Front Door Will Not Open

Open and then close the cartridge door of the product.

Front door will not open. Make sure that the door rests securely against the body of the product. Remove the window crank in cars with manual windows. In the resting state of the lock the spring is extended. The turning of the handle retracts the latch by pulling on the spring and compressing it.

Examples of closing the cartridge door your product might vary note. I have a detached 4 bed property of solid wall construction with pebble dash render on 3 sides and brick on front wall. Spray the door key with a graphite based lubricant. Look for a screw in the bezel under the handle lever.

A door knob or door handle uses a spring loaded latch. Remove the inner door handle. If it is engaged the door will not open from the inside by design. Roll the window down and carefully push the door panel away at the top right above the latch rear of door then look down inside the door at the latch and figure out which rod fell of the latch.

I have a upvc front door that opens outwards has a multilock. The entire lock system may be working properly and you still find your door not opening from inside or outside. You can take a long screw driver of piece of drill rod and manipulate the lever that opens the latch to get the door open and make repairs as needed. The part of a doorknob that you grasp with your hand connects to a rod that extends though the door to the knob on the other side.

Flip the key and open the door. Once the door is open you should be able to more easily spot the problem. Follow this with a finer grit to get the door or frame as smooth as possible. There will either be a screw in the center of the handle or a retaining clip on the back side of the handle.

A warped or swollen door or frame can be sanded down using coarse grit sandpaper. Planing removes much more wood than. Slide the key in the lock and tap lightly on the key to lubricate the inside of the lock. Upvc door lock operates the wrong way round.

This is not the same as deadlock. Do not try to plane a door smooth unless you are experienced at this. This video is for when you can t open your door from either the inside or the outside not both if you can t open your door from both the inside and outside. How to fix a door knob that turns but doesn t open.

Finally when the issue is not with the lock system move onto check the next obvious possibility for the car door to not open from inside or outside a damaged door. To see how to close the cartridge door of your specific model see the cartridge section of your product s user guide. My door knob turns but won t open.