Callan Silona Grade 3 Dummy Leverset

One part covers both. The Silona lever is fully reversible for left or right hand openings, so you order by finish only and set the handing at install. That matters on a pair of doors where you want the inactive leaf lever swinging the same direction as the active leaf trim.

Grade 3 is the residential-duty tier under BHMA, and the Silona is catalogued for residential use. For apartment interiors, closets, and french doors in a rental portfolio it's the normal choice. For a school corridor, a hospital, or any high-traffic commercial opening, specify Grade 1 or Grade 2 instead. Note also that on a dummy there is no latch mechanism to wear out; the grade mostly speaks to the lever and finish durability.

The Callan Silona is a dummy lever, a counterpart to functioning door hardware or used where a latch is not needed, so it will not secure an opening. For a lever that locks, the Brinks Mendocino Series keyed entry lever pairs a contemporary lever with a square rose, a 4 way adjustable latch and a round corner full lip strike, and the Brinks Raleigh Series keyed entry lever offers the same 4 way adjustable latch and round corner full lip strike with a transitional wave lever on a round rose. Both are entrance function.

They do different jobs on the door. The Callan Silona Silona-series lever is a dummy function lever, meaning it is a counterpart to functioning door hardware or is used where a latch is not needed - it is a pull with no latch and no key. The Brinks Mendocino Series lever is an entrance function lever, a keyed lock that latches and locks the opening. Use the Silona dummy on an inactive door leaf, a closet or pantry door held by a ball catch, or the fixed half of a pair where the Mendocino handles the active leaf.

The Silona meets ADA requirements. It's a lever rather than a knob, which is the operable-part shape ADA calls for, so it keeps the appearance and code story consistent when it's paired on an inactive leaf next to an ADA-compliant active lock.

Four finishes: US15 Satin Nickel, US26 Polished Chrome, US10BE Edged Bronze, and AS Antique Silver. Those are standard finish designations, so matching a Silona dummy on the inactive leaf to a US15 or US26 entry lock elsewhere on the opening is a straight finish call. The finish carries a five year coverage separate from the mechanical parts.

The Silona dummy has no cylinder, so for a keyed opening look at the Brinks Mendocino Series keyed entry lever with a square rose, or the Brinks Raleigh Series keyed entry wave lever with a round rose. Both are entrance function, and both ship with a 4-way adjustable latch and a round corner full lip strike, so they cover either common backset without ordering a second latch. Pick Mendocino for square rose trim, Raleigh for round.

Depends which leaf moves. If only one leaf is used day to day, put a functioning lever on that leaf and the Silona dummy on the fixed leaf, so the trim matches on both sides with no second latch prep. If neither leaf latches and a catch or flush bolt holds them, use dummies on both. The Silona reverses for either hand, so the same part number works on the left and right leaf.

Matching across brands is a rose and lever style decision, not a function one. The Callan Silona dummy lever is a Grade 3 residential cylindrical lever in US15 Satin Nickel, US26 Polished Chrome, US10BE Edged Bronze and AS Antique Silver. If the active leaf is carrying a Brinks Mendocino Series keyed entry lever, that one is a contemporary lever on a square rose; the Brinks Raleigh Series keyed entry lever is a transitional wave lever on a round rose. Confirm the rose shape and lever profile you want on both leaves before ordering, since the dummy is the visual twin of the working lock and any mismatch reads immediately.

No. The Callan Silona dummy lever is used where a latch is not needed, and it is fully reversible for left or right handed applications, so there is no handing to declare and no strike to prep. The Brinks Mendocino Series and Raleigh Series keyed entry levers both ship with a 4 way adjustable latch and a round corner full lip strike, which means the door edge and the jamb both have to be prepped for them. On a retrofit where the door already has a full bore, the Silona still mounts through it - just be aware the latch bore and strike are carried by whichever leaf gets the entrance lock.

Zinc. That's the lever and rose material on the Silona, which is typical for Grade 3 residential trim and is why it takes plated finishes like polished chrome and satin nickel cleanly.

One person. The Silona is built for single-installer mounting, and because the dummy function has no latch there's no cross-bore latch to align, no strike to prep, and no spindle to thread through. It's a face-mount job on the door.