Common, please help, at around three a.m. lately I wake up feeling a cold chil and check and the slider door is unlocked. When I double checked to make sure it was locked before the kids went to sleep at night. what's up?
2007-09-28 00:51:13 · 5 answers · asked by Effie B 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
No . Most , if not all of these slider locks are made of cast white metal , which is not magnetic . A magnet would have no effect on the lock , because white metal is a "non-ferrous" metal .
Even if the lock were made of steel or iron , a "ferrous" metal , a magnet would have to be gigantic , or a very powerful electro-magnet would have to be used . The magnet in this case would have to be so large it would require several people just to carry it !
So I doubt very much a magnet was used . Sounds to me like someone opened the slider from the inside to let themselves out , rather than from the outside to let themselves in .........
2007-09-28 01:23:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never tried it, but it may be possible, depending on your type of lock. Consider wedging the door closed with a long dowel or broomstick cut to to fit between the slding door panel and the frame.
2007-09-28 00:56:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the stick to hold the doors from opening. This way you will know if it is being opened from inside or out. Bet if it is a kid, you will be asked why it is there.
2007-09-28 04:36:55 · answer #3 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The broomstick thing works great, unless one of the kids is sneaking out side at night.
I guess you will find that out soon enough if the stick does not work.
2007-09-28 01:02:19 · answer #4 · answered by llittle mama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right now, I'm more concerned in why it is unlocked. Who is coming in at 3am. I find this scary!
2007-09-28 01:02:08 · answer #5 · answered by Ladybug II 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋