Once taken apart use gum out or a similar type of cleaner to clean the inside of the lock and all moving parts.
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Get a screwdriver and remove the screws holding the lock on your door.
If it won t lock open the door.
Step 4 add cardboard shims between the hinges and the frame on either the top or the bottom depending on whether you need to raise or lower the door.
This will loosen the tension on the deadbolt allowing it to retract and the door to open.
If a deadbolt lock is not working properly take a look at the alignment of the bolt lock and the strike plate.
Leave the lock in the door but only remove the cover and other parts to get in to clean it.
If the interior side of your storm door handle is less than 1 3 4 wide there won t be a problem anyway.
Tighten the screws on the hinge plate that holds the door onto the frame.
Storm door handles are usually installed above the hardware on the interior door centered at roughly 42 from the bottom of the storm door.
Tap the end of a chisel under the door stop on the striker side of the jamb.
Tighten the top hinge to make the latch hit higher on the strike plate or the bottom hinge to make it hit lower.
To line up the lock and the strike plate so that the lock goes into the hole easily try filing around the edge of the actual lock and the strike plate.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
Shut the door and try to lock it.
When houses settle doors and door frames can become misaligned.
The storm door deadbolt and latch side rail are likely misaligned which can prevent the deadbolt from retracting.