In the resting state of the lock the spring is extended.
House door handle wont open from outside.
Then the door stopped opening altogether.
Once you have identified the problem finding and implementing a solution is fairly simple.
How to fix a door knob that turns but doesn t open.
Eventually it just stopped opening from the outside completely and someone would have to open it from the inside.
A door knob or door handle uses a spring loaded latch.
The turning of the handle retracts the latch by pulling on the spring and compressing it.
Any idea before i open the door panel.
Door opens fine from the inside but i can t open from the outside.
I might add that many parts houses sell packages of clips cheap in.
The part of a doorknob that you grasp with your hand connects to a rod that extends though the door to the knob on the other side.
An exterior door that refuses to open can be caused by several things from swollen or warped wooden door and frames or old neglected hardware.
Door opens fine from the inside but i can t open from the outside.
When the door knob is locked the handle will not turn which keeps the latch from retracting.
Looking through the crack at the latch i think that s the word for it the metal part that goes inside the door when you move the handle it won t retract into the door completely.