Cylinder locks, what is a cylinder lock?

Euro cylinders , Oval Cylinders & Rim Cylinders used on all door types commonly 5 or six pins some have logos, Stars, and Diamonds etched on them, traditional vertical keyway 🔑 and horizontal keyway, fitted to uPVC & Composite doors where multipoint locks are fitted & can also be fitted on wooden doors in mortice-type locks & night Latch. TS007 British Standard and kite mark

What is TS007? This is the technical spec from the Door and Hardware Federation & the Glass and Glazing Federation. This was brought in when burglary threats and lock breaks rose due to the availability of know-how gained on the internet, the TS0007 standard sets high-security standards for lock cylinder and door hardware. TS007 is part of a star security rating for cylinder British Standard Locks Usually Display the Kite Mark

What do the Stars on the locks Mean?

The stars you see etched on locks are given when a cylinder has passed different criteria set by TS007 British Standard, 1* the lower the standard of protection 3* the higher protection the lock is going to offer.

★ 1 Star

⭐️ cylinder locks what are they? have passed the tests to display the British standard Kitemark so will resist drilling, picking and bumping.

★★★ 3 Star

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cylinder locks what are they? have passed all TS007 tests including lock snapping tests.

★★★ 3-star Sold Secure Diamond

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sold Secure Diamond cylinder locks what are they? These have been tested & exceed the standards required for TS007. Some of these lock manufacturers such as Yale, Abloy & Brisant offer homeowners guarantees against lock snapping attacks.

Anti-Snap Locks

Burglaries are becoming more sophisticated, and the way Burglars enter properties using techniques such as lock snapping is becoming increasingly more common, to combat this there’s a need to fit a cylinder that has been tested for snap resistance, read more below about anti-snap locks.

Sold Secure what is this? This sold secure, sold secure diamond is a sign seen on many security locks & is the top testing and certification for security home products & if you’re looking for an anti-snap cylinder, check if it has the Sold Secure logo on the packaging.

Other Security measures cylinder locks typically have on them include different keyway security pins, what security pins are in cylinder locks?

🔘 Mushroom pins what are they? These pins are cut around the top making them resemble a mushroom in shape.

🔘 Spool pins what are they? These pins have part of the centre removed, this looks like a tiny dumbbell.

🔘 Serrated pins what are they? These pins have slight serrations around the pin & you guessed they look serrated.

🔘 Hybrid pins what are they? combine security measures of the other mentioned pins previously mentioned.

The list above is not extensive but these are the most common security pins found in cylinder locks, they all cause the pin(s) to get trapped in the shear line in some way or another to protect against lock picking or lock bumping attacks.

What other security measures does a cylinder lock have?

🔘 Trap pins what are they? Trap pins are usually hardened & rest against the plug of a cylinder & when the cylinder is rotated without the key they activate trapping the cylinder.

🔘 Hardened anti-drill pins what are they? These hardened steel pins are strategically placed to make lock drilling attacks more difficult & without specialist equipment & know-how could cause more damage and end up costing more to fix.

🔘 Anti-snap locks what are they? Anti-snap locks have anti-snap sacrificial lines on the cylinder locking system, when force is applied to the cylinder, when the lock is snapped the lock will break at the sacrificial line and not at the centre of the cylinder, leaving the locking mechanism intact. This prevents the intruder from breaking the lock and unlocking the door.

🔘 Firing pins what are they? firing In locks have a hardened pin that fires into the cam preventing it from being turned so the door can’t be opened in the event of an attack.

All or some of these above combinations are found in a lot of locks, not only star-rated locks but also in a lot of cheap imported locks, knowledge of what lock you are attacking is required.

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