Storm Door Lock

I could not find this lock anywhere in my town and needed it to replace a steel door lock that was 20 years old. It arrived in a flash and was exactly what I needed.

needed to replace this lock in a security storm door that broke after 10+ years. My locaal door & window guy told me he couldn't find a replacement in any of his catalogs & I should buy a new door....hmmm, Brief search on Amazon found this- came very quickly, perfect replacement was the easiest job as it fit all the premade holes, even came with an allen wrench to secure the handle setscrew. BTW it was single cylinder, with a turn knob on the inside, my previous had double cylinder, which was a PIA, so it was even better than new. And this one is marked made in USA which I always like to keep my fellow Americans working. KEEP IT UP!

The only problem was the holes in the trim plates, both inside and outside, did not quite match. So I had to wallow out the holes to get the screws in which affects the appearance a little.

People have commented regularly about having to make screw hole adjustments and other adaptations in order to fit this lockset where there was previously an Emtek 322. Because my hardware was in generally good condition, and I simply needed the lock core, I was able to swap it out in about 5 minutes with no adjustment necessary. The finish work on this stuff is a bit rough, and I had to clean the threads on the side of the lock core to get the screw to go in, but it fits perfectly and the lock now operates as smooth as butter.

The handles became loose, in about six months and then the latch dislodged and fell off. Try to reconnect but to no avail.

This lockset fit my decades old storm door perfectly. Not the seller's fault, but the brass screws in the kit didn't work just right with the old door, and were too soft so they stripped when going into the old holes, but the screws from the old lockset worked fine with the new one. I wish the manufacturer had mentioned in the instructions that the allen wrench needed for the set screws was enclosed, because I wasted time hunting up a tool I didn't need. Again, not the seller's fault.

Cheap internal parts. Not brass like original. Maybe Chinese knockoff. But will have to make do. What is NOT made in China these days?

I received not a Papaiz MZ35 lockset, but a "MTS 323" lockset that did not fit the original mortised opening in the door either lengthwise or depthwise. At first look the product appeared to be a useable replacement, but when I hired someone to install it the case turned out to be otherwise. As it happened I was going to be out of town for a length of time and was in hurry to get at least something workable on the door, so I ended up using just the handles and plastic washers that came with the replacement (the original handle had broken off), and made do with the existing old lockset. In other words I paid $70 plus shipping for a new handle. The product I received appears to be a good-quality lockset, but it absolutely does not fit in the same openings as the Papaiz; if you buy it, you may or may not be able to make it work with your door. But it's definitely not a simple case of take the old one out and slip the new one in.