The most common type of door handle is the lever latch or latch door handle on a backplate found in residential houses and commercial and public buildings.
Thumb lever door handle not working.
Go slowly with this so you won t end up stripping the screw head.
Press down on the lever to reset the lock assembly.
Handing applies to handlesets that include an interior lever and any non turning levers that feature a curve.
Keep the handle in place and replace the set screw on the bottom of the lever.
That silver button is the set screw.
As an alternative to knob sets some lock sets are equipped with levers or grip handles rather than doorknobs.
When shopping for schlage door hardware we note a product s handing by including lh left hand or rh right hand in the model number.
How does a door knob work.
Handle measures 2 x 7 1 4 thumb lever extends 3 and should work on a door up to 1 3 4 thick.
An improperly functioning latch may be the result of a poorly fitting door.
I made a video illustrating how to fix this problem yourself if your lock is not covered by baldwin s lifetime warranty or you don t care about it.
Place the lever back on to the shaft using a 3 32 hex wrench tighten the screw through the lever and shaft.
Doors fitted with this handle have a latch that keeps the door shut.
Step 4 repeat on opposite side.
The door handle has only a lever handle or knob which operates this latch.
For straight levers like the schlage latitude lever handing does not apply.
The lock mechanism may not work simply because the lock is dirty or dry and needs to be lubricated with graphite do not use any type of oil because this will gum up the works.
Where the door handles are not sprung typically seen on coloured nylon and commercial stainless steel handles it is advised to use latches or locks with heavy duty springs.
On this type of handle all the sprung force is provided by the latch.
In a handle set the latch retracts when a thumb piece on the handle is.
Repeat this process for the other side of the door as well.
If you remove the lever and on one side of the shaft there is a hole and the other side there is a silver button.
This weekend three separate customers called about their baldwin locks not working from the outside though in two of the cases they worked from the inside.
In the case of a lever set a lever handle rotates the spindle and retracts the latch when the lever is pushed downward.
For serious lock problems it is usually best to call a locksmith or to replace the lock.