• @MehBlah
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    Not all. The safety doors for roof access at our building only work in one direction, up. I’ve been told you can set any of them up to only work in one direction. Just like some can not be unlocked and require to key to open every time. Same doorknob different setup. But I agree that picture is from the inside.

    • @SlippiHUD
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      023 days ago

      The outside of those kind of doors pretty much universally, operate from the outside with a key. There may be some edge cases I’m not thinking about but they wouldn’t apply to a living space.

      • young_broccoli
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        123 days ago

        That specific type of lock doesnt use a key, they just have a spring loaded bolt (? sorry, dont know terminology in english) and no real locking mechanism. Thats what the deadbolt on top is for

        • @SlippiHUD
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          223 days ago

          Yes, that was my original point, I was responding to the roof door example.

          • young_broccoli
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            223 days ago

            Apologies. I was having to much fun replying to the experts I didnt noticed.

      • @MehBlah
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        23 days ago

        I seriously don’t understand what you mean by that statement. I agreed with you that the picture was from the inside. All I’ve talked about is how they can be set where they only open if the handle is moved one direction. We have several of every configuration in our building.

        • @SlippiHUD
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          123 days ago

          Most handles have a part that is the “outside” which goes on the unsecure side of the door. Due to safety the outside of the handle has a way to operate it if it locks. Keys for keyed locks, or a bypass for privacy handles. I was saying if that was the outside of the door, it’s not a locking handle it’s a passage handle.

          The “inside” of a handle is the side that’s installed on the secure side of the door, and it’s the side you can access the screws that hold the handle on the door. On classroom and storage function handles, they can’t control the doors locking state from the inside, but they can always operate the handle to get out.

          By unsecured I generally mean the side of the door with the least restricted access. Like the outside of your house when thinking about a front door.