Thumb Press Door Handle Not Working

The hold open washer sometimes binds causing the door to remain partially open.

Thumb press door handle not working.

They can supply you with a replacement part free of charge due to the lifetime guarantee from baldwin. Check to be sure the closer is pulling the door. You can make sure that it is the latch by looking at the strike plate and noticing if the tongue sets in the strike plate correctly. Step 2 adjust the striker plate which will have two screws mounted in adjustable slots.

Because touch sensitive door locking systems require extra wiring within the door it is possible that over time repeated door opening and closing will strain the wire looms containing the system wires causing them to loosen or break. The thumb latch feature on older handleset mortise locks were never terribly efficient it was usuallthe second thing to fail after the inner knob would come loose due to inadequate set screw issues. An improperly functioning latch may be the result of a poorly fitting door. A very common problem that is associated with door knobs is that they do not latch properly.

If the bolt moves but not enough to allow the door to open the. 1 remove the grommet from the rear of the door. When this happens the door does not shut and opens up at any time. For serious lock problems it is usually best to call a locksmith or to replace the lock entirely.

2 loosen but do not remove the exterior door handle bezel retaining screw and remove the exterior door handle bezel. If you are handy with a screwdriver take your broken thumblatch off the door and take it to a baldwin dealer.