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Commercial door latch stuck.
The issue a door latch stuck due to a jamming latch will have no real variation between how the latch moves when it is pressed in or when the handle is turned both when the door is open and when it is shut.
Many door knob and lockset problems can be corrected before they become so serious that the lockset does not work at all.
Solving commercial door problems can also include increasing the level of security by upgrading the locks.
Pull the door latch out of the door.
Once you have the door handle off you can now try to open the latch manually with either a large flathead screwdriver or pair of needle nose pliers.
If it won t come out this is sometimes the case with stuck latches insert your screwdriver into the latch at the point where the door knobs intersected with it.
Disclaimer this video was crea.
You can see where the cylinder entered the dead latch mechanism and pulled the latch back.
On the kwikset locks this looks like two little teeth that the cylinder pushes back.
Use the screwdriver to lever the latch out of the door.
This is because the issue is not with the door and not even with the control the knob has over the stuck latch.
Expert advice on how to repair common problems with door knob locks and deadbolts such as stuck or frozen door locks latches that don t latch and keys broken off in door locks.
Take the latch and knob off of the door and clean them.
This is a short video to demonstrate how easy it is to remove a door handle view what s inside and repair the failed latch.