Q key Dry riser keys

[Paul36 0]

Hi All,

I am fire risk assessor looking to get hold of a Q key for dry riser outlets . Does anyone know where i can get one?.

 

Regards, Paul

 

[Tom Sutton 0]

Firstly what is a Q key for dry riser outlets I though they just used standard yale rim locks. You could check out https://www.easylocks.co.uk/fb-fire-brigade-keys and see if they can help.

[Guest Meg26]

Paul36, I have the same thing marked on the dry riser inlet at work. Did you have any luck finding a Q key? 

[Tom Sutton 0]

Ankerslot & BiLock produce a lock called a Q-Lock which is a rim lock but why they would wish to use it on dry riser is anybody's guess. They use magnetic keys and cannot be copied.

check out https://www.facebook.com/QLocks/

[Guest Dan@m-fire]

I know exactly what you mean. Dry riser Q key. 

I have a couple of spares in our appliance. 

[Crusher 0]

This topic interests me. In my experience the best locking mechanism for riser boxes is the budget lock. From a fire service perspective (and in the absence of a 'master key') the budget lock allows any fire station to respond to any premises and access the firefighting riser. It is not particularly resilient to supply the nearest two stations with keys. They may all be out at incidents. Despite not being with the fire service any longer, it still irks me that riser boxes are supplied with Yale type keys on nearly every occasion.

Is the Q key system adopted by the riser box manufacturers and installers? It could be that I am missing a trick and that all riser boxes are 'keyed alike'.

I'd be grateful to hear if anyone has further information on the matter.

Thank you