Front door lock jammed

ioscorpio

My front door mortice lock will not unlock. It was playing up occassionally the lock would stick but by jiggling the key back and forward it would unlock, now I can't move it.

My microwave has come out in sympathy and I can't open that either.

tru

Try WD40 on your front door.

Dunno about the microwave, but don't put WD40 on that ;D

Woby_Tide

Do you want food parcels or is the back door working?

cathy_3

we were having a job locking our doors they have that handle you have to push up then turn the key

but a good blast of wd 40 and some oil down the hole at the top of the brass on the door edge sorted it

good luck and hope you dont have to climb out of the window

MisterT2

If the WD doesn't fix it, then you should be able to get a new barrel for a couple of quid. If you are into DIY, take it apart - they are pretty simple mechanisms.

ioscorpio

WD 40 did NOT work, the problem is how do I get the lock to move from the locked position in order to open the door to change the barrel???

Any ideas about opening the microwave!!!

cathy_3

have you tried some grease on the key then into the lock twiddle it about a bit

or do you have any of that nut mover stuff they use one seized up nuts and bolts??

a locksmith would cost you a fortune wouldt he

try everything first lol

robnye

you might have a similar problem to me...

my front door is quite heavy, when it was fitted, the mortice lock worked perfectly, twice since then i have had to file away at the lock holes in the door frame to get the lock to lock.....

i now only use it when we go on holiday, and manage to get it to lock , by slightly lifting the door by using the letter box.

if it works, then get someone (or diy), to adjust the mortice lock hole to accomodate the change in door, also check the screws in the hinges are tight, if they are loose, then that will help the door to drop slightly (as in my front door's case)

ioscorpio

Tried both of those ideas above but still no joy.

ioscorpio

Still can't open my front door. ??????????

MisterT2

http://www.lockpicking101.com/viewtopic.php?t=405

They might have some better ideas as they appear to be fairly good at picking locks