When a domestic problem arises, not everyone is ready for it. This unpreparedness can backfire and make anyone nervous. If the keys were forgotten at home, if the door slammed, behind which a small child remained, some measures must be taken and the sooner the better. At the same time, brute force is not the best solution, because the knocked-out door leaf will have to be restored, the sawn-off lock must be reinstalled, and this is your money, effort and time.
To always be prepared for unforeseen situations, you need to know at least a few ways to open a door lock without a key using a paper clip or other improvised means. Of course, you can call a rescue team that professionally and carefully open the door, but there are obvious disadvantages to such an exit: financial costs and, more importantly, a rather long wait time for the masters.
To begin with, we will talk about how to cope with the simple mechanisms of an interior door.
You may need gizmos that are almost always at hand:
If you don't have any of these tools, you can always borrow them from your neighbors.
A draft blew through the apartment and the door slammed shut, it was impossible to open it. What to do? This is where some of our tips can come in handy.
All these methods are good only when the mechanism is simple, but if trouble happened with the entrance to the house, such methods will not work. Next, we will figure out how to open external doors with different locks.
This type of lock is often installed on front doors. It is believed that it reliably protects the house from burglary and can last quite a long time. But what if the key is forgotten inside or lost, but you need to enter the house? Now the reliability of the mechanism becomes, on the contrary, a minus. What steps do you need to take to open your own apartment?
Before you figure out how to open such a lock, you need to thoroughly study how it works. Outwardly, most locks are similar to each other, it is impossible to determine how to open it if you do not know about the uniqueness of the secret, which is the snag.
The castle is called lever, because it is a set of plates of different shapes. Each detail, in turn, affects the locking element, so a suitable key will move the plates in a couple of turns and unlock the door. If this is not possible, it is logical to assume that all the plates will have to be displaced by other means and methods.
Lever locks are divided into protection classes. The more secure the mechanism is at your door, the more difficult it will be to open it, because the levers themselves are more cunning and there are more of them. This type of mechanism is very resistant to force breaking, so you should not resort to rough action, but not every locking device can resist minor manipulations. Knowing this, some manufacturers install additional protective barriers.
If you are not too confident in your abilities, it is better to leave the work to professionals, otherwise you can add several more to one problem.
This does not always have the desired effect, but it still raises the level of resistance to hacking. What is this method of protection? Magnetic barriers are often installed to prevent any objects other than the original key from entering the well. That is, in other words, this is a double lock: it is necessary not only to think over how to unlock the basic mechanism itself, but also to overcome the stage of working with the keyhole.
Such locks with a protective complex belong to class 4, they should not be opened on your own, you can damage the mechanism and thereby create additional problems, it is better to turn to professionals. But if there is a simpler device on the door, trying to figure it out on your own is quite realistic.
Before proceeding with the autopsy, it is important to decide on the approach. How will you work? There are only two options: intellectual and rough way. Accordingly, if you use a rough break, you can forget about keeping the lock intact, but if you approach the problem wisely, you can save the locking device.
As simple and obvious as the choice may seem, you need to think twice. If you don’t want to buy a new lock and pay for installation, you will have to fiddle around for a long time and open it as carefully as possible, and if you value your time and effort, it would be better to quickly get rid of the problem and then replace the mechanism.
Of the tools you will need:
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As well as gizmos that are not professional tools:
Here a logical question arises: “If many ladies always have a nail file and a hairpin with them, then where can I get an electric drill and a crowbar?” Most likely, you will not succeed in quickly coping with the task, so you can ask the neighbors for tools.
How to open such locks with master keys? We need a roll - this is an “empty” key, more precisely, a blank, and also stock up on a crochet needle. This is the minimum set you will need.
Insert both tools into the hole, push the fold deep but not through. Turn it all the way to keep the device in tension. In the other hand, we hold the hook and catch one plate, move it. When you advance the plate, use the “empty” key to turn, if you managed to turn it at least a quarter, then the lock began to give in. And so methodically work through each record.
This method can take a lot of time and patience, so if you do not have time, it is better not to start work.
Here you will have to arm yourself more seriously - you will need a drill and a hook or knitting needle. The bottom line is to break the shank mount, this will lead to the breakdown of the entire lock, for this you will have to try, because you need to know for sure where this part is located
In addition to the tool, you will also have to stock up on knowledge of the inside of your particular lock. Familiarize yourself with the device of the desired model according to the drawing on the Internet: the dimensions and location of the internal elements.
Be as careful and attentive as possible: a drill with a drill for metal must be installed correctly, exactly in the place where the mounting location is supposed to be. We drill it out and, as soon as the goal is reached, the castle will fall apart inside. Then comes the turn of the hook - we shift the plates with it and the entrance is open!
You may be advised to drill out the bolts that hold the lock to the door, but this will be quite problematic to implement - this part is molded from a special durable material. It will be almost impossible to make even a small hole with an ordinary drill, so we do not recommend trying it - waste both time and effort.
How to open the door of a house without a key if it is made in China? Such door leaves are good in price and attractive in appearance, but if we talk about safety, they are not very reliable. In the event of a breakdown, it even plays into our hands. You will most likely have to open the lock in several cases:
Not all of these methods are good if you need to quickly deal with a breakdown, however, they will save time, and such knowledge will help you not to panic in an emergency.
And what to do when the key to the padlock was not at hand? After all, it often happens that we don’t use some kind of basement or shed for a long time, and we simply forget where we put the master key. Here we will talk about three ways that can save the day in such a situation.
First, you can use a tin can. Fortunately, it can be found almost always and everywhere. It is necessary to cut out a layer with three tongues from a tin, and just the middle one of them will become our savior. Secondly, a knife can help you, many also often have it at hand - we insert the tip into the hole and try to turn it. If the lock isn't too secure, this should work. Well, and thirdly, you can use brute force - knock down or cut down the barrier. To understand how this happens, watch a video on how to open a padlock without a key.
