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Dexter ED1500 Series Grade 1 Fire Rated Rim Exit Devices

Dexter ED1500 Series Grade 1 Fire Rated Rim Exit Devices

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Dexter ED1500 Series Grade 1 Exit Devices

  • Grade 1, UL listed panic device, UL Listed 3-hour fire device
  • Durable, aluminum mechanism case construction
  • Deadlatching standard
  • Devices fit standard 1-3/4" thick door
  • 4-1/4" minimum stile width
  • Hex Key Dogging standard on all panic devices
  • All devices and trim are non-handed
  • Universal hardware pack for wood and hollow metal
  • Door widths: 36" device fits 29" to 36" door size; 48" device fits 33" to 48" door size
  • Finishes: 689 (SP28) = Aluminum Paint; 695 (SP313) = Dark Bronze Paint

 

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Product Specs

Grade:
Grade 1
Product Group:
Exit Devices and Trim
Product Subgroup:
Exit Devices - Rim
Product Type:
Exit Devices - Rim
Subcategory:
Rim Exit Devices
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Wood Door Compatible:
No
Product Model:
ED1500-F-R
Fire Rating:
Yes
Trim Hardware:
Exit Only
Product Category:
Exit Devices and Trim
Department:
Door Hardware

Dexter ED1500-R-F-EO-3FT-SP28 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) What door widths does the Dexter ED1500 cover, and which length do I order?
Two device lengths cover a wide range. The 36 inch device fits doors from 29 to 36 inches wide; the 48 inch device fits doors from 33 to 48 inches. Measure the leaf, not the frame. Doors between 33 and 36 inches fall in both ranges, so either length works there.
2) Does the Dexter ED1500 come with outside trim, or do I order a lever separately?
The base device is exit only, meaning it releases from the inside and there is no outside operating trim included. Trim is a separate selection: a raised lip pull plate in dummy function (ED1500T-DUM-PULL-SP28), or a key-in-lever round rose in classroom function (ED1500T-CLRM-R-KDC-SP28). If people need to key back in from the corridor side, take the classroom lever; the pull plate is a grab handle only.
3) Can I put a Dexter ED1500-F-R on a wood door?
The Dexter ED1500-F-R is not wood door compatible, though its universal hardware pack covers wood and hollow metal frames. If the door leaf itself is wood and the opening is fire labeled, the Adams Rite 3700 Series 30 inch is a Grade 1 fire rated rim exit device that is wood door compatible. It is a narrow stile device, so confirm the stile on the leaf before ordering.
4) What is the closest fire rated rim exit device to the Dexter ED1500-F-R for a 36 inch opening?
The Marks USA M9900F-36 is the closest match on the points that matter for a fire door: it is a fire rated 36 inch rim exit device, exit only, and not wood door compatible, the same three conditions the Dexter ED1500-F-R meets. The Dexter carries a Grade 1 rating and covers 29 to 36 inch door widths with its 36 inch device. If the opening is wider, the Marks USA M9900F-48 is the same fire rated exit only rim device in a 48 inch size, and the Dexter 48 inch device covers 33 to 48 inch doors.
5) Is the Adams Rite 3700 a substitute for a Dexter ED1500 fire rated rim device?
Only on the right door. The Adams Rite 3700 Series 30 inch is a Grade 1 fire rated rim exit device, matching the Dexter ED1500-F-R on both grade and fire rating, but it is built for narrow stile doors and is wood door compatible. The Dexter ED1500-F-R needs a 4-1/4 inch minimum stile and a 1-3/4 inch thick door, and is not wood door compatible. On an aluminum storefront door with a narrow stile, the Adams Rite 3700 is the one that fits; on a hollow metal door with a wide stile, the Dexter is sized for it.
6) I need a fire rated rim device that takes a lever trim, not just exit only. What are my options?
The Dexter ED1500-F-R is a fire rated Grade 1 rim device supplied exit only, but Dexter trim can be added with it, including the ED1500T-CLRM-R-KDC-SP28 key-in-lever round rose classroom trim and the ED1500T-DUM-PULL-SP28 raised lip pull plate. Among fire rated peers, the Sargent 12-8810-LTRIM is a Grade 1 fire rated wide stile rim exit device supplied with L trim in a dummy function. The Dexter trim options give an active classroom lever; the Sargent 12-8810 trim is dummy function with RX and MELR electrification.
7) What should I use instead of the Dexter ED1500-F-R on a pair of doors needing vertical rod hardware?
The Dexter ED1500-F-R is a rim device, which latches to a strike on the frame or a mullion. For a concealed vertical rod application, the Hager 4501 Series 36 inch is a Grade 1 concealed vertical rod exit device with a wide stile pushpad, and the Hager 4601 Series 36 inch is the Grade 1 concealed vertical rod device in a narrow stile version. Both are non fire rated, so confirm the opening is not labeled before specifying either.
8) Which 48 inch rim exit device matches the Dexter ED1500-F-R on a wide fire door?
The Dexter ED1500-F-R 48 inch device fits doors from 33 to 48 inches and is fire rated and Grade 1. The Marks USA M9900F-48 is a 48 inch fire rated rim panic exit device, exit only, and not wood door compatible, which puts it on the same fire labeled hollow metal opening. Non fire rated 48 inch peers such as the Cal-Royal 5500 push bar device and the CRL Jackson 1095 Series 48 inch crossbar device do not carry a fire rating and belong on non-labeled openings.
9) Do I have to specify handing when ordering a Dexter ED1500 exit device?
No handing to specify. Every ED1500 device and every ED1500 trim is non-handed, so one part number covers left and right hand openings. That is useful if you are stocking spares for a building with doors swinging both ways.
10) Can I hold the Dexter ED1500 push bar down during business hours?
Hex key dogging comes standard on the ED1500 panic devices, so on a non-rated opening you can dog the bar down to leave the door push-pull during the day. Fire rated installations do not permit dogging. If you want dogging on other rim devices, the Design Hardware 1000R and 2000R also list hex key dogging.
11) Rim exit device or vertical rod, which do I need for my doors?
A rim device like the ED1500 latches into a strike on the frame at the pull side, which is the right choice for a single door in a frame, or for a pair with a mullion between them. On a pair with no mullion, a rim device has nothing to latch into and you want a vertical rod instead, which latches at the head and threshold. The Hager 4501 (wide stile) and Hager 4601 (narrow stile) are concealed vertical rod devices for that case.
12) Is the Dexter ED1500 heavy duty enough for a high traffic commercial entrance?
It is an ANSI Grade 1 commercial device with an aluminum mechanism case and deadlatching standard, which is the top duty classification for exit hardware and what you spec for a main entrance or stairwell in a commercial building. Deadlatching resists the latch being shimmed from outside.
13) What is a comparable Grade 1 wide stile rim exit device if the Dexter ED1500 is not what I need?
For a non-rated Grade 1 wide stile rim device on a hollow metal door, the Von Duprin 22 Series (36 inch, non-handed, 1-3/4 inch door), the Corbin Russwin ED5200 (36 inch, accepts trim), and the TownSteel ED9700 (36 inch heavy duty) all cover the same kind of opening. The important difference is the fire rating: the ED1500 is fire rated and none of those three are, so on a rated opening they are not substitutes.
14) I need card access on the exit door. Is the Dexter ED1500 an electrified device?
The ED1500 is a mechanical exit only device, with mechanical classroom or dummy trim as the outside options. For an electrified opening, look at the SDC S6136 Spectra electrified rim device (4 inch wide stile, 1-3/4 to 2 inch doors), the Dormakaba E2103 electrified 36 inch rim with 4908A classroom trim, or the Securitron EMB electromechanical exit bar for 2-1/4 inch doors.
15) Difference between the Dexter ED1500-F-R and the Corbin Russwin ED5200?
The Corbin Russwin ED5200 is a Grade 1 36 inch wide stile rim exit device for 1-3/4 inch doors, exit only and able to accept trim, and it is not fire rated. The Dexter ED1500-F-R is Grade 1, fire rated, fits standard 1-3/4 inch doors with a 4-1/4 inch minimum stile, and is non-handed on both device and trim. Where the labeled opening drives the choice, the fire rated Dexter is the one that carries the rating.
16) What is the difference between the Dexter ED1500-F-R and the Orca OED85?
Both are 36 inch class fire rated rim exit devices supplied exit only for hollow metal doors. The Orca Hardware OED85 Series is a 36 inch fire rated rim exit device, exit only, not wood door compatible. The Dexter ED1500-F-R is Grade 1, comes in 36 inch and 48 inch device lengths covering 29 to 36 inch and 33 to 48 inch doors, and has hex key dogging standard with a universal hardware pack for wood and hollow metal frames.
17) Is the Arrow FS1250 the same thing as a Dexter ED1500 fire rated exit device?
They serve the same opening but come in different sizes. The Arrow FS1250 is a fire rated 32 inch rim exit device for 1-3/4 inch doors, not wood door compatible. The Dexter ED1500-F-R is also fire rated and fits standard 1-3/4 inch doors, and is offered as a 36 inch device for 29 to 36 inch doors and a 48 inch device for 33 to 48 inch doors. If the door is 33 inches or wider the Dexter 36 inch device covers it; the Arrow FS1250 is the 32 inch bar length.
18) Is a Cal-Royal 5000 an equivalent to the Dexter ED1500-F-R?
They are different classes of device. The Cal-Royal 5000 is a 36 inch heavy duty rim exit device with a touch bar on a Grade 2 chassis and is not fire rated. The Dexter ED1500-F-R is Grade 1 and fire rated. If the specification on the drawing calls for Grade 1 on a labeled opening, the Cal-Royal 5000 does not meet it; on a non-labeled Grade 2 opening it is a wide door rim device in the same 36 inch size.
19) Which rim exit devices besides the Dexter ED1500 come with hex key dogging?
Hex key dogging is standard on all Dexter ED1500 panic devices. Among peers, the Design Hardware 1000R 33 inch heavy duty rim device and the Design Hardware 2000R 33 inch standard duty rim device both ship with hex key dogging, and the Stanley Security QED211 is a Grade 1 heavy duty narrow stile rim exit device with hex key dogging. Note that dogging is a panic device feature; on a fire labeled opening the fire rated ED1500-F-R is the device that applies.
20) Does the SDC PSB560 pressure sense bar replace a Dexter ED1500-F-R?
No. The SDC SureExit PSB560 Series 36 inch is a pressure sense bar with tri-failsafe technology for narrow or wide stile doors, and it is not fire rated. The Dexter ED1500-F-R is a UL listed panic device with a UL listed 3-hour fire rating and mechanical deadlatching. A pressure sense bar signals an access control system rather than mechanically latching a fire door, so it is not an exchange for a fire rated latching device.
21) Is the Detex 10 Advantex a heavier device than the Dexter ED1500-F-R?
The Detex 10 Advantex Series 36 inch is a Grade 1 wide stile rim exit device rated extra heavy duty, and it is not fire rated. The Dexter ED1500-F-R is Grade 1 with an aluminum mechanism case, UL listed as a panic device and as a 3-hour fire device. For a labeled opening the Dexter carries the fire listing; for a high traffic non-labeled opening the Detex 10 is built to the extra heavy duty level.
22) What finishes does the Dexter ED1500 exit device come in?
Two painted finishes: 689 aluminum paint (ordered as SP28) and 695 dark bronze paint (SP313). If you are matching bronze storefront hardware across a building, the 695 is the one. The trim options are catalogued in the SP28 aluminum finish.
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Does the Dexter ED1500-R-F-EO-3FT-SP28 come with a warranty?
Absolutely. The Dexter ED1500-R-F-EO-3FT-SP28 is backed by a manufacturer’s warranty. For full warranty terms, check the product documentation or Contact Us.
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