Can anyone advise on this please, door handle problem quite urgent.

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This morning I was working in the spare bedroom and came downstairs to answer the door. When I went back upstairs I couldn't reopen the bedroom door. The handle was turning but nothing happening. 

i have removed the handle and there is was small broken bit of metal loose inside the hole. However, I still cant get the door to open. Ive tried turning the metal rod inside with pliers but that does not help at all. The hinges are on the other side of the door.

Problem is that my iron is on in the room I cane get into and if I have to end up breaking down the door I will have a lot of damage. Can anyone suggest a way to get the door open without having to do something so drastic?
Pic of the type of handle  in case it helps-
Thank you in advance.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

when you say metal rod, do you mean the spindle showing in the photie?

cymruchris

Can you post a photograph of the door frame? If you're majorly concerned about the iron - turn off your electric while working a way into the room.

turnitround

Thanks for replying.  Yes thats what I mean, as that will slot into place I thought that if I turned it with pliers it may open the catch but it did nothing. 
I cant see a way I can possibly get into the room without breaking the door down which I dont want to do.

MikeJXE

If you push that square bar  back in where it should be can your mother open the door ? 

diystarter7

Hi

Do you know how the eltrics work ie the upstairs plugs are on a sperate ciruit and if the fuse box is marked accordingly, turn off the upstairs plugs. If you have boiler upstairs that may tun off as well. Then you can rest

Re door, IMO, the latch may not be fully opening - have you tried a large screw driver or the the square bit and try to turn it more than the handle allows, hold the square rod with piliers and do this, leave the handle off - i am guessing door opens into the bedroom?

Thnaks

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cymruchris said:

Can you post a photograph of the door frame? If you're majorly concerned about the iron - turn off your electric while working a way into the room.

Photo coming in a minute. thanks.

goater78

Can you slip the catch on the door with a credit card or something similar. 

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diystarter7 said:

Hi

Do you know how the eltrics work ie the upstairs plugs are on a sperate ciruit and if the fuse box is marked accordingly, turn off the upstairs plugs. If you have boiler upstairs that may tun off as well. Then you can rest

Re door, IMO, the latch may not be fully opening - have you tried a large screw driver or the the square bit and try to turn it more than the handle allows, hold the square rod with piliers and do this, leave the handle off - i am guessing door opens into the bedroom?

Thnaks

Yes, have tried turning with pliers and a screwdriver but not helping. The door does open into the room.

cymruchris

Additionally do you have any other doors that have the same setup that you can open? Which way around is the bit that sticks out?

Is the curved bit towards you or away from you? Does the door open inwards or outwards towards you from where you're standing?

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goater78 said:

Can you slip the catch on the door with a credit card or something similar. 

Unfortunatly not. There is no way to get near the catch because of the way the door is set in.