How To Get Out Of A Penny Locked Door

Removing the door hinges to your door is only successful if you have an outswing door.

How to get out of a penny locked door.

When a lock is insta. It is were you put pennies between the door and the door frame by the door knob on the outside so that the pressure is so much that the door. Slide several pennies into the crack between the door and the jamb molding about 18 above the handle. If you ve accidentally locked your bathroom door from the inside and you can t get in a screwdriver is one of the handy ways open your locked door without a locksmith.

Support our videos and articles with a contribution. To penny lock a door you simply jam pennies between the door and the hinge from the outside which prevents the door from opening from the inside. While penny locking a door can work it will only work with certain door jams. Bumping a lock is a quick simple lock picking technique that is useful in the case of having to open a door that s been closed for a long time for example of an unused home on family property or if you need to break into an elderly relative s house to make sure they re okay.

Ramming a door will likely lead a damaged door and door lock. So i read about a thing called penny locking online. Another option for doorknobs that are designed to have a lower level of security i e this probably won t work on the front door of your home is to remove the doorknob and disassemble the lock. The point of this prank is to lock someone in a room usually causing significant confusion as to what is wrong with the door and or handle.

The main point of this action is to place enough force on the locking mechanisms or the door hinges to pry them out of position. Bump open a tumbler lock. If done properly the only solution is to remove the door from the hinge.