Dexter Commercial C2000 Deadlatch for Entry/Classroom, Classroom, and Storeroom with 2-3/8" Backset for C2000 Series

That's exactly what this latch is cut for. The Dexter Commercial C2000 deadlatch is a 2-3/8 inch backset unit, which is the shorter of the two standard cylindrical backsets and the one commonly found on residential-depth and older interior preps. If your door is bored at 2-3/4 inches, this latch will leave the lock body short of the cross bore and won't work. Measure from the door edge to the center of the 2-1/8 inch bore before ordering.

The C2000 series is UL listed for 3 hours and carries an ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 rating. That covers the usual corridor, stairwell, and tenant entry openings in commercial and multi-family buildings. Grade 2 is the mid tier, above residential Grade 3 and below the heavy-traffic Grade 1 spec institutional buyers often write for main entrances.

No handing to specify. The C2000 deadlatch is non-handed, so the same part serves left and right hand openings. On a cylindrical latch that means the latchbolt reverses in the field, and you order by backset and faceplate size rather than by door swing. Useful if you're stocking spares for a building with doors swinging both ways.

It's the latch for the Entry/Classroom, Classroom, and Storeroom functions in the Dexter Commercial C2000 series. Those are the keyed-outside functions where the outside lever or knob is locked or unlocked by key and the inside always retracts free. The latch itself carries no keying, it's the mechanical latch assembly only.

The faceplate measures 1 x 2-1/4 inches, square corner and beveled. If the pocket routed in your door edge is cut for a 1 x 2-1/4 inch square-corner plate, this drops straight in. Note that the C2000 functions using a 2-3/4 inch backset ship with a taller 1-1/8 x 2-1/4 inch latch face, so a door prepped for that plate will show a gap at the top and bottom of the mortise with this one.

An ANSI 1-1/4 x 2-1/4 inch T-strike is what the C2000 pairs with the 2-3/8 inch backset latch as standard. The longer 2-3/4 inch backset functions instead use an ANSI 1-1/4 x 4-7/8 inch curved lip strike (30-148), so if your frame is prepped for that full-lip ANSI strike, you're on the wrong backset for this latch. Check the frame prep, not just the door.

Usually not. The latch is a separate replaceable assembly, and on a keyed C2000 in Entry/Classroom, Classroom, or Storeroom function you can pull the chassis and swap just this deadlatch. That keeps your existing knobs or levers, trim, and keying untouched, which matters if the building is keyed alike. Confirm your door is a 2-3/8 inch backset and the edge pocket takes a 1 x 2-1/4 inch faceplate, then order to match your existing finish.

No cylinder and no keys. It's a non-keyed mechanical latch, the deadlatching bolt assembly that goes in the door edge. The keying lives in the lockset chassis and cylinder, which you keep or order separately. Nothing about this part changes your keyway or key system.

Three: 605 bright brass, 613 oil-rubbed bronze, and 630 satin stainless steel. On a deadlatch the finish shows only on the exposed faceplate in the door edge, so match it to the lockset and hinges rather than worrying about the latch body. 630 satin stainless is the usual commercial default and the one most likely to match existing hardware in an office or institutional building.

Commercial. The Dexter C2000 deadlatch is part of a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical line, so it's built for tenant entries, classrooms, and storerooms rather than a house. The 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch door range means it still fits thinner interior doors you'll find in older commercial and multi-family stock.