Fire Exits

[Houdini Locksmiths]

Hi there, I was wondering if there is a tool available which would open a Fire Exit?

Thanks for your help.

Harry

[quicklocks]

your hand

[Safekey]

Some fire exit hardware are also key operated from the outside, some are not. Some fire exits, especially those on residential property have Fire Brigade overide keys.

Can you be more specific.

[CitySpider]

If you need a key to open a fire exit, doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose of a FIRE EXIT?

Unless you're trying to get in from outside, and then, uh, why are you trying to get into a fire exit?

[kehveli]

As SafeKey said it depends a lot on the door, so you should be more specific.

I think that some of the fire exits, that i have seen somewhere (bad ones) could be opened using a slim jim. The exit doors i'm speaking consist of two parts, a left and a right door who are locked together, and the lock can be released by pushing a bar inside the door. These probably could be opened by pushing a real slim jim between the left and right part and then pulling the bar. That would engage the mechanism to open the exit.

But, be more specific.

[quicklocks]

guess no-one got the joke
if the door has bars that lock top and bottom.
if you can see straight under the door it is sometimes possible to push the bar up using a long paint scraper ect. if the gap is to tight use a door lifter to open it up abit.
if they are double fire doors with bars then its sometimes possible to hook some cord over the bar using wire then pull it opening the doors but this only works on doors that are not rebated together.

[randmguy]

I got the joke quicklocks...I was thinking the same thing...Well, that and "FIRE".

[CaptHook]

Im wondering if hes wanting to bypass an alarm on a door marked fire exit only...
Chuck

[ReverseLogic]

me too, Capt. I'm waiting to hear a legitimate reason for doing so before I give any of my own information.

[Safekey]

Many reasons why a fire door should also be key operated from the outside, just because it is a fire door doesnt mean you cant also use it as an entry/exit door. (As long as it can be opened from the inside without the use of a key)

I was also waiting to see what the reason behind the info request was. Not becasue I assume Houdini is anything other than legit, but because he signed the request 'Harry', and I was wondering if it was the same Harry who who vanished after he wrote in topics about UPVC doors and the best way to open was to smash off the hinges and the best way to drill lever locks was to start above the keyway and drill anywhere, praying for luck.

[Houdini Locksmiths]

Thanks for replying to tha above question. This is the reason I wanted to know:-

I was outside a building the other day. This building has 2 locks on the front door 1 x combination & 1 x Pin. I thought to myself, if I had to open this building I would would rather go through the back door, if you know what I mean, and thats when the thought of 'opening the fire exit' came to mind.

I hope this clears up why I wanted to know

Thanks

Harry

[Houdini Locksmiths]

Many reasons why a fire door should also be key operated from the outside, just because it is a fire door doesnt mean you cant also use it as an entry/exit door. (As long as it can be opened from the inside without the use of a key)

I was also waiting to see what the reason behind the info request was. Not becasue I assume Houdini is anything other than legit, but because he signed the request 'Harry', and I was wondering if it was the same Harry who who vanished after he wrote in topics about UPVC doors and the best way to open was to smash off the hinges and the best way to drill lever locks was to start above the keyway and drill anywhere, praying for luck.

Just to let you know that I'm new to this site and this has been my first post. Anyone whom has gone by the alike name has nothing to do with me.

Cheers

Harry

[Safekey]

H_L. Sorry, but your reply seems to be a little on the dodgy side.

Im guessing if you had legitimate reason to go in this building, you would use the front door

[Houdini Locksmiths]

I know where your coming from but what I'm trying to say is that, if the locks were above your picking ability. Then surley you would look for a simpler way to gain entry into the building.

Harry

[Safekey]

Well now I know your dodgy (Joke)

As we said above, it all depends on the type of hardware fitted to that particular door.

Tools are available for opening all types of locks and devices, or you could read the MIT guide to help make your own.

To get further advice, you still need to be more specific. Either a description of what you need to open or a picture.