To unlock your bathroom privacy lock you can use one of the following items depending on the type of lock with which you re working.
Unlock push and twist door lock.
Push or pull the door as you turn the key.
Spring bolts have a small clip that holds them in place.
There is a hole in the outside door knob.
Use as much force as you can without losing your balance once the door opens.
Try applying pressure in each direction.
The act of closing the door causes the spring to release which moves the bolt back in place to keep the door closed.
When the button is pushed the door locks.
How to unlock.
The tab locks when it s turned to the right or left.
Use a screwdriver with a thin rod to unlock a twist privacy bathroom lock.
Bobby pins sharp tipped knives and straightened paper clips for push button locks miniature screwdrivers for turn button locks or sturdy thin pieces of metal or strong plastic for twist style locks.
Doors with a twisted tab lock are still easy to get past even if that tab is set to lock these locks appear on the handle of a door when either facing laterally or vertically the door will be locked or unlocked.
You don t need to turn the doorknob while you are using the screwdriver.
Find a paper clip.
Twisting the portruding tab on the knob will lock the door.
Bend the paper clip so that a portion of it is long and straight enough to insert into a small hole on the door knob.
Up down toward you and away from you.
When the key moves the pins in the cylinder the clip will compress which unlocks the bolt and allows it to move back inside the lock to open the door.
Locate the hole on the door knob.
With many older doors you need to pressure the door as you fiddle with the key as the warped door is bending the lock at an awkward angle.
Turning tab bathroom door locks a turning tab lock comes with a tab on the inside.
How to unlock interior door twist lock.
Insert a very thin screwdriver into the hole in the middle of the doorknob.
The door knob on the outside comes with a slot.