If you have a double storm door and the functioning storm door deadbolt unit does not retract you would have to open the fixed storm door from the inside of your home by unlocking the top and bottom slide bolts and push in the center to release storm door panels.
Storm door lock won t unlock.
Wipe off any excess lubricant with a rag.
Using a thin flat but sturdy item like a credit card or putty knife attempt to access the.
Don t use a wet.
At this exact moment if the right amount of torque is applied you will be able to unlock a door without a key.
I cannot open my pella storm door.
The pressure exerted on the bump key causes the key pins to push the driver pins above the shear line.
Take the door off the hinges.
A bump key is required to successfully bump a lock.
Flip the key and open the door.
The mechanics of the lock have broken leaving the top section of the door completely.
How to fix a locked door that won t open step 1.
If the door does not allow the lock to be jimmied open it may be necessary to.
Usually a little is enough to loosen the mechanism and release the lock.
If your double storm door cannot be accessed from the inside you would have to remove the hinge rail using the same steps above but apply pressure to the hinge side of the door panel.
Spray water dispersing spray into the lock if you suspect the parts may have rusted together.
Twist the hinge rail screws a quarter turn each counterclockwise using a flat screwdriver.
This loosens the tension in the hinges to.
Spray a silicone spray lubricant into the door s latch mechanism.
This is usually the case if the lock sticks on its first use after the winter.
In this video i attempt to open a patio door that has got stuck locked.