Guest JaguarSimon Posted July 2 Report Posted July 2 Our front door electric mortice (intercom) is faulty: when it is released via trades button/internal intercom button it remains openable, so needs replacing. It is a fail secure type, but there is an Yale lock enabling egress without activating the electric mortice or need for key. I told the locksmith there is an electric mortice available at Toolstation for £15. He said it was a fail secure type and therefore would be breaking fire regulation fitting, it, it would put the safety of residents life in danger, and I would be liable for corporate manslaughter. Is he correct? Quote
AnthonyB Posted July 3 Report Posted July 3 No, sounds like scaremongering to get you to pay him to supply & install his choice of fitting for an appropriate price. If the lock can be mechanically released in the direction of escape by a simple single operation with no need to operate the electronic locking mechanism then it should be fine, like with the non deadlocking night latch below. Quote
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