Delaney Kick Down Door Stop/Holder, Satin Chrome US26D

Yes. The Delaney kick down stop is finished US26D satin chrome, the standard BHMA finish code for satin chrome plated over brass or a plated base, so it reads the same as US26D levers, hinges and pulls already on your openings. It is the only finish this holder is offered in. If your building standard is satin aluminum instead, the Ives FS455A is the aluminum-finish equivalent.

No. Holding a fire door open on a mechanical kick down defeats the self-closing function, and fire doors are required to be self-closing and positive latching. On a fire rated opening you need a listed electromagnetic hold-open tied to the fire alarm, not a kick down. Use the Delaney kick down on non-rated doors only.

The Ives FS452 kick down door holder is rated heavy duty and uses a stainless steel spring, and the Ives FS455A is a heavy duty kick down holder with a 4 inch extension in satin aluminum. The Delaney kick down stop is a zinc body with a 4-1/8 inch length in US26D satin chrome, so an Ives heavy duty unit is the move when the door gets kicked open all day at a loading entrance or a multi-family lobby.

The Orca Hardware 40ST Series kick down door holder measures 5.275 inches, which is over an inch longer than the Delaney kick down stop at 4-1/8 inches. The Delaney unit is specified for a door-to-floor clearance of 2 inches or less, so on an opening with a taller undercut, carpet transition, or thicker threshold, measure the gap and step up to the longer Orca body.

It measures 4-1/8 inches. That is the overall length of the holder, so it sets how far down the arm swings and pairs with the 2 inch maximum door-to-floor clearance it is rated for. Measure your undercut before ordering: doors over carpet or a raised threshold often exceed that.

They do different jobs. A kick down like the Delaney mounts on the face of the door near the bottom and you kick the arm down to hold the door open at any point in its swing, then kick it up to release. A wall or floor stop only limits how far the door travels, it does not hold it open. Pick the kick down when you need the door parked open for moving furniture, deliveries or ventilation and there is no wall behind the door to mount to. Keep in mind it needs 2 inches or less under the door to work.

Both are heavy duty kick down door holders with a 4 inch extension. The FS455 is brass with a non-marring rubber shoe; the FS455A is satin aluminum. The Delaney kick down door stop/holder is a separate 4-1/8 inch zinc unit in satin chrome. For a distributor pulling a line card, those are three distinct part numbers rather than finish options of one item.

They do the same job but the bodies are different metals. The Delaney kick down door stop/holder has a zinc substrate finished in US26D satin chrome, while the Ives FS455 is a brass kick down door holder and the Ives FS455A is satin aluminum. If a facility is standardizing on one finish family across every door, match the substrate and finish rather than assuming any kick down holder will blend with the lever trim already hung.

A kick down unit does both: it stops the door and, kicked down, holds it open. The Orca Hardware 40ST Series is specified as a door holder, the Ives FS452 and FS455 are kick down door holders, and the Delaney unit is a kick down door stop/holder. A wall bumper or floor stop, by contrast, only limits swing and will not hold an opening propped for a move-in or a delivery, so the two are not interchangeable on a job that calls for hold-open.

One configuration only: US26D satin chrome at 4-1/8 inches. If you need a different look or more reach, the Ives FS455 is brass with a non-marring rubber shoe, the FS455A is satin aluminum, and the Orca 40ST Series runs 5.275 inches.

The Delaney unit is a zinc-bodied kick down, so treat delicate finish flooring with care. If non-marring contact is a requirement on hardwood, LVT or polished concrete, the Ives FS455 is specified with a non-marring rubber shoe.