Deltana CL500FRCNC Commercial Entry IC Core Grade 1, Clarendon Lever less Cylinder

No cylinder is included. The CL500FRCNC Clarendon lever is built for an interchangeable core and ships less cylinder, so you supply the IC core in whatever keyway your building already runs. That is the point of the part: a locksmith or facility running a master key system drops in their own core and the lock joins the existing system on day one. If you don't already have cores on hand, you need to order one separately or the lock cannot be keyed.

Yes, it covers 1-3/8 inch through 2 inch doors, so it handles both older 1-3/8 interior leaves and standard 1-3/4 commercial doors without a thickness kit. That range is wider than most Grade 2 levers give you, which matters in a mixed building where the office doors and the older interior doors aren't the same thickness.

Handing is not a decision here. The Clarendon CL500FRCNC is universal, so one part number covers left and right hand doors and you don't have to survey every opening before writing the order. For a property manager buying a case of ten, that means no wrong-hand returns and one line item instead of two.

It uses an ANSI strike, 4-7/8 inches with 1-1/4 inch lip-to-center. If your frames are already prepped for the standard ANSI 4-7/8 strike, which most hollow metal commercial frames are, the lock drops in without touching the jamb. If you have a smaller T-strike or a residential full-lip strike, the frame needs to be prepped or you need a filler plate.

The CL500FRCNC is a Grade 1 commercial entry cylindrical leverset supplied without a cylinder, so it expects an interchangeable core to be added at keying. If you want a Grade 1 entry-function cylindrical lever that arrives keyed instead, the Dexter C1000 Series Entry/Office lever is Grade 1 with an Entrance/Office function and a clutching lever, covering doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Deltana covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, so on a 2 inch door the Deltana is the one that fits.

They fill the same opening but not at the same grade. The Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Deltana CL500FRCNC is Grade 1 and comes less cylinder for an interchangeable core, on the same 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door range. If a facility standard calls out ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 on the entrance, the Hager will not satisfy it; if the door range is the only concern, both cover it.

The Deltana CL500FRCNC is rated for doors 1-3/8 inch through 2 inch and is Grade 1 entry function. Among Grade 1 levers, the Falcon K101 K Series covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch and is fire rated, but it is passage function with non-handed levers and takes no key. The Corbin Russwin CL3110 is Grade 1 and fire rated for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors, also passage/closet. For a keyed entrance on a 2 inch door, the Deltana is the one of the three that locks.

The CL500FRCNC is entry function - it is keyed on the outside and the inside lever always retracts the latch. For a classroom door where the outside lever is locked and unlocked by key only, the Cal-Royal AG03 classroom lever is Grade 2 with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway and a 2-3/4 inch backset, matching the Deltana's 2-3/4 inch backset. For a storeroom door with a deadlocking latchbolt and an outside lever that stays locked, the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Hager 2580 is a Grade 2 storeroom lock for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors.

Grade 1 is the top ANSI/BHMA cylindrical rating, tested to the highest cycle and strength levels, and it is what belongs on a door that gets used all day: a lobby, a corridor, a leasing office. The CL500FRCNC is Grade 1 with a steel and zinc chassis. On a low-traffic interior door, a Grade 2 lever like the Hager 2525 commercial entry lever is the lighter option. Put the Grade 1 on the traffic and save the Grade 2 for closets and back offices.

An interchangeable core lock takes a removable core pulled with a control key, so rekeying an apartment or an office after a turnover takes seconds and no disassembly. A conventional cylinder lock has to come off the door and be pinned. The CL500FRCNC is the IC core version and is sold less cylinder. If you are not running a core program and just want the lock keyed out of the box, a conventional-cylinder entry lever such as the Cal-Royal AG00 with its 6-pin Schlage C keyway is the simpler buy.

Entry function means the outside lever locks and is released by the key, while the inside lever always retracts the latch for free egress. That is the correct function for an apartment door, a suite door, or an office entrance. If you want a door that stays locked outside at all times and cannot be left unlocked, you want a storeroom function instead, like the Cal-Royal AG05 with its deadlocking latchbolt. For a door that never locks, a passage lever such as the Falcon K101 is the part.

It is a tubular cylindrical lock on the standard commercial prep, so it swaps for another cylindrical lever on a door already bored for one, provided the backset matches, the door falls in the 1-3/8 to 2 inch range, and the frame carries an ANSI 4-7/8 strike. What it does not replace is a mortise lock, which uses a pocket in the door edge rather than a bore, and it will not go on a door prepped only for an exit device.

They are built to different duty levels. The Deltana CL500FRCNC is a Grade 1 commercial entry leverset. The Bravura Miramar, Atlanta, Orlando and Tampa leversets are all Grade 2 passage function, which means no key and no lock at all - they are hall and closet trim. The Callan Artino and Callan Bennett are Grade 3 entrance leversets, so they do key but at a residential-duty rating. On a commercial entrance carrying traffic, the Deltana is the Grade 1 option and the Callan Bennett additionally pairs its entrance lever with a deadbolt.

For the non-locking openings alongside a keyed Grade 1 entrance, the Design Hardware X75 is a Grade 1 passage lever lockset with a flat lever for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Falcon T101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty cylindrical passage lever. If a closet or utility door only needs a pull with no latch at all, the BEST 9K Series 1DT is a Grade 1 heavy duty single dummy trim lever. All three hold the Grade 1 rating the CL500FRCNC carries, so the run stays at one duty level.

The CL500FRCNC is a keyed single cylinder entry lever that needs an interchangeable core supplied separately. To avoid cylinders entirely, the Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock with passage function and ADA compliance for doors 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch, and the Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with double combination for 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors. The Delaney LP250 is an electronic keypad leverlock at Grade 2. The Deltana remains the Grade 1 choice where the facility keys to an existing IC core system.

Two things get ordered by mistake. The Accentra 107S is a Schlage cylinder adapter kit for Yale hardware - it is a cylinder-fitting accessory, not a lockset, and does not replace a lever lock. The Corbin Russwin 585F715 is a Grade 1 lock lever for an ED8000 pushpad exit device - that is a trim lever, not a complete cylindrical entry lock. The Deltana CL500FRCNC is the full commercial entry cylindrical leverset, supplied less cylinder.

Two: brushed chrome and polished brass. Brushed chrome is the one that lines up with the satin chrome and satin nickel trim most commercial corridors already run; polished brass suits older or traditional buildings. If you are standardizing a whole floor, pick one and buy the case of ten so the levers match through the run.

Sold each, packed 10 per case. For a building standardization job that is a convenient block: ten openings, one finish, one backset, and one core keyway across the run. Cores are separate, so count those out at the same rate.

Those rooms use asylum function rather than entry, so both leaves key. The Dexter C1000 Series asylum lock is Grade 1 with an F87 asylum function for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, matching the 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch range the CL500FRCNC covers and holding the same Grade 1 rating. The Arrow MK33-BD-CS is an asylum function lock in heavy duty with a conventional cylinder in Schlage C keyway, though it uses a ball knob instead of a lever.

Not on a commercial opening. The Master Lock BC Series RL01 is a Grade 3 return style keyed entry lever, and the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton is a Grade 3 passage lever for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors with no key at all. The Deltana CL500FRCNC is Grade 1, commercial, keyed entry, and covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors. The Grade 3 sets suit residential interiors; the Deltana is what carries a commercial entrance spec.

Function lines up, grade does not. The Falcon B511CP6D is a Grade 2 medium duty cylindrical lever lock with entry/office function. The Deltana CL500FRCNC is Grade 1 with entry function and universal handing, taking an interchangeable core. On an office door in a low traffic suite the Falcon covers the function; where the spec calls Grade 1 or the site keys to IC cores, the Deltana is the one that meets it.