Deltana SDL688/LEVER Accessory Lever for SDL688, Solid Brass

It's the replacement lever handle for the Deltana SDL688 storm door latch. You buy it on its own to swap the handle style or finish on an existing SDL688 latch, or to replace a damaged one. It is not a complete latch set, so if you don't already have the SDL688 latch on the door you need that unit as well.

Projection is 1-7/8 inches. On a storm or screen door that matters more than it sounds, because the lever has to clear the main entry door's handle, any wreath or decor hanging on it, and the storm door closer arm when the two doors swing together. Measure the gap between your storm door and the entry door handle before you commit to the lever.

Yes, if the latch is a Deltana SDL688. The SDL688/LEVER is one of the interchangeable handle pieces for that latch, so you can set the latch up with a lever rather than the alternative handle style. A lever is the easier grab when you're coming through with both hands full, and it's the shape most accessibility guidance points to over a round knob. It will not fit another manufacturer's storm door latch.

Solid brass through the body, not a plated zinc casting. The substrate is brass and the finishes are applied over it, so a scratch or a worn spot shows brass rather than bare white metal. On a storm door that gets pulled dozens of times a day, that's the difference worth paying for.

Nine finishes: PVD Polished Brass, Polished Brass, Antique Brass, Oil Rubbed Bronze, Brushed Nickel, Antique Nickel, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, and Paint Black. If you're matching an entry set already on the door, PVD Polished Brass and standard Polished Brass look alike new but the PVD version is the one to pick where the door faces weather, since PVD is a harder coating than lacquered brass.

It's a residential-duty part. For an apartment or a single-family storm door it's the right piece, but for a high-traffic commercial or institutional opening you want a graded commercial latch rather than a storm door latch accessory.

The SDL688/LEVER is sold as each, one lever per unit. A storm door latch is typically handled on both faces, so count what your SDL688 latch needs per door and multiply by the number of openings. For a building where you're standardizing the look, order all of them in the same finish at once, since finish batches on brass can differ slightly.