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I’ve an external door at my mums house that hasn’t been used in over 10 years, house will be on market soon and so really needs to be operational.
However, i can’t get it open, seems as though the multipoint slide is’nt sliding, nor the “mortice” part of the lock releasing.
I’ve thumped bange, jiggled and adjust hinges everywhich way, can get past a couple of the slide mushrooms but not all.
So want to undo the hinges, but these are

Haps Colonial, for which apparently you can’t remove without destroyin them, not a problem so long as i can then put new ones on, hopefully then i can get door off.

Does anyone know about these hinges? Looking at the manufactureres website, it looks asthough if i cut off the internal covers i should be able to release the screws. Would i be right?

Any tips appreciated.
 
I know this is stating the obvious, but are you aware that to release the locking mechanism the door handle needs to be pulled up sharply? We have a door like this (soon to be an ex door) and the handle needs a good slam upwards sometimes.
 
to release the locking mechanism the door handle needs to be pulled up sharply?
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Careful. Mine is the direct opposite. Manufacturers difference I suspect.

seems as though the multipoint slide isn't sliding, nor the “mortice” part of the lock releasing.
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Now, to me, that suggests a disconnect between handle and mechanism? A faint bell is ringing, from long time back when I dickered with a PVC door. Something tells me to advise you to get the handle and lock plate off, check the spindle is still engaging. If it isn't, that would explain the mortice 'tongue' not withdrawing into the door. It might also prevent the internal slider mechanism from being engaged? Photos would help, especialy if you can se a maker's mark.
 
Cheers Gents

Yes, there’s another door on the house that was fitted at same time , that works fine and i used same actions on this door. However since posting, i took more drastic action and cut the hinge covers off and could then detach them, then wrangle door off.
Yale multipoint mechanism, all nice clean stainless on the exposed face, but the sliding plate behind just plated steel, that had rusted and swollen so nothing was sliding . To the extent that it had to be brocken off to access the fixing for the euro cylinder, anyway all out , i have lots of bits and an online supplier looking to find a replacement.

Many thanks all.
 
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