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Baldwin 5166 Lever left Hand Half Dummy w/ 5046 RoseKEY FEATURES
- Knob or lever set paired with roses without a privacy or locking feature to close and secure any door with the 2.125" standard door preparation.
- Passage sets include everything needed to install the lock onto your door.
- Dependability, quality, and high design. Baldwin's Quick Ship items are ready to ship to you within 5 business days from ordering.
- This hardware has the subtle simplicity and clean aesthetic that pairs so well with a contemporary home.
- Our Lifetime Satin Nickel finish is create by nickel-plating solid brass, to bring about the beauty of the warm and smooth silver tone, combined with the weight and quality of brass. This satin, matte-like PVD finish is extremely durable and is backed by our Limited Lifetime Finish™ Warranty.
SPECIFICATIONS
LOCK TYPE
Tubular Mortise
STYLE
Contemporary
BACKSET SIZE
2-3/8"
LEVER GRIP LENGTH
4.59"
PROJECTION
2.9"
MAXIMUM DOOR THICKNESS
1.75"
MINIMUM DOOR THICKNESS
1.375"
LEVER HANDING
Reversible
LEVER ROSE SHAPE
Round
INSTALLATION AND SUPPORTINSTALLATION GUIDEWARRANTY
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Product Specs
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Type:
- Leversets
- Subcategory:
- Lever Handle
- Product Subgroup:
- Bored Locksets
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Lock Function:
- Half Dummy
- Lever Grip Length:
- 4.59"
- Lever Rose Shape:
- Round
- Maximum Door Thickness:
- 1.75"
- Minimum Door Thickness:
- 1.37"
- Product Attribute:
- Cylindrical Locks
- Product Model:
- 5166.LDM
- Product Function:
- Dummy
- Product Projection:
- 2.9"
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Baldwin BAL-5166.056.LDM – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What does a Baldwin 5166 half dummy lever actually do, and is there a latch behind it?
A half dummy is a lever on one face of the door only, with no latch, no spindle through the door, and no locking. It screws to the door face as a pull. Use it on a closet door held shut by a ball catch or magnetic catch, on the inactive leaf of a pair, or on a false drawer-style panel where you want the handle to match the rest of the openings. If you need the door to actually latch, a half dummy is the wrong part and you want a passage set instead.
2) I ordered the left hand 5166 dummy by mistake, can I flip it to right hand?
Lever handing on the 5166 is reversible, so the lever can be set to point the direction your opening needs. Handing still matters on a dummy because a lever that droops the wrong way against the frame looks wrong next to the working doors, so set it to match the swing before you fix it to the door.
3) Will the Baldwin 5166 lever mount on a 1-3/8 inch door?
Yes. The 5166 covers doors from 1.37 inches up to 1.75 inches, which takes in both the common 1-3/8 inch interior door and the 1-3/4 inch standard. Thicker than 1-3/4 and it is out of range.
4) Does a Baldwin 5166 half dummy need a 2-1/8 inch bore hole in the door?
The 5166 half dummy is built around the 2.125 inch standard door preparation, so it sits on an existing cross bore if you are swapping out old hardware on a prepped door. On a blank door a half dummy only needs the screw fixing into the face, since there is no latch running through the edge. Backset is listed as 2-3/8 inches, which is the standard residential centre for that prep.
5) Is the Baldwin 5166 dummy lever suitable for a commercial building or an apartment corridor?
The 5166 is a residential product with a round 5046 rose, contemporary styling, and no grade rating behind it. For commercial openings and heavier traffic there are Grade 1 dummy trims built for it: the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim is heavy duty Grade 1, and the Accentra 455LN Augusta is a Grade 1 single dummy lever. The BEST 7KC Series 1DT is the medium duty Grade 2 step down.
6) Can I use a Baldwin 5166 half dummy on a bathroom or bedroom door?
No. There is no privacy or locking feature on the 5166, and no latch at all, so the door will not stay shut or lock. A bed and bath opening needs a privacy set with a push button or turn: the Kwikset 300BRNL Breton privacy lever fits 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Hager 2540 privacy with the Withnell lever covers 1-3/8 to 2 inch.
7) What is the closest substitute for a Baldwin 5166 half dummy lever if I need a commercial Grade 1 dummy instead?
The Baldwin 5166 half dummy on the 5046 rose is a residential lever with no latch mechanism. For a Grade 1 dummy lever in the same non-latching role, the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim is a Grade 1 heavy duty non-keyed dummy, and the Accentra 455LN Augusta from the 5400 Series is a Grade 1 heavy duty single dummy cylindrical lever lock. Both mount trim only, the same as the 5166, so the door needs no latch bore prep in either case.
8) I need a dummy lever on both sides of a double door, not a single half dummy. What should I order?
The Baldwin 5166 half dummy supplies one side only. For a door that needs matching trim on both faces, Emtek sells dummy pairs: the Arts and Crafts lever dummy pair and the Hammered lever dummy pair in the Arts and Crafts series, and the Cortina lever dummy pair in the Classic Brass series. Each ships as a pair, so one order covers both faces of the opening.
9) The door needs to latch closed. What do I use instead of a Baldwin 5166 dummy lever?
A dummy has no latch, so a door that has to stay shut needs a passage set. In residential Grade 3 that is the Callan Asheville passage leverset or the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton passage lever, which fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. For commercial traffic, the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage lock fitting 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors and carries a fire rating, and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant passage lock, fire rated, for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors.
10) My door is 2 inches thick. Will the Baldwin 5166 work, or do I need something else?
The Baldwin 5166 covers doors from 1.37 inch to 1.75 inch, so a 2 inch door is past its range. Levers rated to 2 inches include the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage lock at 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, the Deltana 6201 Manchester entry lever at 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lock at 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch. Those are latching functions rather than dummy trim, so confirm the door is bored for a latch.
11) How far does the Baldwin 5166 lever stick out from the door, and how long is the grip?
Projection is 2.9 inches off the face of the door and the lever grip runs 4.59 inches. That projection is what to check against a door that swings back tight to a wall or against a nearby cabinet, since a dummy lever is usually the thing people grab and pull past.
12) I need a matching lever that actually latches on the other closet doors, what pairs with a Baldwin dummy?
A dummy has no latch, so the working doors in the same run need a passage set. Within the residential Grade 2 and 3 range there is the Bravura Miramar and Atlanta and Orlando round trim passage leversets, the Callan Asheville Grade 3 passage lever, and the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton passage lever, which covers 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. For a heavier duty passage on the same doors, the Falcon K101 is Grade 1 and covers 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inch.
13) What is a lower cost dummy lever alternative to the Baldwin 5166 for closet and pantry doors in a rental unit?
For a plainer dummy lever in the same fixed-trim role, the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever and the BEST 7KC Series 1DT single dummy trim is a Grade 2 medium duty non-keyed dummy. Both do what the 5166 does mechanically; the 5166 differs in that it comes in eight finishes including satin brass, polished nickel, oil rubbed bronze and satin black, so it is the one to hold if the unit is being matched to an existing decorative finish.
14) Is a passage leverset the same thing as the Baldwin 5166 half dummy?
No. The 5166 is a half dummy: a fixed lever on a rose with no latch behind it. Passage sets such as the Bravura Atlanta, Orlando and Miramar round trim leversets and the Bravura Tampa square trim leverset are Grade 2 passage function, which means a working latch retracts when the lever turns. They will not drop into a door bored only for dummy trim, and the 5166 will not hold a door closed the way they do.
15) I am standardizing a facility and need a keyed lever, not the Baldwin 5166. What are the options?
The 5166 is non-keyed dummy trim, so a keyed opening needs a different lock body. Storeroom function is available in the Cal-Royal AG05 Grade 2 with a deadlocking latchbolt for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors and the Hager 2580 Grade 2 with the Withnell lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors. For classroom function, the Dexter C1000 is Grade 1 with a clutching lever for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors. Dummy trim from the same families, such as the BEST 9K 1DT, can still be used on the inactive leaves so the levers match across the building.
16) I want keyless entry on this opening instead of a dummy lever. What replaces a Baldwin 5166?
A dummy lever cannot be converted to keyless entry, so the opening takes a different set. The Lockey 2835 mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock has passage function and is ADA compliant for doors 1 3/16 inch to 2 inch, the Lockey 1150 heavy duty keypad lever set with double combination covers 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock. All three need a latch bore that dummy trim does not require.
17) What is the 5046 rose on the Baldwin 5166, and will it cover the old hole?
The 5046 is the round trim rose the lever mounts on. Round trim is what covers a 2-1/8 inch cross bore cleanly on a retrofit, and it matches the round rose used on Baldwin passage and privacy sets in the same family so a fleet of doors reads the same. Square trim would be the odd one out in a run of round roses.
18) Does the Baldwin 5166 need to be ordered by hand like other levers?
The Baldwin 5166 lever handing is reversible, so one set covers a left or right hand opening. Among comparable levers, the Falcon B101 and Falcon K101 use non-handed lever designs as well, and the Kwikset 200DL Delta passage lever is reversible. Handing still matters when the substitute is a keyed or exit-device trim rather than a non-handed passage or dummy set.
19) How does the Baldwin 5166 round rose compare with other round trim leversets for matching existing doors?
The Baldwin 5166 uses a round lever rose, the 5046, with a 4.59 inch lever grip and 2.9 inch projection. Round trim is also used on the Bravura Atlanta, Orlando and Miramar passage leversets, while the Bravura Tampa uses square trim. If the other doors in the unit already carry round roses, the square trim set will read differently on the face of the door.
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