There are situations when the bathroom door won't open. It is especially unpleasant when someone is locked inside. In order not to knock out the door in a panic, you can disassemble the lock mechanism.
There are many reasons why the lock can jam, it is an offset latch and a key that is stuck in the hole, and a jammed tongue, and a broken lock.
In addition, the room in the bathroom is different high humidity which can lead to swelling wood panel doors, which will also affect its ease of opening.
Most modern locks are equipped with a special tongue, which has a spring mechanism. Most often, it is the failed spring that becomes the cause of its breakdown, while the tongue cannot move and the door remains locked.
Device doorknob with latch
In order to open it, you must move the tongue. This is done more easily from the side of the door opening; in this case, you can use a flat-tip screwdriver or improvised materials, for example, a ruler, plastic card or a knife with a blunt end.
How to disassemble a door handle with a built-in latch
The sequence of work is as follows:
- Place the prepared tool in the place between the door leaf and the jamb where the tongue is located.
- Tilt the tool towards the handle, at the same time push it down. In this case, you should feel a slip on the tongue.
- After that, the tongue must be driven into the lock, for this, push the tool away from you, and, on the contrary, pull the door towards you. The actions will be opposite depending on which way the door responds.
- If you have to open it from the back side, where the tongue does not have a cut, then the tool must be installed from above, then tilt a little and try to reach the inside of the lock, then press on the tongue.
If the reason is the latch
The built-in latch is a key small size, which are equipped with many models of locks. It is installed with inside on the pad. If the door slammed shut with the latch turned, then more effort will be required. In order for the latch to snap into place, you need a long and thin object such as a nail, sewer, or knitting needle. It needs to be inserted into the hole under the handle and turned.
Key lock
Interior doors are rarely equipped with a lock with a key, even less often such a design is found in a bathroom, but if just such a door is locked, in this case the main thing is not to rush. This problem is more difficult, but solvable.
Key lock device
If it's a key that just jammed, then you don't need to pull it hard, otherwise it is easy to break it and thereby aggravate the situation.
In the case when the key is left outside, it can be pushed with a thin object (knitting needle, thin screwdriver, paper clip). Previously, under the door on the other side, you need to put a sheet of paper or cloth, so that when the key falls out, pull it towards you.
But there are times when the key breaks and remains in the lock. There is a way out even from such a situation..
The key was left outside
The most simple solution parsing the lock with the help of tools will become the main of which will be an ordinary screwdriver.
The key ended up inside
You can use pliers to pull out the slightly protruding part of the key; you can use a self-tapping screw, which you need to drill into the thickness of the key and try to pull it out. This must be done very carefully, try not to damage the fittings.
In addition to the listed tools, there are others with which you can pick up or loosen the key, it is advisable to lubricate them and the lock.
Open the lock with a hairpin
A broken lock can be opened with something as simple as a hairpin. In the cinema, you could see such a picture more than once. But in real life not everything is so simple, this method is not suitable for all locks.
You can try to open the lock with a thick wire
The hairpin must be divided into two parts, one of which is threaded into the lock, and the other is to try to move the pins while simultaneously turning the lock first.
Instead of a hairpin, a strong wire is also suitable, but it is tedious to use it carefully so that its parts do not remain in the lock.
Opening the lever lock with a wire, you need to pull it towards you as much as possible and try to move the levers.
Open the door without tools
In such a situation, when there is nothing suitable at hand to help you get out of the room, you can try to open the door by force. If it opens outward, then put your shoulder on the area near the opening, rest your feet with your feet, for more pressure, but at the same time hold on to the jamb with your hands, otherwise, if the door is suddenly opened, there is a risk of injury... It is advisable to put something soft under the shoulder, any folded fabric.
You can try to disassemble the door by removing the trim.
If the door has decorative glass inserts, then simply remove them, having previously removed the retaining glazing beads. If it is impossible to remove them, then simply break the glass, while observing the necessary safety measures.
How to remove a door handle with a latch
The latch handle, mounted in its place, is tightened with screws. Its fasteners are provided with protection before assembly, which must be removed. The first step is to find a button-shaped hole on the side of the handle and press it with a sharp object and pull the handle towards you. Next, pick up the fastening mechanism with a screwdriver or knife, remove the decorative cover.
Installing a door handle with a latch
Even if the handle was not completely dismantled, you will have to return everything to its previous state. Therefore, you need to know not only how to remove, but also how to install the handle on the interior door with a latch.
The whole process is conventionally divided into three main steps: marking, hole arrangement, direct installation and fastening.Each company may have nuances in the installation, therefore, step-by-step instructions are attached to any accessories.
Instruments
Each master approaches any work from his side, therefore the tool will be different, but the standard is the following: twist and feather drill, chisel, wood crown. A pencil, screwdriver, ruler, drill, tape measure will also come in handy.
Tool for opening a jammed lock
Markup
Most often, door manufacturers indicate the place for the handle, it is advisable to install it there. Take a distance from the floor within 80-120 cm, and if there are still door leaves nearby, then the handles will look more advantageous at the same distance.
An angle is applied to the door at the selected height and a line is drawn. Next, mark the place for the handle tongue, while it is marked on both sides and a mark is made for the future hole.
Drilling
With a tool with a wood nozzle, a hole is drilled on one side, but not through, and then finally on the other.
The hole for the tongue is prepared using a guide drill. They do this part of the work most carefully, because very little space is left to the edge of the door leaf.
Knock out excess wood from the canvas with a chisel, periodically applying the lock plate in order to correctly put the plate in one plane with the door end.
Assembly
Before installing the door handle with a latch, we recommend that you read the video instruction. The lock mechanism is inserted into the prepared hole, and then the latch plate is attached. Then a rod is passed into the mechanism, and then the handle is assembled.
The handles are inserted in turn, first one of them must enter the hole for the latch with both guides, then put the second handle, and fix the entire structure with bolts.
Installing a lock with a latch on the door with your own hands is within the power of almost every man who knows how to use the tool. In this article, we will show you how to mount and disassemble a door handle with a built-in latch yourself. In addition to textual information, the material is provided with a video that will help you better understand the work process.
How to disassemble the latch handle and dismantle the lock
Door handles with latches are convenient in everyday life, they are installed on the entrance and interior leaves. The mechanism can be push (classic L-shaped version) or rotary (in the form of a ball or rosette).
To disassemble the push-type locking mechanism, you must first remove the handle. On the side or bottom of it, you need to find a recessed screw and unscrew it with a screwdriver (in some cases, you will need a hex key). Then the decorative strip is removed. Most often it has a thread, and this is easy to do. Having removed the panel that hides the mounts, you can unscrew the main bolts holding the mechanism. Next, the lock plate is unscrewed from the end side of the blade. The lock can be easily removed by pulling it towards you.
The process of disassembling a device with a rotary knob differs little from the actions with a push mechanism. In some models, the ball has a thread, you just need to hold the second handle motionless while turning the removable part in the opposite direction. Manufacturers sometimes provide mechanisms with screws hidden in small recesses, as in pressure devices.
In some models, you need to find a small hole on the handle. Having found it, we turn the ball so that in this depression we see a button (stupor). Pressing on it with something thin, pull the handle towards you. Often a special key is included in the kit for this. Decorative protection in such models, it is usually removed by simply prying it off with a knife or screwdriver.
Installing a door handle with a latch
Installation is divided into several mandatory stages:
- Determination of the installation site and marking.
- Drilling holes.
- Fastening the mechanism.
- Preparing the box.
Having determined the height of the location, mark the center of the handle. Next, a place for the latch is marked. To do this, determine the middle of the end of the door, apply the lock the way it will be mounted, outline the tongue. To work, you need to prepare the following tools:
- Drill;
- Screwdriver;
- Chisel;
- Hammer;
- Wood crown;
- Pen drill;
- Twist guide drill for wood;
- Square;
- Ruler, tape measure.
A wood crown is used to drill a hole for the mechanism. First, one side of the canvas is drilled, then the other. If you immediately make a through hole, then decorative coating on the opposite side may flake off. The drill must be held at an angle of 90 ° during operation.
Important! For most standard models For locks with latches, a feather drill with a diameter of 22-23 mm and a crown for wood 50 mm are suitable.
The tongue hole is the most convenient to drill feather drill with a guide. Drill speed should be minimal, work must be done carefully. A mechanism is inserted into the resulting hole and the location of the plate is outlined. In order for the lock to be located on the same plane with the end of the door, the excess wood is selected with a chisel.
The mechanism is installed in place, the plate is screwed under the latch. A square is inserted, the handle structure is assembled, everything is tightened with screws. The last step screwed on decorative panel hiding the fasteners and tightening the locking screw securely.
Advice. In order to screw the parts of the lock with a latch without distortions, the screwing points are first marked with an awl, then drilled thin drill... In this case, the screws slide into place easily and correctly.
To install a mating hole in the box, you need to close the door, leave a small mark from the latch on the jamb. You can smear the tongue with oil for this. Having outlined the place, we apply the pad that comes with the lock, we circle it along the contour. We drill a hole for the tongue, deepen the bar, then fasten it.
It is not difficult to install a door handle with a latch with your own hands, if you take your time and do everything neatly. There is an instruction manual for almost every model, it will not be superfluous to familiarize yourself with it first. By following our advice and recommendations from the manufacturers, any House master will do the job perfectly.
How to disassemble a knob door handle: video
Door handle with integrated latch: photo
Dismantling of various door fittings has its own characteristics. For example, a regular, stationary handle can be removed without any difficulty. However, many are interested in how to remove the handle latch... Since it has certain structural features. In particular, with outside, a key is used to lock and unlock it, and from the back door leaf- rotary handle.
Before, how to remove the handle latch, prepare certain tools. They are available in every home - a screwdriver and a special mounting wrench, which is sold complete with a handle. Although in some cases you can do without it. It all depends on the features of the mount.
A few minutes for a complete dismantling
It will take only a few minutes to remove the latch handle, even if you are an inexperienced craftsman or even for the first time started this procedure.
On one side of the handle there is a special stopper, which ensures reliable fixation of the product on the door leaf. Press down on it with a thin screwdriver or other hard, thin object. While holding the clamped stopper, pull the handles. This will retrieve it. Remove the two screws securing the handle. This will allow you to dismantle the fittings from both one and the other side of the door leaf.
The next step in the process, how to remove the handle latch- this is the removal of the strip from the end part of the door, which is also fastened with two screws. Unscrew them and pry out the bar with a screwdriver. Do last action carefully so as not to damage the coating on the door. Drag the pad with which you can remove internal mechanism accessories. Everybody, now you know how to remove the handle latch... There is nothing difficult in this and does not require much time.
Installing a handle on a door is not difficult. You have to do it anyway. Do not leave the door leaf with holes for the handles, but without fittings? All pens of this type similar. In addition, given the peculiarity of the structure of the handles, only exactly the same model can be installed in their place.
The reassembly process involves the reverse sequence of steps. First, you need to insert the internal handle mechanism into the door leaf, and then screw the strip. Pay attention that the beveled part of the latch is turned towards the closing side of the door leaf. Install the decorative trims, then put on the handles. Check their operation and fix them with screws. This completes the installation process. Now you know not only, how to remove the handle latch, but also how to install it back on the door leaf. The whole process will take from ten to twenty minutes, and only if you have never really done anything like this.
We wish you good luck with your work!
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Each of the premises, be it a house, apartment or office, must have doors. This means that when arranging them, it will not be possible to pass by the moment of choosing for them such accessories as door handles. Let us dwell in more detail on their types and selection criteria, but before proceeding with the choice, it is worth learning how to remove the handle from the door: interior or entrance.
Learning to remove the pen
Quality
The main criterion when choosing a door handle is its quality. After all, it is constantly being used, since it opens and closes any door with its help. In addition, it plays an important aesthetic role in the interior of any room. In any hardware store can be found big choice door hardware, among which everyone will find what he needs. Handles for interior and exterior doors differ not only in price and design, but also in the material of manufacture.
If there are frequent drafts in the room, then we advise you to purchase a handle with a latch lock. This will help keep the door closed so you don't have to keep closing it. When choosing such a device, it is worth carefully checking the mechanism for serviceability and softness in operation.
Device types
- Press. The mechanism makes the lock latch work when it is pushed on. The tongue moves to the inside and the opening occurs. Opening such a lock is easy, so if safety is important to you, then it is better to take a closer look at another option;
- Stationary. Simple device with no moving parts. The role of such handles is decorative and they are quite suitable for interior doors, as you can see in the photo;
- Swivel. This is a kind of push-button model that is most often used for the bathroom.
Main steps
Before proceeding with the dismantling of the handle, determine its design. It can be simple or with a snap-on mechanism. The former, in turn, are also subdivided into several types:
- fixed on both sides with self-tapping screws;
- having a rod going through the entire web.
- If the handle is fixed on ordinary self-tapping screws, then you can use a screwdriver. Having removed it, you can easily understand why the malfunction is and whether it is possible to fix everything;
- You will have to tinker with a handle with a rod. Try to roll the part while holding the second part of the part to prevent it from scrolling. Having removed the part from one of the sides, you can easily remove the second and take out the rod;
- To remove the latch handle, you need to get rid of the screws holding the hardware, after which you will see how it is secured. Most often, this type of structure contains a rod and a tongue movement structure. Remove the small rod with the cap and it can be easily removed.
Round designs
Begin the process of removing the handle from the side where the locking key is missing:
- First, get rid of the decorative strip, for which press the stopper with a screwdriver and it will easily come off, as shown in the video;
- Unscrew the two screws that hold the parts of the handle and remove them;
- Now you can unscrew the screws holding the latch and get it out.
Interior door
If the breakdown is serious, then it is better not to save money and buy a new one. Let's start the replacement process:
- Remove the fittings, taking into account its design and the rules described above;
- Clean the removed handle with sandpaper and go with her to the store, where they will help you find a similar model;
- Most often, handles with latches and a lock are purchased for replacement.
Entrance door
The most important thing is to identify the malfunction, and then replace the handle with front door... To do this, heed our advice:
- Using a screwdriver, remove the structure. To do this, unscrew the screws holding the lever on both sides of the door leaf, while not touching the inner lock;
- Take a wrench wrench to help unscrew the device or lever. Continue twisting until you remove the swivel mechanism, as shown in the photo;
- After pulling out the handle, you can easily remove the spring and swing mechanism.
- Carefully inspect all the details on which the hard work depends. If the handle is loose, then you can easily see all these details without even disassembling it;
- It is necessary to unscrew the retaining ring that holds the torsion spring and washer together;
- If you did everything correctly, then you can easily get out the upper washer located under the retaining ring;
- The cause of the breakage may be in the torsion spring. To check this, take it out and examine it carefully. If the reason is really in it, then buy a new one and make a replacement;
- The torsion spring is also worth checking. To do this, unscrew it with a screwdriver. If it unscrews with difficulty, then this is good and indicates that it is quite tight and there is no need to change it.
Let's summarize
Replacing the handle is necessary in two cases: breakage and installation new door... If you listen to our advice, then in more than one case you will not have any problems. The main thing is to be careful and not to rush, and you will probably succeed.
Any owner will find it useful to know how to disassemble the handle on the door, especially the interior door. This hardware is subjected to a serious test by all residents, so someday it will fail, and you will need to replace it with another one. In this case, you do not need to call specialists, you can cope on your own, while saving on employee wages. Moreover, this business does not require great skill, but only a few skills. The dismantling process may differ depending on the type of handle, but the whole process should not cause any particular difficulties.
How to remove the handle from interior door? Before proceeding with the analysis of the mechanism, you need to find out what type of classification it belongs to. The division takes place according to several criteria. The one described below is suitable specifically for parsing the handle, because it has a classification by design features.
Varieties of handles
Push. Such a handle is attached on both sides of the door leaf and has an L-shape. Opening occurs due to the load on the handle, after which the tongue is set in motion. The disadvantage of this hardware is that it is very traumatic.
Swivel. The opening method is the same as for the push, only the tongue is set in motion not by pressing the handle, but by turning it. Such models are often not very convenient, because in order to scroll through it, you need to keep your hands dry, otherwise they will slip. When replacing them, a reasonable question arises about how to unscrew the handle of the interior door.
Stationary. This handle does not have a latch. It is attached with self-tapping screws directly to the door leaf. It can be one- or two-sided, while it has an axial connecting element.
Reasons for parsing the handle
It is not so difficult to disassemble any of the door handle models, because they have a similar design.
At the same time, it is extremely rare to disassemble these accessories. What are the reasons that can lead to this? How to remove the handle from the interior door?
The first reason is breakdown. It occurs most frequently. Often, inexpensive Chinese models are prone to breakdowns, which are not designed for a constant and rough load. If the prevention of some elements is not observed, then the accessories become unusable. It should be repaired, and sometimes even the entire element should be replaced.
The next reason is the need for replacement. Every year the market is replenished with new and improved models. In this case, you can choose color range suitable for the interior, or put a new, more functional and reliable model.
Indoor renovations often involve a style change. At the same time, do not ignore the door handles. Therefore, the question often arises of how to disassemble the doorknob.
Another reason is flawed appearance... If the part is made of low-quality material, then very soon scuffs and scratches will be visible on it, which negatively affects the entire interior.
Removing the lever handle
How to remove the handle from a push-type interior door? This mechanism is more difficult to disassemble, because in its design there is an axle rod, due to which the handle is held. It is tightened with a tetrahedron.
The process of disassembling the handle must begin by removing the plugs around it. They are fastened with self-tapping screws or pressed tightly. They are very easy to remove with a minus screwdriver.
On one side of the door, you need to unscrew the fittings and remove. Then the second part is removed, on which the axle bar remains.
If the handle is off then it is also removed.
Observance of the sequence and accuracy will allow you to remove the mechanism without problems, without damaging parts and without creating unnecessary trouble.
How to remove the handle from the interior pivot door with a socket?
When in fittings rotary type there is no hole on the side into which you can insert a key or a screwdriver, then the elements are disconnected manually. Both parts of the handle should be rotated in different directions and gradually removed from the thread. One of them will have an axial rod.
In a similar way, the socket is removed and the screws are unscrewed. When the axle is removed, you can deal with the following elements - a latch or a lock, if necessary. When decorative parts are removed, you need to monitor the use of your power, because overdoing it, you can damage the elements.
Removing the rotary handle
The handle with a lock for interior doors of a pivot type is removed as follows.
This requires a wrench to clamp the spring mechanism. Often it is not included in the packaging with the product, but it can easily be replaced by a nail or other thin object.
The first step is to remove the decorative plates, which you can simply pry off with a sharp object.
Use a key or nail to push back the spring-loaded pin by inserting the tool into the technological hole located on the side. At the same time, pull the handle and remove it together with the cap.
After that, you need to move the fastening screws located on the plate. Then the two parts of the handle can be removed together with the axle.
It will not be difficult to assemble the round door handles back, only all the actions must be done in the reverse order. First comes which is fixed with a plate, then the axis is inserted, fasteners are put on it. Decorative inserts mounted last. The main thing is not to forget that first the decorative flange is threaded, and only then the main part of the handle is attached.
Removing the stationary handle
How to disassemble a stationary door handle? They are the least likely to break or deform. This is due to the absence of moving elements in it. Often, door handles of this type are not repaired after removal, but replaced entirely. The withdrawal process is as follows:
- Screws are unscrewed with a screwdriver.
- One part is unscrewed from the rod, and the second is taken out with it.
Such a design may lack a central pivot, which greatly shortens the process. You just need to choose the right screwdriver to unscrew the screws of a certain diameter.
Removing the handle with a latch
First of all, when dismantling the latch handle for interior doors with an automatic lock, you need to remove the screws with a screwdriver. Next, unpin the overlays. Unscrew the rod with.
Then pull out the spring-wrapped swivel mechanism.
Popular way
There are several ways in which the latch handle is removed for interior doors. round shape with a retainer. Here is the most popular one.
It is necessary to remove with a screwdriver, first from the part where the locking device is located. It is necessary to press on the opened stopper and at the same time pull the handle towards you.
Then the retainer is pulled out, for which the screws are unscrewed, then the latch is released.
Thus, it is not difficult to disassemble any door handle with your own hands.