Deltana DDS-36 Lever Trim for Exit Device 80 Storeroom Function

Storeroom function means the outside lever is always fixed. It never retracts the latch, so entry from outside is by key only, while the exit device inside always allows free egress. That is the setup for a stockroom, IT closet, or mechanical room where the door must stay locked to the public at all times. If you want the outside lever to be unlocked or locked by key and then stay in that state, storeroom is the wrong function for you.

It is outside trim only. The DDS-36 is the lever assembly that mounts on the pull side of an 80-type rim exit device, and it has to be ordered with the exit device itself. Budget for the device, and for the cylinder, which is a separate item on keyed trim.

The DDS-36 is storeroom only, so it will not do classroom duty. For classroom function trim, the Arrow SRX87 Sierra lever with rose fits Arrow S1150, S1250, ED910 and PEC910 series devices and is listed for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Detex 08BN classroom S-lever trim with mortise cylinder covers Detex Value Series devices. Corbin Russwin's K157ET is a key-only classroom trim for ED2200 and ED2400 devices if you do not want a lever outside at all. Each of those is tied to its own device family, so match the trim to the device brand you already have on the door.

The DDS-36 gives the exit device an outside lever with storeroom keyed control. When the outside should be exit-only with no lever at all, a blank plate or pull is the substitute: the Sargent 802 is a Grade 1 blank plate trim with GTB design for PE80 series devices, the Von Duprin 379L-BE is a heavy duty Grade 1 blank escutcheon trim for 55 series rim devices, and the Detex 0A is a straight pull trim with blank escutcheon for Value Series devices. These provide a grip or a cover without any latch-retracting hardware.

Commercial. Deltana lists the DDS-36 as a commercial item with a steel body and steel substrate, which is what you want on a door getting daily keyed entry from staff or deliveries. Property managers standardizing storerooms across a building can use it as a repeatable spec, since it is a single model rather than a range of handing or size options.

No handing to pick. The DDS-36 is sold as one model with no left or right option and no size or finish choice on the order, so there is one part number to quote and one to receive.

Trim does not address the pair. Outside lever trim like the DDS-36 only handles entry through one leaf. To secure a pair of doors running rim devices, you add a mullion between them, for example the Detex 90 Series keyed removable mullion for rim exit devices, which comes out when you need the full clear opening.

The DDS-36 is mechanical storeroom trim operated by a cylinder key. For code entry on the outside, the Dormakaba E-Plex E5010 is an electronic push button exit device lever trim with key override, Grade 1, fitting doors 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inches, and the BEST EXZ is an EZ Series electronic keypad exit device trim with key override. Both let you issue codes rather than cut keys, while the Deltana keeps the installation purely mechanical.

The Deltana DDS-36 relies on a cylinder for outside control. Keyless mechanical options include the Lockey 115P heavy duty keyless passage lever panic trim with a 1150 lock body and the Lockey 285P keyless mechanical panic trim with lever handle, both listed for doors 1 3/16 to 2 inches thick. These use a pushbutton combination at the door rather than a key, which matters where you do not want to manage keys for a tenant or contractor door.

Two items in the same family are not lever trim. The Detex 90KR is a keyed removable mullion for rim exit devices, a vertical post between a pair of doors rather than door-mounted trim, and the Detex 03WS is a trim plate with a cylinder hole for 10/20/21/27 series devices, which is a plate and not a lever. The Sargent 862 is an offset pull handle from the P800 series, a grip with no latch control. If you need a lever that retracts the latch with a key, the DDS-36 storeroom lever trim is the item those three do not replace.

The DDS-36 puts a lever on the outside with storeroom function. If you want the cylinder alone with no lever to grab, the Corbin Russwin K157ET is a Grade 1 heavy duty key only trim with rose for ED2200/ED2400 exit devices, and the Sargent 814 PSB is a heavy duty nightlatch pull trim from the 80 series, where a pull is combined with key latch retraction. Both reduce what a passerby can pull on at the outside face compared with a full lever.

No. The DDS-36 is mechanical steel and zinc lever trim for storeroom function on the outside of a device. The ACSI ED4200-W036 is a Corbin Russwin ED4000 series wide stile Grade 1 rim exit device with 24 volt AC/DC electric latch retraction, which is the complete device with a powered latch, not trim added to one. If the access control system needs to release the latch remotely, that is the device path; the Deltana trim is for openings controlled by a key at the door.