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    Posted: 19 Jun 2018 at 5:03pm
If I wanted to figure on buying a new door, hinges and pay for side wall repair I could push to my hearts content. I had my wife try it, I tried it, decided to use a hand file it opens beautifully now. Just don’t file away too much.
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Push harder.

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Posts: 473 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 May 2018 at 2:41pm
Originally posted by StephenH

I did it from the outside. It did not take much pressure for the bar to swing out of the way. 

I believe that the concern is if you are inside and some prankster shuts the handle 'bar' on you.

I also believe that one vigorous, reasonably violent push from inside will clear the obstruction. At least, it did with mine. A steady push won't necessrily do the job, we're talking 'panic mode' here.
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I don't see any way to post photos to this website - am I missing something? 

E-mail me at purkey@att.net and I will be glad to send you the photos by e-mail.

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I just tried mine. Since there was nobody inside, I did it from the outside. It did not take much pressure for the bar to swing out of the way. It was easy, possibly because I have swung the bar over the door many times and possibly worn down anything that would bind it.
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Purvey, can you post a few pictures of your mod with the dremel 
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I pushed as hard as I could on the door (and I’m a pretty big guy) but there was no way it would open with the grab bar across it. As I said, it was a 5-minute job with a Dremel tool to get it to work right. Now it opens easily. So, again, make sure you test yours. Some will work OK, others like mine will not. Good luck!
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This thread is the first I've ever heard of anyone actually not being able to open the door with the grab bar across it.  And this subject comes up fairly regularly.  I certainly can't argue with you, but I suspect you might not be trying hard enough!  If you and Purkey really can't open your doors it's a new situation for RPods.

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So I tried it from the outside and also inside.
I’m convinced that the angle of the pressure makes a difference as I could open it from the outside but NOT from the inside !!!
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This was a bit of internet wisdom from a few years ago. Ours pops right open, and I have never found anyone trapped inside.  
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