It was so hot yesterday I couldn't get in my front door.
I'm serious.
I'm sure this has something to do with things expanding in the heat or some such other thing I should've been paying more attention to in Physics class -- but the bottom line is: when it gets particularly toasty, the deadbolt freezes (ironic choice of word) in the locked position.
Yesterday, the deadbolt was so enthusiastic about staying in the locked position, I had to set down everything I was carrying so I could use both hands to apply force to the key. And I was pushing so hard on that thing, I thought it fairly likely that the key would snap in two.
(It works in reverse, too. Once I got inside, I couldn't then lock the door without throwing the full weight of my body against it.)
This isn't normal, is it?
3 comments:
At least your door shuts. In the summer, it gets so hot that my doors warp and I cannot get them closed! Good luck!
i can honestly say i haven't had this problem with my home door anyway. My car door is a completely different story. for some reason my car locks love to freeze. i often think i should buy stock in the Deicer companies of the world. Heat doesnt' affect them though. Useless comment, i know. sorry, can't always be brilliant (yeah, right)
LOL, this is funny! Sounds familiar to me, too. I live on North TX black clay soil. It swells up when it rains and shrinks into huge cracks when it's dry, so houses shift & buckle like an amusement park ride around here. I had a neighbor who moved in during the spring when everything was wet. She didn't like the doors fitting tight & hired a guy to come saw all of them down like a 1/2 inch. Then in the summertime when the ground dried up, not a single door in her house would stay closed!
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