Increasingly, people prefer high-quality, reliable and anti-burglary locks. But in life there are times when it becomes necessary to open such structures without a key. Most often this happens when people slam the door by mistake and leave the keys inside the apartment or household.
One of the most common and high-quality locks for front doors are lever locks. The mortise lock with a lever mechanism is distinguished by a high level of reliability. Before proceeding with its opening, you should carefully study its structure.
Device
Lever locks for doors are durable, reliable and impossible to open using various devices used by burglars. Externally, the mechanisms look very massive and heavy. But their high burglary resistance does not depend on this, but on what is inside them.
Inside the lever mechanism there isa lot of metal plates that have different shapes and cutouts in the middle. The number of plates that are inside determines the number of grooves on the unlocking key.
The lock itself consists of a steel box and a lid. They can be made from different materials depending on the type. The lever lock device also includes the following parts:
- shank;
- comb;
- stand;
- springs;
- code groove;
- levers;
- transom plate.
Hacking tools
Before you open the lever lock, first of all you need to decide who will perform these works. If you do everything yourself, then there is a chance of damaging the internal or external parts of the mechanism. Therefore, with insufficient skill, it is best to use the help of specialists.
If, nevertheless, it was decided to open the lever lock with your own hands, then you need to take care of the following tools:
- hammer;
- electric drills;
- gas burner;
- bent scrap;
- Bulgarians;
- knitting needles;
- tweezers;
- nail files;
- chisels;
- hairpins.
All of the listed tools are mandatory, and without them it will be impossible to open the lock. Additional tools may also be needed, but their availability depends on the ingenuity of the person who will open the mechanism.
How to open? Ways
When a person does this for the first time, one should not hope for a positive outcome. Before you open the lever lock, you must first decide how this work will be carried out. There are only two ways:
- rude - at least leads to the fact that you have to replace the lock, and sometimes the entire door;
- intelligent - keeps the lock intact, but still causes it to be repaired.
Any of these methods require special tools and a certain skill. And which one to choose depends on the preferences and capabilities of the person.
Hacking
The result of emergency opening of locks directly from the chosen method and the professionalism of the person performing the opening.
Without a key, you can open the lever mechanism with a curved screwdriver or a roll. If we are talking about a screwdriver, then before using it, you must first bend its end. Then take a knitting needle and bend its tip in the shape of a hook. Next, insert a screwdriver into the lock until it stops and turn it. After that, a prepared knitting needle is inserted into the lock. With its help, you need to try to move the plates inside, while turning the screwdriver with your other hand.
You can crack a lever lock by drilling it. Before drilling, it is imperative to familiarize yourself with the diagram of the lock model and drill a shank in it until the drill rests against the door. If all actions are performed correctly, then the lockcrumble and can be opened.
Self-impression
Before you open the lever lock in a rough way, you must definitely try to make it gentle, which allows you to save the device. One such method is self-impression. This method appeared relatively recently and makes it possible to open doors with lever locks without harm to them.
To open the door using this method, you will need a self-dialing key. Thanks to him, the door can be opened in just a few minutes.
Features of the self-impression key
If you have such a key in your arsenal, you can easily open any door in a few minutes. Such a device is considered the most reliable. Even a child can open even the most burglary-resistant lock with it.
Opening the suval mechanism with a self-dialing key is also not difficult. The difficulty in this case lies primarily in the fact that it is rather problematic to acquire such a device. This is due to the complex technology of its manufacture and high cost. It is not possible to buy such a key in ordinary stores, and not everyone can afford to order through an online store, since its cost reaches $ 1,000.
The principle of the self-dialing key
The device is made in the form of a rod, into the body of which special movable pins are inserted. They have a direct effect on the lock levers. The complexity of such a key lies also in the fact that undereach lock model is suitable only for a specific key with the required number of pins, the number of which is equal to the code elements.
Also, the device is equipped with a handle with which the key is used. It is located on the reverse side of the pins. Before you open a lever lock using such a device, you must definitely familiarize yourself with the principle of its operation. It consists in fitting the pins to the code elements of the lock.
Emergency opening services
Before you open the lever lock without a key with your own hands, you need to carefully weigh everything, because without proper experience this can lead to irreparable consequences.
To avoid such unpleasant consequences, it is best to seek qualified help. Now there are many companies that, for a fee, are ready to help cope with such a problem. In any case, the cost of the lock opening service will be significantly lower than the subsequent replacement of the lock or the entire door. On average, the price of work is from one and a half to two thousand rubles. If it is a complex mechanism, the cost of the operation can reach up to four thousand. But in any case, you get an open door without any damage.
When contacting the emergency opening service, specialists promptly arrive at the specified address and open the lock without causing defects. To perform work, documentary evidence is required that the person who applied lives at the specifiedaddress. An autopsy is carried out after presentation of a document confirming residence or after interviewing neighbors. Being professionals of their own business, the company's specialist, without causing material damage, will open a lock of any design, even such a reliable one as a lever lock. Therefore, it is best not to try to open the doors yourself, so as not to aggravate the situation.
Conclusion
So, we have considered how to open a lever lock. As you can see, the operation is very painstaking. Therefore, if the problem caught you by surprise, it is better to seek help from specialists.
