If you're trying to fix it, I'd remove it and put it in an oven at around
105 Celsius (~220 Fahrenheit) for a couple hours. That is warm enough to
evaporate any moisture, but cool enough not to wreck any plastics. Then
wipe it out internally the best you can and lubricate it with graphite or
silicon or something else that won't get too viscous in extreme cold.
I'm working on keyless access to my shop, and I have this in my Amazon
wishlist right now:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0026SZNW4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&c
olid=HIRUHJ9AFCEB&coliid=I2GTXBIF49K8SE&psc=1
So if you have too hard a time fixing what you have, you might just want to
replace it with a decent keypad deadbolt. They're not terribly expensive
and they're fairly secure.
-Paul
On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 4:11 PM, <eric@megageek.com> wrote:
> I have this lock on my shop door...(not this exact model, but they are
> pretty universal.)
>
> >
>
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/929947669100305996?q=simplex+combinat
ion+door+lock&biw=1280&bih=909&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.85464276,d.eXY&t
ch=1&ech=1&psi=RYLWVI7nNcShNr7YgYAC.1423344205404.3&prds=paur:ClkAsKraX0CIlsO
CNb676a1hTuvMidoOrU4cTHVwJVJNw-E-BwqN04yAthx_STsdpJZAXMMX4zKfLyACf2dnx6HxedIx
dRzBMgXwa0PrJmwPAlY92gZ7ZGYTzhIZAFPVH727dL1KTdKA2mzicfWeyaS1qu25bw&sa=X&ei=SY
LWVOL2FcmlNs2dg9gM&ved=0CF8Q8wIwAA
> <
>
> For a few years, I've had the problem of it not unlocking in freezing
> cold. I've tried lubricating it to no avail (I don't know if that might
> have made it worst.)
>
> The problem with fixing it is that as soon as I remove it and open it up,
> it's warm enough to funciton properly. I thought about leaving it in a
> freezer but I don't know if that would work.
>
> Any ideas for soving this delima? (This lock is rated for outdoor use.)
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Eric P
> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
> Waldo Emerson
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