Deltana CL501EVC Commercial Passage Standard Grade 2, Clarendon Lever

Neither. Passage function means the levers always retract the latch from both sides, with no key and no thumbturn. It's for corridors, hall doors and closets where you want the door to stay latched shut but never secured. If you need the door to lock, look at a privacy, entry or storeroom function instead, such as the Hager 2540 privacy lever or the Hager 2580 storeroom lever.

The CL501EVC ships with a 2-3/4 inch backset latch, which is the usual commercial prep. If the holes in your door are bored at 2-3/8 inches, the 2-3/8 inch latch is a separate order item, so specify it rather than assuming the lock will adapt in the box.

No handing to specify. The Clarendon CL501EVC is universal, so one part number works on a left or right hand door swinging either direction. For a property manager stocking a few spares across a building, that means one item covers every opening.

The CL501EVC uses an ANSI 4-7/8 inch by 1-1/4 inch strike with a 1/2 inch latch throw. If your frame is already prepped for a standard ANSI strike of that size, which is typical of hollow metal commercial frames, the lock drops straight in. A frame cut for a small round-corner residential strike will need the opening enlarged to take the ANSI strike.

The Hager 2510 with the Withnell lever is the closest cross-brand match: Grade 2 passage function with the same 1-3/8 to 2 inch door thickness coverage. Accentra's 5301LN Augusta and the 4601LN are also Grade 2 passage cylindrical levers. Watch the Arrow GL01 and the Design Hardware J75, both Grade 2 passage, but the GL01 starts at 1-3/4 inches and the J75 is 1-3/4 inch only, so neither works on the thinner door.

The Hager 2510 is the nearest match. It is a Grade 2 passage cylindrical lever lock with the Withnell lever design and a 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door thickness range, which is the same door range the Clarendon CL501EVC covers. Both are non-keyed passage function, so the lever turns freely from either side with no locking at all. The Accentra 5301LN Augusta is a second Grade 2 passage cylindrical lever in the 5300 Series, and the Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 medium duty cylindrical passage lever with a non-handed design, matching the universal handing of the Clarendon. The difference between them is lever style and trim design rather than function.

Step up to a Grade 1 passage lever. The Falcon K101 is Grade 1 heavy duty passage with non-handed levers, fire rated, and covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, a wider range than the 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch the Clarendon CL501EVC handles. The Falcon T101 is Grade 1 heavy duty passage with pressure release technology. The Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant passage lever, fire rated, for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. Design Hardware X75 is a Grade 1 passage lever lockset with a flat lever for 1-3/4 inch doors. All four are the same passage function as the Clarendon, so the opening behaves identically - only the cycle rating and door range change.

A passage lever like the Clarendon CL501EVC has no locking function at all, so it will not serve a restroom or bedroom. For privacy function, the Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 cylindrical privacy lock with the Withnell lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, the same door range the Clarendon covers. The Arrow MK02-TA is a Grade 2 privacy cylindrical lock with a Tudor knob for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors and is fire rated. The Kwikset 300BRNL Breton is a Grade 3 privacy lever set for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors. Same bore prep, different inside function.

The Clarendon CL501EVC is non-keyed, so it cannot secure an opening. For a keyed lever on the same commercial doors, the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 cylindrical entry lock with lever handle for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, matching the Clarendon door range. The Hager 2580 is a Grade 2 storeroom cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever over the same 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch range, and the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever lockset with a deadlocking latchbolt for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors. Entry function lets the inside button release the outside lever; storeroom keeps the outside lever locked at all times and is keyed each time.

No - they look alike but they are not interchangeable. The Clarendon CL501EVC is a passage lockset with a latch, UL listed with a 1/2 inch throw, so the lever retracts a latchbolt and the door stays shut. A dummy has no latch and no moving mechanism; it is surface mounted trim for a door held by a roller catch or a ball catch. The BEST 7KC single dummy trim is Grade 2 non-keyed medium duty, the BEST 9K 1DT is Grade 1 heavy duty single dummy trim, and the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever. Use those only on inactive or pull-only leaves.

Not on that door. The Arrow GL01 is a Grade 2 non-keyed passage cylindrical lock with the Sierra lever, which matches the Clarendon CL501EVC on grade and on function, but its door thickness range is 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch. The Clarendon covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, so on a thin 1-3/8 inch leaf the GL01 falls outside its range. For a 1-3/8 inch door, the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage lever covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch and the Falcon K101 covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch.

The CL501EVC is an ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 commercial cylindrical lockset in steel and zinc. Grade 2 is the standard commercial duty tier, sized for offices, corridors and multi-family interior doors. For a high-traffic school, hospital or stairwell run where doors are worked hundreds of times a day, step up to Grade 1: the Falcon K101 or Corbin Russwin CL3110 are both Grade 1 passage cylindrical levers.

Not from the CL501EVC itself. It is built as a non-keyed passage device, so there is no cylinder to add. If part of your opening schedule needs security, plan on a separate keyed lockset for those doors and use the CL501EVC only where the door just needs to latch. Cal-Royal's AG00 entrance and AG05 storeroom levers are Grade 2 keyed options that cover the same 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors.

Tubular cylindrical construction, which means a standard cross-bore and edge-bore prep rather than a mortise pocket. On a door already carrying a cylindrical lock or knob set you're reusing the existing bore; the pieces that decide the swap are the backset (2-3/4 inch as supplied) and the ANSI 4-7/8 inch strike prep in the frame.

For any door between 1-3/8 and 2 inches, yes, as long as they're all bored at a 2-3/4 inch backset. Universal handing means you don't sort by swing, and the through-bolts are removable so the same lock installs across the range. The one thing to check per door is the bore: any opening drilled at 2-3/8 inches needs that latch ordered separately.

Several, if the lever shape is what you are matching. The Bravura Atlanta and Bravura Orlando are Grade 2 passage leversets with round trim, and the Bravura Tampa is a Grade 2 passage leverset with square trim. The Bravura Miramar is a Grade 2 passage leverset with round trim in a US4 satin brass finish. The Accentra 4601LN is a Grade 2 passage cylindrical lever in the 4600 Series with Augusta trim, and the Design Hardware J75 is a Grade 2 passage lever lockset with a flat lever for 1-3/4 inch doors. All carry the same Grade 2 passage function as the Clarendon CL501EVC; the choice is trim shape and finish to match the rest of the doors.

A mechanical keypad leverset covers both states in one device. The Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with double combination in passage function for 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Lockey 1150S adds an adjustable backset over the same door range. The Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock with passage function and ADA compliance for 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch doors, with the 2835DC as the double combination version. The Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock. The Clarendon CL501EVC is passage only and non-keyed, so it cannot be secured after hours by any means.

Both are Grade 2 passage cylindrical lever locks and both leave the door unlocked in both directions, so either serves a hallway or closet. The Accentra 5301LN carries the Augusta trim design in the 5300 Series. The Clarendon CL501EVC is universal handing with a 2-3/4 inch backset, an ANSI 4-7/8 inch by 1-1/4 inch strike, steel and zinc construction, and a UL listed latch with 1/2 inch throw, and it comes in oil rubbed bronze, brushed chrome, and polished brass. Match whichever lever profile and finish already runs on the adjacent doors.

Three: oil rubbed bronze, brushed chrome and polished brass. That's the full run, so if you're matching hinges and closers already on a building, the CL501EVC will meet a dark bronze, a satin-silver or a bright brass scheme but nothing outside those three.