Sliding Door Lock Stuck Closed

At this point you are servicing the lock and may decide to call a professional locksmith to assist you.

Sliding door lock stuck closed.

The electric motor s circuit will become overloaded and this will trip the fuse and prevent the door from being closed entirely. The lock is stuck in the locked position and the power door lock switch won t move that door s lock to the unlock position. This is designed for acorn and better bilt doors but can be found on a variety of other door manufacturers. Your sliding door operates on a track to open and close.

Like and subscribe for more of my future channel content. If you can feel your door moving in a direction other than completely straight from left to right then your sticking door can be caused by a misalignment. This happens when the power sliding door isn t able to latch on properly due to something blocking it. Note the differences or similarities in resistance.

Mounting holes are 6 5 18 in. With a door latch stuck closed and cannot be shimmed because of latch guards or because the components are frozen you will need to simply take the lock off the door. Here i show you how to easily open any locked sliding door quick and easy. The outside wood handle can vary in color and are 7 8 in.

The mechanics of the lock have broken leaving the top section of the door completely. This is an issue you want to diagnose first because it s quite easy to do so. In this video i attempt to open a patio door that has got stuck locked.