Once triggered the lever or lock trim can be removed from the door.
Take lock off storm door.
Once the door is no longer connected to the frame you ll be able to slip it out of the opening and remove the lock from the interior side.
Pretty scary thinking that storm door wouldn t open properly in case of emergency.
The storm door guy does a step by step walk through on how to disassemble a storm door handle in this case specifically a pella select or ashford model doo.
Had to replace this hardware.
Use a hammer and center punch to drive out the hinge pins if they are accessible.
Some door locks use deadbolt locks to secure them while other storm doors use a lock where the key plug is part of the handle used to open the door.
Straighten a paper clip and insert it into the hole.
Apply a bit of pressure to the paper clip to trigger a release button inside the hardware.
By removing these screws you may be able to remove the lock and open the door.
Step 2 take the door off its hinges.
If the lock body doesn t pop out easily you can also insert a screwdriver into the hole in the door and into the key mechanism to help pry it out.
Remove the lock body.