Shut the door and try to lock it.
Storm door lock hits my house lock.
When houses settle doors and door frames can become misaligned.
The storm door deadbolt and latch side rail are likely misaligned which can prevent the deadbolt from retracting.
Once taken apart use gum out or a similar type of cleaner to clean the inside of the lock and all moving parts.
Step 4 add cardboard shims between the hinges and the frame on either the top or the bottom depending on whether you need to raise or lower the door.
Tighten the top hinge to make the latch hit higher on the strike plate or the bottom hinge to make it hit lower.
Leave the lock in the door but only remove the cover and other parts to get in to clean it.
Tighten the screws on the hinge plate that holds the door onto the frame.
If a deadbolt lock is not working properly take a look at the alignment of the bolt lock and the strike plate.
Get a screwdriver and remove the screws holding the lock on your door.
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Storm door handles are usually installed above the hardware on the interior door centered at roughly 42 from the bottom of the storm door.
If it won t lock open the door.
To unjam the deadbolt remove the latch side rail installation screws.
I have a schlage camelet on my front door but was toying around with the idea of adding additional keyless entry to the storm door infront it as press j to jump to the feed.
If the interior side of your storm door handle is less than 1 3 4 wide there won t be a problem anyway.
This will loosen the tension on the deadbolt allowing it to retract and the door to open.