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Padlocks Technical Advice Centre

This is our dedicated help, advice and testing results section for padlocks. Every time we get a good question from a customer, or asked to test a product, then we post the answer or results here. Use the list of Categories or the Search Box below to find the answer you're looking for. Don't worry you can get back to your basket our products by clicking our logo above.

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What is the best way to beat CO2 freezing of padlocks to gain access?

There have been some cases where thieves have used CO2 to freeze and then smash off a normal brass padlock to gain access. Using a high-quality padlock with ball bearing locking mechanism will give greater strength against this kind of attack than the normal brass padlocks. We had a customer contact us regarding this very […]

How Do I Prevent My Padlock Freezing?

Every year we get a number of enquiries asking for advice on dealing with this so here are a few hints and tips. Padlocks and the cold don’t go terribly well together. All padlocks, especially combination locks, use complex mechanisms with springs, pins and bars. These all expand and contract with a change in temperature and […]