Mailbox Door Won T Stay Shut

This video will show you how to fix a tight or loose mailbox door.

Mailbox door won t stay shut.

Unfortunately it still won t hold the door closed and i ve had to twist the door on my rural mailbox every which way to get the magnet to touch the door. This video slideshow offers 2. Conversely if the mailbox is broken because the door is too hard to open bend the top of the hasp away from the door. If the door is out of alignment you can attempt to straighten the metal by hand so that it aligns with the actual mailbox.

If you really love your current plastic mail box you can buy alatch set for plastic mailboxesfor under 20. Now with a 95 certainty i can guess that your door is bent and the magnet is not getting close enough to the frame of the mailbox. The left the other side of the door not overlapping the box. This should help with an easier entry.

Our mailboxes made by the beautiful mailbox company have spring d hinges that after only a few months cannot keep the doors closed especially on windy days. Likely all you have to do is bend the door back to a position so the magnet will contact the frame and then it will stay shut. Once complete then follow steps 1 and 2 to secure the door. If you find that the latch contacts the strike plate too high or too low make sure all the door s hinge screws are tight.

Mailnut the mailbox accessory that keeps your mailbox door closed mailbox door mailbox door magnet the mail nut contains a mailbox door magnet to keep the door closed. Mailnut keeps your mailbox door closed no more wet mail. This should allow the hasp to again close tightly against the mailbox. Works on wood metal and plastic mailboxes strong magnet holds door closed tightly secures to mailbox with strong 3m dual lock.

Remove one of the screws on the jamb side of the hinge and drive in a 3 in. If you decide that your mailbox is unable to be fixed or is damaged beyond repair give otto s a call at 317 886 4400. If that doesn t solve the problem try this trick. This video will show you how to fix a tight or loose mailbox door.

However at this price point we recommend just replacing your mailbox. I m at wit s end. Maybe it works best on small mailboxes.