How To Get A Locked Door Open With A Credit Card

In addition i have tried on a couple occasions over the years to open a door with a credit card and all i got was a broken credit card.

How to get a locked door open with a credit card.

It s actually a lot easier than you think. The if is if the deadbolt isn t locked and if the the small security bolt on the main bolt isn t engaged and if the door isn t tight against the weatherstrip. Before you pull out your credit card out the first thing you need to check is your door lock. You re probably asking how a card can possibly help you enter your locked door.

At an angle slide the edge of your card between the door and the strike plate. Try to shove the card in as much as possible. Opening a door with a credit card works on a lockset because it s a lock that has a barrel that fits through the strike of the door jam. Make sure to use an old card in case it breaks.

Install a door latch guard on the door if it swings outward. Insert the card between the lock and door frame then bend the card back to force the lock open. Then bend the card toward the doorknob. Steps insert the card between the door frame and the door near the handle.

For an interior door that has a small hole in the handle you can use a small screwdriver to unlock it. Using credit cards gift cards even your id are among the ways to open your locked door without a locksmith. Ok im just showing you how to bypass the main lock on a household door not the deadbolt but the door knob type please do not use this in a criminal manner. You can use a credit card to unlock a door that has a spring lock.

Next bend the end of the card back toward the frame which will cause the card to slip under the latch and unlock the door. This is a metal plate that screws in next to the door handle and covers the strike plate so a credit card cannot get to the bolt. It does move a little though when a door knob is turned even if the door is locked. Hey whats shaking guys today i just wanted to do a little video showing you guys how to open a locked door with a credit card in case you lock yourself out o.

So if there is no deadbolt the hinges are on the opposite side of the door and there isn t anything blocking the crack of the door that particular door can be unlocked with a credit card. How to pick a lock with a credit card.