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Detex 8708DV Advantex 87 Series High Security Concealed Vertical Rod Exit Device with Key Locks/Unlocks Lever

Detex 8708DV Advantex 87 Series High Security Concealed Vertical Rod Exit Device with Key Locks/Unlocks Lever

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Detex Advantex 87 Series High Security Concealed Vertical Rod Exit Device with Key Locks/Unlocks Lever

Professional High Security Exit Device Solution

The Detex Advantex 87 Series High Security Concealed Vertical Rod Exit Device delivers professional-grade panic and fire exit hardware designed for hollow metal doors without a mullion. This Grade 1 device features patented deadlocking of top and bottom bolt assemblies with field-reversible operation and field-sizeable design. The patented mounting plate system ensures precise installation while the 6-position multi-step action provides enhanced security and consistent re-latching performance.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • Heavy-Duty Construction: Super-heavy-duty design engineered for years of trouble-free service in high-use, high-abuse commercial environments.
  • Patented Security Features: 6-position multi-step action in top latch keeps top and bottom bolts retracted until door closes, providing more consistent re-latching and enhanced security.
  • Deadlocking Protection: Patented deadlocking of top and bottom bolt assemblies prevents forced entry and ensures reliable security performance.
  • Field-Adjustable Design: Rods are easily adjustable with rods installed in door, and device is field-reversible and field-sizeable for installation flexibility.
  • Durable Steel Components: Features durable steel bottom drop bolt and heavy duty angled end cap that deflects damage away from device.
  • Easy Maintenance: Outside trims are easily changed or rekeyed without removing device from door, reducing service time and costs.
  • Adjustable Strike System: Top strike is fully adjustable both vertically and to accommodate varying weather strip thicknesses for proper door alignment.
  • Manufacturer Warranty: 10 Year Mechanical/3 year Electrical Limited Manufacturer's Warranty for added confidence and protection.

Technical Specifications

  • Commercial/Residential: Commercial
  • Grade: Grade 1
  • Product Category: Exit Devices and Trim
  • Product Function: Key Locks/Unlocks Lever
  • Product Group: Exit Devices and Trim
  • Product Model: 8708DV
  • Product Subgroup: Exit Devices - Vertical Rod
  • Product Type: Exit Devices - Vertical Rod
  • Series: 87 Series
  • Stile: Wide (For Hollow Metal Doors)
  • Stile Type: Wide Stile
  • Subcategory: Advantex Series
  • Warranty: 10 Year Mechanical/3 year Electrical Limited Manufacturer's Warranty

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 Advantex 87 Series exit devices deliver professional-grade reliability with patented mounting plate system and deadlocking bolt assemblies designed for demanding high-use, high-abuse environments. The 10 Year Mechanical/3 year Electrical Limited Manufacturer's Warranty demonstrates the company's confidence in their Grade 1 construction. Engineered for demanding commercial applications where dependable panic hardware performance and architectural aesthetics are essential.



Resources

Installation Instructions
Catalog Page
Door Templates

Product Specs

Subcategory:
Advantex Series
Series:
87 Series
Product Group:
Exit Devices and Trim
Product Subgroup:
Exit Devices - Vertical Rod
Product Type:
Exit Devices - Vertical Rod
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Warranty:
10 Year Mechanical/3 year Electrical Limited Manufacturer's Warranty
Grade:
Grade 1
Stile:
Wide (For Hollow Metal Doors)
Stile Type:
Wide Stile
Product Model:
8708DV
Product Function:
Key Locks/Unlocks Lever
Product Category:
Exit Devices and Trim
Department:
Door Hardware

Detex 8708DV-693-36x84 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Will the Detex 8708DV work on a pair of doors without a mullion?
Yes. The Advantex 87 Series 8708DV is a concealed vertical rod device built for hollow metal doors without a mullion. It latches at the head and at the threshold with top and bottom bolts rather than into a center post, so a pair of doors can be secured with no mullion between them. If you want a rim device instead, you would need a removable mullion to give it something to latch into.
2) What door sizes and heights does the Detex 8708DV exit device cover?
The 8708DV is offered for 36 inch and 48 inch door widths, and in door heights of 84 inches, 96 inches and 120 inches. The device is also field-sizeable, so the rods can be cut down on site to suit the opening, and rods are adjustable with them already installed in the door.
3) Do I need to specify handing for the Detex 8708DV, and can it be reversed in the field?
Handing is an order choice: the 8708DV is specified either Right Hand Reverse or Left Hand Reverse. The device itself is field-reversible, so a unit can be changed over on site if the opening turns out to swing the other way.
4) Is the Detex Advantex 8708DV available fire rated?
It is. The 8708DV is ordered as Fire Rated, Non-Rated, or Tornado Rated. Pick the rated version when the opening is in a fire-rated assembly; the tornado-rated version is the one to call out for storm shelter and safe room openings. Rating is a build option, not something added later, so it has to be specified up front.
5) What does the "Key Locks/Unlocks Lever" function mean on the Detex 8708DV?
It is the trim function: a keyed outside lever where the key locks or unlocks the lever itself. Turn the key to unlock and the outside lever retracts the bolts for normal entry; lock it and the lever goes rigid, leaving the opening exit-only from the outside. Inside, the push pad always gives free egress. Outside trims can be changed or rekeyed without pulling the device off the door.
6) I do not need outside key access, just panic egress on a vertical rod door. What is a simpler option than the Detex 8708DV?
The Detex 8708DV is a key locks/unlocks lever device, so it carries outside keyed trim. If the opening only needs egress with no outside operation, exit-only vertical rod devices include the Marks USA M9900VR at 36 by 84 inches and the M9900VR-48X84 at 48 by 84 inches, both non-handed exit only, and the Imperial USA ED-VR531, a 36 inch Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod exit-only device.
7) What fire rated vertical rod alternatives are there to the Detex 8708DV on a 36 inch by 84 inch door?
The Detex 8708DV is offered in Fire Rated, Non-Rated and Tornado Rated versions, with 36 inch and 48 inch device sizes and 84, 96 and 120 inch door heights. Fire rated peers sized for a 36 by 84 opening include the Delaney F9100 Series DLY-694300, a Grade 1 fire rated heavy duty vertical rod device in aluminum finish, and the Marks USA M9900FVR fire rated vertical rod device, exit only and non-handed. For a 48 inch fire rated device, the Marks USA M9900F-VR is listed at 48 by 84 inches, exit only.
8) Which dogging option should I order on the Detex 87 Series exit device?
Three choices: hex dogging, cylinder dogging, or less dogging. Hex dogging holds the pad down with an allen wrench and suits back-of-house doors where staff control it. Cylinder dogging keys it instead, which is what you want where the public can reach the device. Order less dogging for fire-rated openings, where mechanical dogging is not permitted.
9) Can I get the Detex 8708DV with an alarm or delayed egress built in?
Yes, the electrified options are specified with the device: EA hardwired electric alarm, EB electric alarm with battery, EX request-to-exit signal switch, or EE delayed egress. EB suits an opening with no power run to the door. EX is the one to pick when the device just needs to report to an access control panel. EE holds the door for a timed delay on a monitored egress opening. You can also order it with no electrified option at all.
10) How does the Detex 8708DV compare to a surface vertical rod device like the Von Duprin 8827?
The difference is where the rods live. The 8708DV runs its rods concealed inside the door, so nothing is exposed to damage or vandalism and the door face stays clean, but the door has to be prepped for it. The Von Duprin 8827-3FT is a wide stile Grade 1 surface vertical rod for 1-3/4 inch doors, with rods mounted on the face of the door, which is the simpler retrofit on an existing opening that was never prepped for concealed rods.
11) Is the Detex 8708DV Grade 1, and is it strong enough for a high-traffic school or hospital door?
Grade 1, commercial, and built for high-use, high-abuse service. The security side comes from patented deadlocking of the top and bottom bolt assemblies plus a 6-position multi-step action in the top latch that keeps both bolts retracted until the door closes, which gives more consistent re-latching on doors that get slammed all day. A steel bottom drop bolt and an angled end cap that deflects impact away from the device round it out.
12) Do the top and bottom strikes on the Detex 87 Series adjust for weatherstripping on an exterior door?
Yes. The top strike adjusts vertically and also adjusts to take up varying weather strip thicknesses, so you can dial in latching on an exterior opening with a sweep and perimeter seal without shimming. Rods can be adjusted with them already in the door, which matters on a job where the door has settled after hanging.
13) I need a wide stile vertical rod device for a hollow metal door but the door is not prepped for concealed rods. What else works?
Wide stile surface vertical rod options include the Von Duprin 8827-3FT, Grade 1, 88 Series, 3 ft, for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Imperial USA ED-VR531, a 36 inch Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod exit device that is exit only. The Detex 8708DV is wide stile for hollow metal doors as well, but its rods are concealed, which requires a door prepped for them.
14) Is the Cal-Royal 9860 a direct substitute for the Detex 8708DV?
No. The Cal-Royal 9860 is a surface vertical rod device, heavy duty, Grade 2, exit only and not fire rated. The Detex 8708DV is a Grade 1 concealed vertical rod device with key locks/unlocks lever trim and is available fire rated. If the specification calls for Grade 1 with outside keyed control, the 9860 does not meet it; it suits a non-rated egress-only opening.
15) Which vertical rod exit device should I use if I need electrified options like delayed egress or request-to-exit?
The Detex 8708DV Advantex is configurable with electrified options including EA hardwired electric alarm, EX request to exit signal switch, EE delayed egress and EB electric alarm with battery, plus hex or cylinder dogging. The comparable vertical rod devices from Cal-Royal, Delaney, Imperial USA, Marks USA and Von Duprin are listed as mechanical exit devices without those electrified configurations, so an alarmed or delayed egress opening points to the 8708DV.
16) What finishes does the Detex Advantex 8708DV come in?
Nine: 605 polished brass, 606 brushed brass, 611 polished bronze, 612 brushed bronze, 613 oil rubbed bronze, 629 polished stainless, 630 brushed stainless, 693 black painted and 695 dark bronze painted. For matching a run of doors across a building, 630 brushed stainless and 695 dark bronze are the usual commercial picks.
17) Where do I get the door prep template for the Detex 8708DV?
Detex publishes both the installation instructions and the 87 Series catalog page as PDFs, and the Advantex 87 Series door prep templates are on Detex's support and training site. Because the rods are concealed, the door has to be prepped and routed to the template before the device goes on, so pull the template before you order the doors.
18) Which vertical rod device gives me the widest finish selection for matching existing hardware?
The Detex 8708DV is offered in 605 polished brass, 606 brushed brass, 611 polished bronze, 612 brushed bronze, 613 oil rubbed bronze, 629 polished stainless steel, 630 brushed stainless steel, 693 black painted and 695 dark bronze painted. Among the comparable vertical rod devices, the Delaney DLY-692301 is listed in stainless steel finish and the Delaney DLY-694300 in aluminum finish, each as a single finish offering.
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