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Medeco Lock Installation & Rekey in Atlanta: What to Know First

We provide independent Medeco lock installation & rekey in Atlanta, with most residential jobs scheduled same-day or next-day and commercial work scoped within 24 hours. Medeco rekeying typically runs $45-$85 per cylinder and full lock installation $180-$420, with every price quoted in writing before we dispatch. This page is for Medeco owners in Atlanta who need their hardware serviced correctly, without the bait-and-switch pricing that plagues this trade. Call (470) 944-6813 for a firm, written estimate.

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How Medeco Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Medeco 3-in-1 cylinder binding in humid months. Atlanta’s July-August humidity swells door frames and shifts strike plates, forcing the sidebar pins in 3-in-1 cylinders to drag against the housing. We see this in Virginia-Highland bungalows with original mahogany doors. Our fix: realign the strike, lubricate with Medeco-specified graphite (never WD-40), and rekey if the sidebar shows wear from forced rotation.
• Medeco X4 keyway cracking at the shoulder. The X4’s nickel-silver blank is durable but unforgiving of duplicate-cutting on worn machines. Cheap mall-key copies create a stress riser at the shoulder that cracks after 200-300 cycles. We stock factory-original X4 blanks and cut on a Framon GB-8 with a Medeco-specific jaw; rekeying is unnecessary if the cylinder is intact, but we flag it when the original key shows deformation.
• Medeco Biaxial pin stack corrosion from coastal key copies. Atlanta isn’t coastal, but we see this on second homes and inherited locks from Savannah or Charleston transfers. Salt residue in the keyway migrates into the pin chamber and seizes the angled biaxial pins. We disassemble, ultrasonic-clean the plug, replace corroded pins with OEM equivalents, and rekey to a fresh bitting.
• Medeco Maxum deadbolt faceplate loosening on steel doors. The Maxum’s solid brass housing is heavier than most residential deadbolts. On hollow-metal office doors near Midtown and Buckhead, the mounting screws work loose over 3-5 years, allowing the bolt to misalign with the strike. We reinstall with through-bolting and security strike boxes, not longer wood screws into compromised threads.
• Medeco Logic (electronic) battery leakage damaging the clutch. The Logic series uses a motor-driven clutch that sits below the battery compartment. Leakage from alkaline batteries left too long crystallizes on the clutch gear. We clean the gear train, replace the clutch assembly if the teeth are pitted, and reprogram credentials. We also set the owner on a lithium battery schedule, 18 months maximum.

Our Medeco Lock Installation & Rekey Process

1. 1
   Call and quote. You describe the lock, the symptom, and the door type. We name a firm price range, explain what could move it, and schedule. Haven Standard Clause 1: the price on the phone is the price on the invoice.
2. 2
   On-site diagnostic. The technician photographs the existing hardware, identifies the Medeco series and generation, and tests for the specific failure mode. We show you what we found before touching tools.
3. 3
   Parts decision. OEM Medeco cylinders and components when available; quality aftermarket equivalents only where OEM lead times exceed your security timeline. We document the source in writing.
4. 4
   Service execution. Rekey: remove plug, repin to new bitting, verify shear line alignment across all sidebar positions. Installation: mortise or bore to spec, shim strike to 1/8-inch tolerance, test bolt throw under load.
5. 5
   Credential handoff and programming. For keyed systems, we cut two working keys on-site and register the bitting record. For Logic or keypad systems, we train you on admin functions and reset factory defaults.
6. 6
   Documentation and cleanup. Photo record of completed work, written warranty with the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and invoice matching the quoted price. No debris left behind.

What Medeco Lock Installation & Rekey Costs in Atlanta

These are real ranges for Atlanta’s market, not teaser rates. The full price is quoted on the phone before anyone is dispatched, and it is the price on the invoice. No call-out surcharge, no “trip charge” added at the door. Call (470) 944-6813 for your written estimate.

Why Atlanta Homeowners Call Novak Lock & Security Atlanta for Medeco Work

We’ve handled Medeco hardware in Atlanta long enough to know which 3-in-1 cylinders were installed during the 2012-2016 security upgrade wave in Morningside and Druid Hills, and which are showing their age now. Daniel Novak keeps a worn Medeco service manual in his truck cab mostly out of habit at this point. Our technicians work to The Haven Standard, the same documentation framework applied across all ten Haven brands: background-checked, uniformed, photo record on every visit. The 365-Day Done Right Promise applies to every lock installation and rekey. We also service Schlage and Kwikset when a property needs mixed-grade security, but we don’t pretend a Grade 2 deadbolt is a Medeco. The name on the van is the warranty.

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