Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth Lever - Passage Set
- Can be ordered with any Brass rosette
- Sold as complete set. Includes Latch and Strike Plate
- 28 Degree Latch option (included when CF Mechanism is selected)
- Fits any door between 1-3/8” to 2-1/4" thick with a 2-1/8" bore standard door prep*
- Door thickness for CF Mechanism is 13/8” to 13/4”. Specify if thicker.
- Standard latch is for 2-3/8" backset. Specify 2-3/4" backset if required
* STRETTO rosette requires a 1-1/4” diameter bore hole and 2-hole door preparation for thumbturn privacy
Specifications:
- Backset: Adjustable 2-3/8" or 2-3/4"
- Cross Bore: 2-1/8"
- Door Thickness: 1-3/8" to 1-3/4"
- Latch Faceplate: Round or Square Corner
- Material: Brass
Manufacturer Resources:
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Collection:
- SELECT Series
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Electronic:
- No
- Handle Type:
- Lever
- Keyed:
- No
- Keyed Function:
- Non-Keyed
- Lock Function:
- Passage
- Lock Type:
- Tubular
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Subgroup:
- Bored Locksets
- Product Type:
- Leversets
- Series:
- Smooth
- Theme:
- Contemporary
- Product Attribute:
- Cylindrical Locks
- MAP Policy:
- Yes
- Stems:
- L-Square
- Product Function:
- Passage/Hall/Closet
- Product Style:
- Contemporary
- Product Material:
- Brass
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Substrate:
- Brass
- Department:
- Door Hardware
- SKU:
- EMTEK-L-SQUARE-SMOOTH-LEVER-PASSAGE
Emtek 5109US19.LSUS19.SM.RH – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Do I need to order a different latch for a 2-3/4 inch backset on the Emtek L-Square lever?
Backset is a choice you make on the order. The standard latch shipped with the L-Square Smooth passage set is 2-3/8 inch backset; 2-3/4 inch has to be specified. Both are offered, so measure from the door edge to the center of the bore before you order. 2-3/8 is typical on residential interior doors and 2-3/4 shows up on heavier or commercial-prepped doors.
2) Does an Emtek passage lever lock, or is it always free-turning?
Passage function means it never locks. The L-Square Smooth passage set is non-keyed with no thumbturn, so both levers always retract the latch. It is the right set for a hall, closet, pantry, or a door that just needs to latch shut. For a bedroom or bath you want a privacy set with a thumbturn, and for a keyed opening an entry set.
3) Is the Emtek L-Square Smooth lever handed, and how do I pick left or right?
Handing matters here. The L-Square lever is ordered Left Hand or Right Hand. Stand outside the door (the side you push to open); if the hinges are on your left it is left hand, hinges on the right is right hand. Get this wrong and the lever points the wrong way.
4) Is the Emtek SELECT lever set rated for a commercial building or apartment corridor?
This is residential-duty brass hardware, a tubular cylindrical set built for houses and interior doors. For a corridor, a school, or an apartment common area you want a commercial passage lever instead: the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage lock fitting 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant passage lever for 1-3/4 to 2 inch doors. Both are non-keyed passage like the Emtek but built to the commercial standard.
5) What is a direct alternative to the Emtek SELECT Brass L-Square Smooth Lever passage set for a hall or closet door?
The Emtek SELECT L-Square Smooth lever is a residential brass passage leverset with a tubular cylindrical mechanism, non-keyed, for hall and closet doors. The closest like-for-like decorative alternative is the Baldwin Estate 5103 Passage Lever with 5048 Rose, also a passage-function lever on a rose. If the door is on a commercial spec instead, the Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 cylindrical passage lever with a non-handed design, and the Accentra 5301LN Augusta is a Grade 2 passage lever in the 5300 Series. The Emtek is handed left or right, so a non-handed lock such as the B101 removes the handing decision from the order.
6) What should I use instead of an Emtek L-Square Smooth passage lever on a commercial opening that needs a Grade 1 lock?
The Emtek SELECT L-Square Smooth lever is catalogued for residential use, so a Grade 1 commercial opening is better served by a lock rated for it. The Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage cylindrical lock with non-handed levers, fire rated, covering doors 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch thick. The Falcon T101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage lever in the T Series with pressure release technology. The Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant passage/closet lever, fire rated, for doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch. Design Hardware X75 is a Grade 1 passage lever lockset with a flat lever for 1-3/4 inch doors.
7) I need a bathroom or bedroom lock in the same style as the L-Square Smooth passage lever. What is the equivalent?
A passage lever such as the Emtek SELECT L-Square Smooth is non-keyed and always latches without locking, so it will not serve a bath or bedroom. For a privacy function, the Baldwin Estate 5103 Privacy Lever with 5048 Rose is the decorative counterpart to the 5103 passage lever. Kwikset 300BRNL RDT Breton is a Grade 3 privacy lever set for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. On the commercial side, Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 privacy cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch.
8) Can I use an Emtek L-Square Smooth passage lever on a door that needs to lock with a key?
No. The Emtek SELECT L-Square Smooth lever is non-keyed with a passage function, so it latches but never locks. For a keyed opening, Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and Cal-Royal AG00 is a Grade 2 entrance lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different on a 2-3/8 inch backset, matching one of the two backsets the Emtek latch covers. Dexter C1000 entry/office is a Grade 1 clutching keyed lever for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. For a storeroom opening, Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever with a deadlocking latchbolt.
9) What looks like a passage lever but will not work as one on an active door?
Dummy trim is the common mix-up. The Emtek SELECT L-Square Smooth passage set is sold complete with latch and strike plate and operates a working latch. A dummy lever is a fixed pull with no latch at all: the Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy comes in left hand and right hand versions, the BEST 9K Series 1DT is a Grade 1 heavy duty single dummy trim lever, the BEST 7KC Series 1DT is the Grade 2 medium duty single dummy, the Accentra 455LN Augusta is a Grade 1 heavy duty single dummy in the 5400 Series, and the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever. Use those only on inactive leaves and false doors.
10) What comes in the box with the Emtek SELECT passage lever set, and do I need to buy a latch separately?
It ships complete: both levers, the stems, the rosettes you selected, the latch, and the strike plate. No separate latch or strike purchase. The latch faceplate is available round corner or square corner, so match it to the existing mortise in the door edge. Choosing the CF mechanism also brings a 28 degree latch.
11) What is the Concealed Fastener option on the Emtek SELECT lever actually for?
CF hides the mounting screws so you get a clean rosette face with no visible fasteners. The trade-off is door thickness: CF covers 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors where the standard mechanism goes to 2-1/4 inches, and thicker doors have to be called out. CF also brings the 28 degree latch. If the door is thick, or you don't care about seeing screw heads, take the standard latch.
12) Can I put the Emtek L-Square lever on a square rosette to match the other doors in the house?
Seven rosette shapes pair with the L-Square Smooth lever: Disk, Modern Rectangular, Quincy, Square, Urban Modern, Watford, and Wilshire. Any brass rosette in the SELECT range works with this stem, so you can carry one rosette shape across a whole floor and change lever styles room to room.
13) What is a decorative brass alternative to the Emtek SELECT passage lever?
The Baldwin Estate 5103 Passage Lever with 5048 Rose is the closest decorative-residential peer, same passage function in a comparable design range. If you want a lower-cost residential passage lever, the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton is Grade 3 and fits 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Callan Asheville is a Grade 3 passage leverset in satin nickel. None of those offer the Emtek's mix-and-match rosette and stem selection, which is the reason most people specify the SELECT line.
14) Can I match the Emtek L-Square passage lever with a privacy or dummy version on the same run of doors?
The L-Square Smooth stem and the seven rosette shapes carry across the SELECT range, so a hall closet on passage and a bedroom on privacy can share the same lever and rosette look. Note one prep difference: the STRETTO rosette needs a 1-1/4 inch diameter bore and a 2-hole door prep for thumbturn privacy, which is not the standard 2-1/8 inch single-bore prep the passage set uses.
15) What is a simpler passage lever than the Emtek SELECT L-Square Smooth for a rental unit closet?
The Emtek SELECT L-Square Smooth passage set is a brass residential leverset ordered by rosette, finish, stem and handing, which is more configuration than a closet door usually needs. Kwikset 200BRNL RDT Breton is a Grade 3 passage lever set for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. Kwikset 200DL Delta is a passage lever that is reversible and ships with an adjustable 6AL latch and RCS strike. Callan Asheville is a Grade 3 passage leverset in satin nickel. Bravura Atlanta and Bravura Orlando are Grade 2 passage leversets with round trim, and Bravura Tampa is the square trim version.
16) Is there a keyless code-entry lever I can use where an Emtek passage lever would go?
The Emtek SELECT L-Square Smooth is a non-electronic mechanical passage lever. If the opening needs controlled access without keys, Lockey offers mechanical pushbutton lever locks with passage function: the 2835 single combination is ADA compliant for doors 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch, the 2835DC is the double combination version over the same door range, and the 1150 is a heavy duty keypad lever set with double combination for doors 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch, with the 1150S adding an adjustable backset. The Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock if you want a powered unit rather than a mechanical one.
17) For a school or healthcare corridor, what passage lever standardizes better than a decorative brass leverset?
The Emtek SELECT L-Square Smooth is a contemporary residential brass leverset, chosen for appearance. Facilities standardizing a corridor usually want a graded family with matching functions across the doors. Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 fire rated passage lever in the K Series, and the same B Series that includes the Grade 2 passage B101 also includes the B511CP6D entry/office lever. Accentra offers the Grade 2 passage 5301LN in the 5300 Series and the 4601LN in the 4600 Series with Augusta trim. Dexter C1000 covers classroom, classroom security, entry/office and asylum functions at Grade 1 in one series, which lets one lever design carry a whole facility.
18) What is a good match for the Emtek L-Square Smooth passage lever in satin brass if I want a graded option?
The Emtek SELECT L-Square Smooth passage set is offered in satin brass US4 along with flat black, oil rubbed bronze, polished chrome, polished nickel lifetime, satin nickel and unlacquered brass. If you want a satin brass passage lever with a stated grade, the Bravura Miramar with round trim is a Grade 2 passage leverset in US4 satin brass. The Emtek can also be ordered with a split finish if the two faces of the door need to differ, which the Miramar does not offer.
19) What finishes does the Emtek SELECT L-Square Smooth lever come in?
Seven, applied to both the rosette and the stem: Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15), and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). There is also a split finish option if you want a different finish inside and out, which is common when a hallway and a room are finished differently.
20) Is the Emtek L-Square Smooth lever solid brass or plated zinc?
Brass is the substrate, not just the plating. That matters for the unlacquered brass finish in particular, which is meant to patina with handling rather than hold a coating. The styling is contemporary, a squared L-shape stem with a smooth, unadorned lever.
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