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Hit 1,000 door lock replacements yesterday without even noticing till I logged it

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blair_martin
What kind of locks are you replacing most?
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michael_coleman10
michael_coleman1029d agoTop Commenter
@blair_martin - yeah I had a buddy who did a whole apartment complex last year and he said those basic Kwikset knockoffs were everywhere. He told me he was replacing like 40 a day for a month straight because the landlords bought the cheapest stuff from Home Depot and they'd all start sticking after a few months of weather changes. Said his fingers were raw from handling all those little screws and spring clips.
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torres.grant
Pile on and agree with you completely - I had the exact same nightmare with a rental property I managed a few years back, @blair_martin. Those cheap Kwikset-style locks would start sticking the moment the humidity changed, and I'd be out there with a screwdriver every other week trying to fix them. Eventually I just switched everything to Schlage and never looked back, even though it cost a bit more upfront.
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