Kaba Ilco IP-12 Series Intermediate Pivots For Aluminum Doors and Frames, Non Handed

That's exactly what the IP-12 Series is built for. It's an intermediate offset pivot set for aluminum doors and aluminum frames, non handed, so the same set works on a left or right hand opening and you don't have to specify handing when you order. Intermediate pivots sit between the top and bottom pivots on the hinge jamb, so you still need a top pivot and a floor mounted bottom pivot or closer to hang the door.

It doesn't carry the door. On the IP-12, the entire weight of the door rests on the floor mounted pivot portion, and the intermediate pivot has no sag by design. Its job is to hold the door in line at the mid height and steady the leaf, particularly on tall aluminum entrances. If you're hanging a heavy leaf and the load path is your concern, that decision is made at the bottom pivot, not here.

The IP-12 is rated standard duty and specified for commercial use on standard doors. For an aluminum storefront leaf on a normal entrance that's the usual choice. If you're hanging something genuinely heavy, or a wood door, look at a heavy duty set instead: the Ives 7215 offset pivot set is heavy duty brass rated to 500 lb, the Ives 7212 is heavy duty brass at 200 lb, and the Dorma 7471K side load floor pivot set is recommended for wood doors or any door over 200 pounds.

The IP-12 intermediate offset pivot set is not fire rated, so a fire rated opening needs a different part. The Dorma 75220 3/4 inch offset hung full mortise intermediate pivot is fire rated and heavy duty, and the Dormakaba 15220 1-1/2 inch offset brass intermediate pivot in satin chrome is also fire rated and heavy duty. Note the 15220 is a right hand pivot, so the handing of the opening has to be confirmed before ordering it; the IP-12 is non handed.

The IP-12 is a standard duty intermediate pivot set intended for aluminum doors and frames. For a wood door, or any door weighing over 200 pounds, the Dorma 7471K side load floor pivot set is the one recommended for that application; it is heavy duty and fire rated, in satin chrome. The Hager 497 heavy duty bottom pivot hinge is a forged bronze full mortise unit with a ball bearing, another option where the load is carried at the floor.

There's 1/8 inch (3.18 mm) of vertical adjustment built into the IP-12 pivot. That's enough to take up a small amount of drop or bring the leaf back into line with the frame at the mid height. It is not a substitute for correcting a badly set floor pivot, but for the ordinary settling you find on an existing aluminum entrance it usually covers it.

Yes. The IP-12 pivot set is all weatherproof and built of die cast aluminum, so it is meant for exterior aluminum entrances as well as interior ones. Two finishes are offered: AL painted aluminum and DU dark bronze, which are the two that typically match aluminum storefront framing.

No, the set ships with the pivots and all fasteners. Nothing else to order for the pivot itself. Keep in mind it's sold as an intermediate pivot only, so the top pivot and the bottom pivot or floor closer for the opening are separate purchases.

The Ilco IP-12 intermediate offset pivot set is non handed, so one part number covers both left and right hand openings, and it comes in painted aluminum and dark bronze finishes. By contrast the Dormakaba 15220 1-1/2 inch offset brass intermediate pivot is a right hand part, so the swing has to be established before it is ordered. For a property manager standardizing across a run of aluminum storefront doors, the non handed set keeps the stockroom to a single item.

They solve different problems. The Hager 253 is a full surface reinforcing pivot for 4-1/2 inch wide hinges with a zinc plated finish, sized for a 1-3/4 inch door, so it reinforces a hinge hung leaf. The Ilco IP-12 is a non handed intermediate offset pivot set for aluminum doors and frames, where the door swings on pivots rather than butt hinges and the full weight rests on the floor mounted pivot. A hinge hung opening does not convert to the IP-12 without changing how the door is hung.

It's a purely mechanical pivot with no electrical function, so it won't transfer power to an electrified lock or exit device in the leaf. If the opening needs power at the door, that has to come from a separate electric power transfer or an electrified hinge, not from this pivot.

Two finishes are made: AL painted aluminum and DU dark bronze. Match the pivot to the framing rather than to the lock trim, since the pivot sits on the jamb and reads as part of the frame. Clear or mill finish aluminum storefront takes AL; bronze anodized framing takes DU.