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The door design is designed to protect the apartment from unwanted penetration. However, it happens that due to a failed lock or forgotten keys, the owner of the house himself cannot get into the dwelling. What to do in such a situation? There are several ways to break the lock without the help of a master, but they must be used carefully, otherwise you risk damaging the locking mechanism.

Front door lock jammed: what to do and why it happened

The front door lock is a reliable mechanism that protects your apartment from breaking and entering. However, if it so happened that the owner of the apartment himself cannot open the door, then such a protective function will not play into your hands.

If you cannot get into the apartment because of a forgotten key, then the lock can be opened with a hairpin or other improvised means. In the case when the door lock is jammed, you will first have to find out the cause of the breakdown, and only then act.

Often the lock on the front door sticks due to mistakes made during the installation of the door structure. To avoid such troubles, you need to know the points that can lead to door jamming.

What can cause a door lock to break:

1. If the door is too heavy and large, then two hinges may not be enough to hold it. It is because of this that the lock can begin to jam.
2. The hinges are not located at the same level, which is why the door does not stand evenly enough. In this case, the canvas will be difficult to open, and the lock will quickly break.
3. A low-quality rubber seal can quickly wear out, which will interfere with the operation of the lock. To avoid this problem, try not to use Chinese fittings when installing the door.
4. If the gap between the iron door frame and the leaf is too small, then you risk getting a permanently jammed lock.

Also, measurements taken incorrectly from the doorway can lead to such a nuisance. In order not to try to find out why the lock is jammed, take all stages of door installation responsibly.

Heralds of a lock breakdown can be extraneous clicks during the opening of the door, a slip of the key or a tight closing of the mechanism. If you see one of the signs, then it is better to call the wizard without delay, who will help you understand what is the cause of the problem.

Various technical problems, and how to open the door lock with them

There are a lot of reasons why a lock can jam. It is often impossible to find out for sure why the door is stuck. We will describe to you several ways to hide the lock for different occasions. You can try out several of them.

What to do if the lock is jammed:

1. If the wooden door does not open, then it may have swelled due to high humidity. In this case, it needs to be dried with the help of heaters, after which it will sit down a little and the lock will quietly open. The open door must be cleaned of swollen paint and hung in deformed areas.
2. Also, sometimes the door does not open due to skew. This can happen due to weak loops that are unable to support the weight of the canvas. To fix this problem, you will have to stick a screwdriver into all the slots in the door and shake it. Where the screwdriver will sit firmly, and the problem lies. In this place, you need to insert a wooden or metal lever, for example, the same screwdriver, and lift the door, trying to put it in place. After the problem is fixed, you can check if the key turns in the lock. If yes, then the reason is found.
3. If the key is turned, but the door still does not open, then most likely the case is in the tongue. When this element is stuck, then you can safely use a plastic card, ruler or knife. The card is inserted into the gap between the canvas and the box so that the plastic slides along the bevel of the tongue. The latch is pressed into the door, with the help of the card, and at this moment the handle goes down and the door opens. If the interior door lock is broken from the inside, then the same tools will come to your aid. In this way, you can crack the jammed lock yourself without damage.
4. If you opened a mortise lock, and your key broke off, then it will be quite difficult to get into the apartment. You can try to pry the pieces of the key through the keyhole with a jigsaw, but you will most likely have to remove the door from its hinges from the outside.
5. If the door closes when slammed, and the person forgot to remove the key, then you need to push it out from behind the lock. To do this, you can use a thin knitting needle or a thick long needle. If there is a gap under the door large enough for the key to fit through, a newspaper is inserted into it so that the dropped tool can open the lock.

It is quite possible to open the door on your own. One of the above methods will most likely work for you.

If the balcony door is closed. And your small child cannot get into the apartment from this dangerous room, then you need to immediately call the Ministry of Emergencies. While help is coming to you, you can try to open the door yourself.

If you cannot get into the apartment, but you have nowhere to hurry, it is better to wait for the arrival of the master. By picking the lock yourself, you can accidentally break the door.

The lock in the iron door broke: how to open

If you are sure that it was the door lock that jammed, then be prepared for not the most pleasant work. The fact is that a broken locking mechanism cannot always be repaired without harming the metal door leaf.

Like all metal mechanisms, locks need careful care. If the key turns and the lock does not open, before proceeding to tough measures, try lubricating the metal structure with oil or kerosene.

After you have tried to open a metal door with a key, lubricated the lock with oil and made sure that no foreign objects got into it, you can proceed to disassemble the broken mechanism. Changing the lock will not be very difficult.

What to do if the English lock is jammed:

• First of all, with the help of a drill, the cylindrical mechanism is removed;
• Next, the larva of the castle is removed;
• The drive mechanism is hooked with a wire, while the crossbars must go into the lock body.

If you do not have a tool with which you can drill a cylindrical mechanism, you need to rest a metal object in the lock and hit it with a hammer. If the impact was strong enough, then the internal mechanism should fly out.

A safe with a mechanical lock can be opened using the method we have described. Now there are vaults for valuable items with more reliable combination locks.

Also, the locks are opened by removing the handle and pressing on the latch mechanism. By the way, a damaged handle or door is a sure sign of unauthorized hacking.

How to open a door lock with a hairpin or screwdriver

If you cannot get into the apartment not because of a stuck lock, but because you forgot or lost the key, then you can open the door with a pin or screwdriver. A thin but strong wire or paperclip may also work.

If the door to be opened has a lever lock, then the door must be pulled towards you, a wire is pushed into the keyhole, with which the levers are pushed back. Interior doors usually have such a mechanism.

The cylinder lock can also be opened with an invisible hairpin broken into two parts. To do this, you need to drill a thin hole above the well, parts of the hairpin are pushed into it. With one part you need to raise the stopper, and with the other move the bolt.

Although it seems that opening the doors is very simple, you can believe that opening a real lock is much more difficult than cracking the game doors of arkntamze, korvanjund, or a location called "ash fortress".

Almost any lock can be opened with the most common screwdriver. To do this, unscrew the upper part of the locking mechanism, insert a screwdriver into the well and gently turn it. By the way, this method is also suitable if your door handle is broken.

How to break the lock on the door

In life, there are situations in which there is a need to imperceptibly spoil the castle. We will not give the possible reasons for this vandalism, but we will tell you how it can be done quietly and without unnecessary noise.

If you decide, by breaking the lock, to take revenge on your neighbors, then we hasten to warn you that such actions are illegal and lead to criminal liability.

If you decide to break the lock not to harm others, but for some other reason known only to you, then you can use one of the methods we have given.

How to imperceptibly spoil the castle:

• Hammer the turnkey hole with matches, chewing gum, plasticine, a coin or polyurethane foam;
• You can weld a hole in the lock;
• Insert a similar key into the keyhole and break it off, leaving fragments in the lock;
• Lower the handle down strongly until it crunches, and the tongue will burst, which will make it impossible to get into the house without the help of a master.

Any of these options can quickly and effortlessly break the door. However, in the latter case, the cause of the breakdown cannot be immediately detected.

Who to call if the lock on the door is broken

If you think that you can’t open the lock yourself, then you probably won’t open the door yourself. Then the question will be before you: “Who should be called in case of a lock breakdown?”.

If you could not find the reason why the lock jammed, then it is better to immediately call the master. Otherwise, you may damage an expensive door structure.

How to open an iron door yourself without a key (video)

If such a problem occurs, it would be most reasonable to contact a locksmith. However, if there is only one small child left in the apartment that you cannot get into, it is better to immediately contact the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

If your lock is jammed, then you can try to open it yourself. However, remember that by applying the knowledge gained to break into someone else's apartment, you risk going to jail.

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