Then just slide the paper clip up until the latch is lifted free from the hook called the keeper.
How to pick a simple bedroom door lock.
Find a suitable object for picking the lock.
These six simple steps will guide you in how to pick a lock.
Most of these can be picked by inserting a piece of wire or bobby pin in the hole on the outer knob of the door.
Picking a locked privacy doorknob 1.
However this type of lock is vulnerable in several ways.
Once you hear the click the door will be unlocked.
While applying slight torque.
Insert it into the gap in the door below the latch.
I prefer the bogota rake that has three ridges.
Listen for pins falling.
Rake the pins with a rake tool.
With a little force push the item until you hear a click this click is the locking mechanism.
Feel out the lock with your tension wrench and pick.
Most privacy door knobs also known as bed and bath door knobs.
Place the straight and skinny item into the hole in the middle of the doorknob.
Identify the type of lock you are dealing with.
They work by locking the doorknob of the door thus preventing the release of a spring loaded latch that fits into the doorframe.
Insert tension wrench into the bottom of key hole and apply slight pressure.
It doesn t matter if the door swings toward or away from you.
Simple latches such as swing latches are also easy to open with a paper clip.
Spring latch locks also known as slip bolt locks provide minimal security but are the least expensive and easiest to install.
If the hinges are on the right you have a right handed door.
You need to find a long thin object that is small enough to fit into.
The tension wrench is the key no pun.
Use your item to pick.
Lock picking technique 1.
Using a finger or two apply extremely light.
To see whether you need a right handed lock or a left handed lock stand on the outside of the door.
Notice where the hinges are.
Insert pick at top of lock.
Much as you would normally get a feel for the plug with your.
How to open a locked bedroom door with a card.
With privacy locks you just need to get the paper clip in deep enough to touch the pressure plate inside and the door can be opened by twisting the knob.
These locks can be locked from the inside by the simple push of the button on the knob.
Using the raking technique 1.
However these locks don t provide a high level of security.
This one has picked every.
Insert the short end of your tension wrench into the bottom of the lock s keyway.