Deltana FP7178 Flush Pull, Rectangular, Heavy-Duty, 7" x 1-7/8" x 3/8", Solid Brass

On a bypass slider the panels pass within an inch or so of each other, so anything that stands proud of the face will hit the other panel. The FP7178 is cut into the face of the door and sits flush with it, which is the same reason it works on pocket doors that have to disappear into the wall cavity and on cabinet doors in a tight run. If your panels are surface mounted on a barn track with nothing passing them, a surface pull is fine and easier to install, since a flush pull means routing a 7 x 1-7/8 inch recess.

Not on its own. A flat pull like the FP7178 gives you a recess to hook a fingertip into, which is enough for a door that stops short of the jamb but not for one that runs all the way into the pocket. For that opening use a pull with a ring that swings out, such as the Trimco 1066/1067/1068 drop-ring flush pulls. Common practice is a drop-ring or edge pull at the lead edge to get the door moving and a flat flush pull like the FP7178 on the face for everyday use.

The Deltana FP7178 is a rectangular solid brass flush pull measuring 7 inches by 1-7/8 inches by 3/8 inch, used where a face-flush installation is wanted on sliding, cabinet, and pocket doors. The nearest cross-brand option written specifically for a pocket door is the Baldwin Estate 8601 pocket door pull, offered for passage and dummy pocket door openings. The practical difference is scope: the FP7178 is a plain recessed pull with no door function attached to it, so it suits a pocket door that latches by other means or does not latch at all, while the Estate 8601 is sold as a pocket door pull in passage and dummy configurations. If the pocket door needs a pull only, the FP7178 covers it; if the opening is being specified around a passage or dummy pocket door set, the 8601 is the closer match.

Yes. The Deltana FP7178 is a rectangular flush pull with a 7 inch by 1-7/8 inch face and a 3/8 inch depth, so it wants a rectangular cutout in the door face. The Orca Hardware TH-FPULL is a round flush pull at 2-1/8 inches in diameter, which is bored rather than routed to a rectangle. That difference drives the decision more than the brand does: a 2-1/8 inch round pull can be cut with a hole saw and leaves a small circular opening, while the 7 inch rectangular Deltana gives a long grip along the edge of the door. Choose by the cutout you can make and the grip length the door needs, and note that swapping between the two shapes is not a drop-in exchange in an existing prep.

For a psychiatric, behavioral health, or corrections opening, the ABH 1911 Series flush door pull is the one written for that use, since ABH builds it with a ligature-resistant design. The Deltana FP7178 is a heavy-duty solid brass rectangular flush pull with a 7 inch by 1-7/8 inch face; it is a general-purpose recessed pull for sliding, cabinet, and pocket doors and carries no ligature-resistant claim. Where a facility's spec calls out ligature resistance for patient rooms or holding areas, the 1911 Series is the correct product to price; where the pull is going on ordinary sliding or pocket doors elsewhere in the same building, the FP7178 answers that opening.

It is specified for commercial use and built as the heavy-duty version of the pull, in solid brass rather than a stamped or plated shell, so the material is brass right through the section where fingers work it. That combination is what holds up on a tenant-facing pocket door or a conference room slider that cycles all day. For a psychiatric, holding or detention door, this is not the part; go to a ligature-resistant pull.

For a behavioral health, psychiatric or holding cell door, specify the ABH 1911 Series flush door pull, which is made with a ligature-resistant design. The Deltana FP7178 is a standard rectangular flush pull for sliding, pocket and cabinet doors in commercial space, and a standard recessed pull is not what you want on a patient room door.

The FP7178 needs a 7 x 1-7/8 inch recess, which is more than a narrow cabinet stile or a small drawer front will take. For those, the Orca Hardware FPULL round flush pull is 2-1/8 inches in diameter and drops into a single bored hole instead of a routed rectangle. Trimco's 1059 drive-in flush cup pulls are another option where you would rather bore than mortise. Keep the 7 inch pull for full size sliding, pocket and passage doors where there is stile to work with.

Oil rubbed bronze is one of twelve finishes on the FP7178. The full run is PVD polished brass, oil rubbed bronze, polished nickel, brushed nickel, antique nickel, paint black, polished chrome, brushed chrome, polished brass, unlacquered brass, brushed brass and antique brass. If the openings you are matching see constant hand traffic, PVD polished brass is the same bright brass look with a vapor deposited coating that wears far better than lacquer.

A flush pull is trim only. The FP7178 gives you a recessed grip in the door face and nothing else, so if the opening needs to hold shut or read as occupied, you need pocket door hardware with a function behind it. The Baldwin Estate 8601 pocket door pull is offered in passage and dummy versions for that job. Many installers still run a flush pull on the face and a separate edge pull at the lead edge alongside it.

The Trimco 1059 is a drive-in flush cup pull, meaning it seats into a bored hole and is driven home rather than set with a routed pocket and separate fasteners. The Deltana FP7178 is a 7 inch by 1-7/8 inch rectangular solid brass pull set for a face-flush installation, which is a routed rectangular prep. On a batch of cabinet or closet doors where the crew is boring anyway, the drive-in 1059 shortens the prep; on a sliding or pocket door where a long rectangular grip is wanted and the prep is already cut for one, the FP7178 is the pull that matches. Trimco's non-drive-in equivalents are the 1060/1061 flush cup pulls if the same cup shape is wanted with a conventional installation.

It will, and that is the point of ordering it. Unlacquered brass has no clear coat, so the solid brass is exposed and takes on a patina from handling and air, going darker and unevenly bright where hands touch it most. On a pull, that means the finger recess will stay brighter than the rest. If you want the brass to stay uniform on a fleet of doors, order polished brass or PVD polished brass instead, both of which are coated.

The FP7178 face is 7 x 1-7/8 inches, which is a fingertip grip rather than a full hand. If crews are working the door in gloves or the panel is heavy, look at Trimco's 1111 Series large flush cup pulls, or the 1060/1061 flush cup pulls for a cup style grip. A cup pull gives you more to hook into than a flat recessed plate does.