it's also very unsafe not to be able to
exit your front door during a fire hey
guys welcome back to the channel as a
handyman I have to fix a lot of stuff so
I don't want to call a professional out
when I think I can do it myself this is
an easy one so my kids came home the
other day and they couldn't get in the
door so this is happening not only is it
a inconvenience to keep coming in the
garage door it's also very unsafe not to
be able to exit your front door during a
fire yeah we have tons of windows and
two pairs of sliding glass doors but
when people are under stress they may
not think of alternative exits to the
home so today I am going to tackle this
problem should only take a few minutes
should be interesting no one's on the
other side of the door so I pull this
off the other side might just fall to
the ground but I'm home alone so I'm
used to working alone all right let's
get a look in there see what's going on
yep and there it goes
so that's gonna fall outside that's
gonna suck
back inside yeah you don't know what is
the problem here with this fold why it's
not I put these in about a year ago but
the house two years ago so we change the
locks of course but it took a while this
this is a quick set deadbolt I don't
want to knock the product I've never had
a problem with it but unfortunately it
looks like this mechanism was just
messed up
I'm gonna have to might have to force it
out not sure we'll see I keep messing
with it see what happens okay I was
messing around with it and using my
screwdriver and now it opens so not sure
if I want to keep using it or replace it
but for now I'm gonna put it back
together and see if it does it again
you'll see it's a pretty simple process
you just line up
shaft inside has a special shape to it
one flat side that matches one's flat
side here so you just line that up and
put that in and put in the screws from
the other side it helps that she's put
the screws in first and there's a
retention plate that goes on the other
side
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as an arrow on it showing which side to
go up first in here like so you know
wacky captain ISM so
my kids thought I was actually trying to
keep him out of the house I said don't
be silly I'd actually take your keys
away from you
not just change the locks
they didn't find humor they're grown so
I told them you know you can stay as
long as you want
when you leave I've already got plans
for your rooms some of them being a new
drums to you so where it moves first is
gone to me as it drops to you
so I can put my drums in there and
they'll get dusted just like they get
wood goes down them in the basement cuz
I'm too busy doing stuff like this so
I'm just holding this in while I'm hand
turning the screws behind here now I
tighten them with the screwdriver I
don't know what the problem was with the
lot maybe just caught on something I
usually have a key on both sides of the
deadbolt that's not a bad plan if you
keep the key close to the door you don't
want to keep the key in the door because
then someone can just break your side
light and turn the key as they can with
this so it's a little bit more security
to keep the key on a little hook to the
side you and your family know where it's
at that way if someone does break the
side light of your door to try and get
in and they reach for the deadbolt there
won't be
he in there and then will be a lash like
this so let's see what happens here
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it's not the strongest of action but
let's see one of the problems with this
door is you have to get some light on
here my lights are dying you have to
push against the door to close it I
don't think most of my family realizes
that so they keep the pressure on the
bolts up against the kick plate and that
much must have just jammed it well
that's it as you can see Rolo is ready
to use the door
he's very happy I fixed it thanks for
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