The screen door latch on my RV has always irritated me, Having to slide the plastic panel open to open the door from the inside or likewise to unhook the screen door from the entry door. Here is the change I made.
Drilled a hole in the end of the plastic latch handle and used a piece (18") of #12 solid copper wire thru the hole in the handle.
Drilled a hole in the plastic sliding panel directly below the hole in the handle and routed the wire thru the hole.
On the inside of the door, I left about 3" of wire and screwed on a red wire nut.
Pull the red wire nut down to release the latch.
You could use a wire coat hanger but the copper wire is easier to bend. I also screwed the plastic panel shut.
Cheap and easy. I had the wire and wire nut in my junk box.
Drilled a hole in the end of the plastic latch handle and used a piece (18") of #12 solid copper wire thru the hole in the handle.
Drilled a hole in the plastic sliding panel directly below the hole in the handle and routed the wire thru the hole.
On the inside of the door, I left about 3" of wire and screwed on a red wire nut.
Pull the red wire nut down to release the latch.
You could use a wire coat hanger but the copper wire is easier to bend. I also screwed the plastic panel shut.
Cheap and easy. I had the wire and wire nut in my junk box.
rjniles wrote:
Oops, my wife asked me the same question. how do you open the entry door from inside if the panel is screwed closed. Double Oops.
Here is the solution, I got lucky on this one. I removed the screw holding the panel closed and the panel will open enough to let you access the entry door latch. Make sure you leave about 3" of wire to screw the wire nut onto.
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rjniles wrote:
Oops, my wife asked me the same question. how do you open the entry door from inside if the panel is screwed closed. Double Oops.
Here is the solution, I got lucky on this one. I removed the screw holding the panel closed and the panel will open enough to let you access the entry door latch. Make sure you leave about 3" of wire to screw the wire nut onto.
seems like a lot of trouble to avoid sliding a piece of plastic.
Oops, my wife asked me the same question. how do you open the entry door from inside if the panel is screwed closed. Double Oops.
Here is the solution, I got lucky on this one. I removed the screw holding the panel closed and the panel will open enough to let you access the entry door latch. Make sure you leave about 3" of wire to screw the wire nut onto.
Here is the solution, I got lucky on this one. I removed the screw holding the panel closed and the panel will open enough to let you access the entry door latch. Make sure you leave about 3" of wire to screw the wire nut onto.
