Deltana CL701EL Commercial Passage Light Duty Grade 2, Straight Lever

The CL701EL is a 2-3/4 inch backset lock with a 2-3/4 inch strike. It will not work in a door bored for a 2-3/8 inch backset without redrilling, since the two standard cylindrical backsets are not interchangeable on a fixed-backset chassis. If your existing prep is 2-3/8, the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever is listed at 2-3/8 inch backset.

Several Grade 2 cylindrical passage leversets cover the same corridor, hall and closet openings as the Deltana CL701EL. The Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 medium duty cylindrical passage lever with a non-handed design, the Hager 2510 is a Grade 2 passage cylindrical lever with the Withnell lever style, and the Arrow GL01 is a Grade 2 non-keyed passage lock with the Sierra lever. All three are non-keyed latch-only functions like the CL701EL, so the choice comes down to lever style and the door thickness the opening needs.

The Deltana CL701EL is built for a 1-3/8 inch door. For a 1-3/4 inch leaf, the Arrow GL01 Grade 2 passage lever covers 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors, the Design Hardware J75 Grade 2 flat-lever passage lockset is specified at 1-3/4 inch, and the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage lever spans 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Hager is the one to pick if you are standardizing across a building with mixed door thicknesses.

The Deltana CL701EL is a light duty Grade 2 passage lever. Where the traffic warrants ANSI Grade 1, the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage cylindrical lock with non-handed levers, fire rated, covering 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors; the Falcon T101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage lever with pressure release technology; and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant passage lever, fire rated, for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. All three keep the same latch-only passage function.

It's built for commercial use and carries an ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 rating, which is the medium duty commercial tier, above Grade 3 residential-grade hardware. For high-traffic entries, stairwells, or abusive openings, a Grade 1 passage lever like the Corbin Russwin CL3110 or Falcon T101 is the heavier choice. The Deltana suits offices, closets, and interior corridor doors.

The latch is UL Listed with a 1/2 inch throw. That covers the latch component only. If you need a lever set whose lock is documented fire rated for a labeled opening, the Corbin Russwin CL3110 passage lock and the Falcon K101 passage lock both carry a fire rating in their specs.

No separate through-bolt order. The CL701EL is supplied with removable through-bolts, and the lock is specified with a 2-3/4 inch strike. Mounting is through-bolted rather than screwed to the rose only, which is what you want on a door that gets pulled hard.

No handing to call out. It's a passage function tubular cylindrical lever with no keyed or privacy side, so the same set works on a left or right hand door. Order by finish and quantity only. Unit of measure is each, so a pair of levers and the latch come as one lock per unit.

Several Grade 2 passage levers are directly comparable. The Accentra 5301LN and 4601LN (Augusta trim) and the Falcon B101, which is non-handed medium duty, are commercial Grade 2 passage locks. The Hager 2510 Withnell passage lever covers 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors if your building has mixed door thicknesses, which the 1-3/8 inch Deltana does not. For a decorative interior look, Bravura's Atlanta, Orlando, and Tampa passage leversets are also Grade 2.

The UL Listed latch throws 1/2 inch, which is standard for a cylindrical passage latch, and the lock is specified with a 2-3/4 inch strike. It will engage an existing 2-3/4 inch face strike in good condition. What matters more on a retrofit is the door prep: the lock is fixed at a 2-3/4 inch backset, so the cross bore location has to match.

No - they are not interchangeable. The CL701EL is a passage lockset with a working latch, so it holds the door closed and retracts when the lever is turned. Dummy trim such as the BEST 7KC single dummy, the Accentra 455LN Augusta single dummy, or the Emtek Arts and Crafts dummy pair is surface-mounted trim with no latch at all, intended for inactive leaves and closet doors held by a ball catch or roller catch. Order dummy trim only where nothing needs to latch.

The CL701EL is non-keyed passage only, with no privacy turn and no cylinder. For privacy on a bed or bath door, the Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 privacy cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever and the Baldwin Estate 5103 is offered in a privacy lever. For a keyed office or entry door, the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever, and the Falcon B511CP6D is a Grade 2 medium duty lever with entry/office function. Keeping to one maker's series across the three functions gives the closest lever match down a corridor.

All three are Grade 2 non-keyed cylindrical passage leversets for hall and closet openings. The Deltana CL701EL is a zinc and steel straight lever built for a 1-3/8 inch door on a 2-3/4 inch backset. The Accentra 5301LN is from the 5300 Series with Augusta trim, and the Accentra 4601LN is the same passage function in the 4600 Series with Augusta trim - so the practical difference between those two is the series they belong to, and against the Deltana it is the lever shape and rose design.

The CL701EL has no cylinder and no keypad. For keyless code entry on a lever, the Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock with passage function and ADA compliance fitting 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch doors, the Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with double combination passage function for 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock. Those doors free-pass once the code is entered, unlike the always-unlocked CL701EL.

The Deltana CL701EL covers the non-keyed passage openings - corridors, halls, closets - at Grade 2. For the keyed doors in the same facility, the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever with a deadlocking latchbolt for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Hager 2580 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever with the Withnell design for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Dexter C1000 classroom lever is Grade 1 with a clutching mechanism. Specify one lever style per corridor so the passage and keyed doors read the same.

Function aside, they are not equivalent trim. The CL701EL is a lever, which is what most commercial accessibility requirements call for. Knob products such as the Arrow MK02-TA Tudor knob privacy lock and the Arrow HK11-BB ball knob turn-pushbutton entrance lock are knob trim and also carry different functions - privacy and entrance - rather than passage. If you need to stay on a lever and passage, the Falcon B101 Grade 2 passage lever or the Arrow GL01 Grade 2 Sierra lever passage lock are the closer swaps.

Two: Oil Rubbed Bronze and Brushed Chrome. If you are matching existing openings in a building, the Brushed Chrome reads closest to satin nickel and satin chrome trim, and the Oil Rubbed Bronze to dark bronze hardware. Both are the same chassis, so mixing finishes across floors does not change the fit.

The CL701EL uses a straight commercial lever in oil rubbed bronze or brushed chrome. For a more decorative look with the same passage function, 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, the Bravura Miramar is a Grade 2 passage leverset with round trim in US4 satin brass, and the Baldwin Estate 5103 passage lever uses the 5048 rose. These change the trim appearance, not the latch-only function.