Upvc Door Wont Lock From Outside

Upvc door key wont turn fully and door won t lock.

Upvc door wont lock from outside.

Door is in lock position the key is just turning round in the lock barrel how. Upvc door door is in lock position won t open. What happens is that the locking points and. The lock will operate just fine from.

Dropped door this is probably the most common reason why your upvc won t lock when closed. From the outside i can see what appears to be a brass pin but it s stuck and won t move no matter what. Hot warm weather upvc door lock won t lock or close. From the inside it locks just fine.

I ve put wd40 and 3 in 1 in there no. Front door has to be locked from inside. All of these factors can make locking and opening your upvc door difficult. A locksmith changed my front door key last year.

Upvc front door auto lock from inside but opens without key from outside. I recently changed the key cylinder in the upvc front door. Cold and freezing weather will cause a upvc door to not lock or close properly this is due to contraction of the upvc the shrinking can only be 1mm o r 2mm but is enough to stop your door from locking. Whether its a heatwave or a blizzard upvc doors can be affected by a range of climates.

Depending on the weather you re in the locks in your home are far more likely to play up in extreme temperatures. If the weather is fluctuating a lot the frame of your door can contract and expand. After that when i close the door door auto locks inside meaning i. Cold weather upvc door lock won t lock or shut properly.

Once you ve checked the door and frame make sure you have a look underneath the door. Basically when it gets a bit warmer or colder than normal outside the door starts to shrink contract and then expand. During particularly cold or particularly hot months your upvc door may have contracted or expanded slightly causing it to not close properly. I tried depressing the pin with a narrow screwdriver and it won t budge.

There could be something stuck such as part of a door mat at the bottom edge of the door stopping it from closing. You lift the handle up to engage the bolts and the key goes in and turns perfectly smoothly. My lock on my door stopped working a few days ago and i was advised that it would be a eurolink cam lock and this was easy to. I accept no responsibility for what you do to your door or to you your building or anyone else or anything else.