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Detex 20 Advantex Series 36" Wide Stile Super-Heavy-Duty Surface Vertical Rod Exit Device

Detex 20 Advantex Series 36" Wide Stile Super-Heavy-Duty Surface Vertical Rod Exit Device

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Detex 20 Advantex Series 36" Wide Stile Super-Heavy-Duty Surface Vertical Rod Exit Device

Professional Super-Heavy-Duty Panic and Fire Exit Hardware Solution

The Detex 20 Advantex Series surface vertical rod exit device delivers super-heavy-duty panic and fire exit hardware performance for double doors without a mullion. This 36" wide stile configuration features Grade 1 construction with stainless steel deadlocking top latch and hardened steel bottom drop bolt with dust proof strike. The patented mounting plate and strike locator system ensures precise installation while field-reversible design provides maximum flexibility for various door configurations.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • 36" Wide Stile Configuration: Designed specifically for 36" wide stile applications with field-sizeable construction for precise fit.
  • Super-Heavy-Duty Construction: Grade 1 rated performance engineered for high-use, high-abuse environments with years of trouble-free service.
  • Stainless Steel Security Components: Stainless steel deadlocking top latch and rod covers provide enhanced security and corrosion resistance.
  • Patented Installation System: Mounting plate and strike locator system replaces paper templates for the easiest and most accurate installation available.
  • Field-Reversible Design: Handed configuration can be reversed in the field for maximum installation flexibility.
  • ADA Compliant Features: Includes ADA ramped bottom bolt cover and meets accessibility requirements for commercial applications.
  • Minimal Door Preparation: Streamlined design reduces door prep requirements, saving installation time and costs.
  • Heavy-Duty End Cap Protection: Angled end cap design deflects damage away from the device mechanism.
  • Manufacturer Warranty: 10 Year Mechanical/3 year Electrical Limited Manufacturer's Warranty for added confidence and protection.

Technical Specifications

  • Commercial/Residential: Commercial
  • Duty Level: Super-Heavy-Duty
  • Fire Rating: No
  • Grade: Grade 1
  • Product Category: Exit Devices and Trim
  • Product Group: Exit Devices and Trim
  • Product Model: 20
  • Product Subgroup: Exit Devices - Vertical Rod
  • Product Type: Exit Devices - Vertical Rod
  • Series: 20 Series
  • Stile Type: Wide Stile
  • Subcategory: Advantex Series
  • Warranty: 10 Year Mechanical/3 year Electrical Limited Manufacturer's Warranty
  • Weatherized: No

Installation & Operation

  1. Review manufacturer specifications and verify door preparation requirements including door thickness, stile width, and handing as applicable to this product.
  2. Use manufacturer-provided templates to mark mounting hole locations accurately on door and/or frame surfaces.
  3. Prepare door and frame by drilling required holes and routing as specified in manufacturer instructions.
  4. Install all mounting hardware and secure the device to door and frame per manufacturer torque specifications.
  5. Adjust operational components for proper alignment, latching, and smooth operation throughout the full range of motion.
  6. Test device operation to verify proper function and make final adjustments as needed. Refer to manufacturer documentation for complete installation details and troubleshooting.

Professional Applications

  • Commercial Office Buildings
  • Educational Facilities
  • Healthcare Institutions
  • Retail Establishments
  • Industrial and Warehouse Facilities
  • Multi-Tenant Residential Properties
  • Government and Municipal Buildings

Why Choose Detex Quality?

Detex exit device products deliver professional-grade reliability with Grade 1 construction and stainless steel components engineered for demanding commercial applications. The patented mounting system and field-reversible design demonstrate Detex's commitment to installer efficiency and long-term performance. With a 10 Year Mechanical/3 year Electrical Limited Manufacturer's Warranty, this super-heavy-duty exit device provides the dependable performance essential for high-traffic commercial environments.



Resources

Installation Instructions
Parts List
Door Templates

Product Specs

Series:
20 Series
Product Group:
Exit Devices and Trim
Product Subgroup:
Exit Devices - Vertical Rod
Product Type:
Exit Devices - Vertical Rod
Subcategory:
Advantex Series
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Grade:
Grade 1
Weatherized:
No
Warranty:
10 Year Mechanical/3 year Electrical Limited Manufacturer's Warranty
Stile Type:
Wide Stile
Duty Level:
Super-Heavy-Duty
Product Model:
20
Fire Rating:
No
Product Category:
Exit Devices and Trim
Department:
Door Hardware

Detex 20 HD 630 97 36X84 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Will the Detex 20 Advantex vertical rod device work on a pair of doors with no mullion?
That's exactly what it's built for. The Detex 20 Advantex is a surface vertical rod device, so it latches at the head and at the threshold rather than into a center post, which lets a pair of doors swing free with no mullion between them. If you'd rather keep a mullion and use a rim device, that's a different device type entirely, not a variant of the 20.
2) Is the Detex 20 Advantex exit device fire rated?
The base Detex 20 Advantex is not a fire rated device. There is an ordering option that changes that: the HF rating option covers hurricane and fire rated, while the plain H option is hurricane only. If your opening is on a fire rated assembly, you have to specify HF at the time of order, and a fire rated device cannot be dogged open, so plan your dogging choice around that. If you would rather buy a device that is fire rated out of the box, the Marks USA M9900FVR at 36 x 84 and the Delaney F9100 Series are both listed as fire rated.
3) Do I need to know the handing before ordering a Detex 20 exit device?
You pick a hand on the order, Right Hand Reverse or Left Hand Reverse, but the 20 Advantex is field reversible, so if the wrong hand shows up or the opening turns out to be the other way, an installer can reverse it on site rather than sending it back. Exit devices are always reverse bevel, which is why the only two choices are RHR and LHR.
4) What does the less bottom rod option on the Detex 20 do, and should I order it?
Less bottom rod, ordered as the LBR option, deletes the bottom rod and bottom latch so the device only latches at the head. Contractors specify it where the floor is carpeted, uneven, or sloped enough that a bottom bolt would drag, and in healthcare and school corridors where a bottom rod is a trip and cleaning nuisance. The trade off is security: with LBR you lose the bottom latching point, so the door is held at the top only. If you keep the bottom rod, the 20 Advantex comes with a hardened steel bottom drop bolt, a dust proof strike, and an ADA ramped bottom bolt cover so a wheelchair or cart rolls over it.
5) Can the Detex 20 Advantex be held open during business hours?
Yes, if you order it with dogging. Three choices: cylinder dogging, which needs a key so only staff with the cylinder can hold the pushbar down, hex dogging, which uses an allen wrench and is the common and lower cost choice, or less dogging where the device always latches. Retail and office front doors usually take cylinder dogging so the bar can be dogged down during open hours and the door pushes free. Note that if you also specify the HF fire rated option, dogging is not permitted on a fire door, so hex or cylinder dogging and HF do not go together.
6) What outside trim options are there for the Detex 20 Advantex, and what do I order for a classroom door?
Four choices on the outside face. 08D classroom lever trim is what you want on a classroom or office door where people need to key in and turn a lever. 03C night latch trim is a key only pull, typical on a back of house or after hours entrance. 01C blank plate covers the prep with no outside operation. Exit only means no outside trim at all, so the door is egress in one direction and there is no way back in from outside. Order the trim with the device, since a blank plate ordered by mistake means the door cannot be entered from outside at all.
7) What are the electrified options on the Detex 20 exit device and which one do I need for access control?
Five choices. None is a straight mechanical device. EX is a request to exit switch that signals your access control panel that someone pushed the bar, which is what you tie into an alarm system so a legitimate exit does not trip it. EA is a hardwired local electric alarm at the door. EE is delayed egress, which holds the door for the delay period and is what you specify on a stairwell or a memory care exit where you need to slow an unauthorized exit. ER EX is electric latch retraction with a request to exit switch, which pulls the latches back electrically so the door can be released remotely or tied to a card reader and an automatic operator. ER EX draws real inrush current, so budget for a power supply rated for latch retraction.
8) Will a Detex 20 Advantex fit a narrow stile aluminum storefront door?
No. The 20 Advantex is a wide stile device, so it needs the stile width of a hollow metal, wood, or wide stile aluminum door. On a narrow stile glass front entrance the mounting face is too narrow and the device will not land. For that opening you need a device built for narrow stile, not a variant of the 20.
9) What is the closest Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod exit device to the Detex 20 Advantex if the specification calls for a Von Duprin equivalent?
The Von Duprin 8827-3FT is the nearest match in form. Both are wide stile surface vertical rod exit devices built to Grade 1, and both are non-fire-rated. The 8827-3FT is a 3 ft device in the 88 Series prepped for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Detex 20 Advantex is a 36 inch wide stile device and is designated super-heavy-duty, with a field-reversible handed configuration and a stainless steel deadlocking top latch with hardened steel bottom drop bolt. The Detex also carries dogging choices of cylinder dogging, hex dogging, or less dogging, and outside trim options including blank plate, night latch trim, and classroom lever trim, so if the opening needs keyed outside access the Detex covers it within one part number family.
10) The opening is a fire rated door pair. What vertical rod exit device works there instead of the standard Detex 20 Advantex?
The base Detex 20 Advantex is not fire rated, so on a labeled opening either order the Detex 20 with the HF hurricane and fire rated option, or move to a device built fire rated from the start. The Delaney F9100 Series device for a 36 inch by 84 inch door is Grade 1 and fire rated. The Marks USA M9900FVR at 36 inch by 84 inch is fire rated and exit only, non-handed, and the same device is offered at 48 inch by 84 inch as the M9900F-VR for the wider leaf. Fire rated vertical rod devices do not dog, so if the pair needs to be held in push-pull during business hours the dogging on the non-rated Detex 20 is the reason to keep the opening unrated.
11) Which vertical rod exit devices look like a substitute for the Detex 20 Advantex but will not take outside lever trim?
Several. The Cal-Royal 9860, the Imperial USA ED-VR531, the Marks USA M9900VR at 36 inch by 84 inch and the M9900FVR fire rated version are all specified exit only, meaning egress from the inside with no keyed or lever entry from the outside. If the opening needs staff to come back in through that door, none of those replaces a Detex 20 Advantex ordered with 08D classroom lever trim, 03C night latch trim, or 01C blank plate. The Detex is also offered as exit only, so the trim decision is made at order time rather than by picking a different manufacturer.
12) The door leaf is 48 inches wide, not 36. What vertical rod device covers that opening?
The Detex 20 Advantex covered here is the 36 inch device. For a 48 inch by 84 inch leaf the Marks USA M9900VR-48X84 is a 48 inch vertical rod panic exit device, exit only, and the fire rated equivalent at that width is the Marks USA M9900F-VR at 48 inch by 84 inch. Both are exit only, so an opening that needs outside lever or night latch entry at 48 inches will not be served by either without separate trim on the door.
13) The door is 96 inches tall. Do the 36 by 84 vertical rod devices work, or is the Detex 20 Advantex the option?
The 36 inch by 84 inch devices are sized for an 84 inch door: that includes the Delaney 9100 Series, the Delaney 8100 Series, the Delaney F9100 Series fire rated device, and the Marks USA M9900VR and M9900FVR. The Detex 20 Advantex is ordered with rod heights of 84 inch, 96 inch, or 120 inch on the 36 inch leaf, so a 96 inch or taller door is served without changing device families. The Detex is also field-sizeable for a precise fit at the door.
14) Is the Cal-Royal 9860 an equal substitute for the Detex 20 Advantex on a high traffic entrance?
They are different duty classes. The Cal-Royal 9860 is a surface vertical rod exit device rated Grade 2 and heavy duty, exit only. The Detex 20 Advantex is Grade 1 and super-heavy-duty, built for high-use, high-abuse commercial openings, with a stainless steel deadlocking top latch and an angled end cap that deflects damage away from the mechanism. On a specification that calls out ANSI Grade 1, the 9860 does not meet it; for a lower traffic secondary egress door where Grade 2 is acceptable, it is a working exit only device.
15) The opening needs delayed egress or electric latch retraction. Will any of the standard vertical rod devices do that?
The Detex 20 Advantex is the one built for it. It is ordered with electrified options of hardwired electric alarm (EA), request to exit switch (EX), delayed egress (EE), or electric latch retraction with request to exit (ER EX). The comparable mechanical devices are specified as straight panic hardware: the Cal-Royal 9860, the Imperial USA ED-VR531, and the Marks USA M9900VR are exit only devices, and the Delaney 9100 and 8100 Series are Grade 1 mechanical vertical rod devices for a 36 inch by 84 inch door. For an access controlled opening or a delayed egress application, stay with the Detex 20 ordered with the matching electrified option.
16) How does the Detex 20 Advantex compare to a Von Duprin 8827 surface vertical rod device?
Both are Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod devices, so they solve the same opening: a pair of doors with no mullion. The Von Duprin 8827-3FT is listed for 1-3/4 inch door thickness and is a 3 foot device, and neither it nor the Detex 20 is fire rated as standard. Where the Detex differs is the option depth: the 20 Advantex is ordered with hurricane or hurricane plus fire rating, four electrified configurations up to delayed egress and electric latch retraction, three dogging choices, three rod heights up to 120 inches, and nine finishes. If you are standardizing a building on one device and need the electrified variants from the same family, the Detex covers more of the matrix.
17) Can I put the Detex 20 Advantex on an exterior door in a coastal or hurricane zone?
There is a hurricane option, ordered as H, and a combined hurricane and fire rated option ordered as HF, so the 20 Advantex is specified for openings that need hurricane rated hardware. The top latch and rod covers are stainless steel, which helps in a salt air environment. One thing to check: the device is not a weatherized model, so if your opening also needs sealed weatherized construction, that is a separate requirement the 20 does not carry.
18) Will the Detex 20 Advantex match the finishes on the rest of my building's hardware?
Nine finishes cover most standardization jobs: 605 polished brass, 606 brushed brass, 611 polished bronze, 612 brushed bronze, 613 oil rubbed bronze, 628 brushed aluminum, 630 brushed stainless steel, 693 black painted and 695 dark bronze. Those are BHMA finish numbers, so 630 on the exit device is the same 630 as on your levers and closers and will match across brands. Most commercial buildings run 630 or 628; 613 and 695 show up on darker aluminum storefront packages.
19) Is the Detex 20 Advantex ADA compliant for an accessible egress door?
The 20 Advantex includes an ADA ramped bottom bolt cover, so the bottom bolt housing is ramped rather than a square obstruction at the floor, and the device meets accessibility requirements for commercial applications. That matters on a corridor or exit where a wheelchair, gurney, or cart crosses the threshold. If you order it less bottom rod there is no bottom bolt at the floor at all.
20) Is the Detex 20 Advantex heavy enough for a school or hospital corridor door?
It's rated Grade 1 and super heavy duty, which is the top ANSI/BHMA operational grade and the level specified for high use, high abuse openings, so school corridors, hospital exits, and warehouse doors are the intended service. Construction backs that up: stainless steel deadlocking top latch, hardened steel bottom drop bolt, and an angled end cap that deflects cart and door impact away from the mechanism. For comparison in the same category, the Cal-Royal 9860 is Grade 2 heavy duty, which is a step down in cycle rating.
21) We only need push-to-exit on a back door with no outside trim and no alarm. Is there a simpler vertical rod device than the Detex 20 Advantex?
Yes. The Detex 20 Advantex is a super-heavy-duty Grade 1 device with electrified options up to delayed egress and electric latch retraction, which is more device than a plain egress door needs. For exit only service the Marks USA M9900VR is a 36 inch by 84 inch vertical rod panic device configured exit only and non-handed, so no handing has to be determined at order time. The Imperial USA ED-VR531 is a 36 inch Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod device, also exit only, if Grade 1 is required by the specification. The Cal-Royal 9860 is an exit only surface vertical rod device rated Grade 2 and heavy duty for lighter traffic openings.
22) We standardize on Grade 1 across the facility. Which vertical rod exit devices meet that besides the Detex 20 Advantex?
The Detex 20 Advantex is Grade 1 and further designated super-heavy-duty. Other Grade 1 surface vertical rod devices for a 36 inch leaf include the Delaney 9100 Series device for a 36 inch by 84 inch door in stainless steel finish, the Delaney 8100 Series device for the same 36 inch by 84 inch opening, the Imperial USA ED-VR531 in the ED-500 Series with wide stile construction, and the Von Duprin 8827-3FT in the 88 Series, also wide stile. Of those, the Delaney 9100, Delaney 8100, Imperial ED-VR531 and Von Duprin 8827-3FT are all non-fire-rated, matching the base Detex 20; the Delaney F9100 Series is the Grade 1 fire rated line for labeled openings in the same facility.
23) Does a Marks USA M9900VR replace a Detex 20 Advantex on a door that has to be held unlocked during the day?
Not directly. The Detex 20 Advantex is ordered with cylinder dogging, hex dogging, or less dogging, so the latches can be held retracted for push-pull operation during open hours and a keyed cylinder can control who does it. The Marks USA M9900VR is a 36 inch by 84 inch vertical rod panic device specified exit only and non-handed. If daytime free operation is the requirement, verify the dogging arrangement on the replacement before ordering, or keep the Detex 20 with cylinder dogging.
24) How much door prep does installing a Detex 20 Advantex take?
Less than most surface vertical rod devices. Detex ships a patented mounting plate and strike locator system in place of a paper template, so the top and bottom strike positions are located off the device itself rather than measured and marked by hand, which is where most vertical rod installs go wrong. The design is described as minimal door preparation, so there is less routing and drilling than a comparable device. Detex publishes installation instructions, a parts list, a maintenance manual, and door prep templates for the 20 Series if you want to check the prep against your door before ordering.
25) If I'm replacing one leaf on a pair, can I order a single Detex 20 device to match the other?
Yes, and you order it as one device with its own hand, rod height, finish, dogging, and trim. To match an existing leaf, take the finish number off the installed device, measure the door leaf height to pick 84, 96 or 120 inch rods, and match the dogging type so both leaves behave the same when staff dog the doors down. Since the 20 Advantex is field reversible, getting the hand wrong is recoverable on site rather than a reorder.
26) We need a stainless finish on the exit device. What are the options for a 36 inch vertical rod opening?
The Detex 20 Advantex is ordered in 630 brushed stainless steel, along with 605 polished brass, 606 brushed brass, 611 polished bronze, 612 brushed bronze, 613 oil rubbed bronze, 628 brushed aluminum, 693 black painted, and 695 dark bronze. Among the comparables, the Delaney 9100 Series device for a 36 inch by 84 inch door is offered in a stainless steel finish and the Delaney F9100 Series fire rated device in an aluminum finish. If the facility standard runs to bronze or black, the Detex 20 finish range covers those without leaving the device family.
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