Deltana CL401EL Commercial Passage Light Duty Grade 2, Curved Lever

It's built for a 2-3/4 inch backset with a 2-3/4 inch strike. If the existing bore on your door is set at 2-3/8 inches, this lever won't line up, and you'd want a 2-3/8 backset lock like the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever instead. 2-3/8 and 2-3/4 are the two standard backsets you'll run into.

No. It's a passage function lever for halls, closets and corridor doors, so both levers always retract the latch and there is no cylinder, no key and no thumbturn. For a bed or bath door you need a privacy function lever such as the Hager 2540 or the Baldwin Estate 5103 Privacy; for a keyed opening, an entrance function lever like the Hager 2525.

The CL401EL is an ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 commercial cylindrical lever, light duty within that class. Grade 2 suits moderate traffic: offices, tenant interiors, closets and back-of-house doors. For high-abuse openings such as schools, dorms or public corridors, step up to a Grade 1 passage lever, for example the Falcon K101, Falcon T101, or the Corbin Russwin CL3110 vandal resistant version.

The Deltana CL401EL is built for a 1-3/8 inch door with a 2-3/4 inch backset. If you need other choices at that thickness, the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage lever covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lock covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, and the Dexter C1000 Grade 1 passage lever covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. By contrast, the Arrow GL01 and the Design Hardware J75 passage levers start at 1-3/4 inch, so they are not the ones to specify for a 1-3/8 inch leaf.

The Deltana CL401EL is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical passage lever. Direct Grade 2 passage counterparts include the Falcon B101, a medium duty Grade 2 cylindrical passage lever with a non-handed design; the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage cylindrical lever with Withnell trim, listed for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors; the Accentra 5301LN Augusta Grade 2 passage lever in the 5300 Series; and the Arrow GL01 Grade 2 Sierra lever passage lock, listed for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. All are non-keyed latch-only functions, so any of them will operate a hall or closet door the same way the CL401EL does.

The CL401EL is a light duty Grade 2 passage lever, suited to hall and closet doors. For heavier cycle counts, step up to a Grade 1 passage lever: the Falcon K101 is a heavy duty Grade 1 passage lock with non-handed levers and a fire rating, the Falcon T101 is a heavy duty Grade 1 passage lever with pressure release technology, the Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant passage lever with a fire rating for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Design Hardware X75 is a Grade 1 flat lever passage set for 1-3/4 inch doors.

No. The CL401EL is a passage, hall and closet function, which means it latches but never locks. For a bathroom you need a privacy function such as the Hager 2540 Grade 2 privacy lever with Withnell trim or the Baldwin Estate 5103 privacy lever with the 5048 rose. For a keyed office or entry door, look to the Hager 2525 Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock, the Falcon B511CP6D Grade 2 entry/office lever, or the Cal-Royal AG05 Grade 2 storeroom lever with a deadlocking latchbolt.

Passage function cylindrical levers like the CL401EL are non-handed in use, since both levers simply retract the latch, so the same set serves a left or right hand door. The curved lever profile is symmetrical top to bottom in appearance terms as well, so you stock one part for an entire floor rather than two.

Two finishes: Oil Rubbed Bronze and Brushed Chrome. If you're standardizing a property, both are stocked as the same model number so you can run one finish through a whole wing and reorder the identical part later. Note that oil rubbed bronze is a living finish look and won't match a polished brass or satin nickel package.

It mounts with removable through-bolts, so the two roses clamp through the door to each other rather than relying on screws into the door face alone. That's the detail that keeps a lever from working loose on a busy door, and because the through-bolts are removable a maintenance tech can pull the set for service without damaging anything.

The latch has a 1/2 inch throw and the set is specified with a 2-3/4 inch strike. A 1/2 inch throw is standard for cylindrical latches, so it will engage an existing commercial strike of the same size and lip, but if the frame carries a deeper pocket strike or a T-strike sized differently you should plan on using the strike supplied with the lock.

Close Grade 2 passage alternatives include the Accentra 5301LN Augusta and Accentra 4601LN, the Falcon B101 (non-handed, medium duty), the Design Hardware J75 flat lever, the Hager 2510 Withnell, and the Bravura Atlanta, Orlando and Tampa leversets if the styling matters more than the commercial spec. The Hager 2510 and Falcon B101 are the ones worth looking at when your doors are 1-3/4 inch rather than 1-3/8.

No. The CL401EL is a working passage lock with a latchbolt and needs a bored door and a strike. For a non-functioning lever on an inactive leaf or a closet false door, order a dummy trim instead, such as the BEST 7KC single dummy trim, the Accentra 455LN single dummy, or a Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy in left or right hand.

For an opening where the door assembly's fire rating governs the hardware, specify a lock the manufacturer rates for it. Among cylindrical levers, the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lock and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 Grade 1 vandal resistant passage lever both carry a fire rating, and the CL3110 is listed for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. The Deltana CL401EL's latch is UL Listed, and it is built for 1-3/8 inch doors with a 2-3/4 inch backset.

Dummy trim is the usual mix-up. The CL401EL is a working cylindrical passage lever with a latch, while the BEST 7KC 1DT Grade 2 single dummy trim, the BEST 9K 1DT Grade 1 single dummy trim, the Accentra 455LN Augusta Grade 1 single dummy, the Callan Bentley Grade 2 dummy lever, and the Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy levers are fixed pulls with no latch at all - they mount to the face of an inactive leaf. The Emtek Arts and Crafts and Cortina dummy pairs are the same idea sold two to a set. None of those will latch a closet door.

The CL401EL is rated Grade 2 for commercial use. If the opening is residential interior, Grade 3 passage levers cover it: the Kwikset 200BRNL RDT Breton passage lever set is Grade 3 for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Callan Asheville is a Grade 3 passage leverset in satin nickel. Grade 3 carries a lower ANSI cycle and strength rating than the Grade 2 CL401EL, so keep it off tenant corridors and other commercial traffic.

The CL401EL uses a curved lever on zinc and steel construction in oil rubbed bronze or brushed chrome. For a different trim style at the same passage function, the Bravura Miramar passage leverset with round trim is Grade 2 in US4 satin brass, the Bravura Atlanta and Orlando are Grade 2 passage leversets with round trim, the Bravura Tampa is a Grade 2 passage leverset with square trim, and the Baldwin Estate 5103 passage lever pairs with the 5048 rose. All perform the same latch-only passage function.

The CL401EL is a non-keyed passage lever with no code or key control at all. For keyless entry on a lever, the Lockey 2835 mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock has a passage function and ADA compliance and fits 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch doors, the Lockey 2835DC adds a double combination on the same thickness range, and the Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set for 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors. For electronic keypads there is the Delaney LP250 Grade 2 keypad leverlock and the Emtek Classic keypad leverset.

Zinc and steel construction, with zinc as the primary body and substrate material. That's typical of a light duty Grade 2 commercial lever and keeps cost down for interior openings. If you want forged brass instead, the Cal-Royal AUS00 is described with a solid brass forged body.

The Deltana CL401EL is a cylindrical passage lockset with removable through-bolts and a 2-3/4 inch backset and strike. If handing is a concern across a mixed-door job, the Falcon B101 Grade 2 passage lever and the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lock are both specified as non-handed lever designs, and the Kwikset 200DL Delta passage lever is reversible. Handed ordering does come into play on half dummy trim - Baldwin lists the Estate 5103 half dummy separately as left hand and right hand.