Emtek 4226 Hercules Smooth Full Length Double Cylinder Entrance Handleset - Brass Tubular

Handing is required on the 4226, left or right. Emtek asks for it whenever a lever is used for the inside trim or an interconnect device is specified, and the order form makes handing a required choice. Stand outside the door: if the hinges are on your right, it is right hand. Get this wrong with a lever inside and the lever points the wrong way.

Both. The 4226 ships with a Schlage C keyway as standard, so it keys into an existing Schlage C system. For Weiser, add a "W" to the front of the product code and you get the Weiser WR5 cylinder instead, at no upcharge for the substitution, and it can be keyed into an existing Weiser system. Keyed alike or keyed different is a free option at order time, and you can supply a key code to have it cut to an existing system.

Double cylinder means the 4226 is keyed on both sides, so it takes a key to operate from inside as well as outside. That is what you want on a door with glass beside or in it, where someone could reach through and turn a thumbturn. The tradeoff is that no one leaves in a hurry without a key, and many jurisdictions restrict double cylinder on a required egress door in a dwelling. If that is a concern, the single cylinder version of the same handleset with a thumbturn inside is the safer pick.

Tubular. The 4226 Hercules is a bored tubular set going into a 2-1/8 inch cross bore, not a mortise pocket. That matters if you are replacing a mortise handleset, because a mortise lock sits in a routed pocket in the door edge and a tubular set cannot fill it. Emtek does build mortise entrance handlesets, but the 4226 is not one of them. For a new door or a door already bored for a standard tubular set, tubular is the simpler install.

No. The 4226 tops out at 2 inches of door thickness. For a thicker slab, the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial handleset covers 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches, and the Yale Real Living Ridgefield handlesets run 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches as well. Measure the slab before ordering, since a thick custom or double-panel door will run past what a standard tubular set can clamp.

Measure from the edge of the door to the center of the existing bore. That distance is the backset, and it is either 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inches on almost every door. The 4226 ships 2-3/8 unless you call out 2-3/4 on the order, so on an older or wider stile door that measures 2-3/4, say so or the latch will not reach the bore.

No. The Emtek 4226 Hercules is built for doors 1-3/8 to 2 inches thick. For a 2-1/4 inch door, the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial handleset with Eleganti knob covers 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches as a single cylinder keyed entry, and the Yale Real Living Assure Lock touchscreen deadbolt with Ridgefield handleset, in the BYRD226NRRX standalone version, also covers 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inches. Neither is a double cylinder mechanical set, so if the opening needs a key on both faces on a door that thick, confirm the thickness at the lock bore before ordering - the 4226 range stops at 2 inches.

The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont double cylinder entry mortise trim is the mortise-bodied counterpart. Both are keyed on the outside and the inside, so a glass-panel or sidelite door stays key-controlled from both faces. The difference is the lock case and the door prep: the Emtek 4226 Hercules is a tubular lock with a 2-1/8 inch cross bore and a 5-1/2 inch center-to-center prep, while the Baldwin 6542 Tremont is mortise trim for a door pocketed for a mortise case and is listed for a 1-3/4 inch door. If the door is already bored for tubular, the 4226 drops in; if the door carries a mortise pocket, the 6542 Tremont is the one that fits it.

Single cylinder is the substitution to make. The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont single cylinder entry mortise trim, the Schlage Residential F60 Addison keyed entry handleset with Accent lever, and the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest single cylinder handleset with Hudson knob are all keyed entrance handlesets with a single cylinder. The Emtek 4226 Hercules is double cylinder, meaning a key is required on the interior face as well - the right choice when there is glass beside the door, and the wrong one when local egress rules or the customer want a thumbturn inside. The Schlage F60 Addison is listed for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors and the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors.

Not as a like-for-like. The Kwikset 687AMD Amador and 687BW Belleview are single cylinder keyed entry handlesets sold as exterior trim only, Grade 3, listed for a 1-3/4 inch door. The Emtek 4226 Hercules is a double cylinder set sold complete with the latch and strike plate and with the interior knob or lever ordered as part of the set, and it fits doors 1-3/8 to 2 inches. Two things change if you swap: you supply the interior trim separately with the Kwikset exterior-only sets, and you lose the interior key. The Kwikset 687AMD is offered with SmartKey and, in the SMC version, an SC1 keyway; the Emtek 4226 Hercules is Schlage C, or Weiser WR5 if the WR5 keyway version is ordered.

Dummy handlesets. The Weslock 6695 Belmont with Impresa knob and the Weslock 2815 Hillcrest with New Heaven lever are both dummy function - a fixed pull with no latch and no cylinder, meant for the inactive leaf of a pair or a door held by other hardware. The Schlage Residential JE285 Barcelona with Seville lever is a non-keyed entry handleset, so it latches but takes no key. The Emtek 4226 Hercules is a keyed double cylinder entrance set. If the order is meant to secure the opening, the dummy and non-keyed sets are not the item, though a dummy is the correct partner for the second leaf of a double door where the 4226 goes on the active leaf.

It is sold as a complete set: exterior handle with cylinder, the latch, and the strike plate. You also pick the interior knob or lever, which is a required selection and part of the set rather than a separate purchase. The standard latch supplied is 2-3/8 inch backset, so call out 2-3/4 inches on the order if that is what your door is bored for.

Yes, and that is the point of the 4226. The exterior Hercules plate can be ordered with any Emtek brass knob or lever for the inside trim, from the Hercules lever itself through Athena, Poseidon, Luzern, Milano and Turino levers, Egg, Providence, Victoria and Square knobs, and the crystal knobs like Windsor and Georgetown. Whatever style you have on the interior doors, you can carry it through to the entry.

Eight finishes across the 4226: Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), Satin Brass (US4), and French Antique (US7). These are Emtek's standard brass-collection finish codes, so a US15 handleset matches US15 hinges and interior trim from the same brass line. Unlacquered Brass is the one to watch, it is left raw and will patina with handling rather than staying bright.

It is a residential handleset. Emtek classes the 4226 as residential, solid brass, in the Hercules series. For a house, a condo entry, or the front door of a small multi-family unit it is the right kind of product. For a commercial opening that has to take heavy daily traffic, look at a Grade 2 handleset such as the Schlage Residential F60 Addison or the Master Lock HDLB Series Grade 2 handleset instead.

Among double cylinder entry sets, the Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont Double Cylinder Entry Mortise Trim is the closest function match, though it is mortise trim built for a 1-3/4 inch door rather than a tubular bored set like the 4226. If you want a solid brass tubular handleset with a different profile, Deltana's Hanover, St. Ann and Kingston entry handlesets are solid brass entry sets, and the Deltana Montego covers the same 1-3/8 to 2 inch door thickness range the 4226 does.

The Deltana solid brass handlesets are the peer group on material. The Deltana 803871B Hanover, 815871 St. Ann, and 825871 Kingston are all solid brass entry handlesets, and the Deltana 810871 Montego covers doors 1-3/8 to 2 inches - the same thickness range the Emtek 4226 Hercules is built for. The Emtek 4226 Hercules is brass substrate in a contemporary style with a smooth full length plate, and it is the double cylinder set of the group, keyed on both faces. The Deltana Hanover, St. Ann, and Kingston are entry function.

Several electronic handleset packages cover that opening. The Kwikset 815SCEHFL San Clemente handleset pairs a Halifax lever interior with a contemporary SmartCode keypad electronic deadbolt and ships with the RCAL latch and RCS strike, listed for a 1-3/4 inch door. The Yale Real Living Assure Lock BYRD226CBARX adds Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to a touchscreen deadbolt with the Ridgefield handleset, the BYRD226NRRX is the standalone touchscreen version of the same pairing, and the BYRD256 CBARX is a key-free touchscreen deadbolt with the Ridgefield passage handleset connected by August. The Yale sets are listed for 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inch doors. The Emtek 4226 Hercules is a non-electronic mechanical set, so it is the choice where the door stays on keys and gets keyed into an existing Schlage C or Weiser WR5 system.

For a graded set, the Master Lock HDLB series single cylinder deadbolt handleset is Grade 2, and the Schlage Residential F60 Addison keyed entry handleset with Accent lever is Grade 2 for doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches. The Kwikset 687AMD Amador is Grade 3 exterior trim. The Emtek 4226 Hercules is a residential brass handleset in a contemporary style with the interior knob or lever chosen from the Emtek trim range and keying done to a Schlage C or Weiser WR5 system - useful where a landlord is keying a group of units alike rather than specifying to a grade.

The Schlage Residential JI18/19 interconnected passage lock with keyed deadbolt and Torino lever in satin stainless steel is the interconnected arrangement: a passage lever below a keyed deadbolt, listed for doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches, Grade 2. The Emtek 4226 Hercules is a full length handleset with a thumbpiece over the latch and a double cylinder, and if an interconnect device is specified on it, handing has to be called out. Choose the JI18/19 where the spec calls for a separate deadbolt and lever; choose the 4226 where the door takes a single full length plate.

Several peers start at 1-3/8 inches. The Pamex FS7P31 Lexington single cylinder handleset in satin nickel covers 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches, the Deltana 810871 Montego covers 1-3/8 to 2 inches, and the Weslock 2810 Hillcrest single cylinder with Hudson knob covers 1-3/8 to 2 inches. The Emtek 4226 Hercules also starts at 1-3/8 inches and runs to 2 inches, so a thin door is not itself a reason to move off it - the reason to move is function, since the 4226 is double cylinder and each of those three is single cylinder or entry function.

Both are entrance handlesets, and the Baldwin Wesley is ordered as a pairing with the interior knob - the 180WY with the Alcott knob or with the Carnaby knob are the two combinations. The Emtek 4226 Hercules works the same way in that the inside trim is selected with the set, from Emtek brass knobs and levers, but it differs in keying: the 4226 is double cylinder with a Schlage C keyway and a Weiser WR5 option, on a 5-1/2 inch center-to-center tubular prep with a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset. Handing must be specified on the 4226 when a lever is used inside.

The 4226 is a mechanical, key-operated set with no electronics in it. If you want keypad or app entry with a handleset below it, the Yale Real Living Assure Lock touchscreen deadbolt with the Ridgefield handleset and the Kwikset San Clemente handleset with a SmartCode keypad deadbolt both pair a handleset with an electronic deadbolt. Note the tradeoff: those combinations put a thumbturn or motor inside rather than the second key cylinder the 4226 gives you.