Anyone recognise this Sprite door lock?

Helen123
Helen123 Forum Participant Posts: 3
edited May 2022 in Caravans #1

My 2019 Swift Sprite door lock won't push all the way up and the key won't go in.

Does anyone recognise this type of lock, and does anyone know how to get into it? It looks like the central disc levers off (hopefully to reveal screws) but I don't want to damage it. 

Any help appreciated

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  • Cornersteady
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    edited May 2022 #2

    I don't but I had a similar problem with a heavy outside padlock that wouldn't let the key go in after the winter, a few squirts of WD40 where ever I could squirt it outside and into the key hole over a few days cured it, it might be worth a go?

    Otherwise a locksmith might help?

  • flatcoat
    flatcoat Forum Participant Posts: 1,571
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    edited May 2022 #3

    Try looking on YouTube or a local mobile caravan service engineer? 

  • Helen123
    Helen123 Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited May 2022 #4

    Update: Having looked at replacement lock kits on various web sites it's fairly clear that the central disc is levered off. Then having watched a this Youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxlFix_qmHg&t=432s) it semed worth having a go. So went out full of confidence with toolbox and lo and behold the key worked and the lock worked. No idea what had changed, it was certainly not working. I can only assume the lock fairy has been around. So I gave it a good dose of lock lubricant and all seems fine.

    So it seems all you have to do is let the lock fairy do her magic. Thought I'd pass on that bit of information.

  • GeordieBiker
    GeordieBiker Forum Participant Posts: 45
    edited May 2022 #5

    That’s a Hartal Evoline door lock. A Google search should provide further information. Good luck!

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