How to Install a Slide Childproof Lock

Sliding childproof locks are simple to install and easy to remove. These locks can be adjusted to tightly secure most cabinet doors, making them an inexpensive and effective way to childproof your home. Use this same process to secure the cabinet doors in your bathroom to prevent kids from accessing dangerous things, like nail polish remover.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Remove one end of the sliding childproof lock from the clasp by pushing in on the buttons located on either side. Applying pressure to those buttons allows the clasp to be moved up and down the childproof locks.

2. Thread the released end through both handles of the cabinet door. The handles of the cabinet doors should be inside the two lengths of the sliding childproof lock.

3. Return the end of the sliding childproof lock to the clasp.

4. Push the clasp as far up the childproof lock as you can to pull it taut, to make opening the cabinet doors impossible.

5. Secure every cabinet that has anything dangerous inside of it, like cleaning supplies or glass baking containers.

Tips & Warnings

• Remove sliding childproof locks by squeezing the sides of the clasp and sliding the clasp down until you can remove the childproof lock and access the inside of the cabinet.
• You can purchase sliding childproof locks at discount retailers or stores that sell baby products.