Dexter C2000 Series - Grade 2 Storeroom Cylindrical Lever Lock, Non-Clutching, Keyed

Storeroom function means the outside lever is always locked and only the key retracts the latch; the inside lever always turns free for exit. There is no button and no way to leave it unlocked, which is exactly what you want on a mechanical room, electrical closet, or supply room where the door must never be left on the latch. It carries the ANSI/BHMA F86 function designation.

It depends on which strike is in the frame. The C2000 ships with the C2000-ACLS, an ANSI 1-1/4 x 4-7/8 inch curved lip strike, which is the standard commercial frame prep. If your frame already has that ANSI cutout, the lock drops straight in and you can leave the existing strike. If the frame carries a small T-strike or a residential round-corner strike, you will need to use the supplied ANSI strike and the frame will need the larger prep.

Yes. Two cylinder routes are offered: KDC, a conventional 6-pin Schlage C keyway cylinder supplied keyed different, or SFIC Prep Less Core, which arrives prepped for a small format interchangeable core that you supply and pin to your own system. Both routes are available in all three finishes. The SFIC prep accepts 6-pin or 7-pin cores.

The conventional cylinder version uses a 6-pin Schlage C keyway, so it sits on the same keyway as most Schlage C keyed buildings and a locksmith can key it into an existing system. As shipped it is keyed different, meaning each lock has its own key until it is rekeyed to your master or grand master.

Wrong choice, yes. Storeroom function has no way to hold the outside lever unlocked, so staff would need a key every entry. For a door that should stay free during business hours, use an entrance or office function instead: the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial entry lever for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors, and the Falcon B511CP6D is a Grade 2 entry/office lever. If the door never needs to lock at all, the Falcon B101 is the Grade 2 passage version.

The Cal-Royal AG05 is the nearest straight equivalent: it is a Grade 2 storeroom lever lockset with a deadlocking latchbolt and a 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch door thickness range, the same door range the Dexter C2000 storeroom lever covers. The Hager 2580 Withnell is the other Grade 2 storeroom lever match, and it covers a wider 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door range if the openings run thicker than 1-3/4 inch. All three are cylindrical storeroom function, so the door prep and the always-locked outside lever behavior carry over.

Use the Hager 2580 Withnell storeroom lever, which carries a 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door thickness range. The Dexter C2000 storeroom lever and the Cal-Royal AG05 storeroom lever both stop at 1-3/4 inch, so on a full 2 inch leaf the Hager 2580 is the storeroom function that fits.

The Cal-Royal AG03 is a Grade 2 classroom lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different and a 2-3/4 inch backset. It matches the Dexter C2000 storeroom lever on keyway family and backset, so it keys into the same Schlage C system and takes the same 2-3/4 inch bore prep, but the classroom function lets the key lock and unlock the outside lever rather than holding it permanently locked.

No. The Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever, the Hager 2525 Grade 2 commercial entry lever, and the Falcon B511CP6D Grade 2 entry/office lever all use the same cylindrical bored prep as the Dexter C2000 storeroom lever, but entrance and office functions allow the outside lever to be left unlocked from the inside. Storeroom function on the C2000 keeps the outside lever locked at all times and entry is by key only, which is what a stock room or mechanical room usually calls for.

No handing to specify. The C2000 cylindrical lever is non-handed, so one part covers left and right hand doors and you can stock a single item for a mixed building. That also means you cannot order the wrong hand by mistake.

Grade 2 is the medium duty commercial tier and the C2000 is rated for commercial use, which suits a storeroom, closet or utility door with moderate daily traffic. For a high-traffic opening, a door subject to abuse, or a 2 inch thick door, step up: the Corbin Russwin CL3100 Series is Grade 1 and covers 1-3/4 to 2 inch doors, and the Falcon K Series K101 is Grade 1 heavy duty across 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inch.

Not usually. The C2000 storeroom lock uses a deadlatch, the C2000-SD-234 with a 1 inch diameter bolt on a 2-3/4 inch backset, which includes an anti-shim plunger so the latch cannot be carded or slipped once the door is closed against the strike. It is a single cylinder keyed lock, key outside only, with free egress from inside, which is what most codes want on an occupied room.

The latch faceplate measures 1 x 2-1/4 inches, square corner and beveled. That is the standard commercial edge prep, so on a door already carrying a cylindrical lock with a square-corner faceplate the new latch drops into the existing mortise with no chiseling. A door prepped for a round-corner faceplate will need the corners squared.

Drop to a non-keyed passage lever. The Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 medium duty cylindrical passage lever with a non-handed design, and the Accentra 5301LN Augusta is a Grade 2 cylindrical passage/closet lever. Both share the cylindrical bored prep and the non-handed fitting of the Dexter C2000 storeroom lever, and neither takes a cylinder, so there is no key to issue for a door that only needs to latch.

For heavy traffic, the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty cylindrical lock with non-handed levers, a fire rating, and a 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch door thickness range, and the Falcon T101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty cylindrical lever with pressure release technology. Both are passage function, so they latch without a key; the Dexter C2000 storeroom lever is Grade 2 and keyed with a single cylinder. Match the function first, then the grade.

Dummy trim is the common mistake. The BEST 7KC 1DT single dummy trim and the Accentra 455LN Augusta single dummy are levers with no latch and no cylinder at all, so they cannot secure an opening. Privacy sets such as the Hager 2540 and the Arrow MK02-TA are also not substitutes, since privacy is a thumbturn function for a restroom or bedroom rather than a key-controlled lock. The Dexter C2000 storeroom lever is keyed with a single cylinder and ships with a deadlatch and an ANSI curved lip strike.

Mechanical and electronic keypad levers cover the same opening without cut keys. The Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock with an ADA compliant lever and a 1 3/16 inch to 2 inch door thickness range, the Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with double combination and a 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch range, and the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock. The Dexter C2000 storeroom lever instead uses a 6-pin Schlage C cylinder, or SFIC prep taking a 6-pin or 7-pin core, which is what keeps it inside an existing master key system.

Within the storeroom and keyed lever group, the Cal-Royal AG05 Grade 2 storeroom lockset is the function match, and the Cal-Royal AG03 classroom lever and AG00 entrance lever are both built with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different. The Dexter C2000 storeroom lever uses Schlage C 6-pin cylinders keyed different as standard, so any of these sit in the same keyway family; the C2000 also comes in an SFIC prep less core version if the facility runs interchangeable cores instead.

For openings that take abuse or need remote release, the Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant, fire rated cylindrical lever with a 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch door range, and the CL33903 is a Grade 1 fail safe electrified cylindrical lever running 12VAC/DC on the same 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch range. Both need a thicker door than the Dexter C2000 storeroom lever's 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch range accommodates, and the electrified version needs power transfer to the door, which a mechanical storeroom lock does not.

Three finishes, 605 bright brass, 613 oil-rubbed bronze and 626 satin chrome, in two lever shapes, curved and regular, both non-clutching. 626 satin chrome is the usual commercial default and the easiest to match across a building; 613 suits an older or residential-style corridor. All six finish and lever combinations are offered with either cylinder route.

Non-clutching means the outside lever stays rigidly connected to the lock body even when locked, so force applied to that lever goes into the internal mechanism rather than spinning free. It is simpler and has fewer parts than a clutching design, but on a door that takes deliberate abuse a clutching or vandal resistant lock absorbs more. The Corbin Russwin CL3100 Series is a Grade 1 vandal resistant cylindrical lever if that is your situation.

The Master Lock BC Series return style keyed entry lever and the Cal-Royal AUS00 entrance/office lever with a solid brass forged body are Grade 3, and the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton passage lever is Grade 3 with a 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch door range. The Dexter C2000 storeroom lever is Grade 2 and specified for commercial use, carrying an ANSI/BHMA F86 function designation, which is the reference an institutional spec typically calls out.

Decorative lines run a different program. The Baldwin Estate 5103 lever with the 5048 rose comes in passage, privacy, and left or right hand half dummy, and the Deltana 6201 Manchester and 6431 Linstead entry levers cover a 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door range. The Baldwin half dummies are handed, while the Dexter C2000 storeroom lever is non-handed and commercial rated, so a mixed suite pairs the decorative trim on the office and closet doors with the C2000 where a keyed storeroom function is required.