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Hes 8300 electric strike

Administrator — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:59:46 +0000

Hes which is a company that is part of the Assa Abloy businesses has now come out with a fire rated electric strike. The Hes 8300 electric strike is a three-hour fire rated strike that is designed to fit into most hollow metal frames with a very minimal modification to the strike cut out. It is designed to work with most cylindrical lock sets, including but not limited to Best, Corbin Russwin, Falcon, Sargent, Yale, and Schlage. The strike will work with either a 1/2 inch or 5/8 inch latch bolt. The voltage is field selectable for either 12 V DC or 24 V DC. If AC power is supplied, then a rectifier must be installed to convert to DC operation. This strike meets grade 1 standards and is UL listed. You can also use it or wood and aluminum door frame applications. Our hollow metal applications, it can often be installed without having to cut the actual frame face. It also has a vertical adjustment to allow for sagging or misalignment. It has been tested for 500,000 cycles. It also can be ordered with latch bolt monitoring. Hence also offers multiple types of faceplates and finishes.

History of VonDuprin

Administrator — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:28:23 +0000

Von Duprin has been making panic bars and other panic hardware for almost 90 years. Since 1908, when Carl Prinzler, Henry DuPont, and the Vonnegut Hardware Company created and marketed the first working device. VonDuprin is actually a condensed version of their three names. Carl Prinzler, an Indianapolis hardware salesman, was the driving force behind the devices as by luck he missed an appointment in Chicago in 1903. This kept him from being in the Iroquois Theater when it burned down, killing 594 people. Since then Von Duprin has become known as the Cadillac of panic hardware.

Lock Boxes at Home and Work

Administrator — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:35:25 +0000

Using a lockbox to securely hold a key adds a level of security and safety while at home or work. A lockbox at work can allow multiple people to access certain doors using only one key. A lockbox at home can give everyone in the family a way to get in the house. The combination can be changed as often as you like to add extra security.

The lock boxes will hang from door handles, fences, exterior lights, garage door handles, water faucets, or one of many other protruding objects. Some lockboxes are even designed to be screwed into a wall. These can be placed in either a convenient or hidden spot, whatever your choice may be.

Panic bars for gates provide extra safety for school playgrounds.

Administrator — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:56:35 +0000

Daycares, nursery schools, churches and elementary schools maintain the safety of their playgrounds and the children using them by installing fences around the perimeter. This helps to prevent children from leaving the playground. It also makes it more difficult for people to access the playground area without receiving the proper screening. This addresses the majority of safety concerns, but, it does create another hazard. If an emergency situation did occur that would require the evacuation of the building or the area, everyone is limited as to the path of egress. It is important that during a time of duress to have multiple points of exit to assure safety for everyone.

This can be accomplished by installing panic bars, and outside trim on the gates built into the fence. These panic bars provide the security needed to deter unauthorized entry from the outside, while providing the same exit systems that are used to control the flow of people, when exiting a building.

An alarm feature is also available on the panic bars, which would sound an alert. If someone were attempting to exit the area during normal business operations an alarm would sound to deter unnecessary use of the gate. Incorporating panic bars for gates into the design of fenced areas eliminates the risk of being trapped if an emergency situation were to occur that would require everyone to exit the area.

Shurlok Key Guard Pro lockbox review

Administrator — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:52:31 +0000

Realtors, homeowners and maintenance companies have been using lockboxes for many years. They were primarily two different sizes available to choose from. One design which was used by Supra as well as Avanti Guardian had a removable lid design, which allowed you to access the keys from the front. The other model was by Shurlok, which had a key access door on the side. Both of these lockbox designs were only capable of holding two to three keys.

Shurlok recognized a need to provide a larger lockbox that would accommodate the storage of a business card, and/or a card access card as well as the ability to hold keys. The solution that they have provided is called the Shurlok Key Guard Pro which is a larger lockbox with a complete rubber case and a plastic door cover to protect the combination pad from the elements. In order to access the box, you simply need to enter in the code you choose, on the push button keypad, which can be either a numeric or letter code. By having each button labeled the same as the buttons on a telephone, it is easier to have more choices for a code.

Lockboxes very easy to operate and to program. This is a great design for a lockbox and provides the necessary additional room to store the card access cards.

Shurlok lock box instructions

Administrator — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:03:01 +0000

We have been selling lock boxes to the real estate market as well as the foreclosure market for the last four years. We carry lockboxes made by Supra, Guardian and Shurlok. Some are dial combination, some are pushbutton and some are key operated.

In order to make it easier for our customers to change the combinations on their lock boxes, we have decided to start making some videos to better explain how to set the combinations on the different types of lock boxes on the market.

The first video that we’ve chosen to go with is the numeric change on the Shurlok lock box. You can view the real estate lock box video, on either our site or You Tube under wholesalelocks.

We are asking that you give us your opinion in feedback as to how well we have explained how to set the combination on the Shurlok lock box.