Emergency locksmith for a broken key – 71726

Your key broke in Benningen am Neckar (71726) and the door won’t open? This often happens with old keys that have worn thin. ikeytz removes the broken piece from the cylinder and opens the door, usually without damage.

Don’t work in the cylinder with tweezers, wire or glue. That often pushes the broken piece deeper. Keep the piece that broke off. Tell us whether the door has just slammed shut (only the latch holds) or is locked.

Benningen am Neckar is on the Neckar between Marbach and Freiberg, with its own S-Bahn station. Typical buildings there are estate houses near the S-Bahn and houses in the small old centre. In old cylinders, the key often breaks right at the edge of the cylinder. Tell us whether you live near the S-Bahn or in the newer areas on the slope.

Door opening, door slammed shut: Mon–Fri 8 am–6 pm 99 €, Mon–Fri 6 pm–8 am, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 149 €. Locked: 129 € or 179 €. Removing the broken piece of key is included in the opening price. If the cylinder is damaged and you want a new one: Opening plus a new cylinder on the same call-out: slammed shut 148 € / 198 €, locked 178 € / 228 €; cylinder material typically 25–50 € (standard).

Sunday, 3 pm, locked: 179 €. Tuesday, 1 pm, locked: 129 €. Tuesday, 1 pm, door slammed shut: 99 €. We confirm the exact amount by phone before we set off.

First remove the broken piece, then check whether the cylinder still locks smoothly. If it is damaged: a new cylinder on the same call-out, only once you say yes.

The key is hard to insert, catches when you turn it or has to be jiggled. Then the cylinder is dirty or worn. Graphite or cylinder spray often makes it run smoothly again. If that does not help, a new cylinder is cheaper than a snapped key.

Even with a broken key, we only open the door if you live there or are authorised. Show your ID card or passport, or post with your address. If the flat is rented and the cylinder belongs to a master key system, tell us on the phone; then we check whether a swap needs to be agreed with the landlord.

Using glue. Pushing the broken piece deeper with a needle. Carrying on with a bent spare key that will soon break too.

Replace old, thin keys. Look after stiff cylinders or have them changed. Never force a key.

Benningen am Neckar (71726): municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, about 7.8 km as the crow flies from the ikeytz office in Adalbert-Stifter-Straße. We offer this service in Marbach am Neckar, Murr and Pleidelsheim too, at the same prices.