Getting A Standard Door Handle Open
Grasp the exposed spindle with pliers.
Getting a standard door handle open. Remove the handles including the thru spindle. The goal is to get the hook around the latchbolt. First bend the hanger so it becomes a hook with a long handle. Don t try to kick or smash it open because this could damage the door and injure you.
Take the handles knobs off of the door. Use a phillips screwdriver to screw in the loose screws or tighten a loose plate. Slide the knife until you find the door s bolt. Then feed the hook into the gap between the edge of the door and the jamb.
Use a tool a flathead screwdriver will work to twist within the gap the thru spindle inserts into. Begin just above the door handle and slide the card downwards and in. Try turning the spindle clockwise to retract the latch from the strike and open the door. When the button on a keychain remote is pressed one or more doors pops open.
Pry open the latch by sweeping the end of the knife and moving the latch inward. You can try bracing one foot against the frame and pulling hard. Design studio adapta has created a device that allows people to open common round door knobs using an arm or elbow. Pull the handle and rosette off of one side of the door to expose the barrel and spring mechanism.
Remove the screws from the adapter plate and pull the plate from the. Use a spatula or putty knife to get a little space between the door and the frame then use a combination of wiggling and brute force to get the door open. See if this retracts the handle. Spray the mechanism with spray lubricant while you operate the barrel with the other handle.
Depending on the design of the keychain and the installation of the solenoid one per door the driver s door is the first to unlock and open. The attachment fits directly onto circular handles that are normally almost. Push the knife in working it until you slide the bolt out of the door jamb. Take the butter knife and slide it between the door and the door frame starting about three inches at the top of the door knob.