Emtek Modern Designer Brass Leverset - Hercules Lever, Privacy Set

In most cases yes. The Kwikset 300BRNL Breton privacy lever covers 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors on standard bored prep, and the Hercules privacy set installs in the same 2-1/8 inch cross bore on doors 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inch thick. Confirm your existing backset first, 2-3/8 or 2-3/4, and order the Hercules latch to match. The set includes its own latch and strike, so you are replacing the whole works, not just the trim. The one prep change to watch is the STRETTO rosette, which needs a 1-1/4 inch bore and a second hole for the thumbturn.

Measure from the door edge to the center of the existing 2-1/8 inch bore. Residential interior doors are usually 2-3/8 inches, and that is the standard latch on the Hercules set. Wider stile or heavier doors are often bored at 2-3/4 inches, and backset is a required selection on the order, so pick the one that matches the hole you already have. Getting it wrong means the latch will not reach the bore.

Handing matters here. The Hercules lever is ordered left hand or right hand, so you specify it on the order. Stand on the outside of the door, the side you push to open: if the hinges are on your left it is a left hand door, hinges on the right make it right hand. Order the hand that matches so the lever sweeps down toward the latch edge.

It is a residential lock. The Hercules is a solid brass tubular privacy set built for homes, not for graded commercial traffic. For a bathroom door in an office, school, or high traffic multi-family common area, a graded cylindrical privacy lock is the better call, the Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 privacy lock fitting 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors, and the Arrow MK02-TA is a privacy lock listed at Grade 1 for 1-3/4 to 2 inch doors. Where the door is inside a unit or a house, the Hercules is the right class of product.

The Emtek Hercules leverset is a privacy/bed/bath function tubular lever in brass, adjustable for a 2-3/8 inch or 2-3/4 inch backset and doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches thick. The Baldwin Estate 5103 Privacy Lever with 5048 rose is also a privacy/bed/bath function lever. The Kwikset 300BRNL Breton Privacy Lever Set is a Grade 3 privacy/bed/bath lever for doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches thick. The Hercules is offered in Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel - Lifetime (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15) and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), and in Disk, Modern, Modern Rectangular, Neos, Square and Urban Modern rosettes.

The Emtek Hercules privacy leverset is specified for doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches thick with a 2-1/8 inch cross bore. For thicker stock, the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage cylindrical lock covers 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inches, the Dexter C1000 asylum function covers 1-3/8 to 2 inches, and the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage lever covers 1-3/8 to 2 inches. Those three are passage or asylum function rather than privacy, so confirm the function the opening needs before ordering.

Three latch choices on the Hercules set. The standard latch is the conventional tubular latch. The 28 degree rotation latch shortens the lever travel, so the handle drops a shorter distance to retract the bolt, which many people prefer on a lever. The CF mechanism gives you rosettes with no exposed screws for a clean face, and it includes the 28 degree latch. If the look of visible screws on the rose bothers you, CF is the one to pick.

Yes. The Hercules lever can be ordered with any brass rosette, and six are offered: Disk, Modern, Modern Rectangular, Neos, Square, and Urban Modern. That is how you keep a whole floor consistent, square roses in a contemporary build, disk roses where the trim is rounder, while keeping the same lever and the same finish across every door.

The Baldwin Estate 5103 privacy lever with the 5048 rose is the closest peer for a traditional decorative privacy opening. Where the Hercules reads contemporary in its styling, the Estate line sits on the classic side. Baldwin also does that same 5103 in passage and in left and right hand half dummy, so you can carry one lever design across a working door, a closet, and an inactive leaf of a pair.

No, do not put a privacy lock on a closet. Privacy function locks from the inside, which is the wrong behavior on a closet or hall door, you want passage function there, latching only with no lock at all. Order the Hercules privacy set for the bedroom and bath doors and a passage lever for the closets and halls, keeping the same rosette and the same finish so the openings read as one set.

The Emtek Hercules leverset is non-keyed with a privacy/bed/bath function, so it has no cylinder. For a keyed opening on a lever, the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle for doors 1-3/8 to 2 inches, the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever is Grade 2 with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different on a 2-3/8 inch backset for doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches, and the Dexter C1000 entry/office lever is Grade 1 for doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches.

For a fire rated opening, the Arrow MK02-TA is a Grade 1 privacy/bed/bath cylindrical lock carrying a fire rating, sized for doors 1-3/4 to 2 inches thick with a Tudor knob. On lever trim, the Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant fire rated cylindrical lever for doors 1-3/4 to 2 inches, though its function is passage/closet rather than privacy. The Emtek Hercules privacy leverset is a residential brass set for doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches thick.

The Emtek Hercules leverset is a non-keyed privacy/bed/bath function set, so it locks from inside the room. For a hall or closet door that only latches, passage-function levers include the Baldwin Estate 5103 Passage Lever with 5048 rose, the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton passage lever set at Grade 3 for doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches, the Bravura Miramar with round trim passage leverset in US4 Satin Brass at Grade 2, and the Falcon B101 Grade 2 passage lever with a non-handed design.

A dummy lever is not a substitute for the Emtek Hercules privacy leverset, which is a working privacy/bed/bath latching set sold complete with latch and strike plate. A dummy has no latch and is surface-mounted for a fixed or inactive leaf. Dummy options include the Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy lever with 5048 rose in left hand and right hand versions, the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim lever at Grade 1 heavy duty, and the BEST 7KC Series single dummy trim lever at Grade 2 medium duty.

Both are privacy/bed/bath function levers. The Emtek Hercules is a brass tubular set in a contemporary style, ordered by handing in left hand or right hand, with a choice of Disk, Modern, Modern Rectangular, Neos, Square or Urban Modern rosette and a 28 degree rotation latch, standard latch, or CF mechanism that leaves no exposed screws on the rosette. The Baldwin Estate 5103 privacy lever is supplied with the 5048 rose.

Seven finishes: Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15), and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). Unlacquered brass is the one that will patina over time rather than staying bright, so pick it deliberately. There is also a split finish option if you want the interior side different from the exterior side.

A keypad lever answers a different need. The Emtek Hercules leverset is a non-electronic privacy/bed/bath set that locks by thumbturn from inside the room. The Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock with passage function and ADA compliance for doors 1 3/16 to 2 inches thick, the Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with double combination and passage function for doors 1-1/8 to 2 inches, and the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock. Those control entry by code rather than providing bath-side privacy.