ERA Fortress help

[StevenB]

We are currently doing up our house & yesterday we had the new wooden doors fitted back & front.

I took home a couple of 2½" ERA fortress locks for them which the door fitters installed.

However, I got a note left by them saying: "Non sprung handles usually have a stronger sprung lock".

Well, I didn't even realise that the new handles were non sprung, so the question is, can I change the springs in the locks for stronger ones?

If not, what would you recommend is the best course of action?

[grahamparker]

Not really with the fortress.Best bet is to use Asec (legge) as the locks are great quality,good price and

have quite a robust spring in them to start with.

 

We sell hundreds of them every year and i cannot remember that last time i had one back as a complaint.

 

If you want i can send you one to have a look at and try.

[grahamparker]

A small understatement there Graham, "quite a robust spring".

The spring in them is an absolute monster if a spring and difficult to refit once they have flirted out.

 

 

 

When i keyed these alike for steven one of the springs did pop out for the first time ever and what a git it was to get back in.

 

Took at least 10 minutes quite a lot of swearing and 2 injured fingers.

 

So i am in totall agreement it is a monster of a spring.

[Mick Friend]

it does mater what type of handles though heavy brass hadles with huge globs on the end will weaken the spring over time - lightweight ali ones no worries