Emtek 8235 Crystal Knobset with Wilshire 7" Non-Keyed Sideplate Lockset, Privacy Set

Yes. The Wilshire 7 inch sideplate set installs on one standard 2-1/8 inch cross bore, so a door already prepped for a normal tubular knob takes it without new boring. The latch is adjustable for a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset, and the standard set covers 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch door thickness. The sideplate itself is surface mounted around that bore, so the only extra prep is the screw pattern for the plate.

It is a bed and bath privacy lock: it locks from the inside with a turn and has no key. There is no cylinder and no keyway anywhere in the set, so it is for bedrooms and bathrooms, not for an entry door or anything you need to key into a master system. If you need a keyed opening, this is the wrong function.

No. Handing is only required on Emtek leversets. Knobs are symmetrical, so the 8235 crystal knobset goes on a left or right hand door either way. The one thing you do need to specify is backset: the latch ships for 2-3/8 inches unless you call out 2-3/4.

Yes, the latch is adjustable for 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset, but you must call out 2-3/4 on the order because the standard shipment is set for 2-3/8. Measure from the door edge to the center of the 2-1/8 inch bore to confirm which one you have before ordering.

It ships as a complete set: both knobs, the latch, and the strike plate. Nothing else is needed to hang it on a bored door. The latch faceplate is available round corner or square corner, so match whichever your existing mortise pocket already is and you avoid re-chiseling the edge of the door.

Three latch choices. The standard latch is the normal tubular unit. The 28 Degree Rotation Latch cuts the knob turn required, which some people prefer on a bathroom door. The CF Mechanism option ships with the 28 degree latch and mounts so the rosettes have no exposed screws, giving a clean face with no visible fasteners. If the look of the plate matters on a visible interior door, CF is the one to order.

Ten finishes are offered: Flat Black (US19), French Antique (US7), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Pewter (US15A), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15), and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). The metal parts are solid brass. Unlacquered brass is the one that will patina over time rather than hold its look, so if you are matching a fleet of doors and want them to stay identical, take a lacquered or plated finish instead.

No. Emtek classes this as residential hardware, and it is a non-keyed privacy set with a tubular latch. For apartment interiors, a model home, or a hospitality guest bath it is fine. For a commercial corridor or anything on a graded spec, go to a commercial bored lock instead.

Different jobs. The 8235 Wilshire is a non-keyed privacy knobset for a bedroom or bath. The Omnia D12036A is a single cylinder deadbolt lever lockset and the D12036AC is the double cylinder version, both keyed entry hardware for a door you lock from outside. Omnia also lists the D12036PD, a double dummy plate set with 5-1/2 inch center to center for a door that does not latch at all. Choose by function: privacy turn, keyed deadbolt, or pull only.

Not as ordered. The 8235 Wilshire is a working privacy set with a latch and strike. For a non-latching door you want a dummy set, and the Omnia D12036PD is a solid brass dummy lever lockset with plates at 5-1/2 inch center to center that gives the same sideplate appearance with no mechanism behind it.

The Omnia D12036A is the single cylinder version, keyed on the outside with a thumbturn inside. The Omnia D12036AC is the double cylinder version, keyed from both sides, which is the one specified when glass sits next to the lock and a thumbturn could be reached through a broken pane. Double cylinder is restricted on egress doors in many jurisdictions, so confirm the local code for the opening before ordering it.

A privacy set like the Emtek 8235 needs a latch and a 2-1/8 inch cross bore to work. On a door that only needs a pull - a closet, a pantry, one leaf of a pair - a dummy is the right part: the Omnia D12036PD is a solid brass dummy deadbolt lever lockset with plates on 5-1/2 inch centers, so it mounts as trim with no latch and no bore for a lock case. Confirm that 5-1/2 inch center to center suits the door before ordering.

They are not interchangeable. The Emtek 8235 is a knob set - the trim is a crystal knob on a 7 inch Wilshire sideplate, in a privacy/bed/bath function with no key. The Omnia D12036 sets are lever locksets built around a deadbolt, in single cylinder, double cylinder, or dummy form. Swapping between them changes the grip from knob to lever, changes the function, and changes the plate footprint on the door face, so the existing prep and the paint or finish line around the old plate should be checked before committing.

Nine knob designs work on the Wilshire plate: Astoria, Bristol, Diamond, Georgetown, Hampton, Lowell, Old Town, Providence, and Windsor. Any brass knob or lever style can be ordered on the plate for the same price, so you can run one knob shape through the bedrooms and a different one elsewhere without a cost difference.

The Emtek 8235 crystal knobset covers the non-keyed privacy openings and is offered in ten finishes including Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel - Lifetime (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), and Flat Black (US19), with nine crystal knob styles from Astoria to Windsor. For the doors that need a different function, the Omnia D12036 family runs the same sideplate idea in single cylinder, double cylinder, and dummy versions, all solid brass. Match the finish family across the two brands by eye or by sample, since finish names do not translate one to one between manufacturers.