Mailbox Door Won T Stay Shut

Maybe it works best on small mailboxes.

Mailbox door won t stay shut.

Conversely if the mailbox is broken because the door is too hard to open bend the top of the hasp away from the door. 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. 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. The left the other side of the door not overlapping the box.

Mailnut keeps your mailbox door closed no more wet mail. This should allow the hasp to again close tightly against the mailbox. 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. 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.

Works on wood metal and plastic mailboxes strong magnet holds door closed tightly secures to mailbox with strong 3m dual lock. This video will show you how to fix a tight or loose mailbox door. Remove one of the screws on the jamb side of the hinge and drive in a 3 in. If you really love your current plastic mail box you can buy alatch set for plastic mailboxesfor under 20.

This item is frequently on back order. If you have a plastic mailbox you may just be experiencing a clasp that is functioning incorrectly and failing to keep the door closed. 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. I m at wit s end.

However at this price point we recommend just replacing your mailbox. Once complete then follow steps 1 and 2 to secure the door. This video slideshow offers 2. 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.

If that doesn t solve the problem try this trick. This should help with an easier entry. 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.