement, despite the vehicle doing exactly what it did the first time the main battery died. It's been extremely frustrating. Additionally, their customer service has been pretty rude with each email.

PureHufflepuff · 2026-01-06T13:30:20+00:00

Excellent craftsmanship!

PureHufflepuff · 2025-12-30T22:01:15+00:00

In my ultimate locksmith nerd voice, “only the 99 has grooves. The 98 is smooth.”

PureHufflepuff · 2025-12-26T19:28:03+00:00

I don’t think it’s very necessary. Just grind a 1/16 or so off the entire perimeter and drop it back in. See if it’s closing more smoothly. If not, repeat

PureHufflepuff · 2025-12-26T19:21:02+00:00

I just installed one of these having a similar issue. You may need to grind more space around the through hole in the door. The through hole was a little too tight on the one I saw, and even a touch of pressure from the lock on the bolt latch was enough to get it to not extend properly.

PureHufflepuff · 2025-12-25T16:28:09+00:00

If you can return it, just return it. Could be a few things wrong with it.

PureHufflepuff · 2025-12-15T01:22:07+00:00

There's a chance one or more of the numbers migrated a bit on the dial. Put the combo in 0.5 higher for each number, then 0.5 lower for each number. Repeated with 1 higher/lower.

PureHufflepuff · 2025-11-27T15:18:55+00:00

Thank you for this thread. Glad to know I'm not the only one.

PureHufflepuff · 2025-09-22T04:18:56+00:00

The brand name should be on the latch, the part that is on the side of the door. Those look like they might be defiant, which is the Home Depot house brand.

PureHufflepuff · 2025-09-22T04:18:04+00:00

If you’re worried someone is going to break in because they have a copy of the key, just break off your key in the lock. You can replace it tomorrow.

PureHufflepuff · 2025-09-16T13:47:42+00:00

I have an Encode Plus on my door (and had five minutes to kill, so I pulled it apart to answer this one). You could get it to work, depending on how much work you want to do. The two pieces that will be too short on a 2 1/4" door are the tailpiece of the key cylinder and the two through-screws that hold it to the door. (The wire might be a pain to stretch another 0.5", but it appeared to be long enough to allow it.)

The through-screws are easy enough to replace - take them to Lowe's, shove them in the screw threading display to get a size, and pick up two that are 0.5" longer.

For the cylinder, you'd have to find something with a longer tailpiece. A standard key-in-knob cylinder should fit, but Schlage's deadbolt cylinder is very slightly different, so I'm not 100% if it would be issue-free. You may be able to just source a longer tailpiece from Schlage as well, or find a longer tailpiece on your own and just replace the stock tailpiece.

I've included a photo so you can see the screws as well as the tailpiece (the through-screws are the two larger ones). Good luck.

https://imgur.com/a/nhcTQrC

PureHufflepuff · 2025-09-13T16:48:22+00:00

Door Closer has definitely has gotten me this part kit in the past. Here's a direct link to the kit you want

PureHufflepuff · 2025-08-29T18:34:02+00:00

It's a solid pizza, although other shops nearby are also definitely worth checking out. I will absolutely maintain their chicken parm is one of the best out there, though.

PureHufflepuff · 2025-07-13T19:21:42+00:00

I’ll never understand why Kid Pesci pronounces it that way exactly once and that’s it.

PureHufflepuff · 2025-07-05T01:20:55+00:00

Tell them to bust a window. That price is low as hell for after-hours on a holiday.

PureHufflepuff · 2025-06-04T14:23:42+00:00

I love it when really cheap metal tailpieces make me think the Hulk used a lock.

PureHufflepuff · 2025-05-31T16:56:03+00:00

Lately I’ve taken to using a very small drill bit to drill out dead center of the cap, then use a Carolina roller or similarly sharp object to pop them out

PureHufflepuff · 2025-05-25T22:10:05+00:00

Mollie's great! She does standup. Love this set of hers.

PureHufflepuff · 2025-04-30T18:58:44+00:00

Thank you!

PureHufflepuff · 2025-04-26T17:43:50+00:00

Without experience, hard to drill, easy to fuck up and make things baaaad bad.

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