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Delaney E Series - MD Style Dummy Door Lever
Dummy Function: Dummy is a counterpart to functioning door hardware or is used where a latch is not needed.
Specifications
ANSI & Federal Standards:
- Meets & exceeds requirements of BHMA/ANSI A156.2 Series 4000, GR2, 400,000 Cycles.
- Meets FF-H-106C Federal Standard.
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Subcategory:
- Bored Locksets
- Series:
- E Series
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Subgroup:
- Bored Locksets
- Commercial/Residential:
- Commercial
- Lock Function:
- Dummy
- Product Type:
- Lever
- Grade:
- Grade 2
- Product Attribute:
- Cylindrical Locks
- Product Function:
- Dummy
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Delaney Hardware 3M5052 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) What does a dummy lever like the Delaney E Series MD do, and when would I use one?
A dummy lever is a pull only. The Delaney E Series MD dummy has no latch, no spindle turn, and no cylinder, so it mounts to the door face and gives you something to grab. Two common uses: the inactive leaf of a pair of doors, where the active leaf carries the real lockset, and closet or pantry doors held shut by a ball catch or roller catch. If you need the door to actually latch when it closes, this is the wrong function and you want a passage lever instead.
2) Is the Delaney E Series MD dummy lever rated for commercial use?
Yes. It is a commercial grade product that meets and exceeds BHMA/ANSI A156.2 Series 4000, Grade 2, at 400,000 cycles, and meets the FF-H-106C federal standard. Grade 2 is the normal specification level for multi-family corridors, offices, and light commercial openings. For high traffic entries in a hospital or school, most specs call for Grade 1.
3) Will the Delaney E Series MD dummy match the other E Series levers already on my doors?
Yes, if those levers are also MD style. The dummy is the MD lever design in the same E Series family, so a property manager running E Series MD passage and entry levers down a corridor can put this on a closet or an inactive leaf and it reads as the same lever. Match the finish too: it comes in US26D dull chrome and US19 black.
4) Do I need to worry about handing when I order the Delaney E Series MD dummy lever?
Handing matters for which way the lever points. A dummy has no latch to reverse, so there is nothing mechanical to specify, but the lever throw is fixed once it is on the door. Order or install it so the lever points toward the strike edge, matching the working lever on the other openings in the run. On a pair of doors, the dummy on the inactive leaf should mirror the active leaf.
5) Does a dummy cylindrical lever need a 2-1/8 inch bore in the door?
No latch means no latch bore. The Delaney E Series MD dummy is a cylindrical trim that fastens to the door face, so you do not need to drill a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset latch bore or mortise the edge for a faceplate. That makes it the part to use on a door that was never prepped, and it also means it does not fill an existing 2-1/8 inch cross bore the way a working lockset does. If you are covering a hole left by a removed lockset, order a working E Series lever or a hole filler plate instead.
6) Is one Delaney E Series MD dummy lever enough for a closet door, or do I need two?
One dummy covers one side of the door. Each unit is a single lever trim, so a closet or pantry door that only needs a pull on the hall side takes one. A door you grab from both sides, or the inactive leaf of a pair worked from both faces, takes two. Order the same finish for both, US26D dull chrome or US19 black.
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