The door handle turns but does not open?

The door handle rotates but does not open?

There are many small specific problems you can encounter with your padlock. You almost always know what's wrong, even if you may need a correct diagnosis to know how to solve the problem. A door that doesn't open, the locks locked, a door handle that doesn't work, etc. There are some of the problems I can encounter. Search for your problem below and check if you can't find the solution.

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The door lock does not open

A door handle uses a spring closing device. Rotating the handle retracts the catch by pulling the spring and compressing it. In the rest state of the lock, the spring is extended. When the doorknob is locked, the handle does not turn, which prevents the hook from retracting.

This is all to say that when the doorknob turns but does not open, the problem is that you do not interact correctly with the spring in the bolt. How to fix a locked door lock can vary, because problems can vary, but you need to open the door first.

Since these locks are of the type that would be used on an interior door, you may find it useful to read how to get back into a locked bedroom. If this padlock is on an outside door, make sure one of your padlocks is open before pointing the knob of the door that turns but doesn't open.

To fix the figure of the doorknob where the connections went wrong:

• Remove the handles/knobs from the door.
• Remove the handles, including the spindle.
• Use a tool (a flathead screwdriver will work) to rotate within the space between the spindle inserts.
• See if this retracts the handle.

If the stopper retracts, the handles are not correctly attached to the spindle. You will have to deal with that connection. The problem may concern the spindle, the handles themselves or the pressure that keeps them in contact with each other. Check the wear of all these parts and replace what is damaged. If there is no damage, make sure that the handles are fixed to the door with sufficient pressure so that their rotation manipulates the spindle.

If the catch does not retract, there is something wrong with the latch housing. There is likely to be something wrong with the spring or some other small component. A replacement and diagnosis of such a tunic are unlikely to be feasible for most people. It is possible to simply replace the entire housing of the latch and keep the door handles/knobs.

When a doorknob turns but does not open, there is a big chance that you are making some replacements.

Final thoughts

If you can't solve the problem, don't hesitate to call a locksmith. Solving the problem on your own isn't always the best way to target the lock. Emergency Locksmith in Manchester is available 24 hours a day! Don't hesitate to visit our website now and feel to call anytime our customer service!

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