External door will not unlock
 

My external (Swedor) rear door with the top and bottom mechanism is locked
and refuses to unlock. Key will only partially turn which appears to free
up the bottom half of the door whilst the top remains solid (& locked).
Appreciate any advice......thank you.

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External door will not unlock
 

"JJC" wrote in message
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My external (Swedor) rear door with the top and bottom mechanism is locked
and refuses to unlock. Key will only partially turn which appears to free
up the bottom half of the door whilst the top remains solid (& locked).
Appreciate any advice......thank you.

Put some pressure on the key and thump the door with the flat of your hand
close to the locking point.
May help to release it.

Failing that, if the hinges are accessable you will have to remove the
door.
If not, I think it will have to be a careful jemmy job.
Prise the bottom of the door out and get an assistant to prise the top of
the door down.
Helps if the panels are removed from the door first as they make it rigid.

Cheap locking mechanisms can be defeated this way,
But not all.

External door will not unlock
 

On 31/03/2015 10:56, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 03:44:02 +0000, JJC wrote:

My external (Swedor) rear door with the top and bottom mechanism is
locked and refuses to unlock. Key will only partially turn which appears
to free up the bottom half of the door whilst the top remains solid (&
locked).

"Swedor" doesn't help a lot, but the pictures on the Norwegion site
look as if they are plastic doors rather than timber.

Try pushing the top of the door harder closed whilst trying to turn
the key in the unlock direction. I suspect that top bolt is binding
and being held by the pressure from the seals.


In fact, try pushing it in all available directions (one at a time!) -
in, out, up, down (the latter two with a jemmy or similar) - whilst
trying to turn the key.

Failing that, tip off the police that there are terrorists hiding in the
house. They'll get it open! g
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Cheers,
Roger
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External door will not unlock
 

On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 03:44:02 +0000, JJC wrote:

My external (Swedor) rear door with the top and bottom mechanism is
locked and refuses to unlock. Key will only partially turn which appears
to free up the bottom half of the door whilst the top remains solid (&
locked).

"Swedor" doesn't help a lot, but the pictures on the Norwegion site
look as if they are plastic doors rather than timber.

Try pushing the top of the door harder closed whilst trying to turn
the key in the unlock direction. I suspect that top bolt is binding
and being held by the pressure from the seals.

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Cheers
Dave.

External door will not unlock
 

On 31/03/2015 07:00, harryagain wrote:
"JJC" wrote in message
ups.com...

My external (Swedor) rear door with the top and bottom mechanism is locked
and refuses to unlock. Key will only partially turn which appears to free
up the bottom half of the door whilst the top remains solid (& locked).
Appreciate any advice......thank you.

How long ago did the mechanism last work?

Put some pressure on the key and thump the door with the flat of your hand
close to the locking point.
May help to release it.

Failing that, if the hinges are accessable you will have to remove the
door.
If not, I think it will have to be a careful jemmy job.

Before doing anything that might damage the door it might be worth
having a real locksmith take a look at it. If there is a cute way of
defeating the lock and/or freeing it then they are likely to know it.

It is possible the thing is slightly out of true and so friction on the
upper lock surfaces is preventing it from moving. A well placed shock
and/or a trace of penetrating oil might just free it up.

Prise the bottom of the door out and get an assistant to prise the top of
the door down.
Helps if the panels are removed from the door first as they make it rigid.

Cheap locking mechanisms can be defeated this way,
But not all.

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Regards,
Martin Brown

External door will not unlock
 

JJC wrote:
My external (Swedor) rear door with the top and bottom mechanism is locked
and refuses to unlock. Key will only partially turn which appears to free
up the bottom half of the door whilst the top remains solid (& locked).
Appreciate any advice......thank you.

Wot no angle grinder? :)