How To Unlock A Locked Door

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How to unlock a locked door.

Opening a jammed lock 1. Push or pull the door as you turn the key. If you can push the latch far enough into the door the lock should disengage. Apply pressure on the lock using knife and push it back in the door.

There s no universal standard for which way a key turns to unlock a door. Turn the key both directions. Slide the plastic card against the angled portion of the metal locking mechanism and push it back out of the doorjamb by applying leverage from the portion of the plastic card that you are holding. If the locking mechanism is a latchbolt the kind of bolt that is spring loaded and has one angled edge and the angled edge is facing away from you you can hook it with a wire hanger.

With many older doors you need to pressure the door as you fiddle with. The tools required for drilling a lock are an electric or battery powered drill a drill bit a suitable lubricant and. Insert the knife between the space in the door and the frame where the lock is situated since knives are thin it should easily slide in between the lock and the frame. Drilling a lock is a form of destructive entry.

Slide the edge of the metal or plastic tab in between the edge of the door and the door jamb down towards the engaged latch. Ideally you should consider drilling your lock after you have exhausted all other bypass methods to unlock a door.