DORMA 8300 Series Wide Stile Panic Rim Exit Device

Yes. The 8300 fits doors from 1-3/4 inches up to 2-1/4 inches thick, so a 2-inch leaf is inside range. One caveat that catches people out: it is not rated for wood doors, so keep it on metal or aluminum openings.

The plain 8300 is not fire rated. For a fire opening you want the F8300, which is the 3 hour fire-rated version of the same device. Do not substitute the standard 8300 into a rated frame.

No handing to specify. The 8300 is non-handed, so the same device goes on a left or right hand door. What you do pick is size (B = 36 inch, A = 48 inch) and finish, 689 anodized aluminum or 695 dark bronze.

A rim device latches into a strike on the frame or a mullion, not at the head and sill, so a pair of doors needs either a removable mullion between the leaves or a vertical rod device instead. If you want a rod device for that pair, look at a concealed vertical rod unit such as the Hager 4501 Series wide stile CVR. For a single door with a normal frame stop, the 8300 rim device is the right choice.

The 8300 is furnished exit only, with Dorma outside trim ordered separately. If a single part number that anticipates trim is preferred, the Corbin Russwin ED5200 is a 36 inch Grade 1 wide stile rim device listed as exit only and accepts trim, and the Corbin Russwin ED4200 is the narrow stile Grade 1 equivalent, also exit only and accepts trim. For a keyed outside function on a narrow door, the Sargent 8504 is a Grade 1 narrow stile rim exit device in night latch function, and the Detex V4003A/03AN is a Grade 1 wide stile rim device offered with night latch trim.

The 8300 is built as a wide stile device, so it needs the stile width a wide stile pushpad rail requires and does not belong on a narrow stile aluminum door. For narrow stile openings the Adams Rite 8800 is a 30 inch narrow stile rim exit device that fits 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, the same thickness span the 8300 covers. Other narrow stile choices are the Corbin Russwin ED4200, a 36 inch Grade 1 narrow stile rim device that is exit only and accepts trim, the Falcon 19-R at 36 inch Grade 1 exit only, and the TownSteel ED8900 at 36 inch Grade 1. This is the most common mis-order on a storefront job: the stile type, not the device length, is what decides it.

No. The 8300 is a mechanical rim exit device with a deadlocking latch bolt that latches into a 416 strike, so the door secures on its own. The SDC MSB550 is a 36 inch mechanical switch bar that releases an electromagnetic lock, and the SDC PSB560 SureExit is a 36 inch pressure sense bar with tri-failsafe technology; both are switch bars that signal a separate locking device rather than carrying a latch. The Securitron EMB is likewise an electromechanical exit bar. If the opening has no maglock or access control release, these are not substitutes for the 8300. The SDC S6136 Spectra is the closer case: it is an electrified architectural rim exit device with a 4 inch wide stile for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors, so it does latch, and the difference from the 8300 is the electrification.

The Von Duprin 22-3FT is the nearest match: a 36 inch wide stile pushpad rim exit device, non-handed, Grade 1, for 1-3/4 inch doors. Like the DORMA 8300 it is a Grade 1 wide stile rim device with a pushpad rather than a crossbar, so the door prep and the operation the occupants see stay the same. The Corbin Russwin ED5200 is a second option in 36 inch wide stile Grade 1, exit only with the ability to accept trim. The 8300 covers 36 inch and 48 inch doors, so on a 48 inch leaf the Sargent 2828, a Grade 1 reversible wide stile rim device for 48 inch minimum door width, is the equivalent.

The 8300 carries no fire rating, and the fire label version is the F8300, rated 3 hour. In other brands, the Marks USA M9900F is a fire rated rim exit device in exit only, offered in 36 inch and 48 inch to cover the same two door widths. The Dexter ED1000-R-F-EO is a Grade 1 fire rated rim exit device, and the Orca Hardware OED85 is a 36 inch fire rated rim device, exit only. On any labeled opening the device must be a fire exit hardware version and dogging is not permitted, which is why the hex key dogging on the standard 8300 does not carry over.

The 8300 is not rated for wood door use. Among rim devices that are, the Adams Rite 8700 is a 30 inch narrow stile rim exit device listed as wood door compatible at Grade 1, and the Adams Rite 3700 is the fire rated 30 inch narrow stile version, also wood door compatible at Grade 1. Both are narrow stile devices, so verify the stile of the wood leaf before ordering: a wood door in a wide stile configuration is a different prep from an aluminum narrow stile.

Not a direct one. The 8300 is a rim device, meaning the latch throws into a strike on the frame at the lock edge. The Hager 4501 is a 36 inch Grade 1 concealed vertical rod exit device with a wide stile pushpad, and the Hager 4601 is the narrow stile concealed vertical rod version; vertical rod devices latch top and bottom and require a door prepped for rods, so they are not interchangeable with a rim device without changing the door. The Hager rim equivalent is the 4701, a 36 inch standard duty rim exit device with Grade 1 BHMA certification.

The 8300 comes in size A at 48 inches and size B at 36 inches. Other devices sized for the 48 inch leaf are the Dexter ED1000-R-EO-4FT, a 4FT Grade 1 rim exit device, the Sargent 2828, a Grade 1 reversible wide stile rim device for 48 inch minimum door width, the Sargent 3828 push bar version for 48 inch doors, the Corbin Russwin ED3200 at 48 inch Grade 1 wide stile crossbar, the Marks USA M9900F-48 in fire rated exit only, and the Cal-Royal 5500 at 48 inch. Device length has to suit the door width, so a 36 inch device on a 48 inch leaf is the wrong order even when everything else matches.

Two things in the same family are not exit devices in the working sense. The Detex Advantex 00 Series is a super heavy duty dummy exit device with wide stile design, meaning it matches the appearance of a panic device but has no latch and no exit function; it is used on the inactive leaf of a pair so both doors look alike. The Sargent 12-8810-LTRIM is a fire rated wide stile device listed in dummy function as well. The Dexter ED1500-EXTRD-SP is a 12 inch extension rod assembly, a component for ED1500 devices rather than a device. The 8300 by contrast is a Grade 1 rim device with deadlocking latch bolts.

The 8300 fits standard 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch thick doors. That range matters because several rim devices are listed for 1-3/4 inch only, including the Von Duprin 22-3FT, the Corbin Russwin ED5200 and ED3200, the Arrow ED910, and the Falcon 19-R. Among the alternatives, the Adams Rite 8800 also lists 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch, and the SDC S6136 covers 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch. On a thick door, confirm the thickness range before substituting, since a device sized for a 1-3/4 inch leaf will not have the mounting hardware length for a 2-1/4 inch door.

A 416 strike is standard with the 8300. That is the surface rim strike that mounts to the frame stop and catches the deadlocking latch bolt. Worth checking against your frame condition before the crew is on site, since a rim strike needs a flat stop face to land on.

Yes, it has hex key dogging. Depress the pad, insert the hex wrench, and the latch stays retracted so the door pushes free until you undog it. Standard practice for retail or school entries that need to be open during the day and latched at night. Note that dogging is only available on the non-rated 8300, never on a fire-rated device.

Every 8300 configuration is the hurricane build and includes SNB (sex nut and bolt) through-bolt fasteners rather than screws alone. That through-bolted mounting is what carries the pressure loading in wind-borne debris regions, and it is standard here in both 36 and 48 inch sizes and both finishes.

Closest peers we carry are the Von Duprin 22-3FT, a 36 inch non-handed Grade 1 wide stile pushpad rim device, and the Corbin Russwin ED2200 in 36 inch, Grade 1 wide stile exit only. Both are listed for 1-3/4 inch doors, where the 8300 goes to 2-1/4 inches, so on a thicker leaf the DORMA is the one that fits. The TownSteel ED1100 is another Grade 1 wide stile 36 inch option.

It is a Grade 1 commercial device, the top ANSI/BHMA durability tier, with the touchbar, rail assembly and internal parts made of solid steel. The end caps are ABS thermoplastic rather than metal, which is worth knowing on an abuse-prone opening. The deadlocking latch bolt resists being loided or forced back.

Size A is the 48 inch device and Size B is the 36 inch. Match the device length to the door leaf width, not to the frame opening. Both sizes come in 689 anodized aluminum and 695 dark bronze.

The 8300 is a Grade 1 device. Where a facility does not need Grade 1 on a low traffic secondary exit, the Cal-Royal 5000 is a 36 inch wide rim exit device with a touch bar on a Grade 2 chassis, heavy duty, and the Cal-Royal 5500 is the 48 inch push bar version, also Grade 2 heavy duty. The Design Hardware 2000R is a 33 inch standard duty wide stile rim device with hex key dogging, the same dogging method the 8300 uses. Note that on a required means of egress the grade is often set by the specification rather than by traffic, so confirm the drawing before stepping down.

The 8300 is Grade 1 with a solid steel touchbar and rail assembly. Where the opening sees abuse beyond that, the Detex 10 Advantex is a 36 inch wide stile rim exit device rated extra heavy duty at Grade 1, and the Detex V4003A/03AN is a Grade 1 wide stile rim device offered with night latch trim. The TownSteel ED1100 is a 36 inch heavy duty Grade 1 wide stile panic rim device, and the TownSteel ED9700 is the 36 inch heavy duty Grade 1 wide stile alternative in that line. All are wide stile, so they suit the same door the 8300 does.

The 8300 is a wide stile pushpad device. If the building standard is a crossbar instead, the Corbin Russwin ED3200 is a Grade 1 48 inch wide stile crossbar rim exit device, panic device only, for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the CRL Jackson 1095 is a 48 inch wide stile crossbar rim panic device in exit only. Sargent's 3828 is a Grade 1 reversible standard push bar wide stile rim device for 48 inch doors. Crossbar and pushpad devices mount differently on the leaf, so matching the existing device style matters when a property is keeping one look across a run of doors.

The 8300 uses hex key dogging, which lets staff hold the latch retracted during business hours with an allen wrench rather than a cylinder. The Design Hardware 1000R is a 33 inch heavy duty rim device with hex key dogging, the Design Hardware 2000R is the 33 inch standard duty version with the same dogging, and the Stanley Security QED200 is a Grade 1 heavy duty narrow stile rim device with hex key dogging. For a property standardizing so one wrench works across a building, matching the dogging method across devices is what keeps the door management routine identical.

For a plain 36 inch non-handed exit only bar, the BEST Precision 2101 is a 36 inch wide stile rim exit device, the Imperial USA ED-501 is a 36 inch wide stile Grade 1 rim panic device in exit only, the Orca OED55 is a 36 inch rim device in exit only, and the Marks USA M9900-36 is a 36 inch rim exit device, exit only, with a panic protector end cap. The DORMA 8300 fills the same role as a non-handed wide stile pushpad device in 36 inch with ABS thermoplastic end caps, and comes in 689 anodized aluminum and 695 dark bronze.