Rekey Storm Door Lock

Most storm doors use a completely different lock set.

Rekey storm door lock.

It would mean that the keys would look pretty much the same and fit both locks but not operate them. It may be best to see if baldwin makes a storm door lock. If the locks could be re keyed. Then you could install the baldwin lock into the anderson door.

A viewer wanted to know how to re key a screen door cylinder so this video will look over how to change the combination to a new combination for screen door. Rekey as you would any regular kik cyl. You cannot rekey a kwikset or sargeant lock to open with the same key as a schlage lock because different brands of locks have different size keyholes that only accept their own keys. Once the new pins are in reverse the steps to reassemble the lock.

Remove the five set screws from the bottom of the key cylinder with a 1 5mm hex wrench. On storm doors with mortise locks. Rekey an exterior andersen door lock by removing the interior locking cylinder and replacing it with a new cylinder that locks and unlocks with a new key. Rekeying guide for kwikset or schlage cylinders.

Carefully remove the springs bottom pins and top pins from the key cylinder and set aside. Insert the pins and reassemble the lock dump out the old pins insert the new key and use tweezers or small needle nose pliers to match the new colored pins to. Step 1 remove with a small flat screwdriver the outer c ring on the new replacement exterior key cylinder and pull the cylinder tab out of the center end of the new replacement exterior key cylinder.