Dexter ED2000 Series - Grade 2 Surface Vertical Rod Panic Device

No handing call-out is needed. The surface vertical rod version is field reversible, so one device covers left or right hand doors and you set it at install. Dexter's rim devices and trim in the same series are non-handed outright.

Yes, and that is the reason to pick the vertical rod version over a rim device. It latches at the head and the threshold rather than into a strike on a mullion, so a pair of doors can swing free with no center post. A rim device on a pair would require a removable mullion.

Check the stile first. The ED2000 needs a minimum 3-1/2 inch stile, which rules out most narrow stile storefront leafs. For a true narrow stile aluminum door, go with a device built for it, such as the Von Duprin 3327A, the Adams Rite 8200 Series, or the Falcon 19-V-EO.

The Dexter ED2000 exit only vertical rod device carries a Fire Rating value of No, so for a labeled fire door opening choose a device that is rated. Fire rated surface vertical rod options include the TownSteel 9700 Series EF9727, a Grade 1 wide stile device in 36 inch by 84 inch that is wood door compatible; the Adams Rite 3100 Series in 30 inch, a Grade 1 wide stile fire rated device for 1-3/4 inch doors; the Arrow S1150 in 30 inch, an exit only fire rated device for narrow or wide stile; and the Sargent 2727, a Grade 1 fire rated reversible wide stile exit only device.

The TownSteel TS5100 Series is the closest match on grade. Both the Dexter ED2000 and the TS5100 are Grade 2 surface vertical rod devices, and the TS5100 is offered in a 36 inch by 84 inch size with a wide stile case and a heavy duty designation. Most other surface vertical rod devices in the same size class are Grade 1, so if the specification calls for Grade 2 specifically these two are the direct pairing.

The Dexter ED2000 calls for a 3-1/2 inch minimum stile width on a 1-3/4 inch door. For tighter aluminum stiles, narrow stile surface vertical rod devices include the Von Duprin 3327A in 36 inch, a Grade 1 grooved case device for 1-3/4 inch doors; the Von Duprin 7527, a Grade 1 narrow stile 3 ft device for 1-3/4 inch doors; the Falcon 19-V-EO in 36 inch, Grade 1 narrow stile exit only; the Corbin Russwin ED4400, a Grade 1 narrow stile 36 inch device that accepts trim; and the TownSteel ED3727 in 36 inch by 84 inch, Grade 1 narrow stile. The Adams Rite 8200 Series in 30 inch is also a Grade 1 narrow stile life safety device.

Yes. Hex key dogging is standard on every Dexter ED2000 panic device, so you can depress the push pad and dog it down with the hex wrench to leave the door push-pull during open hours, then undog it at close. Note that dogging is only permitted on non-fire-rated openings, which this device is.

The ED2000 is ANSI/BHMA Grade 2, which suits moderate traffic side and rear exits, stairwells, and tenant spaces in apartment and light commercial buildings. For a main entrance or a school corridor taking constant abuse, step up to a Grade 1 surface vertical rod like the Von Duprin 2227, Falcon 25-V-EO, or Corbin Russwin ED5400. If you want Grade 2 with a heavy duty build, the TownSteel TS5100 is the closest peer.

Both. A universal hardware pack covers wood and hollow metal doors, so you do not order a different fastener kit depending on the leaf. That is useful if you are standardizing across a property with mixed door construction.

No. The Dexter ED2000 exit only vertical rod device is a live panic device with deadlatching standard. The Sargent 12-8710 is a wide stile fire rated surface vertical rod unit with a dummy function, meaning it is the inactive companion used on the opposite leaf of a pair and does not latch or release as an exit device. If you need a working egress device, compare the ED2000 against exit only units such as the Sargent 2727 or the Falcon 24-V-EO instead.

The Dexter ED2000 is a commercial Grade 2 surface vertical rod panic device with an aluminum mechanism case and hex key dogging standard. In a similar standard duty tier, the Design Hardware 2000V in 33 inch is a standard duty surface vertical rod device, and the Orca Hardware OED56 Series in 36 inch is a standard duty non-handed exit only vertical rod device supplied less bottom rod for 1-3/4 inch doors. If the traffic warrants a step up, the Design Hardware 1000V in 33 inch is the heavy duty version in that same family line.

Surface vertical rod versions of the Dexter ED2000 are field reversible, so one part number covers either hand. Comparable devices described the same way include the BEST Precision 5201 Series in 36 inch, listed as reversible; the Sargent 2727, a Grade 1 fire rated reversible wide stile device; the Von Duprin 2227-3FT, a non-handed Grade 1 wide stile device for 36 inch doors; and the Orca Hardware OED56 in 36 inch, listed as non-handed.

The Dexter ED2000 ships with a universal hardware pack for wood and hollow metal doors, so it covers both substrates on a 1-3/4 inch door. Among comparable devices, the TownSteel EF9727, ED3727 and ED8927 are each listed as wood door compatible. The Von Duprin 7527 and 7827 are not wood door compatible, so those two would not be the pick for a wood opening.

The Dexter ED2000 uses a push pad style mechanism case. For a crossbar look, the Corbin Russwin ED7400 is a Grade 1 narrow stile crossbar surface vertical rod device in 36 inch for 1-3/4 inch doors that accepts operator trim. For a push bar rather than a pad, the Sargent 3727 is a Grade 1 wide stile exit only device with a standard push bar, and the Arrow 3700 Series in 30 inch is a wide stile pushpad exit only device for 1-3/4 inch doors.

Yes, deadlatching is standard, so the latch resets and secures each time the door closes behind traffic. No separate deadlatch option to specify.