Monday, April 25, 2005
Gite Trap
We had some guests trapped in the gite this weekend because the front door to the gite had somehow got jammed shut. The father had to climb out the window to get our help!
The door has a three point locking mechanism, bolts up and down into the frame and another central pin that interlocks with the other door. For some reason the central pin was not retracting fully so the door couldn't be opened. Eventually after much wiggling, fiddling and a bit of brute force the door opened. Once I'd dismantled the locking mechanism I noticed the head of a internal rivet had come off jamming the mechanism. Removed, repaired and refitted, everything now works perfectly. Well I think it does, I haven't seen our guests for a few days :-)
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Gite Trap
