Commercial Door Latch Stuck

Pull the door latch out of the door.

Commercial door latch stuck.

First off if you can see and interact with the stuck lock button you will be able to address the set screws or twist off rose. The issue a door latch stuck due to a jamming latch will have no real variation between how the latch moves when it is pressed in or when the handle is turned both when the door is open and when it is shut. You can see where the cylinder entered the dead latch mechanism and pulled the latch back. This is a short video to demonstrate how easy it is to remove a door handle view what s inside and repair the failed latch.

This is because the issue is not with the door and not even with the control the knob has over the stuck latch. Take the latch and knob off of the door and clean them. For example schlage ad and co lock assemblies use the same door prep as. If it won t come out this is sometimes the case with stuck latches insert your screwdriver into the latch at the point where the door knobs intersected with it.

Disclaimer this video was crea. Use the screwdriver to lever the latch out of the door. Taking the lock of the door is often simpler than it would be to take a deadbolt or exterior door knob lock of the door. Once you have the door handle off you can now try to open the latch manually with either a large flathead screwdriver or pair of needle nose pliers.

For most installations of battery powered electronic standalone locks the outside and inside assemblies cover the standard door preparation. Many door knob and lockset problems can be corrected before they become so serious that the lockset does not work at all.