Just created a problem for myself.
The pocket door between the living area and the kitchen slid closed and appears to be locked now. I have removed the small round cover that exposes the end of a diamond shaped shaft, but it only seems to turn a small amount in either direction and the door "knob" (it's really a lever) moves very little either to the left of right.
This is the first time the door has been fully closed. The door gets very hard to slide the last inch before it latches, so we have never closed it completely.
Assuming the door isn't locked and the lever is just very difficult to move, which way do I move the lever to unlatch the door? Move it towards the door jam or away?
Assuming the door is locked, is there a way to unlock it from the living room side?
Thanks for the help.
Joe
Got it open. Just had to try a little harder on the lever.
That was EASY! May all your future quandaries be as quickly resolved! ^.^d
So, was it clockwise, or counter clockwise?
Edit.... Thinking about this, how much longer is clockwise, or counter clockwise gonna be relevant?
Good point, as the world rapidly approaches 100% digitization.
Perhaps we could substitute the terms
Cyclonic, and
Anticyclonic? 8)
However, this would require knowing in which hemisphere one resides - a mental stretch for some...
What will happen to righty tighty and lefty loosy.
@joeszeidel that doesn't work on our wheels and has confused the odd tire guy before
@toyman From the living room side of the door, when the square (it's not diamond shaped) shaft of the lock is oriented with it's points up/down and left/right it is unlocked. Turning it counter clockwise about 1/8th of a turn will lock it. Pulling the lever away from the door jam unlatches the door to open it.