Jack and Jill Bathroom Locks

[Doofus]

Does anyone have a central or automatic lock system for a jack and jill bathroom? I'm sure such things must exist, and a bit of Googling bring up a fair bit of non-specific information. So I'm wondering if anyone here has a proven solution.

[PositronicRay]

Singing.

[h0b0]

Our jack and Jill is in a T shape. The bath/shower and toilet are behind their own lockable door. The double sinks are in the area with 2 entry doors.

[bodhi808]

The search term you might be missing is "interlocks" but they likely won't be cheap for a plug and play system.
You can buy an interlock relay and corresponding door locks like these if you're happy enough wiring them up and adding the required switches and power supply.
http://www.doorentryonline.co.uk/acatalog/Two-door...
http://www.doorentryonline.co.uk/acatalog/Fail-saf...

Ready made system here but it's not a cheap solution.
http://www.hoyles.com/access/shared-bathroom-solut...

[Doofus]

bodhi808 said:

The search term you might be missing is "interlocks" but they likely won't be cheap for a plug and play system.
You can buy an interlock relay and corresponding door locks like these if you're happy enough wiring them up and adding the required switches and power supply.
http://www.doorentryonline.co.uk/acatalog/Two-door...
http://www.doorentryonline.co.uk/acatalog/Fail-saf...

Ready made system here but it's not a cheap solution.
http://www.hoyles.com/access/shared-bathroom-solut...

Brilliant, thanks

[mikeiow]

or just have a lock on each door......#LoCostSolutions

[boyse7en]

Don't you just need a standard type lock on each door?
Why do you need interlocks?

Person enters bathroom from bedroom A, locks the opposite door (into bedroom B). Has shower, unlocks door B and walks out of door A
And vice versa.

If there is an issue with person from Bed A accessing Bed B via the bathroom, just put a deadbolt on the Bedroom side too

[Doofus]

boyse7en said:

Don't you just need a standard type lock on each door?
Why do you need interlocks?

Person enters bathroom from bedroom A, locks the opposite door (into bedroom B). Has shower, unlocks door B and walks out of door A
And vice versa.

If there is an issue with person from Bed A accessing Bed B via the bathroom, just put a deadbolt on the Bedroom side too

Because the bathroom links two guest bedrooms, and it would be easier not to have to remember to remind people to lock both doors. If I can install a solution, I'd like to.

[hornetrider]

Doofus said:

Because the bathroom links two guest bedrooms, and it would be easier not to have to remember to remind people to lock both doors. If I can install a solution, I'd like to.

Both doors? Surely just the other door? No-one is going to come in via an inhabited guest bedroom?

[HappyMidget]

Can't ever remember my Grandparents having any issues with their Jack and Jill bathroom for guests.

[ATTAK Z]

boyse7en said:

Don't you just need a standard type lock on each door?
Why do you need interlocks?

Person enters bathroom from bedroom A, locks the opposite door (into bedroom B). Has shower, unlocks door B and walks out of door A
And vice versa.

If there is an issue with person from Bed A accessing Bed B via the bathroom, just put a deadbolt on the Bedroom side too

Simple back to basics solution, and one that I used successfully on the staff shower room in a children's home recently ...

[Tomo1971]

If Jack walked into the bathroom and locked Jill's door but then upon leaving, forgot to unlock her door, how would Jill get in? Hence, the OP wanted a better solution.

[ATTAK Z]

Tomo1971 said:

If Jack walked into the bathroom and locked Jill's door but then upon leaving, forgot to unlock her door, how would Jill get in? Hence, the OP wanted a better solution.

Oh both people have to be intelligent for it to work

[snowandrocks]

They have the same setup on quite a few oil rigs - i.e. two cabins share the same bathroom to save space.

They just rely on a standard bathroom lock on each door and I can confirm that getting "locked out" by your forgetful neighbour is an irritatingly common occurrence! Hopefully your guests might be a bit more considerate/intelligent than your average roustabout but if there is an easy solution I'd go for it!

[CambsBill]

Depends on the size/shape of the bathroom but the solution I saw long ago was a drop-down bench in the bathroom - both doors opened into the room opposite each other so dropping the bench had the effect of blocking both, job done. No electronics, no forgetting to unlock Jill's door

[Rangeroverover]

If you can have bolts that are operable from both sides with the old fashioned vacant/engaged sign that should work. If you are locked out and its obvious nobody is in the bathroom then you unlock from outside

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TOILET-INDICATOR-LOCK-ENG...

there are some you can open from both sides

[Hol]

Doofus said:

bodhi808 said:

The search term you might be missing is "interlocks" but they likely won't be cheap for a plug and play system.
You can buy an interlock relay and corresponding door locks like these if you're happy enough wiring them up and adding the required switches and power supply.
http://www.doorentryonline.co.uk/acatalog/Two-door...
http://www.doorentryonline.co.uk/acatalog/Fail-saf...

Ready made system here but it's not a cheap solution.
http://www.hoyles.com/access/shared-bathroom-solut...

Brilliant, thanks

I suppose for peace of mind, it's probably money well spent. 5 x tanks of fuel.

[hairyben]

Doofus said:

Because the bathroom links two guest bedrooms, and it would be easier not to have to remember to remind people to lock both doors. If I can install a solution, I'd like to.

Check that anything you buy is a) fail-safe (unlocked if power is lost) and b) silent in operation, a lot of door entry gear is very clicky/buzzy and especially in the middle of the night be waking guests

[boyse7en]

CambsBill said:

Depends on the size/shape of the bathroom but the solution I saw long ago was a drop-down bench in the bathroom - both doors opened into the room opposite each other so dropping the bench had the effect of blocking both, job done. No electronics, no forgetting to unlock Jill's door

They do that in the changing rooms at center parcs. Works well.