How to Set a Padlock
Consumers have the option to set a padlock combination for some locks and change it as often as desired. Master Locks, Safe Skies and Wordlock all manufacture locks with re-setting combination features. User can change the combination without replacing the lock. This offers increased security for locks on equipment or doors used by employees or shared with friends. The owner should change the padlock combination setting after employment turn-over or anytime friends are in disagreements. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Locks With Reset Key Tools
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Open the lock with the current combination. Leave the current combination displayed and the shackle in the open position before setting a padlock.
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Insert the reset key tool -- if your padlock came equipped with one -- into the opening on the side of the lock. Rotate the key 1/4 turn in either direction.
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Set the combination wheels to the new numbers or letters for your desired padlock combination setting. Turn the reset key back to its inserted position and pull it out of the lock. The lock will now use the new combination. Use this combination to open the lock and to create a new combination in the future.
Locks Without Reset Key Tools
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Open the lock with the original factory set combination or your current padlock combination setting. Lift the shackle.
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Turn the shackle to the manufacturer's prescribed position for setting a new combination. For example, turn a Safe Skies padlock shackle 1/4 turn in either direction or rotate the shackle 1/2 turn to set a combination on a Wordlock key-less model.
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Press the shackle downward. Hold a Safe Skies shackle down while you set a combination. A Wordlock shackle will click into position and stay put while you change the combination.
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Change the padlock combination to the new numbers or letters you desire. Release the Safe Skies shackle once your new combination is set and pull it upward as far as it goes. Lift a Wordlock shackle and return it to the original position. Push the shackle down into the lock to lock either model. Use your new padlock combination setting to open the lock.
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Tips & Warnings
Write each new combination down for reference. Disguise numeric combinations as the last three digits in a fictitious phone number with a local prefix. For instance, write the padlock combination setting 7-3-8 as "Dave: 385-0738".
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