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DESIGN HARDWARE 2000 SERIES STANDARD DUTY RIM EXIT DEVICE
Specifications:
ANSI: Meets ANSI A156.3 - Grade 1 Standards
UL Listings: UL Listed for Panic Exit Hardware UL Listed for “A” Label 3 Hour Fire Doors
ADA: Meets ADA requirements ANSI A117.1 with Lever Trim
Handing: Non-handed - Completely Reversible
Construction: Roll Formed Steel or Stainless Steel Channel & Steel Chassis
Steel or Stainless Steel Headcover & End Cap
Finishes: Aluminum, Dark Bronze, Gold Painted & US32D
Latchbolt: Deadlocking latchbolt with 5/8” projection
Strike: Roller Strike with 5/8” projection with 1 /8” shim
Dogging: 5/32” Hex Key Dogging Standard on Panic Exit Hardware
Device Lengths: 33” for 3’-0” wide doors and 42” for 3-8” to 4’-0” wide doors
Min. Door Width: 33” device can be cut down to fit on 2’-8” wide door
42” device can be cut down to fit on 3’-4” wide door
Center Case Dim.: 6” Height x 2 5/16” Wide x 2 1/2” Thick - 4” Minimum stile required
Mechanism Case Dim.: 1-5/8” Height x 1 13/16” Wide
Projection: 2-1/2” Undogged - Push bar Neutral & 1 13/16” Dogged - Push bar Depressed
Fasteners: Wood, machine & self tapping machine screws (F2000R includes thru bolts)
Alarmed Exits: Exit Alarm Kit ALK-2000 available for new or existing devices
Trim & Accessories: ASA & latch filler included, Exterior Trims, Shim Kits & other accessories available
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
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Product Specs
- Series:
- 2000R Series
- Features:
- Completely Reversible, Simplest and Easiest to Maintain, Limited Lifetime Warranty
- Stile Width:
- 4"
- Product Group:
- Exit Devices and Trim
- Product Subgroup:
- Exit Devices - Rim
- Product Type:
- Exit Devices - Rim
- Subcategory:
- Rim Exit Devices
- Latch Throw:
- 5/8"
- ANSI/BHMA:
- ANSI A156.3 - Grade 1 Standards, UL Listing for Panic Exit Hardware, Meets ADA requirements ANSI A117.1 with Lever Trim
- Commercial/Residential:
- Commercial
- Stile Type:
- Wide Stile
- Wood Door Compatible:
- No
- Tags:
- push bar exit door, panic bar lock
- Product Model:
- 2000R
- Product Size:
- 33"
- Dogging Configuration:
- Hex Key Dogging
- Product Dimension:
- 6 Inch Height x 2-5/16" Wide x 2-1/2" Thick
- Fire Rating:
- No
- Latch Specification:
- Deadlocking
- Product Category:
- Exit Devices and Trim
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Design Hardware 2000R-33-AL – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Can the Design Hardware 2000R be used on a fire rated door?
No. The 2000R with hex key dogging is a panic device, not a fire exit device, and it carries no fire rating. Dogging hardware is not permitted on fire doors. For a labeled opening use a fire rated rim device instead, such as the Marks USA M9900F, the Orca OED85, or the Dexter ED1000 fire rated rim device.
2) How much stile do I need for the Design Hardware 2000R rim device?
Four inches minimum. The 2000R is a wide stile device with a center case measuring 6" height x 2-5/16" wide x 2-1/2" thick, and the door needs at least a 4 inch stile to take it. On a narrow stile aluminum storefront it will not land. For those openings go to a narrow stile rim device such as the Adams Rite 8800 Series or the Corbin Russwin ED4200.
3) Do I have to order the Design Hardware 2000R left hand or right hand?
Handing is not a factor. The 2000R is non-handed and completely reversible, so one device covers either swing. For a property manager standardizing a building, that means a single part number on every single door opening of that width, and no risk of a wrong-hand return.
4) Will the 2000R rim device latch into the strike I already have on the frame?
Plan on using the strike that comes with it. The 2000R has a deadlocking latchbolt with 5/8 inch projection and it is matched to a roller strike with 5/8 inch projection and a 1/8 inch shim. A rim strike surface mounts to the frame stop, so the old prep for a different brand's strike rarely lines up. Latch filler and an ASA plate are included to cover an existing mortise lock cutout in the door edge.
5) How do you hold a 2000R panic bar unlocked during business hours?
With a 5/32 inch hex key. Hex key dogging is standard on the 2000R panic device: insert the key, depress the push bar, and the bar stays retracted so the door pushes open freely. Projection drops from 2-1/2 inches with the bar neutral to 1-13/16 inches when dogged, which matters if the door swings back against a wall or an adjacent leaf.
6) Does the Design Hardware 2000R meet ANSI Grade 1 and ADA?
Grade 1 under ANSI A156.3, UL Listed for panic exit hardware, and UL Listed for A label 3 hour fire doors. With lever trim it meets ADA requirements under ANSI A117.1. That combination is what a school, hospital, or municipal spec normally calls for on an egress door, though note the device itself is catalogued without a fire rating, so use it on non-labeled openings.
7) Which Grade 1 wide stile rim exit devices are direct alternatives to the Design Hardware 2000R on a 3 foot door?
The 2000R 33 inch device covers a 3 foot 0 inch wide door and meets ANSI A156.3 Grade 1. Comparable Grade 1 wide stile rim devices at that door size include the Corbin Russwin ED2200 36 inch exit only, the Corbin Russwin ED5200 36 inch which accepts trim, the TownSteel ED1100 36 inch heavy duty, the Detex Advantex 10 Series 36 inch extra heavy duty, and the Imperial USA ED-501 36 inch. The Hager 4701 Series 36 inch is also a standard duty rim device with Grade 1 BHMA certification, which is the closest match to the 2000R's standard duty build.
8) What is the closest wide stile rim exit device to the Design Hardware 2000R when a fire label is required on the opening?
The 2000R is not fire rated, so a labeled opening needs a device built for it. The Marks USA M9900F is a fire rated rim exit device offered in 36 inch and 48 inch exit only versions with a panic protector end cap, and the Orca Hardware OED85 is a fire rated 36 inch rim exit device, exit only. On a narrow stile aluminum opening the Adams Rite 3700 Series 30 inch is fire rated with starwheel interlocking. All three are rim devices, so the door prep concept stays the same as the 2000R even though the latching and label listing differ.
9) The door is a narrow stile aluminum storefront - what rim exit device goes there instead of a 2000R?
The 2000R is a wide stile device that needs a 4 inch minimum stile, which a typical aluminum storefront rail will not give you. Narrow stile rim devices for that opening include the Adams Rite 8700 Series and 8800 Series 30 inch devices with starwheel interlocking, the Corbin Russwin ED4200 Grade 1 36 inch narrow stile rim device, the Falcon 19-R Series 36 inch Grade 1 exit only, and the TownSteel ED3700 36 inch Grade 1 narrow stile. The Adams Rite 8800 lists a 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch door thickness range and the Corbin Russwin ED4200 and Falcon 19-R are listed for 1-3/4 inch doors.
10) What holds up better than a Design Hardware 2000R on a high traffic exit that gets abused?
The 2000R is a standard duty rim device. Where the door cycles hard, the step up is an extra heavy duty or heavy duty chassis: the Detex Advantex 10 Series 36 inch wide stile is extra heavy duty Grade 1, the Detex 40 Advantex is extra heavy duty Grade 1 in narrow stile, and the Dormakaba 9300 Series 48 inch wide stile is heavy duty Grade 1 with a 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch door thickness range. The TownSteel ED1100 36 inch is heavy duty Grade 1 wide stile. All are rim devices like the 2000R, so the strike side of the opening is prepped the same way.
11) The opening is a 4 foot wide door - what replaces a 33 inch Design Hardware 2000R there?
The 33 inch 2000R covers a 3 foot 0 inch door and the 42 inch 2000R covers 3 foot 8 inch to 4 foot 0 inch, so a 4 foot leaf takes the longer device. Comparable 48 inch rim devices include the Cal-Royal 5500 48 inch push bar, the Corbin Russwin ED3200 48 inch crossbar Grade 1, the Dormakaba 9300 Series 48 inch wide stile Grade 1, the CRL Jackson 1095 Series 48 inch crossbar, and the Marks USA M9900F 48 inch fire rated device. The Sargent 2828 and 3828 are Grade 1 reversible rim devices for a 48 inch minimum door width.
12) Which alternatives to the Design Hardware 2000R accept exterior lever or nightlatch trim?
The 2000R is non-handed and completely reversible, and meets ADA requirements under ANSI A117.1 with lever trim, with exterior trims available. If you want a peer built the same way, the Corbin Russwin ED5200 Grade 1 36 inch wide stile and the ED4200 Grade 1 36 inch narrow stile are both listed as exit only, accepts trim. The Detex V4003A/03AN wide stile Grade 1 device is offered with night latch trim, and the Sargent 8504 is a nightlatch function narrow design rim device. Devices listed strictly as exit only, such as the Corbin Russwin ED2200 36 inch, will not take an outside pull cylinder.
13) What do I need to order with a 2000R to get outside lever or pull trim?
The device on its own is push-to-exit. Exterior trims are ordered separately, and lever trim is what gets the opening to ADA compliance under ANSI A117.1. Shim kits and other accessories are also sold separately. ASA strike plate and latch filler come in the box, and fastener packs cover wood, machine, and self tapping machine screws (the F2000R version adds thru bolts).
14) Can I add an exit alarm to a 2000R that is already installed?
Yes. The ALK-2000 exit alarm kit fits the 2000R and is made for new or existing devices, so you can alarm a back door or a stair discharge without pulling the panic bar off and replacing it. Useful where a property manager wants to stop staff propping a service door.
15) Rim exit device or vertical rod, which one do I need for my door?
A rim device like the 2000R latches into a strike on the frame at the lock stile. That works on a single door in a frame, or on the active leaf of a pair with a mullion. It will not secure a pair of doors with no mullion, because there is nothing at the meeting stile to latch into. For that opening you need a vertical rod device that latches at the head and threshold, such as the Hager 4501 wide stile concealed vertical rod or the Hager 4601 narrow stile version.
16) I need the exit door to release on an access control signal. Is the 2000R the right device?
No. The 2000R is a mechanical panic device with hex key dogging and no electrified option in its makeup. For electric latch retraction or a switched output, look at the SDC S6136 Spectra, an electrified wide stile rim device with a 4 inch stile requirement and a 1-3/4 to 2 inch door thickness range, or the Dormakaba E2103 electrified 36 inch rim device with 4908A classroom trim.
17) Is the Cal-Royal 5000 or 5500 an equivalent swap for the Design Hardware 2000R?
They are both rim exit devices but they certify differently. The 2000R meets ANSI A156.3 Grade 1, while the Cal-Royal 5000 36 inch touch bar device and the Cal-Royal 5500 48 inch push bar device are listed as Grade 2 with a heavy duty chassis. If the hardware schedule calls out Grade 1, stay with a Grade 1 device such as the Corbin Russwin ED5200 36 inch or the Hager 4701 Series 36 inch. If the spec only calls for a panic device, the Cal-Royal units are rim mounted the same way.
18) What is the difference between the Design Hardware 2000R push bar and a crossbar rim device?
The 2000R uses a push bar with a 2-1/2 inch projection undogged and 1-13/16 inch when dogged, so the bar sits close to the door once depressed. Crossbar devices carry a horizontal bar across the door face instead: the Corbin Russwin ED3200 is a Grade 1 48 inch crossbar rim device and the CRL Jackson 1095 Series 48 inch is a crossbar rim panic device for wide stile. CRL Jackson also builds the same 1095 platform as a paddle device, and the CRL Jackson 1295 Series is a non-handed push pad rim device for 1-3/4 inch doors. Match the actuator to what the rest of the building already uses so the exits operate alike.
19) Which other rim exit devices offer hex key dogging like the Design Hardware 2000R?
The 2000R comes with 5/32 inch hex key dogging as standard on the panic hardware, which lets you hold the latch retracted during business hours. Among the peers, the Stanley Security QED200 Series is a Grade 1 heavy duty narrow stile rim device with hex-key dogging, and Dormakaba builds the same QED200 platform as a Grade 1 heavy duty narrow device in a 36 inch size. Note that dogging is not permitted on a fire rated device, so a labeled opening such as the Orca OED85 36 inch is a different conversation.
20) We standardize a whole property on one exit device - which families cover both wide and narrow stile openings so the buildings match?
The 2000R is a wide stile device needing a 4 inch stile, so mixed openings need a second model. Corbin Russwin covers both from one platform: the ED5200 Grade 1 36 inch is wide stile and the ED4200 Grade 1 36 inch is narrow stile, both for 1-3/4 inch doors. TownSteel does the same with the ED1100 36 inch wide stile and the ED3700 and ED8900 36 inch narrow stile, all Grade 1 heavy duty. BEST Precision runs the 2101 Series 36 inch wide stile alongside the 2401 Series narrow stile, and the 5101 Series is a non-handed universal design. SDC's MSB550 and PSB560 bars are listed for narrow or wide stile.
21) How do the Arrow and Dexter rim exit devices compare to the Design Hardware 2000R for a 3 foot metal door?
The Dexter ED1000 Series is a Grade 1 rim device offered in a 3 foot and a 4 foot size, which lines up with the 33 inch and 42 inch 2000R sizing for 3 foot and 4 foot doors, and Dexter also builds an ED1000 fire rated version. Arrow's ED910 36 inch and 4800 Series 36 inch narrow stile exit only devices are listed for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Arrow 3880 Series 30 inch is a Grade 1 wide stile pushpad bar, also 1-3/4 inch. The Arrow FS1250 is a fire rated 32 inch rim device. All of these are steel door devices rather than wood.
22) Is a concealed vertical rod device an alternative to the Design Hardware 2000R rim device?
No - they latch into different places. The 2000R is a rim device with a deadlocking latchbolt at 5/8 inch projection into a roller strike mounted on the frame stop. The Hager 4501 Series 36 inch and 4601 Series 36 inch are Grade 1 concealed vertical rod devices, which latch top and bottom through the door and require a door prepped for the rods. A pair of doors with no mullion is where vertical rod hardware belongs; a single door against a frame stop takes the rim device.
23) What do I use for a door that needs the look of a Design Hardware 2000R but no latching function?
A dummy device gives the matching bar without a working latch, which is common on the inactive leaf of a pair. The Detex Advantex 00 Series is a super-heavy-duty dummy exit device with wide stile design and Grade 1 build, and the Sargent 12-8810-LTRIM is a fire rated wide stile device in a dummy function with RX and MELR. The 2000R itself is a working panic device with a deadlocking latchbolt, so it is not the part for a dummy application.
24) What finishes does the Design Hardware 2000R rim exit device come in?
Four: 628 anodized aluminum, 613 dark bronze, gold, and 630 satin stainless steel. Aluminum and dark bronze are the usual matches to storefront framing, 630 satin stainless matches most commercial door pulls and closers already on a building. Channel and headcover are roll formed steel or stainless steel over a steel chassis, so the 630 option is the one to pick for exterior or wash down locations.
25) How much does a 2000R push bar stick out into the doorway?
2-1/2 inches at rest with the push bar neutral, and 1-13/16 inches when the bar is depressed or dogged down. Check the neutral figure against the clear width of a corridor or a vestibule where two doors face each other, and against the swing of an adjacent door leaf.
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