If its from wickes then it is probably soft and easy to drill.
Remove barrel lock double glazed door.
The head of the screw should be visible under the latch on edge of door.
In this video i show how to repair a faulty upvc door lock this particular door the barrel had slipped halfway rotation so that the key was upside down and w.
Below are some of the main reasons why your door could be broken and how to fix it.
Use needle nose pliers to reach inside the cylinder.
As you do so the cam will line up with the rest of the lock and you will be able to slide the cylinder out towards yourself.
Only remove the key from the lock once the retaining screw is secured back into place.
Test the lock by turning the key both right and left a few times and gently tug on the key when it is turned to both.
It can be quite a scary thought when your front or back doors stop locking correctly.
A cylinder lock where the key is inserted.
Open the door insert key to unlock and open the door.
This is a video on how to remove the euro cylinder lock from a door.
Upvc door lock repairs can be costly but not as expensive as a new door.
Once you drilled it where the key goes then it should gradually come out then put something thin and strong in there to push the latch around to unlock the door.
The majority of upvc doors are designed with two locking parts.
Pull out the cylinder turn the key while apply slight pressure to the opposite end of the cylinder.
How to open the door.
The cylinder will need to be in a locked or unlocked position to be able to extract the key fragment from the door.
If you try to remove any key when the key is in between states it will stay stuck in the lock.
I ve bought another lock cylinder which is the same size as the old one and i ve undone the screw on the edge of the door but can t get the old lock cylinder to slide out.
This trick will allow you to remove the cylinder from the lock even if you dont have the.
This can also be dangerous if the drill bit breaks you could easily put a hole in your arm.
The key should be left in the lock.
It wont come out because the striker is in the way as you guessed you need the key to align the striker to be able to remove the barrel i suspect it is a.
Turn the cylinder until the door is locked or unlocked.
A multipoint lock that is engaged when the handle is lifted.
