When you insert the bent paperclip stick the straightened paperclip beneath it and move it around.
How to break open a locked bedroom door.
The lock on a bedroom door is designed for privacy and not for security or keeping intruders out.
With slight pressure turn the lock as you would with a key.
Turn the key.
For this to possibly work you will need an allen wrench and an unbent paperclip with a crook in the end.
Bend the card the opposite way forcing the lock to go back.
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Pressure needs to remain stable and then place the paperclip into the lock.
If there are screws on the escutcheon plate the decorative ring against the door on the exterior side remove the screws and slide the exterior knob away from the door.
Removing the exterior knob and possibly both knobs.
If you are using a friend s key call and ask him about it.
Opening a jammed lock.
Bend one of the paperclips and fold out the other one as straight as possible.
Flat head screwdriver with thin shaft.
If you have two paper clips on you the process will be that much easier.
Push or pull the door as you turn the key.
If you want to go all macgyver on the locked door grab a vacuum cleaner dental floss and a piece of paper.
It is a good idea to lean against the door while doing this which will help it to pop open.
With many older doors you need to pressure the door as you fiddle with the key as the warped door.
This is fortunate in the event that you need to open a locked bedroom door because in an emergency a high security lock would be hard to hack.
Place the allen wrench in the lower edge of the keyhole.
After some wiggling your lock will hopefully open.
If your locked doorknob has no pinhole for releasing the lock you may need to deploy the nuclear option.