My Door Locked By Itself

This is a common issue with bathroom doors that have towels hung on them.

My door locked by itself.

A door that won t shut completely simply won t do. I heard my husband leave the room about 10 minutes. I laughed and commented about the ghosts playing a prank on us. Click on the link below to read my article on how i was able to repair this common problem.

It has an entrance set a latched not deadbolt knob handled keyed on the outside and turnsnib on the inside style lock. We have had a 40 degree celsius day and the aircon had been on all evening and there is a bit of wind outside. Either you can realign the strike plate to engage the door lock or adjust the hinges. The door lock mechanism on my rv started activating itself or so it seemed and i had to get some advice from my peers on a popular rv site i often use called irv2.

If the safety sensors and operator button are working correctly and no bad wiring or connections are found your issue may be with the control board in the garage door opener itself. A door that creaks open every time you think it s closed can grate on your nerves. There is always a logical explanation for everything. Why would our front door have opened by itself.

If this gap gets smaller at the bottom of the door it means the door has sagged. I opened the door and teased my husband about locking himself out. I got up and the door was locked. Completing the chore of correcting a door that swings open at the slightest breeze of wind is relatively easy and doesn t require a lot of tools.

I went back to bed and cuddled myself in. The door opens inwards. A pesky door that won t shut is a common annoyance for home owners. You probably locked the door and forgot or the lock was already turned and the wind blew the door shut or your sister shut.

Close the door and look at the gap between it and the door frame.