Dormakaba 15220 1-1/2" Offset Brass Right Hand Intermediate Pivot, Satin Chrome

Up to 660 lbs. That is the heavy duty end of the pivot range, so it covers thick solid core, lead lined, and heavy monumental doors that would pull ordinary butt hinges out of the frame. For comparison in the same offset pivot family, the Ives 7212 brass offset pivot set is rated 200 lb and the Ives 7215 is rated 500 lb, so the 15220 sits above both.

An intermediate pivot is not the load bearing pivot. The 15220 is an intermediate, meaning it mounts partway up the door between the top pivot and the bottom pivot to steady a tall or heavy leaf and keep the door tracking straight. The top and bottom pivots still carry and locate the door, so on an offset hung opening you order those separately. Ives offers offset pivot sets such as the 7212 with top header mount and the 7212 jamb mount version if you are building the opening from scratch.

For aluminum doors and frames, the Kaba Ilco IP-10 Series and IP-12 Series intermediate pivots are built for that application; the IP-12 Series is non handed, so one part covers both left hand and right hand leaves. The Dormakaba 15220 is a handed part, supplied left hand or right hand, and is specified for standard doors rather than aluminum framing. Both Kaba Ilco series are standard duty and are not fire rated, so an aluminum opening that must carry a fire rating is not served by them.

The 15220 is built for standard doors in commercial use, offset hung, and its 660 lb capacity puts it on heavy swing doors rather than light aluminum leaves. If you are working aluminum storefront doors and frames, the Kaba Ilco IP-10 and IP-22 Series intermediate pivots are made specifically for that application, and the Kaba Ilco IL-OP-10 Series is the recessed pivot set for Arch and Vistawall storefront.

Not one, two. Because the 15220 is handed you will carry both the left hand and right hand version to cover doors swinging each way. Everything else is common across the openings: same brass body, same satin chrome, same 660 lb capacity, same 3 hour fire rating, so the only variable on the shelf is handing. Buildings that want a single stocked number for intermediate pivots on aluminum openings can look at the non handed Kaba Ilco IP-12 Series instead.

The Ives 7212 is a heavy duty brass offset pivot set with a top header mount at 200 lb capacity, and the Ives 7212V is the same 200 lb heavy duty brass offset pivot set with a jamb mount instead. Both are fire rated. The mount type is what the top pivot fastens to: the header above the door, or the jamb alongside it. Neither is an intermediate pivot; the Dormakaba 15220 fills the intermediate position on a leaf carrying up to 660 lbs.

No. The Hager 497 is a heavy duty full mortise bottom pivot hinge in forged bronze with a ball bearing, and it is not fire rated. It carries the door at the floor. The Dormakaba 15220 is the intermediate pivot, mounted between the top and bottom pivots, and it is fire rated for 3 hours. On a heavy commercial leaf both positions get filled, so the 497 does not substitute for the 15220 or the reverse.

Brass construction in satin chrome, the 626 finish, which is the most common commercial finish on levers, closers, and exit devices, so it lines up with a typical satin chrome opening. Brass rather than a stamped steel body is what lets it take the heavy duty load without wearing the bearing surface.

No power involved. The 15220 is a purely mechanical pivot with no electrified option, so it will not carry power through the door for an electric strike, electrified lock, or card reader. If the opening needs transferred power you handle that with a separate electric power transfer or a door loop.