How to break into a door with a Push Button Lock?

[veedee]

One of my rooms has this push button lock

Tried to open the door and it wont open.

When the combination is pressed, the pins do not spring back. The pins have no feel/spring.

Does anyone have any suggestions on things to try and how to get the door open.

 

[DiyNutJob]

Cut it up with grinder/dremel?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

When the combination is pressed, the pins do not spring back. The pins have no feel/spring.

Might someone have pressed all the buttons in? Press C to cancel all the latched buttons, and start again with the correct unlock code.

 

[opps]

Might someone have pressed all the buttons in? Press C to cancel all the latched buttons, and start again with the correct unlock code.

I have similar look for my back gate. If someone has used the wrong code, the buttons cannot be pressed until the cancel button has been hit.

 

[veedee]

Might someone have pressed all the buttons in? Press C to cancel all the latched buttons, and start again with the correct unlock code.

Yes, I have pressed the C button several times, however the pins in the latched buttons do not reset. It is as if the spring within the mechanism has shifted and they have no feel.

I am hoping that there is a solution, because I want to avoid going down the grinder route.

 

[crank39]

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Yes, I have pressed the C button several times, however the pins in the latched buttons do not reset. It is as if the spring within the mechanism has shifted and they have no feel.

Might the C button be sticking in?

 

[veedee]

It feels like the C button is not engaging the spring underneath to free the other pins

So when you press the C buttons, there is no resistance when there should be.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

So when you press the C buttons, there is no resistance when there should be.

Is the C button below the level of the other buttons, if so try pulling the C button out with something? Maybe a pair of pliers..

 

[veedee]

Got the door open.

For anyone with a similar issue, my advice would be to strike the top of the lock and the buttons with a hammer/ rubber malet etc

This frees the pins underneath.

Also, my advice would be to avoid mechanical pin locks like this.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

 

[^woody^]

Yes, the old saying still applies to the digital age "If in doubt, give it a clout".

 

[mattylad]

Some additional advice, make sure you maintain your mechanical locks and lubricate them properly.

Those combination locks have worked for years without problem but when they go dry they can be problematic.

The above video is great advise for opening them, glad the whack with a hammer method also worked.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Some additional advice, make sure you maintain your mechanical locks and lubricate them properly.

Those combination locks have worked for years without problem but when they go dry they can be problematic.

The above video is great advise for opening them, glad the whack with a hammer method also worked.

The manufacturers, suggest they are not suitable for outdoor use, but many (including myself) do use them successfully, in very exposed locations.

 

[mattylad]

I once got to a training centre where I was the trainer (so first in) with one of these on an internal door and the lock would not open.
I was part way through stripping the door so I could remove the window in it to get to the inside then when I tried again the damn thing worked.

 

[robinbanks]

I want to avoid going down the grinder route.

Why?