So you lost the key and now you are unable to remove the lock.
How to lock a upvc door without a key.
Broken upvc door lock mechanism.
The key pins correspond to specific groove cuts on a key and these are the main elements that are targeted in the attempt to unlock a door without a key via lock picking.
All well and good.
Especially if you can t get a locksmith to come out to fix your broken door you may have to be stuck in your home until you can get someone out to fix your door.
The most common case when a upvc door wont open is because the multipoint has failed this can happen due to excessive pressure.
Simple to replace or change a security door lock without key.
This is a video on how to remove the euro cylinder lock from a door.
However we can t find a way to lock it from the inside without using a key that would stop anyone passing being able to just turn the handle and walk in.
With the lock being designed in 3 main bits and the central part which is the striker is designed to fail if forced so that it jams in the lock preventing operation.
If you want to pick a lock in order to unlock a door without a lock you will need some basic lock picking tools.
It can be quite a scary thought when your front or back doors stop locking correctly.
As people said you could drill it but sometimes that won t work.
Of course leaving the key in the lock would stop anyone else with.
It isn t easy without a key but it is possible.
I have just bought a new upvc door and was wondering if there is any way of fitting a device that will lock the door on exit without the use of a key something like a night latch as my teenagers keep leaving the door unlocked when going to school any help would be greatly appreciated.
Almost all upvc doors are made up of two locking parts a cylinder lock where you put the key into and turn and a multipoint lock that you engage by lifting the handle or on really old models repeated turns of the key.
This trick will allow you to remove the cylinder from the lock even if you dont have the.