With the hinges removed the door can be opened using the adz in the same way as if performing conventional forcible entry on the latch side of an outward swinging door.
Outward swinging exterior door hinge.
Hence the hinge pin cannot be removed when the door is in the closed position.
There are three different security hinges for outward swing exterior doors.
The setscrew is hidden when the door is in the closed position.
Also there are more locking and security options available for inward swinging doors than outward swinging ones.
Out swinging doors might seem pretty secure but they have some major flaws that can serve as easy entrance points for break ins.
One benefit of an outward door is that it can t be force kicked to open because of the door frame.
Yes outward swinging doors are generally considered less secure than other door types primarily because the security hinges are exposed to the outer side enabling anyone from outside to manipulate them.
A setscrew locks the hinge pin to one side of the hinge as shown in figure 2.
Figure 2 setscrew hinge.