Dexter ED1500 Series Nightlatch Function Exit Device Trim with Raised Lip Pull Plate

It's the exterior trim for a Dexter ED1500 exit device: a raised lip pull plate with nightlatch function. Key retracts the latch so someone can pull the door open from outside; without the key, the door stays secured and the device is exit-only from the inside. There's no lever and no always-open passage mode, so it suits a back-of-house or service door where staff carry a key and the public leaves through it.

Handing isn't a decision here. All ED1500 devices and trim are non-handed, so one part covers either swing. That matters if you're stocking spares across a building: one shelf item, no left-hand/right-hand split.

Yes. The ED1500 Series is a Grade 1 UL listed panic device and a UL Listed 3-hour fire device. Nightlatch is the correct function on a fire door because there's no dogging of the outside trim, so the opening stays latched. Note that hex key dogging is standard on the panic devices, which is not used on fire rated openings.

No. ED1500 trim is made for the Dexter ED1500 Series device and mounts to that chassis. Trim for other devices is series specific too: the Von Duprin 110MD-NL nightlatch cylinder assembly is for the 22, 55 and 98/99 devices, and the Sargent 744 nightlatch trim is for their 8700 and 8900 surface vertical rod and mortise devices. If you're replacing only the outside trim, match the trim to the device that's on the door.

The Corbin Russwin VT957ET is a nightlatch escutcheon trim for ED5000 Series devices, and the Dorma YR03R is a wide stile exit device lever trim in night latch function supplied less cylinder. Both share the nightlatch function of the Dexter ED1500 trim, where the key retracts the latch and the outside trim is otherwise rigid. The difference is the outside operator: the Dexter ED1500 trim uses a raised lip pull plate, while the Dorma YR03R uses an R lever on an escutcheon and the Corbin Russwin VT957ET is a stamped or formed stainless steel escutcheon. Trim is device-specific, so the Corbin Russwin part goes on ED5000 Series devices, not on a Dexter ED1500 device.

Where the outside of the door has to be operated by a lever, use lever trim instead of pull trim. In night latch function, the Sargent 704ET is a Grade 1 heavy duty night latch lever trim with field reversible operation for 700 Series devices, and the Sargent 704-ETL is a Grade 1 heavy duty nightlatch lever trim with key retract function for PE Series devices. The Dexter ED1500 nightlatch trim keeps the same key-retracts-latch behavior but presents a raised lip pull plate rather than a lever, so the swap changes the outside operator without changing the function.

No. Nightlatch trim, like the Dexter ED1500 trim, uses the key to retract the latch and gives no free outside operation. Storeroom trim such as the Design Hardware KIL Storeroom, the Tell EDELT80, the Pamex E9000 with L3 lever, and the Marks USA M195F leaves the outside lever rigid until the key is turned, and classroom trim such as the Falcon 510L and the Accentra 446F is keyed to leave the outside lever unlocked or locked between key operations. Order by the function code the opening calls for, because these trims are not interchangeable in how the outside behaves after the key is used.

The Dexter ED1500 Series devices are UL listed 3-hour fire devices as well as UL listed panic devices, and are Grade 1. Among comparable trims, the Accentra 121NL nightlatch trim, 426F Augusta lever escutcheon trim, AU-441F night latch keyed lever trim, and 446F classroom trim each carry a fire rating of No. On a labeled opening the whole assembly has to be listed, so confirm the device, trim and any dogging feature against the label before ordering - and note that dogging is generally not permitted on fire doors even though hex key dogging is standard on ED1500 panic devices.

Two device lengths cover the range: the 36 inch device fits doors 29 to 36 inches, and the 48 inch device fits doors 33 to 48 inches. Anything between 33 and 36 inches can take either one, so match what's already hanging in the rest of the building if you're standardizing.

Nightlatch trim is key operated, so a cylinder is what makes it work. Order it to your building's keyway and keying so the trim falls into the same system as your other doors rather than becoming a one-off key on the maintenance ring.

A raised lip pull plate like the ED1500 nightlatch trim gives you a grab surface and a key, nothing to turn, which holds up on service and exterior doors that get abused. Lever trim is what you want when people need a familiar handle or when the function has to be something other than nightlatch: the Sargent 704ET is a nightlatch lever with field reversible operation, the Design Hardware KIL storeroom trim is a keyed storeroom lever, and the Corbin Russwin ED4000 x810ET is passage function for doors that never need to lock.

One hardware pack covers both. The ED1500 ships with a universal hardware pack for wood and hollow metal doors, so you're not ordering a door type specific mounting kit or discovering on site that you have the wrong through bolts. The mechanism case is aluminum and the device deadlatches as standard.

It's a Grade 1 commercial rated device, the top ANSI/BHMA durability tier for exit hardware, with an aluminum mechanism case and deadlatching standard. That's the tier specified for high traffic institutional and multi-family openings. The trim itself is a pull plate with no moving lever, which is one less thing to break on a door that gets kicked.

Yes, the ED1500 trim works across Dexter's rim and surface vertical rod devices. That's useful on a building with both a single door on a rim device and a pair of doors on vertical rods: the outside trim and its keying stay the same across both openings.

Electrified exit trim is the replacement when a card reader or access control system has to control the outside. The Command Access ET15, ET25, and ET26 are electrified exit trims with 12V/24V operation and fail safe or fail secure options, the ET26 built with Grade 1 construction and a field reversible design, and the Von Duprin E360L-BE-03 is a Grade 1 electric passage trim with an 03 lever, fail safe, for 33/35A Series devices. The Dexter ED1500 nightlatch trim is entirely mechanical, keyed at the trim, so choosing electrified trim also means running power to the door.

No - blank and dummy trims have no keyed operation at all. The Falcon 212L is a blank escutcheon trim for 20 Series devices, the Von Duprin 210K-BE is a Grade 1 heavy duty knob with blank escutcheon for 22 Series, and the Detex 02BN is a dummy S-lever trim with blank escutcheon for Value Series devices. They dress the outside of the door and give egress through the device only. The Dexter ED1500 nightlatch trim provides keyed entry from outside, so substituting a blank escutcheon for it leaves the opening without outside access.

The Dexter ED1500 trim is Grade 1 and specified for commercial use, on devices that are UL listed panic devices and UL listed 3-hour fire devices. Comparable Grade 1 trims include the Sargent 704ET and 704-ETL in heavy duty night latch, the Sargent 744 freewheeling trim in night latch for 8700 and 8900 Series devices, the Design Hardware KIL Entry and LE08, the Pamex E9000 storeroom trim, and the Von Duprin 210K-BE and 230DT in heavy duty. For a facility standardizing on Grade 1 exit hardware, the function code and the device series the trim mounts to are what narrow the list from there.

The Dexter ED1500 devices fit a standard 1-3/4 inch thick door. Among comparable exit trims, the Pamex E9000 storeroom trim covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, while the Tell EDELT53 entry, EDELT80 storeroom, EDPT pull, and EDTHP53 thumbpiece trims each cover 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. Measure the leaf at the lock edge first, then match the trim, since exit trim through-bolts the door and the fastener length is what the thickness range describes.

That is passage function, and it is a different trim from nightlatch. The Corbin Russwin 3310AET is a passage trim for ED300 Series rim, surface vertical rod, and mortise devices, the x810ET is passage trim for ED4000 Series SecureBolt, rim, surface and concealed vertical rod devices, the x910ET is passage trim for ED5200S, ED5200, ED5400 and ED5800 Series, and the Arrow SRX01 is a passage function Sierra lever with rose for ED910, S1150 and S1250 devices. With the Dexter ED1500 nightlatch trim, the outside is opened only by key, so passage trim is the choice where the door must stay openable from outside at all times.

It varies by part and it changes what else has to be on the order. The Design Hardware KIL Entry and KIL Storeroom trims are built for the Schlage C keyway with a flat lever, while the Corbin Russwin VT957ET is offered less cylinder and the Dorma YR03R nightlatch lever trim is supplied less cylinder. A nightlatch trim like the Dexter ED1500 needs a cylinder to function, since the key is what retracts the latch, so a locksmith keying a building to an existing system should confirm the cylinder is on the order alongside the trim.

Two behaviors worth separating. The Sargent 744 is a Grade 1 freewheeling night latch trim where the key retracts the latch, for 8700 and 8900 Series surface vertical rod and mortise devices - freewheeling trim spins when locked rather than resisting force. The Sargent 704ET is a Grade 1 heavy duty night latch lever trim with field reversible operation, and the Command Access ET26 is field reversible as well. The Dexter ED1500 devices and trim are non-handed, so handing is not part of the order at all.

Keyed entry trim lets the key unlock the outside operator for normal use, rather than only retracting the latch on each turn. The Tell EDELT53 escutcheon lever trim and EDTHP53 thumbpiece trim are keyed entry for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Design Hardware LE08 is a Grade 1 entry function trim with a flat lever and escutcheon for 1000R and 2000R devices, and the Delaney 500L is entry function offered in CT, MD and SD lever styles. The Dexter ED1500 trim is nightlatch, which keeps the outside secure between key uses.

Same function, different operator. The Accentra AU-441F is a night latch keyed lever trim with the Augusta design and the Accentra 121NL is a nightlatch trim, both in the nightlatch family. The Dexter ED1500 trim delivers nightlatch function through a raised lip pull plate instead of a lever, which gives nothing for a passerby to grab and turn. For an ADA-sensitive opening a lever is the operable-without-tight-grasping choice on the pull side, while a raised lip pull plate suits doors where the outside is meant to read as secure.

Yes, on devices that accept it. The Dormakaba E-Plex 201U is an electronic pushbutton exit trim in the E-Plex 2000 Series for wide stile doors, the PowerPlex P201U is exit trim for rim, mortise and SVR devices, and the E-Plex 5067 is a mechanical pushbutton lock in mortise configuration for wide stile. These replace the key at the door with a code. The Dexter ED1500 nightlatch trim keeps the opening on a mechanical key at the trim with a raised lip pull plate, which is why property managers rekeying a fleet often keep it on one keyway rather than managing codes.

The comparable set separates them by rating. The Falcon 179L lever control trim for 1790 Series and the Falcon 212L escutcheon trim for 20 Series are medium duty, while the Falcon 510L classroom trim and the 510L-FSA/FSE electrified trim for 25 Series are heavy duty, as are the Sargent 704ET and 704-ETL night latch trims and the Von Duprin 210K-BE and 230DT. The Dexter ED1500 trim is Grade 1 and specified for commercial use on UL listed panic devices. For a school corridor or a hospital entrance seeing constant cycles, the duty level and grade are what an MRO buyer standardizes on.