Deltana DLE23875 Drive in Latch Adj. Entry

Both. The DLE23875 is an adjustable latch, so it sets to either 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset from the same part. Those are the two standard residential bore-to-edge distances, so you don't have to measure the old latch before ordering, and one part covers doors that were prepped either way.

Doors from 1-3/8 to 2 inches. That covers the common 1-3/8 inch interior door and the 1-3/4 inch entry door, plus thicker slabs up to a full 2 inches, so it suits most residential entry doors without a special order.

A drive-in latch has a round collar instead of a flat faceplate, so it taps straight into the cross-bore with no faceplate mortise cut in the door edge. That is the difference between it and a standard square-corner or drive-in faceplate latch: no chisel work, no routing. The DLE23875 is the drive-in style, which is what you want on a fresh bore or when the old edge prep is chewed up.

Yes, it's an entry-function latch for a keyed single-cylinder lockset, key outside and thumbturn or button inside. It is not a passage or privacy latch, so don't use it under a bed/bath set. Tubular lock type, which is what a standard bored knob or lever uses.

No. The DLE23875 is a residential-duty latch and shouldn't be specified for a commercial or fire-door opening. For a fire-rated residential door, Kwikset's 83521 RCAL plain latch and 83518 RCAL adjustable square drive latch are both UL 3 hour rated parts we carry.

The Kwikset 83518 RCAL adjustable square drive latch is the nearest adjustable-backset equivalent, so it covers the same 2-3/8 and 2-3/4 backset choice the Deltana DLE23875 handles with its adjustable 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 backset. The difference is at the door edge and at the tailpiece: the Deltana DLE23875 is a drive-in latch for a tubular lock in an entry, single cylinder keyed function, while the Kwikset 83518 is a square drive latch carrying a UL 3 hour rating. If the bore already has a round drive-in latch seated in it with no mortised faceplate, the Deltana drops back into that same prep; if the opening needs the UL 3 hour latch, the Kwikset 83518 is the one to order.

The Kwikset 84290 square corner plainlatch is a fixed 2-3/8 inch backset latch with a UL rating, which suits an opening where the backset is already known and settled. The Deltana DLE23875 is the adjustable choice, covering 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 from one part, which is what a property manager wants when the doors across a building were not all bored to the same backset. The other distinction matters at the prep: the Kwikset 84290 is a square corner faceplate latch and needs a mortised pocket in the door edge, while the Deltana DLE23875 is a drive-in latch that seats in the bored hole without one.

Seven: PVD Polished Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Antique Nickel, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, and Antique Brass. On a drive-in latch only the collar shows in the door edge, so match it to the lockset trim rather than to the hinges if you're standardizing a run of units.

It fits the same 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset bore, but the door edge will still carry the rectangular mortise the old faceplate sat in, and the drive-in collar won't cover it. If you want the edge to look right, use a square-corner faceplate latch instead, such as the Kwikset 84290 square corner plainlatch at 2-3/8 inch backset. Save the drive-in for new bores or edges being replaced.

No on both counts. The DLE23875 is a keyed entry latch for a bored tubular lockset. A pocket door needs its own hardware, and for a tubular pocket door privacy latch the Emtek 83228 faceplate and screws is the square-corner part for that application.

No. The Emtek 83228 is a faceplate and screws for a tubular pocket door privacy latch with square corners, so it is the trim plate and fasteners rather than the latch mechanism itself, and it is built around a pocket door privacy function. The Deltana DLE23875 is the complete drive-in latch for an entry lock, keyed single cylinder, adjustable to a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 backset. Buying the Emtek 83228 against a broken entry latch leaves the crew without the working part.

The Deltana DLE23875 is a mechanical drive-in latch for a keyed single cylinder entry lock, driven by the lock's own thumbturn and key. For a motorized opening, the Emtek LC9-DBLTCH EMPowered motorized deadbolt latch is the part built for that duty, as a deadbolt latch in the EMPowered series. The two sit in different places on the door as well, since the Deltana DLE23875 serves the entry latch bore with its adjustable 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 backset while a deadbolt latch serves a separate deadbolt bore above it, so a retrofit that adds motorized control often keeps a mechanical entry latch in the lower bore.

The Deltana DLE23875 covers doors from 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick and is a tubular entry latch in steel and zinc, so it suits a standard residential entry knob or lever on a 1-3/8 inch slab. Among the alternatives, the Kwikset 83521 RCAL plain latch is the one specified for BBL, KNL, CNL and PLL lock lines and carries a UL 3 hour rating, so it is the pick when the door is a rated assembly or the existing hardware is one of those Kwikset lines. Confirm which family the installed lock belongs to before choosing, since the tailpiece and drive engagement are what decide whether a latch mates with the chassis.