Rusting Medeco plug lock housings

[OurTown]

How long do these typically last in the self serve bays for you guys? These were new and have been in service since October 20, 2024. Pretty sad in my opinion. They have been replaced by new ones today from Medeco under warranty. They told me they do not make stainless versions.

 

[Earl Weiss]

Since My round Vault Doors were mostly brown rust colored and I had a Hockey puck lock on top of these they seemed to match perfectly. They were decades old and no functional issues but I would shoot some WD40 in them monthly.

 

[Overachiever]

I've never replaced them unless forced to, like due to vandalism. In that case it was a major pain in the ass cuz the nut that holds it to the housing couldn't spin due to all the rust on the threads and something I thought would take me 2 minutes took much much longer, I had to bust the nut off. WD-40/PB blaster has been able to get me by otherwise.

But yea, this is a pain point I feel like I shouldn't have to deal with. Same with my rusty safe heads, I probably should have bought the stainless versions but instead I'm occasionally grinding rust off of them.

 

[Rudy]

Like you, I wish I had paid extra for the stainless safe heads.

On the same subject, I wished I had purchased the stainless version of my security cage for my vending machine. The steel one lasted 15 years before completely rotting. The new cage is stainless....but oh how I wished I'd spent the extra bucks 15 years ago. Pay once, and be done with it......

 

[I.B. Washincars]

FWIW, I had the Ra-Lock hockey puck kit on my machines. In their kit, that part is stainless. It has the tab for the lock on it, but maybe you should contact them and see if the have it without the tab.