Emtek 83229 Faceplate & Screws For Tubular Pocket Door Privacy Latch, 1/4" Radius Corners

The 83229 faceplate and screw set goes with Emtek's tubular pocket door privacy latch, which works in doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches thick with a 2-1/8 inch cross bore and a backset that adjusts between 2-3/8 and 2-3/4 inches. Those are the two standard residential backsets, so an existing bored door usually takes it without redrilling. Thicker than 1-3/4 inches and it is out of range.

The Emtek 83229 is the faceplate and mounting screws for a tubular privacy latch with 1/4" radius corners, sized to a latch with an adjustable 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" backset in a 1-3/8" to 1-3/4" door. When the latch body itself is worn and the plate is only part of the job, the Deltana DLP23875 is a complete drive-in latch in Passage/Privacy function with the same adjustable 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" backset, rated for doors 1-3/8" to 2" thick. Ordering the Deltana brings the latch and its own face; ordering the Emtek 83229 brings the brass plate and screws in nine finishes including Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Flat Black (US19) and Satin Nickel (US15).

They serve different openings. The Emtek 83229 faceplate and screws belong to a tubular privacy latch, the bed and bath function with a non-keyed inside turn. The Deltana DLE23875 drive-in latch is an Entry function latch, built for a keyed opening on doors 1-3/8" to 2" thick. A bath or bedroom door being restored to privacy operation takes the privacy parts; an exterior or keyed interior door is where the DLE23875 belongs. The Deltana counterpart on the privacy side is the DLP23875, which Deltana lists as Passage/Privacy.

Nine finishes: Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), and Satin Brass (US4). These are Emtek's standard finish codes, so matching the code on your existing Emtek pocket door pulls and privacy latch gets you the same finish. Unlacquered Brass is the one to note, it has no clear coat and will darken over time, so a new plate will read brighter than an aged one until it patinas.

It is residential-grade hardware. Emtek lists the 83229 for residential use, so for a commercial opening or anywhere a facility spec calls for a graded lockset, this is not the part to standardize on. Single-family, multi-family unit interiors, and remodels are where it belongs.

No, and it is worth being clear why. The Deltana DLP23875 is a drive-in latch with an adjustable 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset for passage and privacy, fitting doors 1-3/8 to 2 inches, and the DLE23875 is the entry version. Both are conventional swinging-door latches with a projecting latchbolt. A pocket door privacy latch is a different animal entirely, it hooks or throws into the jamb on a sliding door and has no knob spindle. Those Deltana and Kwikset latches will not substitute, and none of them use the 83229 faceplate.

Yes. The faceplate mounts to the door edge with its own screws, which come with the 83229, so you back out two screws, swap the plate, and drive them back in. The latch body stays in the 2-1/8 inch cross bore and the door stays hung. Confirm the corner style first, this one is the 1/4 inch radius version.

The Emtek 83229 faceplate has 1/4" radius corners, which drops into a mortise routed with a standard router-cut radius. A door edge chiseled square needs a square corner face, and the Kwikset 84290 is a square corner plainlatch with a 2-3/8" backset. Match the corner profile to what is already cut in the edge: a radius plate in a square mortise leaves gaps at the corners, and a square plate in a radiused mortise will not seat without chisel work.

The Emtek 83229 faceplate and screws are residential privacy hardware for a tubular latch. Where a facility's opening schedule calls for a UL fire rated latch, Kwikset publishes the rating in the part itself: the 83521 is a RCAL plain latch listed UL 3 hour for BBL, KNL, CNL and PLL, and the 83518 is a RCAL adjustable square drive latch also listed UL 3 hour. Institutional buyers standardizing a corridor or stairwell should be working from those, while the Emtek parts suit bedroom, bath and pocket door openings in a residence.

The description calls out brass for the latch assembly, while the part's own material and substrate are listed as steel with the finish applied over it. For a landlord or property manager, the practical point is that it is a plated metal plate, not plastic, and it takes the same wear as the rest of the trim on the door.