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Door lock jammed

  • 23-08-2015 10:21am
    #1
    BarneyMc
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    My back door is locked and I can't open it! I was turning the handle up to lock it last night and the bolts must be now seized in the locked position. I can still turn the key as if it were locking/unlocking but to no avail. The handle turns a bit but the door is locked and closed so there doesn't seem to be a lot I can do... or is there?


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  • #2
    punisher5112
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    Try some wd40


  • #3
    BarneyMc
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    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Try some wd40

    Tried that but didn't help.


  • #4
    BarneyMc
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    My friend called around and showed me how to take the bar in the hinges off. I'll remove them all tomorrow and see how it goes.


  • #5
    BarneyMc
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    Bought a new lock, installed it and all sorted now... closed case!


  • #6
    mickdw
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    BarneyMc wrote: »
    Bought a new lock, installed it and all sorted now... closed case!

    How did you open it though


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  • #7
    biketard
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    mickdw wrote: »
    How did you open it though
    BarneyMc wrote: »
    My friend called around and showed me how to take the bar in the hinges off. I'll remove them all tomorrow and see how it goes.

    Looks like he removed the bars from the hinges and took the door off that way. After that, removing the lock would be a simple process.


  • #8
    BarneyMc
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    biketard wrote: »
    Looks like he removed the bars from the hinges and took the door off that way. After that, removing the lock would be a simple process.

    Yes, simply removed the old one and replaced with the new. Replaced the central lock and the metal strip that runs along the whole side of the door - sorry not sure about naming conventions. It cost €70 which was a bit of a shocker but DIY meant no labour costs.


  • #9
    biketard
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    BarneyMc wrote: »
    Yes, simply removed the old one and replaced with the new. Replaced the central lock and the metal strip that runs along the whole side of the door - sorry not sure about naming conventions. It cost €70 which was a bit of a shocker but DIY meant no labour costs.

    Well the long thin bit in the hinge is called the pin, but I knew what you were talking about.

    Here's a good link if you want to know the names of all the bits and pieces: http://www.delsonhinge.com/anatomy.asp

    I'm not quite sure what you would call that metal strip along the side of the door to be honest.


  • #10
    mickdw
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    biketard wrote: »
    Well the long thin bit in the hinge is called the pin, but I knew what you were talking about.

    Here's a good link if you want to know the names of all the bits and pieces: http://www.delsonhinge.com/anatomy.asp

    I'm not quite sure what you would call that metal strip along the side of the door to be honest.

    Lock strip.
    Even when removing the hinge pins, would the sliding locks not be engaged and difficult to seperate?


  • #11
    BarneyMc
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    mickdw wrote: »
    Lock strip.
    Even when removing the hinge pins, would the sliding locks not be engaged and difficult to seperate?

    Lock strip describes it perfectly. No, when I removed the hinges the door came away easily when I just lifted it off. They're only engaged when the door is moved in a horizontal fashion, i.e. swung on its hinges. Maybe there are others that 'grip' the frame but these didn't.


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  • #12
    mickdw
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    BarneyMc wrote: »
    Lock strip describes it perfectly. No, when I removed the hinges the door came away easily when I just lifted it off. They're only engaged when the door is moved in a horizontal fashion, i.e. swung on its hinges. Maybe there are others that 'grip' the frame but these didn't.

    You are right. I thought they did grip into the slots on the frame but checking doors here, they actually don't.
    Windows here do so that is what confused me.


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