I just watched yours while I was stuck inside my house waiting for a locksmith to show up. I tried everything - then got a screw driver and pushed it through the gap there was at the bottom and jiggled it around and that just unstuck the locking mechanism that had lodged in the wrong place - thansk so much for the inspo!
Great job on getting it open, troubleshooting it and getting it repaired. I just had a customer with similar issue yesterday and I had to use a cordless grinder with cutoff wheel to cut the hinges. I figured out what was broken (drive pins in the lockset gearbox), but finding an exact match and new hinges may be more expensive than just welding what’s broke and cut and putting back together. I’ll put up a vid when the jobs done here in a few days. There’s not enough vids out there with actual repairs like these. Most people just swap them out. Not always easy to do when you can’t find parts and some of these are really expensive. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the positive comments they are appreciated, many seem think they know better easier ways in my other comments for this video but something will likely end up being damaged in this unfortunate door stuck scenario. Luckily I straightened the bent plate out in a vice but I appreciate each job will likely be different. Feel free to post a link in the comments to your video as it may help someone out.
Really nice to see a channel creating their own content with their own solutions rather than churning out the same content already on TH-cam 😁 thanks for this video.
Admire the tenacity and problem saving skills demonstrated here with a successful result. How would a professional locksmith solve this? Some responses have said there are alternatives to the approach but do not say what those alternatives are.
why sound a locksmith tell you the way of doing it takes time to learn how to do this type of job without causing any damage at all this was a complete hatchet job done here
It’s a free repair to the problem, that many criticise and no one has yet described the optimal method of avoiding a “hatchet job” as they don’t likely know themselves!
I’ve had this issue , wedged the lock side and inserted 5/6 mm packers , top and bottom , cut the clawlocks with a grinder and fitted a new door mechanism, greased up with lithium grease , good for many years 👌
I am halfway watching your video and i decided to call my neighbor who have a lot of stuff from my other neighbor. He have a gift on how to open doors. It's time for him reveal the secret if you are struggling to open your door
The top and bottom of mine were just a few mm shy from fully opening. My fix, or bodge job i will call it was to pull Mr angle grinder out slip a disc in the door and chop off the ends. Its different to this, only single lobes, not doubles like this, a winkhaus mechanism, all in one. The locks are held on the rail with like rivets, not screws so there would be no way to take it apart and reset it like in this vid. I will need a whole new system, which is around £100. But for now, ive only lost a couple of mm off the ends, the door still locks securely and opens cleanly. Job done. 😁
You can change the centre case on a Winkhaus you will just need to call a locksmith, but no point changing centre case if you have angle grinded the hooks. A locksmith would have openned your door with out any damage and changed the centre case.
Would the bottom catch not retract if you pinch them together simultaneously from top and bottom with 2 scrapper/chisels? If the door was set to unlock, there should be enough room between the push/pull rod and the catch mechanism to allow the catches to retract. Plus levering a chisel against a well placed door spreader can work well.
it just wouldn’t budge at all until I had removed it from the door then I was able to operate it by hand easily from the side that is concealed that connects to the mechanism but I couldn’t override the catch at all from the outside. I think it must have been designed this way.
Small grinder over the stuck latches.. 2 poly wedges in between the door an the frame.. grind to weaken an minimise damage then a chisel an the latches will break.. job done..👍
Good video The Repairer, unfortunately today I have the same issue but all 3 parts of the lock mechanism (top, middle, bottom) are all stuck in the locked position and not sure what to do.......
@@TheRepairer It's a weird one, all lock mechanisms are stuck in lock position, you can lift the handle to turn the key both directions as if its locking/unlocking, but the handle wont move downwards which pulls all the mechanisms out of the frame to open the door. I can't figure out what has happened.....
I had an issue with a bolt coming loose and jamming the door but I didn't want to take my door off the hinges, indeed to do so was quite difficult. In the end I worked out that if I used two dinner knives with a slightly seated edge, one above the bolt and one below, I was able to screw the bolt back in quite easily and then the door opened. I then finished the bolt off with a screwdriver
The worst doors ever Iv had nothing but problems with pvc doors they swell in the summer won’t open stick jam kills my fingers trying to turn the lock endless cans of Wd40. Now it won’t open I’m locked in it’s a new solid wood door for me now
Eurocell door swells at the top in the sun and jams the mechanism. Took the mechanism out and cleaned out some of the core material and now works. Eurocell were no help whatsoever the fix came from a local builder who had prior experience.
Hey quick question. If a burglar was to break my key lock barrel thing would the lock part at the top and the bottom of the door break too? Thanks so much.
@@Turta715 is there a video on how it is done? I have the same failure as this video but I don't want to damage the door or hinges so I just have to replace the locking mechanism
I don't think they will show you a video of this as it's a way to enter a home without a key... Take off your handles.. its 2 screws inside the home.. Then get a pair of mole grips an grip the lock that's sticking out of the door now your handles are off.. then snap the lock.. Then inside the aperture there will be the central lock pin that activates the lock.. take this out.. Then get a screw driver.. an flick the mechanism on the left hand side of the internal mechanism of the door.. And you door will open.. now your looking at the open door from the side.. near to where your latch is you'll feel a screw which is loose.. this screw is the one that holds your lock in place.. Take this out.. replace your lock put in the screw .. put your handles back on .. test your lock with the door open..if it all works as it should... JOB DONE.. 5 mins.. 👍
Wow a convoluted way to do that I have same problem but stayed on the lockside not messing with hinges locate the locking bar or hooks and work on them 1
I have got a solidor composite door, and the little hook like mechanism at the bottom, is not going fully into the door when i turn the handle, which means sometimes it doesn't open properly, and catches on the frame...Any ideas out to repair please ????
Hey really good video really helped out a fellow door repairer. Did you make this video after you saw the CS door stuck. Would be a a jolly good laugh if it was!!!!!
When I made this video I had no prior knowledge of the CS door stuck video, I have now seen the video after it was pointed out in the video comments yesterday.
Lubricate the lock with penetrating fluid and persist with wiggling the key in and out to work the fluid into the cylinder and hopefully it may free off, if all else fails the lock may have to be drilled out.
I would have given the bottom of door a Jimmy at the bottom upwards this would have loosen the bottom pins for you to knock them back worse ways a grinder on locking pins at bottom , that way you open the door take off spagg refit middle lock mechanism and order a new one saves all that work on the hinges
Surely the easiest way is to wedge the door at the bottom near the near the mechanism and cut the Huck's of with a angel grinder,open door, change mechanism,it's broken anyway,you made that harder for your self 👍
I didn’t have an angle grinder with me at the time, I bent the lower bolt fixing and then straightened it in a vice for free then refitted it this was totally unwanted collateral damage but easily repaired at zero cost. I can’t see how destroying the locking mechanism with an angle grinder and then having to source and fit a replacement would have made the job any easier than the repair I achieved. There again I could have welded it back together for nothing but the heat would have destroyed the chromium finish on the bolt / latch . It’s just dilemma’s galore with this one, thanks for your input.
Exactly what i did, got the angle grinder in there and cut the end off, it was only a few mm as most of the lock had retracted. Its a winkhaus cobra all in one mechanism, the locks are riveted to the rail, so you cant just replace the individual lock part, the whole system needs replacing, which is around £100. Lucky that ive only lost a few mm from the ends, door locks fully and opens ok now, so for now i will leave it as it is.
Wow, as a locksmith this is painful to watch… you shouldn’t have touched the hinges. Fair play for having a bash but next time give a locksmith a call 😂
You're lucky you can get to the front of your door. I'm locked in and can't get out the back as the council have locked both gates. My neighbours don't speak English..welcome to Britain
The lower locking mechanism had become disconnected and was physically jammed in place locking the door via the lower latch. Snapping the lock wouldn’t have helped.
This is an absolute joke of a video, please if this happens to anyones door, please use common sense and call a professional locksmith. You do not need to remove the door that is absolutely ridiculous. Your front door is the entrance into your house it is what keeps you safe. Please do not try these ridiculous methods and call someone that actually knows what they are doing. Thank you
You are more than likely Steve Fairfax of Fairfax locksmiths, I can see why you would want this type of business! I’m not running a call a locksmith channel it’s a diy repair channel! I think the fact that I succeeded and this video is publicly available is inconvenient to some!
I just watched yours while I was stuck inside my house waiting for a locksmith to show up. I tried everything - then got a screw driver and pushed it through the gap there was at the bottom and jiggled it around and that just unstuck the locking mechanism that had lodged in the wrong place - thansk so much for the inspo!
I’m glad the video content proved useful.
Result! That looked like a nightmare mission. Lot more involved than you'd expect. Thanks for sharing!
Great job on getting it open, troubleshooting it and getting it repaired. I just had a customer with similar issue yesterday and I had to use a cordless grinder with cutoff wheel to cut the hinges. I figured out what was broken (drive pins in the lockset gearbox), but finding an exact match and new hinges may be more expensive than just welding what’s broke and cut and putting back together. I’ll put up a vid when the jobs done here in a few days. There’s not enough vids out there with actual repairs like these. Most people just swap them out. Not always easy to do when you can’t find parts and some of these are really expensive. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the positive comments they are appreciated, many seem think they know better easier ways in my other comments for this video but something will likely end up being damaged in this unfortunate door stuck scenario. Luckily I straightened the bent plate out in a vice but I appreciate each job will likely be different. Feel free to post a link in the comments to your video as it may help someone out.
@@TheRepairer thanks here ya go th-cam.com/video/nSWa_vpMgEU/w-d-xo.html
Really nice to see a channel creating their own content with their own solutions rather than churning out the same content already on TH-cam 😁 thanks for this video.
Welcome aboard!
Admire the tenacity and problem saving skills demonstrated here with a successful result. How would a professional locksmith solve this? Some responses have said there are alternatives to the approach but do not say what those alternatives are.
why sound a locksmith tell you the way of doing it takes time to learn how to do this type of job without causing any damage at all this was a complete hatchet job done here
It’s a free repair to the problem, that many criticise and no one has yet described the optimal method of avoiding a “hatchet job” as they don’t likely know themselves!
@@bloggs692413lol criticises job but offers no help
nice work, these doors can be a bummer at times. my rear patio door has probably the same problem
I’ve had this issue , wedged the lock side and inserted 5/6 mm packers , top and bottom , cut the clawlocks with a grinder and fitted a new door mechanism, greased up with lithium grease , good for many years 👌
I am halfway watching your video and i decided to call my neighbor who have a lot of stuff from my other neighbor. He have a gift on how to open doors. It's time for him reveal the secret if you are struggling to open your door
FANTASTIC info! you are a gentleman and a scholar! :)
Glad you think so!
Hey that was great to watch. Thanks for the tuition. Peace and goodwill.
Peace and good will to you all who read this comment.
Sorted my door out tonight , thanks to you.
Great video! Very informative!
Glad it was helpful!
nice video one way or another you sorted it, reading the comments we see more possible options which is great
Well done brilliant learning first hand
Thanks for this, really useful! :)
The top and bottom of mine were just a few mm shy from fully opening. My fix, or bodge job i will call it was to pull Mr angle grinder out slip a disc in the door and chop off the ends. Its different to this, only single lobes, not doubles like this, a winkhaus mechanism, all in one. The locks are held on the rail with like rivets, not screws so there would be no way to take it apart and reset it like in this vid. I will need a whole new system, which is around £100. But for now, ive only lost a couple of mm off the ends, the door still locks securely and opens cleanly. Job done. 😁
You can change the centre case on a Winkhaus you will just need to call a locksmith, but no point changing centre case if you have angle grinded the hooks. A locksmith would have openned your door with out any damage and changed the centre case.
You've said me a small fortune,fab video Thank you 🌟
Really useful, got to tackle one tomorrow 👍
I hope all goes well for you.
Would the bottom catch not retract if you pinch them together simultaneously from top and bottom with 2 scrapper/chisels? If the door was set to unlock, there should be enough room between the push/pull rod and the catch mechanism to allow the catches to retract. Plus levering a chisel against a well placed door spreader can work well.
it just wouldn’t budge at all until I had removed it from the door then I was able to operate it by hand easily from the side that is concealed that connects to the mechanism but I couldn’t override the catch at all from the outside. I think it must have been designed this way.
Small grinder over the stuck latches.. 2 poly wedges in between the door an the frame.. grind to weaken an minimise damage then a chisel an the latches will break.. job done..👍
Dum poo💩
Great work, well done mate👍
Lifesaver!! Thank you :)
Your welcome.
Good video The Repairer, unfortunately today I have the same issue but all 3 parts of the lock mechanism (top, middle, bottom) are all stuck in the locked position and not sure what to do.......
Not a problem I have experienced but my thoughts are removing the door handle may give access to operate the door mechanism using wire etc.
@@TheRepairer It's a weird one, all lock mechanisms are stuck in lock position, you can lift the handle to turn the key both directions as if its locking/unlocking, but the handle wont move downwards which pulls all the mechanisms out of the frame to open the door. I can't figure out what has happened.....
I had an issue with a bolt coming loose and jamming the door but I didn't want to take my door off the hinges, indeed to do so was quite difficult. In the end I worked out that if I used two dinner knives with a slightly seated edge, one above the bolt and one below, I was able to screw the bolt back in quite easily and then the door opened. I then finished the bolt off with a screwdriver
Well done for conceiving a very creative solution to the problem.
Good job not a easy one 👍
Very worthwhile though, the door is still good to this day fingers crossed!
Cracking job.. and thanks for sharing.
Keep up the good work
Thanks I will try.
Well that was a tough job, but you managed it well done, just one thing what was that making that whining noise!???
Thanks, there were a few repressed dogs in the house wanting to be much closer to the action!
The worst doors ever Iv had nothing but problems with pvc doors they swell in the summer won’t open stick jam kills my fingers trying to turn the lock endless cans of Wd40. Now it won’t open I’m locked in it’s a new solid wood door for me now
Eurocell door swells at the top in the sun and jams the mechanism. Took the mechanism out and cleaned out some of the core material and now works. Eurocell were no help whatsoever the fix came from a local builder who had prior experience.
Nice one, thats useful knowledge.
Hey quick question. If a burglar was to break my key lock barrel thing would the lock part at the top and the bottom of the door break too? Thanks so much.
Most likely, as lock snapping is a proven method of access for the unscrupulous!
They snap the barrel.. then insert a over ride handle that makes the mechanism move then the top an bottom latches will release..
@@Turta715 is there a video on how it is done? I have the same failure as this video but I don't want to damage the door or hinges so I just have to replace the locking mechanism
I don't think they will show you a video of this as it's a way to enter a home without a key...
Take off your handles.. its 2 screws inside the home..
Then get a pair of mole grips an grip the lock that's sticking out of the door now your handles are off.. then snap the lock..
Then inside the aperture there will be the central lock pin that activates the lock.. take this out..
Then get a screw driver.. an flick the mechanism on the left hand side of the internal mechanism of the door..
And you door will open.. now your looking at the open door from the side.. near to where your latch is you'll feel a screw which is loose.. this screw is the one that holds your lock in place..
Take this out.. replace your lock put in the screw .. put your handles back on .. test your lock with the door open..if it all works as it should...
JOB DONE.. 5 mins..
👍
Well done buddy, really enjoyed it, thanks
They are a pain good job
mine is a seal door thats been bolted into the wall but thanks , i can never find the right video
Wow a convoluted way to do that I have same problem but stayed on the lockside not messing with hinges locate the locking bar or hooks and work on them 1
I have got a solidor composite door, and the little hook like mechanism at the bottom, is not going fully into the door when i turn the handle, which means sometimes it doesn't open properly, and catches on the frame...Any ideas out to repair please ????
It may be possible to remove the handle and operate the lower mechanism using a length of wire but I can’t guarantee a result.
@@TheRepairer ok cheers👍
Hey really good video really helped out a fellow door repairer. Did you make this video after you saw the CS door stuck. Would be a a jolly good laugh if it was!!!!!
When I made this video I had no prior knowledge of the CS door stuck video, I have now seen the video after it was pointed out in the video comments yesterday.
The lock where my barrel is on my door is stuck it’s key won’t turn fully to unlock it the rest of the door unlocks with handle how could I open it
Lubricate the lock with penetrating fluid and persist with wiggling the key in and out to work the fluid into the cylinder and hopefully it may free off, if all else fails the lock may have to be drilled out.
@@TheRepairer thank you I will try that. Thank you for your reply.
I would have given the bottom of door a Jimmy at the bottom upwards this would have loosen the bottom pins for you to knock them back worse ways a grinder on locking pins at bottom , that way you open the door take off spagg refit middle lock mechanism and order a new one saves all that work on the hinges
The hinges on my door have a grub screw which cannot be accessed .
Always take the handle off first and look for the overide
20years as a locksmith
Thanks for sharing
Thanks, was able to get the door open and take the mechanism off without damage. Saved me a fortune.
@@stemcm74 Nice one, glad this video helped.
how would that look like
think I might be having the same problem as you do
You have my sympathy, best of luck with the repair.
Surely the easiest way is to wedge the door at the bottom near the near the mechanism and cut the Huck's of with a angel grinder,open door, change mechanism,it's broken anyway,you made that harder for your self 👍
I didn’t have an angle grinder with me at the time, I bent the lower bolt fixing and then straightened it in a vice for free then refitted it this was totally unwanted collateral damage but easily repaired at zero cost. I can’t see how destroying the locking mechanism with an angle grinder and then having to source and fit a replacement would have made the job any easier than the repair I achieved. There again I could have welded it back together for nothing but the heat would have destroyed the chromium finish on the bolt / latch . It’s just dilemma’s galore with this one, thanks for your input.
Exactly what i did, got the angle grinder in there and cut the end off, it was only a few mm as most of the lock had retracted. Its a winkhaus cobra all in one mechanism, the locks are riveted to the rail, so you cant just replace the individual lock part, the whole system needs replacing, which is around £100. Lucky that ive only lost a few mm from the ends, door locks fully and opens ok now, so for now i will leave it as it is.
Dum poo💩 gie
My door handle won’t move, locked or unlocked, what’s the problem with it?
I’d guess a seized gearbox assuming the door has one.
Yes that was the problem
I can't get out of my door it won't open and two locks can't turn the key around it won't open at all I'm having a panic attack
You may need the services of a locksmith if you can’t get to the hinges, good luck.
Does the dog constantly make that noise?
For the duration of my visit to the property.
@@TheRepairer eugh...
Good God, all that damage over a security bit
Haha a diyer myself for This stuff idk what I would’ve done similar to you likely
We soldier on as best as we can with the many problems that come our way!
All good if you are inside the house, now try exterior please
That would be good information for the criminal mind!
When all else fails use your boot 😲
There is always that option!
Wow, as a locksmith this is painful to watch… you shouldn’t have touched the hinges. Fair play for having a bash but next time give a locksmith a call 😂
No regrets, I did it my way!
You absolute savage please don’t ever touch a door again
That should have an 18 adults only rating
You're lucky you can get to the front of your door. I'm locked in and can't get out the back as the council have locked both gates. My neighbours don't speak English..welcome to Britain
Are you still locked in?
lock gear box, common failure,
Is this Real life door stuck? Nice Parody of the CS Video
Most definitely real life, I wasn’t sure exactly what the CS video was but I’ve just watched it!
DOOR STUACK DOOR STUACK
you go outside lift the door by using the letterbox and give it a good shove but keep hold in the letterbox
I tried everything I could including this before deconstructing, but unfortunately to no avail.
Why didnt you just snap the lock cylinder of then buy a new cylinder lick and key
The lower locking mechanism had become disconnected and was physically jammed in place locking the door via the lower latch. Snapping the lock wouldn’t have helped.
Ah right I see.im having no end of door problems.my next question is how to sort out a double door that's dropped .its catching on the bottom step
@@davidphillips744 There will be some scope for adjustment at the hinges.
It would of been so much essayer if you got a multi tool and just cut the bottom lock and order a replacement
CAN DAMMAGED DOUBLE GLAZED DOORS
That's a composite door❗
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I’m glad you think so
Always use WD40 inaide the gearbox and hooks, it cleans, and chexk the screws.
Never ever use WD40 inside a mechanism, it possibly one of the worst things you can do
Graphite.
Im trapped, might use explosives.
You made a pigs ear of that.
It could have gone better.
that crying is a locksmith not a dog composite door absolutely butchered there
This is an absolute joke of a video, please if this happens to anyones door, please use common sense and call a professional locksmith. You do not need to remove the door that is absolutely ridiculous.
Your front door is the entrance into your house it is what keeps you safe. Please do not try these ridiculous methods and call someone that actually knows what they are doing.
Thank you
You mean this isn’t the correct way??
He could do with a bit of your training Seth 😅
You are more than likely Steve Fairfax of Fairfax locksmiths, I can see why you would want this type of business! I’m not running a call a locksmith channel it’s a diy repair channel! I think the fact that I succeeded and this video is publicly available is inconvenient to some!
😂