How To Get Into A Locked Door With A Paperclip

Then just slide the paper clip up until the latch is lifted free from the hook called the keeper.

How to get into a locked door with a paperclip.

With privacy locks you just need to get the paper clip in deep enough to touch the pressure plate inside and the door can be opened by twisting the knob. Unfold the first paperclip into the lock pick. Push an eyeglasses screwdriver a paper clip hammered flat or a very small butter knife into this hole. This method works on doors with privacy handles locked by pushing a button in the door handle.

Ever locked yourself out and have no way of getting in. You will be inserting the straight part into the lock to use as a pick. Insert it into the gap in the door below the latch. Use a small screwdriver or thin tool on interior doors.

Bend one of the paperclips and fold out the other one as straight as possible. Inside is a small button that needs to be pushed to unlock the door. After some wiggling your lock will hopefully open. When you insert the bent paperclip stick the straightened paperclip beneath it and move it around.

Picking a lock with a paper clip. If you have two paper clips on you the process will be that much easier. To do this unfold the large edge of your paperclip twice until a straight portion juts out. Move the lock pick paperclip around gently inside of the lock while holding the tension wrench firmly in the hole.

Here is another life hack for you. Insert the other paperclip that is serving as the lock pick into the keyhole at the same time as pressure is being applied to the tension wrench in the lock. The non locking side of the door should have a small hole likely on the face of the knob. The lock pick will be used to press up and down on the pins.

Simple latches such as swing latches are also easy to open with a paper clip. You simply need a straight stiff. If you re locked on the other side look for a tiny hole on the doorknob.