Deltana PDR36UL Panic Device Rim 36" UL, 3-Hour Fire-Rated, Stainless Steel

The PDR36UL is UL Listed and carries a 3 hour fire rating, so it is built for use on a labeled opening. That rating is the reason to pick it over a standard panic device: most rim exit devices are exit-only panic hardware with no fire label, and swapping one of those onto a fire door voids the label. Note that fire rated exit devices latch positively and do not dog open, so if you need a device you can hold in a pushed-open condition during the day, this is the wrong choice.

The strike is included with the PDR36UL. That covers the rim strike that mounts on the frame stop and catches the device latch, so the device plus strike is a complete latching set for a single door. Trim (an outside lever or pull) is a separate item if the opening needs outside entry.

A rim device latches into a strike on the frame stop, so it needs a solid stop to catch. On a pair of doors it only works with a removable mullion between the leaves, which gives the latch something to strike. If the pair has no mullion and you need a clear opening, use a vertical rod device instead, which latches at the head and threshold: Hager's 4501 Series 36 inch concealed vertical rod device with a wide stile pushpad, or the narrow stile 4601 Series, are the vertical rod alternatives.

The Marks USA M9900F-36 is a fire rated 36 inch rim exit device, exit only, with a panic protector end cap, and the Orca Hardware OED85 Series is a 36 inch fire rated rim exit device, exit only. Both match the PDR36UL on the two things that decide a fire door opening: rim mounting and a fire rating, at the same 36 inch device length. The PDR36UL is UL Listed and 3 hour fire rated and ships with its strike included.

For a narrow stile aluminum leaf that needs a fire rating, the Adams Rite 3700 Series 30 inch is a Grade 1 fire rated narrow stile rim exit device with starwheel interlocking, and it is wood door compatible. The Deltana PDR36UL is a 36 inch stainless steel rim panic device that is UL Listed and 3 hour fire rated; the Adams Rite is the one specified as narrow stile, which is what a storefront stile dictates.

The Dexter ED1000 Series fire rated rim exit device is Grade 1 with a fire rating, and the Adams Rite 3700 Series 30 inch is Grade 1 and fire rated in a narrow stile body. Both are the ones to quote when the spec sheet on the drawing calls out Grade 1 alongside the fire rating.

Several 36 inch rim devices sit right next to the fire rated ones and are not rated. The Dexter ED1000-R-EO-3FT is a Grade 1 rim exit device with fire rating listed as no, the Marks USA M9900-36 is a 36 inch rim exit device exit only with fire rating no, and the Orca OED55 36 inch rim exit device is also fire rating no. They share length and rim mounting with the Deltana PDR36UL, which is UL Listed and 3 hour fire rated, so on a fire door the rating is the line that separates them.

No. The SDC SureExit PSB560 Series 36 inch is a pressure sense bar with tri-failsafe technology and the Securitron EMB is an electromechanical exit bar for 2-1/4 inch doors. These sense or switch to release an electric lock; they are not a latching rim device like the Deltana PDR36UL, which is a rim panic device that comes with its strike and is UL Listed and 3 hour fire rated. Swapping one for the other changes both the door prep and what holds the door closed.

Commercial grade, and built in stainless steel throughout, both the material and the substrate. Stainless is the reason it holds up on a high traffic exterior opening, a school corridor, or anywhere the bar takes daily hits and coastal or washdown exposure. It is not a residential fitting.

Several, and they are worth looking at when the opening is not a labeled door. TownSteel's ED1100, a heavy duty Grade 1 wide stile rim device at 36 inches; Corbin Russwin's ED2200 at 36 inches, Grade 1 wide stile exit only; the Cal-Royal 5000 at 36 inches with a touch bar; and Marks USA's M9900 at 36 inches, exit only. The Deltana PDR36UL's advantage is only relevant where the opening carries a fire label.

The SDC S6136 Spectra S6000 Series is a 36 inch electrified architectural rim exit device with a 4 inch wide stile for doors 1-3/4 to 2 inches thick, and the Dormakaba Electrified Rim 36 inch device comes with 4908A trim in classroom function. The SDC SureExit PSB560 Series 36 inch pressure sense bar and the SDC MSB550 Series 36 inch mechanical switch bar with electromagnetic lock release both fit narrow or wide stile and release an electric lock rather than a mechanical latch. The Deltana PDR36UL is a mechanical stainless steel rim panic device.

A rim device latches to a strike on the frame at the top of the opening; the Deltana PDR36UL is a rim panic device that includes its strike. A concealed vertical rod device latches top and bottom through rods inside the door, which is different door prep entirely. The Hager 4501 Series 36 inch is a Grade 1 concealed vertical rod exit device with a wide stile pushpad, and the Hager 4601 Series 36 inch is a Grade 1 concealed vertical rod device in narrow stile. They are not drop-in replacements for a rim device.

The Detex 10 Advantex Series 36 inch is an extra heavy duty Grade 1 wide stile rim exit device, and the Detex 40 Advantex Series is an extra heavy duty Grade 1 narrow stile rim device. The Dormakaba QED200 and Stanley Security QED200 Series are Grade 1 heavy duty narrow stile rim devices with hex key dogging. All are alternatives to the 36 inch stainless steel Deltana PDR36UL where the duty level is called out on the schedule.

The Sargent 8504 is a Grade 1 narrow stile rim exit device in night latch function, and the Detex V4003A/03AN Series is a Grade 1 wide stile rim exit device supplied with night latch trim. Night latch lets a key retract the latch from outside, which a device supplied exit only will not do.

The BEST Precision 5101 Series is a rim exit device in a non-handed universal design, the BEST 2401 Series is a non-handed narrow stile rim device, exit only, and the CRL Jackson 1295 Series is a non-handed push pad rim panic exit device, wide stile, for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Sargent 2828 and 3828 are Grade 1 reversible rim exit devices for 48 inch minimum door width.

Most rim devices are cut for 1-3/4 inch doors, including the Arrow ED910 36 inch and the Falcon 19-R Series 36 inch narrow stile. For thicker leaves, the DORMA 9300 Series 48 inch wide stile panic rim device covers 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches, the Adams Rite 8800 Series covers 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches, and the SDC S6136 covers 1-3/4 to 2 inches.

The Detex Advantex 00 Series is a super heavy duty dummy exit device with wide stile design, Grade 1, and the Sargent 12-8810-LTRIM is a fire rated wide stile rim device in dummy function with RX and MELR. A dummy device gives the matching push bar appearance without a latch, unlike the Deltana PDR36UL, which is a working rim panic device supplied with its strike.

One finish only, aluminum. If you are matching a run of openings in a building and the rest of the hardware is a brass or bronze finish, this device will not match, and there is no alternate finish to order it in. For an all-stainless or clear aluminum door line it drops straight in.

Each. The unit of measure on the PDR36UL is a single device, and the strike ships with it. If you are hardware-ing a pair of openings, order two, and remember a pair of doors in one frame also needs a mullion for rim devices to latch against.

The CRL Jackson 1095 Series 48 inch crossbar rim panic exit device is a wide stile exit only crossbar device, and the Corbin Russwin ED3000 Series 48 inch is a Grade 1 wide stile crossbar rim exit device for 1-3/4 inch doors. The CRL Jackson 1095P Series is the same 1095 family in a paddle version. The Deltana PDR36UL is a 36 inch rim panic device.

The Cal-Royal 5000 is a 36 inch wide rim exit device with a touch bar on a Grade 2 chassis, heavy duty, and the Cal-Royal 5500 is a 48 inch wide rim exit device with a push bar, also Grade 2 heavy duty. Neither carries a fire rating, so they are for openings where the Deltana PDR36UL's UL listing and 3 hour fire rating are not required.