Thank you Pat, it honestly helped. Additional info: - The card might bend a lot more, make sure it feeds through - Once the card is "inplace" as the video shows, try and see if the door has any play. - Ours had a vertical (up and down) play so started lifting the door and then letting it go down
Imagine, someone just broke into your house , you rush in your room and locked the door and all you hear is this video playing in the background what is you doing ?
Thank you for making this!! My sister locked all the Christmas presents in the spare bedroom accidentally and we able to open the door within minutes with your video! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
SIR!!! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! I was skeptical but this really freaking works! I was locked out of my bedroom and I called emergency locksmiths and they wanted almost $200 - no go, buckaroo. I appreciate that you explained the WHY of this- how the mechanism works and WHY using a card legit works. I almost cried when my door opened! Thank you thank you thank you!
This worked! Thank you! Accidentally locked our bathroom door and we were about to call a locksmith at 1 in the morning. My husband pulled & wiggled the door while I pushed the card in. Success!
Your technique only works if the door is out of alignment or the strike plate is installed incorrectly. If installed correctly the deadlatch is engaged/depressed when the door is closed and the latch will not retract with your “card” or by any method like that. If your door opens with a “card” you need to call a professional and have it adjusted correctly.
yes this problem with me , i locked outside of bathroom and our door dont have even space for air, it not allow card to go inside. it only possible if door have space to push back
If you painted the door various times without removing the previous paint, the door and frame are tighter and also would make the card trick just jam into the previous paint and get stuck.
So thankful for this video we got locked out and apartment building refused to help us and it’s the weekend! All the locksmiths couldn’t do anything without written permission by the manager and we weren’t allowed to talk with them! Watched this for in first try! Life SAVER!
Thank you so much, me and my sister were locked out and panicked. We watched a couple videos before this but none of them worked, until you. You're a lifesaver 😭😭😭
Thank you very much. My friend usually get up to use the comfort room many times in the night. She found that the cr was locked and we cant find the key. You saved me from escorting her down to get passed the dog 🐕 resting at the landing.❤❤❤
This was so helpful … I tried for hours to get a kwikset hall/ bathroom door open … hinges were on inside and the little tool to stick in hole also did not work… the card work in 3 seconds… I could not believe it . Thank you so much
My bf locked himself out of the house trying to bring the cat in before a big storm and got caught in the rain. No idea where the spare key was, had to leave work to rescue him but the real hero here was your video. Thanks so much!! Would not have been able to do it otherwise.
Omg you're an angel! Thank you so much! I Locked my garage door for the first time and apparently the key doesn't work😒 You saved me, I was about to smash the knob with a golf club 😂
thank you so much! we were about to call a lock smith after my brother locked us out of our bathroom and this was literally the only tutorial after hours of fiddling with the door that actually worked. you sir are a saint.
I am super grateful for this video 😭😭. I locked myself out of my room and used this technique to open the door just now. Note- it is presently 12:32 am
Thank you so much dude I just got stuck in the toilet 10 minutes ago with my dog and I didn’t have any card so I used my toothpaste instead and it worked 😭😭❤️
THANK YOU!!!! I TRIED EVERYTHING, AND YOUR CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS SAVED ME, I WATCHED SEVERAL VIDEOS AND THIS WAS THE ONE!!! I CAN FINALLY ACCESS MY BATHROOM❤❤❤.
I tried this and oh my god it worked .... I got locked out of my bedroom. Didn't have any of my cards on me. Luckily I had plastic playing cards and it worked. thank you so much Pat for this video, saved my ass today.
Worked, took like half an hour, but I wasn’t willing give up cause like.. my bathroom locked itself inside with the key and I was outside, really appreciate it!
OHHH MYY GOOOODDDD!!! THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHH, I WAS ABOUT TO CRY WHEN I ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED THE DOOR OF MY SISTERS ROOM, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO 'TILL I SAW THIS 😭😭😭
Thank you, wow I was going to give up and break the wood. I saw your video and something about when you said to pull the door close against the credit card my bathroom door just opened. I kept praying I know God led me to your channel because no other video had details like you did. Thank you again. 🙏❤️
Usually bathroom ( and most bedroom doors with locks) have a simple " defeat" for situations like that. Some will have a horizontal or vertical slot that looks decorative, which you can turn a quarter turn with a kitchen knife or screwdriver. Most though have a small hole in the centre of the knob. You can push in a stiff pin like a very thin screwdriver, or maybe even a bent Bobby pin. Best though, is a WIRE coat hanger, the curved top part of which has been bent more or less straight. Push the straightened part straight in, gently, and turn the knob. If it doesn't work at first, slightly reorient the hanger or make certain the straightened part is really straight. It is all much easier than it sounds. And less dramatic than breaking the door trim wood.
This only works if the latch is installed incorrectly, or if you are unlocking an interior door BTW. If this works then you want to reinstall your strike plate so that the small plunger next the the flat part of the latch does not fall into the recess of the strike plate.
Great tutorial. However, I should note, considering that it's thinner and has a natural curve to it, a strip of plastic cut widthwise from a soda bottle works far better than a card.
It won't work if the second latch or the smallest latch is push-in, you can try it by opening the door and by pushing first the smallest latch then push the biggest latch, you can see that it won't retract all the way in
This saved me, I've watch a lot of tutorials and it wont work.. . The only thing that I missed is while trying to put the card In , you need to push and pull the door itself at the same time.
And this is why on exterior doors, only the deadbolt should be keyed if you really want to be secure. When you have both, too many people only use the doorknob lock, which can be bypassed with a credit card as you've shown. In addition, you'll never lock yourself out when only the deadbolt is keyed.
But you can always forget/lose the deadbolt key on your way home. Then you'll have to replace the deadbolt which is fine if you really lost the keys but if you just forgot them in a place that's 2hours away? IDK
That's actually a dead locking latch which wasn't installed properly. The small tab at the back of the latch you're pushing in, isn't supposed to go into the recess in the frame. It's designed to stay extended which then prevents the latch from being pushed in (you can actually test this with the door open). When you pull the door closed really hard, what you're probably doing is pulling that little latch into the recess and as a result allowing your latch to be pushed in. If you want to make sure your doors are not able to be shimmied (for security) you need to readjust the strike plate and recess.
@@reginaldgarcia9159 I wasn't criticising the technique but actually describing the actual function of that particular latch (deadlocking latch). If they are installed correctly they are impossible to shimmy by design.
Growing up my mom got tired of sister and I loosing our house keys, so she taught us this 😅 When I got my license i started using it to open the door (bc i always had it on me), don't use your license lol. The plastic covering came off and those notches were deep! I've only had to explain why it was that way to a few officers. It was always a bit amusing watching them make sense of it 😂
It worked! We tried for 1 1/2 hours. The trick was to use a metro card because it’s thinner than a credit card so it gets in easier and it’s laminated so it won’t bend like a paper card does. I tried a credit card, plastic gift card, paper card. None worked. Only the metro card and you HAVE to hold the door closed (pull) while you do it or else it doesn’t work. Great video~ saved us $$$$.
Thank you Pat, it honestly helped.
Additional info:
- The card might bend a lot more, make sure it feeds through
- Once the card is "inplace" as the video shows, try and see if the door has any play.
- Ours had a vertical (up and down) play so started lifting the door and then letting it go down
Imagine, someone just broke into your house , you rush in your room and locked the door and all you hear is this video playing in the background what is you doing ?
Lol
This really works!! I’m so happy! Ty
😂
what do? The door is replaceable >:3 he however is not
😂😂😂😂😂.
So glad to have found this. Locked myself outside trying to rush to work.
Thank you for making this!! My sister locked all the Christmas presents in the spare bedroom accidentally and we able to open the door within minutes with your video! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
THIS IS THE ONLY VIDEO THAT ACTUALLY HELPED AND I GOT IT ON THE FIRST TIME THANK YOU!
SIR!!! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! I was skeptical but this really freaking works! I was locked out of my bedroom and I called emergency locksmiths and they wanted almost $200 - no go, buckaroo. I appreciate that you explained the WHY of this- how the mechanism works and WHY using a card legit works. I almost cried when my door opened! Thank you thank you thank you!
I got locked out of my bedroom and had to watch like 50 videos till I got to this one. This is the only one that helped . THANK YOU
This worked! Thank you! Accidentally locked our bathroom door and we were about to call a locksmith at 1 in the morning. My husband pulled & wiggled the door while I pushed the card in. Success!
Best video I’ve seen with this method, simply because you show and explain what’s happening while you’re doing this.
Your technique only works if the door is out of alignment or the strike plate is installed incorrectly. If installed correctly the deadlatch is engaged/depressed when the door is closed and the latch will not retract with your “card” or by any method like that.
If your door opens with a “card” you need to call a professional and have it adjusted correctly.
yes this problem with me , i locked outside of bathroom and our door dont have even space for air, it not allow card to go inside. it only possible if door have space to push back
If you painted the door various times without removing the previous paint, the door and frame are tighter and also would make the card trick just jam into the previous paint and get stuck.
I’m so grateful for this video! Nothing else worked. The door popped open after literally 2 seconds!
Remember to follow his advice on pulling the door towards you. Thanks for the tutorial, Pat! 🙏🏼
That's the key right there pull the door closed❤
@@normabarros3124my door couldn't pull any closer the key was to get the card in once it was in I just had to use force to really jimmy it open
That’s what I did and omg it worked
This was the game changer!
So thankful for this video we got locked out and apartment building refused to help us and it’s the weekend! All the locksmiths couldn’t do anything without written permission by the manager and we weren’t allowed to talk with them! Watched this for in first try! Life SAVER!
I am grateful for this video.If it wasn't for it I would be locked out of my bedroom up until this moment.Thank you very much.
I can’t believe that it worked. Thank you so much for the video and info, it helped to save my friend from a possible asthmatic attack
Thanks so much!!! Locked out of my apartment for 20 mins and found your video. Took no time to get it
Thank you so much, me and my sister were locked out and panicked. We watched a couple videos before this but none of them worked, until you. You're a lifesaver 😭😭😭
Thank you very much. My friend usually get up to use the comfort room many times in the night. She found that the cr was locked and we cant find the key.
You saved me from escorting her down to get passed the dog 🐕 resting at the landing.❤❤❤
And i was really amazed i did it 😊😊😊
Thank you so much! got locked out of my bedroom and this video is a life saver! I use several poker cards and they work too!
This was so helpful … I tried for hours to get a kwikset hall/ bathroom door open … hinges were on inside and the little tool to stick in hole also did not work… the card work in 3 seconds… I could not believe it . Thank you so much
My bf locked himself out of the house trying to bring the cat in before a big storm and got caught in the rain. No idea where the spare key was, had to leave work to rescue him but the real hero here was your video. Thanks so much!! Would not have been able to do it otherwise.
Why you don’t have a key?
I have locked my self out like 5 times and I always come to this video and I always get the door open. Thanks so much for this video
Omg you're an angel! Thank you so much! I Locked my garage door for the first time and apparently the key doesn't work😒 You saved me, I was about to smash the knob with a golf club 😂
thank you so much! we were about to call a lock smith after my brother locked us out of our bathroom and this was literally the only tutorial after hours of fiddling with the door that actually worked. you sir are a saint.
this is the one!!! u the truth bro
Thank you bro! You saved $150 for me.
This happened to me few years ago. The locksmith used a plastic card the size of a debit card and opened it for me. Expensive learning experience!!
I am super grateful for this video 😭😭. I locked myself out of my room and used this technique to open the door just now. Note- it is presently 12:32 am
Me too🙏🏼 God bless him
Thank you! The pulling the door towards you is the trick!
Thank you so much dude I just got stuck in the toilet 10 minutes ago with my dog and I didn’t have any card so I used my toothpaste instead and it worked 😭😭❤️
THANK YOU!!!! I TRIED EVERYTHING, AND YOUR CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS SAVED ME, I WATCHED SEVERAL VIDEOS AND THIS WAS THE ONE!!! I CAN FINALLY ACCESS MY BATHROOM❤❤❤.
Thanks !! Best video ever for picking a lock, saved me some $$
Thanks so much like one of the other comments said, was struggling near the door for 40 minutes till I saw this video in a few minutes. Thank you.
I tried this and oh my god it worked .... I got locked out of my bedroom. Didn't have any of my cards on me. Luckily I had plastic playing cards and it worked. thank you so much Pat for this video, saved my ass today.
Thank you so very much ! Man you are a life saver 🙌
This is the most helpful video I’ve seen! Absolutely worked to get into my locked garage. A-1!
Worked, took like half an hour, but I wasn’t willing give up cause like.. my bathroom locked itself inside with the key and I was outside, really appreciate it!
I literally felt like a super agent wtffff❤❤❤❤ omg I am soooo grateful!!! Thank you Pat!!!
Thank you so much for this! Literally got locked out tonight and it worked!
Thanks man ! Locked myself out the bathroom, 100 percent worked
forgot my key and couldn't get in when I got home from school, took me maybe 30s to a minute and I'm in. Much appreciated and very well explained
OMG. It actually worked. Thank you man. It worked for me. God bless you. 🤩😘 (Don;t forget to pull the door towards you) 🙏
Bro me and my friend got locked out of my house and this video came in clutch. Can’t thank you enough man. Much love❤
This is the only video that truly worked. Thank you 🙏
Brilliant explanation! thank you so much, we have a locked door and can't find the key - this way we can get in to take the ock off and fit a new one.
OHHH MYY GOOOODDDD!!! THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHH, I WAS ABOUT TO CRY WHEN I ACCIDENTALLY LOCKED THE DOOR OF MY SISTERS ROOM, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO 'TILL I SAW THIS 😭😭😭
Thank you bro was locked out in the garage dad locked the door out of habit before he went out lol took me like 2 minutes very clear instructions
Today morning our bedroom door got jammed. My daughter tried this trick and our door opened so quickly. Thank you so much.
Why i cant???
You just saved me $50 and a huge inconvenience!!! God bless!!!
Thank you, wow I was going to give up and break the wood. I saw your video and something about when you said to pull the door close against the credit card my bathroom door just opened. I kept praying I know God led me to your channel because no other video had details like you did. Thank you again. 🙏❤️
Usually bathroom ( and most bedroom doors with locks) have a simple " defeat" for situations like that. Some will have a horizontal or vertical slot that looks decorative, which you can turn a quarter turn with a kitchen knife or screwdriver. Most though have a small hole in the centre of the knob. You can push in a stiff pin like a very thin screwdriver, or maybe even a bent Bobby pin. Best though, is a WIRE coat hanger, the curved top part of which has been
bent more or less straight. Push the straightened part straight in, gently, and turn the knob. If it doesn't work at first, slightly reorient the hanger or make certain the straightened part is really straight.
It is all much easier than it sounds.
And less dramatic than breaking the door trim wood.
@@derekmadge you are a blessing thank you
@@derekmadge you are right i manage to use this trick but my door has slight damge because of the card that i used
Exactly! A well executed video.
it works, it saved all of my friends. thank you a lot
Yayyyyy! It works! Worked the first time!!
Why it doesn't work for meee?..
I pulled the door but it is too tight...and the card doesn't seem like going inside ...
Exactly my issue
This is an amazing video, just locked my brothers door from the inside on accident and this worked perfectly.
Thanks! This worked on a seized latch after the "j hook" method failed... ;) Saved me a call to a locksmith. well done.
This only works if the latch is installed incorrectly, or if you are unlocking an interior door BTW. If this works then you want to reinstall your strike plate so that the small plunger next the the flat part of the latch does not fall into the recess of the strike plate.
NAHHH THIS IS LEGIT, I tried once and failed from another video then came to this one and it explained it so
much better and I GOT IN
worked really well!!! my hand was kinda sore afterwards but no biggiee!!! it was quicker then i thought it would be!
Great tutorial. However, I should note, considering that it's thinner and has a natural curve to it, a strip of plastic cut widthwise from a soda bottle works far better than a card.
Just watched this and it helped me. Thank you
Just tried it and it worked. Each door is built differently but the concept works
It won't work if the second latch or the smallest latch is push-in, you can try it by opening the door and by pushing first the smallest latch then push the biggest latch, you can see that it won't retract all the way in
This saved me, I've watch a lot of tutorials and it wont work.. . The only thing that I missed is while trying to put the card In , you need to push and pull the door itself at the same time.
thanks you so much, today my room can't open ,lock and finaly i see your video and tray i got it!!! thsnks you very much ... ❤❤❤❤
I can’t believe it worked. Thanks mate.
You're the fucking best. Just locked myself out and this worked beautifully. You made my day. Absolute g
Why is there a visegrip/clamp on the keyless side of the doorknob’s lock that has the keyless?
Just tried, it works🎉. Thank you so much. You save my day 🙏
Quick tip: Please carry a debt card or credit card where ever you go 😄👌🏻
Btw. It’s a nice information. Thank you for sharing 😊
And this is why on exterior doors, only the deadbolt should be keyed if you really want to be secure. When you have both, too many people only use the doorknob lock, which can be bypassed with a credit card as you've shown. In addition, you'll never lock yourself out when only the deadbolt is keyed.
But you can always forget/lose the deadbolt key on your way home.
Then you'll have to replace the deadbolt which is fine if you really lost the keys but if you just forgot them in a place that's 2hours away? IDK
IT WORKED!!! THANK YOU 😍
You just saved me $350. Love you
Thank you so very much! Man you are a life saver i freaking love you tube!!!!
OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH MY SISTER FORGOT HER KEYS IN THE HOUSE AND I HAD MY BUS PASS AND SHOVED IT IN AND IT WORKEDDD!!!!
Thx man really I appreciate it I accidentally locked my only bathroom in the house and this helped unlock the door! 😊
That's actually a dead locking latch which wasn't installed properly. The small tab at the back of the latch you're pushing in, isn't supposed to go into the recess in the frame. It's designed to stay extended which then prevents the latch from being pushed in (you can actually test this with the door open). When you pull the door closed really hard, what you're probably doing is pulling that little latch into the recess and as a result allowing your latch to be pushed in. If you want to make sure your doors are not able to be shimmied (for security) you need to readjust the strike plate and recess.
Technique worked for me. Took 15-20 seconds
@@reginaldgarcia9159 I wasn't criticising the technique but actually describing the actual function of that particular latch (deadlocking latch). If they are installed correctly they are impossible to shimmy by design.
I agree but if you do this and then get locked out yourself? Damn that's gonna hurt 😂
I am so grateful that you made this video. It helped us tremendously.
This helped me just now. Thanks for the video.
I just broke into my house using this method. Thanks dude
This was literally very helpful thankyou so much ☺️
This really saved me a lot😊
I have literally broken 3 doors before i saw this video 😩
Thanks man ,, really appreciated ! you are a life saver 🎉
Would that trick work for the top lock in your video? Because that's the type of lock that I have as to why I am asking.
Was locked out stressing good looking out bro 💪🏽
This is what happened in my hotel room and it worked perfectly Thankyou
THIS WORKED! Thank you so much for this hack.
Wouldnt the dead latch prevent that from working?
Growing up my mom got tired of sister and I loosing our house keys, so she taught us this 😅 When I got my license i started using it to open the door (bc i always had it on me), don't use your license lol. The plastic covering came off and those notches were deep! I've only had to explain why it was that way to a few officers. It was always a bit amusing watching them make sense of it 😂
Very helpful video thank you for sharing it.
It worked… thank you 😊
Thank you so much for this well executed video, it really worked!🙏🏻
Thank you , worked like a charm
Omg u just saved me from 7 hours of waiting in the rain😦😦 thank u smmmmm
It works! The locksmith charged me $120.00 paid for it with my debit card! Thabks!
Followed 10 guides on youtube, none of them worked, but I tried your suggestion of pulling the door closed, and it worked! Great video!
What if you have turned the interior button to lock it? Can you still open with a card?
Yes it will still work
You saved a ton of money rn!
Was locked out of my house today. Really helped
It worked! We tried for 1 1/2 hours. The trick was to use a metro card because it’s thinner than a credit card so it gets in easier and it’s laminated so it won’t bend like a paper card does. I tried a credit card, plastic gift card, paper card. None worked. Only the metro card and you HAVE to hold the door closed (pull) while you do it or else it doesn’t work. Great video~ saved us $$$$.
God bless man this worked like a charm ❤
I can’t thank you enough for that 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
All I got to say is thank you. I locked my self out and with this video I opened the door.
You saved my life, I was about to piss myself outside my house 😂