Euro cylinders are held in place by a fixing bolt that is screwed from the door edge through a threaded hole on the side of the cylinder under the cam.
Euro cylinder door lock sizes.
When measuring the euro cylinder you normally measure from the screw hole so in this picture the overall length of the euro cylinder is 90mm but this would be represented as a 40 50 as it is 40mm to one side of the screw and 50mm to the other.
Although we supply lots of different brands of euro cylinder locks to suit your needs we do recommend the zone 6 pin or the ultion 3 star kitemarked range as these.
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A cylinder should never stick out more than 5mm.
This is dimension a and is called the external size to centre.
The most important part of the process is in the preparation.
How to measure the size of the euro cylinder lock barrel when in the door measure from the centre of the screw hole x to the edge of the handle backplate on the outside o and round up the size to the next 5mm increment i e.
They are very easy to remove and install.
The preparation required is a measurement of your current lock.
Measuring for a new cylinder.
Euro cylinder locks are designed for a wide range of uses and as such come in a variety of types sizes.
Find euro cylinder locks at toolstation to suit the size and style of your door including yale thumbturn double and high security cylinder locks here.
If you re measuring for a new door you ll need to consider the door s width and any door furniture such as handles or escutcheons.
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The cylinder size required is determined by the distance from each edge of the cylinder to the centre of the fixing hole.
The most common is the euro cylinder which is used on the modern upvc door.
Measure from the outside edge of the door including furniture to the centre of your door.
The shape of the replacement euro cylinder is inconsequential because all euro cylinders have the same dimensions.