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Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP Concealed Vertical Rod Exit Device, Night Latch and Hold Back, 36 in., 628 Aluminum Anodized finish, shown with optional cylinder

Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP Concealed Vertical Rod Exit Device with Night Latch/Hold Back Function and Optional Pull - 36 Inch

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Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP Concealed Vertical Rod Exit Device - Night Latch/Hold Back, 36 Inch

The Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP is a concealed vertical rod touchbar exit device for 36-inch aluminum narrow stile doors. It carries ANSI/BHMA A156.3-2001 Grade 1 certification and is rated for 1-3/4" door thickness. Vertical rods and latch mechanisms are concealed within the door stile. The device is non-handed and ships less trim. Available in standard and HH hurricane-rated configurations.

Key Features

  • Night Latch Function: Key retracts the latch without unlocking the exit device, allowing controlled re-entry while maintaining egress.
  • Hold Back Function: Retracts and holds the latch in the retracted position for extended access during high-traffic periods.
  • Single-Point Dogging: Dogging point is located in the housing for quick deactivation of the latch during free-egress periods.
  • Concealed Vertical Rod System: Rods and latch hardware are routed inside the door stile, preserving door aesthetics and reducing exposure to tampering.
  • Cast Metal Cover Plates and End Caps: Engineered for demanding institutional environments.
  • Retrofit Compatibility: Designed to retrofit existing 1990 Series crossbar devices without extensive door modifications.
  • Optional Pull: Pull accessory available as a factory option (OP suffix).
  • Hurricane Configuration: HH-prefix variants meet hurricane-rated requirements.

Technical Specifications

  • Series: 1690 Series
  • Product Size: 36"
  • Door Thickness: 1-3/4"
  • Latch Throw: 3/4"
  • Product Projection: 3-3/8"
  • Door Strike: PB48 top
  • Stile Type: Narrow Stile
  • Door Hand Direction: Non-Handed
  • Lock Function: Exit Only
  • Trim Hardware: Less Trim
  • Grade: Grade 1
  • ANSI/BHMA: ANSI A156.3-2001
  • Commercial/Residential: Commercial

Typical Applications

  • Aluminum narrow stile doors in schools, hospitals, and government buildings
  • High-traffic commercial entrances requiring night latch or hold back control
  • Installations requiring concealed rod hardware for aesthetic or security reasons
  • Hurricane-zone projects requiring HH-rated exit hardware

Product Specs

Product Group:
Exit Devices and Trim
Series:
1690 Series
ANSI/BHMA:
ANSI A156.3-2001
Product Subgroup:
Exit Devices - Vertical Rod
Product Type:
Exit Devices - Concealed Vertical Rod
Subcategory:
Concealed Vertical Rod
Latch Throw:
3/4"
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Grade:
Grade 1
Stile Type:
Narrow Stile
Lock Function:
Exit Only
Product Function:
Exit Only
Door Hand Direction:
Non-Handed
Door Thickness Range:
1-3/4"
Product Size:
36"
Product Projection:
3-3/8"
Trim Hardware:
Less Trim
Door Strike:
PB48 top
Product Category:
Exit Devices and Trim
Department:
Door Hardware

Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP 36IN US26D – Frequently Asked Questions

1) What do night latch and hold back actually do on the Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP?
Two separate things, and buyers mix them up. Night latch means a key from the outside pulls the latch back so someone can get in, and it does not unlock or disable the device itself, so the door relatches behind them on every cycle. Hold back means the key retracts the latch and keeps it retracted, so the door stays on free entry until someone keys it back. That is the setting a manager uses to open a building for business hours. On top of both, the device has single point dogging in the housing to hold the touchbar depressed for unrestricted through traffic. From the inside it is exit only, so pushing the bar always releases regardless of which mode you are in.
2) Does the Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP come with outside trim, or do I have to order a cylinder and pull separately?
It ships less trim. The device itself is the touchbar, rods, and latches, and the outside hardware is a separate line on the order. Because the NL and HB functions are both key operated from the outside, you need a rim cylinder to drive them, and the OP in the model designation is the optional pull that gives someone something to grab once the key has retracted the latch. Budget for both when you price the opening. What this device will not accept is lever or knob trim that operates the latch from outside, since it is an exit only function.
3) I need lever trim on the outside of my narrow stile aluminum door. Is this Falcon device the wrong one?
It is. The 1692NL-OP/HB-OP is an exit only device, keyed from outside for night latch and hold back with an optional pull, and it will not take operator trim that retracts the latch with a lever. If you need a lever outside on a narrow stile aluminum door, the Corbin Russwin ED4800 is a Grade 1 narrow stile concealed vertical rod device listed as accepting trim, on the same 1-3/4 inch door thickness. The Corbin Russwin ED7800 is another narrow stile concealed vertical rod that accepts operator trim, though it is a crossbar device rather than a touchbar.
4) Can I put the Falcon 1690 Series concealed vertical rod device on a pair of doors with no center mullion?
Yes, and that is the usual reason to pick a concealed vertical rod over a rim device. Each leaf latches into the head and the sill rather than into a strike between the doors, so a pair works with a clear opening and no mullion in the middle. The top strike specified for this device is the PB48. A rim device on the same pair would need a removable mullion or a strike mounted on the other leaf, which puts hardware back in the middle of your opening. The trade off is prep: concealed rods mean routing the stile, so this is a decision made before the doors are cut, not after.
5) When should I order the Falcon 1692 with the less bottom rod option?
Less bottom rod deletes the rod and latch that run to the threshold, leaving the device latching only at the head into the PB48 top strike. Contractors specify it where the bottom latch is a maintenance problem or a trip point: exterior storefront doors that collect grit and ice at the sill, doors over uneven or sloped paving, and openings where nobody wants a floor strike in the walking surface. Keep the bottom rod where you want the extra pull resistance at the bottom of the leaf. It is a required choice on the order, so decide it before you submit rather than after.
6) Can the Falcon 1692 be tied into an access control system with electric latch retraction or a request to exit signal?
All three electric options are on the order form and each is a required yes or no choice. EL is electric latch retraction, which pulls the latches back on a signal so the opening runs on card reader or scheduled unlock. ED is electric dogging, which holds the touchbar depressed electrically instead of using the single point mechanical dogging in the housing, so the door goes to push and pull on a time schedule and relocks on power loss or at the end of the schedule. RX is the request to exit switch, which reports to the panel that someone pushed the bar so the alarm does not trip on a legitimate exit. RX is also available as a retrofit kit for the 1690 devices, so an existing device in the field can be brought onto the system without replacing it.
7) Will the Falcon 1692 replace an old Falcon 1990 crossbar device without recutting the door?
Yes. The 1690 Series is built to retrofit existing 1990 Series crossbar devices, so an aluminum door already prepped for a 1990 takes the 1692 without extensive new door modification. That is the common upgrade path when a building wants to move from a crossbar to a touchbar and keep the existing leaves. Match the length to what is on the door now, 36 inches here for a 3 foot leaf, and confirm the leaf is 1-3/4 inches thick.
8) Our aluminum doors are thicker than 1-3/4 inch. Which concealed vertical rod device covers that thickness?
The Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP is specified for 1-3/4 inch doors. Where the leaf runs thicker, the DORMA 9600BB is a narrow stile Grade 1 pushpad concealed vertical rod device rated for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors in a 36 inch size, and the DORMA 9100 covers the same 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch range in a wide stile pushpad configuration. Measure the actual leaf thickness at the lock stile before ordering, since concealed rod devices mount into the stile itself.
9) Which concealed vertical rod exit devices carry a fire rating for a labeled opening?
The Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP is a narrow stile Grade 1 device certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.3-2001 for 1-3/4 inch aluminum doors. Where the opening is labeled, the fire-rated concealed vertical rod devices are the Adams Rite 3600 Series, a Grade 1 wide stile device for hollow metal doors; the Adams Rite 3900 Series, a Grade 1 wide stile device with a 1-1/2 hour rating; and the Sargent 12-MD8613, a Grade 1 wide stile classroom function device with a fire rating. All three are wide stile, so confirm the stile width of the door leaf before specifying one on an aluminum storefront.
10) The doors are wide stile hollow metal, not aluminum storefront. What concealed vertical rod exit device should be used instead of the Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP?
The Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP is a narrow stile device. For wide stile hollow metal openings, the Adams Rite 8500 Series is a Grade 1 concealed vertical rod device for hollow metal doors, and the Adams Rite 3600 Series is the fire-rated wide stile equivalent for hollow metal. The Corbin Russwin ED5800 is a wide stile Grade 1 concealed vertical rod device for 1-3/4 inch doors that accepts trim, the DORMA 9100 is a heavy duty wide stile Grade 1 pushpad device for 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the BEST Precision 2801 is a wide stile concealed vertical rod device.
11) What is the closest equivalent to the Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP from another manufacturer for a 36 inch aluminum narrow stile door?
The Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP is a 36 inch narrow stile concealed vertical rod device, ANSI/BHMA A156.3-2001 Grade 1, for 1-3/4 inch doors. The peers built to the same profile are the Von Duprin 3347A-3ft, a 36 inch narrow stile Grade 1 concealed vertical rod device for 1-3/4 inch doors; the DORMA 9600BB, a 36 inch narrow stile Grade 1 pushpad concealed vertical rod device; the Adams Rite 8600 Series narrow stile concealed vertical rod device for aluminum doors, Grade 1; the Corbin Russwin ED4800, a Grade 1 narrow stile concealed vertical rod device for 1-3/4 inch doors; and the BEST Precision 2601, a non-handed exit only narrow stile concealed vertical rod device. The Falcon is non-handed, so it does not need to be specified left or right hand.
12) Do I have to specify left or right hand when I order this Falcon exit device?
No handing to call out. The 1692NL-OP/HB-OP is non handed, so one part number covers both leaves of a pair and you are not stuck with a device that fits the wrong door when it lands on site. That matters for a property manager or MRO buyer stocking spares, since a single device on the shelf covers any opening in the building that takes a 36 inch narrow stile device on a 1-3/4 inch door. What you do have to specify is finish, the hurricane option, less bottom rod, and the RX, EL and ED electric options.
13) Is the Falcon 1690 Series exit device rated for a school or hospital entrance that sees constant traffic?
The 1692NL-OP/HB-OP is certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.3-2001 at Grade 1, which is the heavy duty commercial tier for exit devices and the level institutional specs normally call out. It is a commercial device with cast metal cover plates and end caps. For a busy entrance, the single point dogging is the feature that saves the hardware: during peak periods the bar is dogged down so the latch is not slamming into the strike on every pass.
14) Will the Falcon 1692 latch properly into the strike already in my storefront header?
The latch throws 3/4 inch, and the strike specified with the device is the PB48 at the top. If your header carries a different manufacturer's concealed rod strike, the pocket depth and the latch centerline almost never line up, and the fix is to fit the PB48 rather than shim the device. Where the header is already prepped for a Falcon 1990 crossbar device, the 1690 is made to retrofit that prep.
15) What else does ZenSupply carry that is equivalent to the Falcon 1690 concealed vertical rod for narrow stile aluminum doors?
Several, and they split by what you want on the door. Straight narrow stile equivalents on 1-3/4 inch aluminum doors include the Von Duprin 3347A, Grade 1 and available in a 36 inch length and in an exit only less bottom rod configuration, and the Von Duprin 7547, a Grade 1 narrow stile 3 foot device. The Corbin Russwin ED4800 is the narrow stile Grade 1 option when you also need outside trim. The DORMA 9600BB is a narrow stile pushpad in a 36 inch length covering 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the Adams Rite 8600 Series is a Grade 1 narrow stile device for aluminum doors. If the existing openings run crossbar and you want to keep that look, the Von Duprin 5547 and the Corbin Russwin ED7800 are narrow stile crossbar devices rather than touchbar.
16) Is the CRL Jackson 1085 a direct alternative to the Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP on a narrow stile aluminum door?
No. The CRL Jackson 1085 Series is a 48 inch non-handed wide stile concealed vertical rod panic exit device, while the Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP is a 36 inch narrow stile device. Both are exit only and non-handed, which is what makes them look interchangeable, but the stile width and the device length differ. Within the CRL Jackson line, the 1285 push pad concealed vertical rod panic exit is the one listed for narrow, medium or wide stile. Other narrow stile alternatives at 36 inches include the Von Duprin 3347A-3ft and the DORMA 9600BB.
17) We are replacing crossbar exit devices and want to keep the crossbar look instead of a touchbar. What are the alternatives to the Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP?
The Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP is a touchbar device that retrofits existing 1990 Series crossbar devices, so it can go into a crossbar opening if the change in appearance is acceptable. To stay with a crossbar, the Von Duprin 5547-3ft is a 36 inch narrow stile Grade 1 crossbar concealed vertical rod device for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Corbin Russwin ED7800 is a Grade 1 narrow stile crossbar concealed vertical rod device for 1-3/4 inch doors that accepts operator trim. Both keep the crossbar profile on an aluminum narrow stile leaf.
18) Which concealed vertical rod exit device is meant for wood doors?
The Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP is a narrow stile device engineered for aluminum doors. On wood doors, the BEST Precision 2701 Series is a wide stile reversible concealed vertical rod exit device specified for wood doors. Note that the Von Duprin 7547-3ft, a 36 inch narrow stile Grade 1 concealed vertical rod device for 1-3/4 inch doors, is listed as not wood door compatible, so it is not the one to pick for a wood leaf even though it matches the Falcon on stile width and size.
19) Which concealed vertical rod device comes configured less bottom rod?
The Von Duprin 3347A-EO is a narrow stile Grade 1 concealed vertical rod device supplied exit only and less bottom rod for 1-3/4 inch doors. Less bottom rod removes the bottom latch and rod, which keeps the threshold clear where floor conditions, carpet, or debris would interfere with a bottom latch. The Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP is also a non-handed exit only narrow stile device for 1-3/4 inch doors, and it uses a PB48 top strike.
20) We are standardizing exit devices across doors with different stile widths. Is there one concealed vertical rod device that covers more than one stile width?
The CRL Jackson 1285 push pad concealed vertical rod panic exit is listed for narrow, medium or wide stile and is an exit only device, so it is the one in the set that spans stile widths on a mixed fleet. The Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP and the Adams Rite 8600 Series are narrow stile devices, and the Corbin Russwin ED5800 and BEST Precision 2801 are wide stile, so standardizing on those means matching each opening to its stile width.
21) What finishes does the Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP come in, and can I match the storefront I already have?
Five finishes: DC13 dark bronze anodized aluminum, DC35 black anodized aluminum, 628 clear aluminum anodized, 626 satin chrome, and 625 bright chrome. The three anodized options are the ones that read correctly against an aluminum storefront system, since DC13, DC35 and 628 are the standard dark bronze, black and clear anodized frame colors. The chrome finishes suit an opening where the rest of the hardware is 626 or 625. All five are offered with or without the hurricane device option.
22) Which concealed vertical rod device is furnished with hex dogging for a 36 by 84 metal door?
The Sargent MD8613F-LTRIM is a heavy duty Grade 1 concealed vertical rod device for metal doors at 36 inches by 84 inches with hex dogging. The Falcon 1692NL-OP/HB-OP uses a single-point dogging feature in the housing that deactivates the device for free traffic flow, and it is a 36 inch narrow stile device certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.3-2001 Grade 1.
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