What is a mortise Handleset?
Mortise handle sets are where the lock set requires a pocket or “mortise” to be cut from the door to fit a box like cartridge into the width of the door.
What is an electrified mortise lock?
Electrified Mortise Locks are simply standard mortise locks equipped with a solenoid that keeps the latchbolt from retracting (usually only from the unsecure side). In fail-safe mode, power must be applied to lock the lock, whereas in the fail-secure mode power must be applied to unlock the lock.
What is a mortise style latch?
A mortise lock (also spelled mortice lock in British English) is a lock that requires a pocket—the mortise—to be cut into the edge of the door or piece of furniture into which the lock is to be fitted.
What is the difference between tube latch and mortise?
A tubular lock has its latch bolt and dead bolt in two separate holes. In a mortise lock, both bolts are encased in a steel box that fits in one hole.
What does a mortise lock look like?
Mortise locks are assembled from many curiously odd-shaped, mechanical parts and enclosed inside a heavy-gauge steel case, punctured with circular and square holes that appear to represent a secret code. Mortise lock ‘bodies’ are mysteriously hidden inside a pocket, cut into the edge of the door.
How do you unlock a mortise lock?
A mortice lock is excruiatingly hard to open without a key.
- Insert the matching key into the mortice key hole.
- Turn the key counter-clockwise by one half to one full turn, depending on the model, to force the bolt to slide to the left from its locked position.
How do electric Mortice locks work?
An electric door lock is a lock powered by electric. Inside the lock are pins and spring-loaded cylinders, which are only activated when the correct key is slid into the keyhole. Slide the wrong in there, and the lock won’t turn, which means the door won’t open.
What is the difference between mortise and cylindrical locks?
Mortise locks are more secure and durable than cylindrical locks due to their interior components and construction. Cylindrical locks are either latch locks or deadbolt locks so having only one of them type will give you much less security than a mortise lock.
Why are mortise locks better?
Mortise locks are one of the most secure forms of residential hardware available today. What makes mortise locks so much more secure than their cylinder counterparts? A pocket cut into the short edge of the door, allows a longer and thicker mortise box to slide into the door itself, providing superior protection.
Are all mortise locks the same size?
There are two sizes of mortice locks: 21/2” and 3”. If you are installing a mortice lock to a door with a narrow frame, or any door for that matter, it’s very important to know what size lock you need.