Lock Button Stuck On Door

The lock on a push button knob is meant strictly for household privacy.

Lock button stuck on door.

If that does not solve the issue depress the lock button rapidly do. Any suggestions for how to unlock and open a door with this type of lock. These are all problems you can repair yourself. Push button door knobs are used throughout the home as a cheap way to lock interior doors.

A video on youtube showed me how to remove the knobs since the push button lock would not release. The most common is that the oil inside the door knob lock is old and has seized causing the lock to catch. I have tried using scissors to turn the latch as well as a hanger to see if it could be jimmied and small screwdrivers to see if the lock itself could be released. You can do this by using the phillips head screw driver to unscrew both screws on the door handle.

Push and hold the button in. 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. Often they stick or break due to excessive pressure being placed on the door. I got my door knob lock button stuck start by trying to push the lock button.

This can cause a slight void inside the door knob lock which can also cause it to catch and get stuck. When a push button door knob begins to fail it either needs greasing or complete replacement to fix. Release the button quickly try sliding your finger off the button so the pressure is maintained up until the precise. Another common cause is that the screws on the door knob are loose.