Kaba Ilco Mortise Cylinders with Standard Cam

Yes. The Ilco brass mortise cylinders are offered in Arrow and Schlage keyways and are rekeyable to the original manufacturer's systems, so a locksmith can pin them to an existing master key or change key on those systems. Order the keyway that matches the keys already in the building. They ship with Ilco Look Alike keys, which you would replace or re-cut when you pin them into your own system.

Pinning has to match the system you are keying into, not just your preference. The Ilco mortise cylinders come pinned 5, 6 or 7 pin depending on model: the 7155, 7165, 7185, 7205, 7225 and 7245 are 5 pin; the 7186, 7206, 7226 and 7246 are 6 pin; the 7207 and 7227 are 7 pin. Several are drilled deeper than they are pinned, which is what a locksmith wants for future expansion: the 7185 is 5 pin drilled 6 pin, and the 7205, 7206, 7225, 7226, 7245 and 7246 are drilled 7 pin. Drilled for more chambers means the chambers exist and can be loaded later without swapping the housing.

Keyed alike is an ordering option on the Ilco mortise cylinders, alongside keyed different. Keyed alike puts every cylinder in the order on the same key, which is what a property manager wants for a run of common doors or a maintenance key. Keyed different gives each cylinder its own key, for tenant doors. If you are matching an existing building system rather than starting fresh, order in the Arrow or Schlage keyway you already run and have them pinned to your system, since these are rekeyable to the original manufacturer's systems.

No. These are mortise cylinders with a standard cam, meaning they thread into a mortise lock case and drive the lock through the cam. A rim exit device or rim deadlatch takes a rim cylinder with a tailpiece instead, which is a different part. For rim applications, look at the Schlage 20-021 rim cylinder with a vertical tailpiece cam or the 20-022 with a horizontal tailpiece cam, or the Corbin Russwin 3070 6-pin rim cylinder housing with a 1-7/8 inch tailpiece. Getting this wrong is the most common mis-order on cylinders, so confirm whether the lock body is mortised into the door edge or surface mounted on the inside face.

These Ilco cylinders come with the standard cam, which is the common cam for conventional mortise lock bodies. Cam shape is not universal across brands, though. If your mortise lock calls for a particular cam, the equivalents to look at are the Corbin Russwin 1000 Series 1-1/2 inch mortise cylinder with the A02 straight cam, the 1070 Series 1-1/4 inch 6-pin housing with the A01 cloverleaf cam, or the 1080 Series 1-1/2 inch LFIC 6-pin cylinder with the A01 Schlage L cam for Schlage L9000 mortise locks. Pull your existing cylinder and compare the cam before ordering if the lock is anything other than a standard mortise case.

The Corbin Russwin 1000 Grade 1 series mortise cylinder is offered in a 1-1/2 inch length with an A02 straight cam, matching the 1-1/2 inch (38.1 mm) length of the Ilco 7246. Confirm cam shape before ordering: the Ilco 7246 ships with the standard cam, while the Corbin Russwin 1000 at that length carries the A02 straight cam. Another 1-1/2 inch option is the Corbin Russwin 1080 Grade 1 series, which is a large format interchangeable core mortise cylinder with an A01 cam sized for Schlage L9000 mortise locks.

The Corbin Russwin 1070 Grade 1 series is a 1-1/4 inch 6-pin mortise housing with an A01 cloverleaf cam, and it lines up dimensionally with the Ilco 7205 and 7206, both 1-1/4 inch (31.7 mm). The pinning differs across those Ilco numbers: 7205 is 5 pin drilled 7 pin, 7206 is 6 pin drilled 7 pin, and 7207 is a factory 7 pin at the same length. Match the cam to the lock case, since the Ilco line uses the standard cam and the Corbin Russwin 1070 uses the cloverleaf.

No, and ordering one for the other is the most common miss on an exit device. The Ilco brass cylinder line covered by 7155 through 7246 is a mortise cylinder line, threaded into the lock body and driven by a cam. A rim cylinder mounts through the door and drives the device with a tailpiece instead: the Schlage 20-021 is a 6-pin rim cylinder with a vertical tailpiece cam and the 20-022 is the same 6-pin rim cylinder with a horizontal tailpiece cam. Corbin Russwin's 3070 is likewise a 6-pin rim cylinder housing with a 1-7/8 inch tailpiece. Check whether the device is prepped for a rim or a mortise cylinder before you pick a length.

The Ilco 7155 through 7246 cylinders are conventional pin tumbler mortise cylinders, rekeyable to the original manufacturer's system and supplied keyed alike or keyed different. They are rekeyed at the pin stack, not by pulling a core. For a facility standardized on interchangeable core, the BEST 1CB Peaks 150 series and the BEST 1CDF drill resistant 7-pin brass 150 series are interchangeable core cylinders, and the BEST 1C standard 5-pin core covers the plain core itself. On the Schlage side, the 20-057 is a 6-pin full size interchangeable core rim cylinder with a convertible tailpiece cam, and the 20-057-C is a full size interchangeable core in the C keyway.

The Adams Rite 4036 is a mortise cylinder rated Grade 1 with five-pin security and a 1/2 inch minimum door thickness. Corbin Russwin's mortise cylinders in the Grade 1 families also carry that rating: the 1000 series in 1-1/2 inch with an A02 straight cam, the 1070 series in 1-1/4 inch 6-pin with an A01 cloverleaf cam, and the 1080 series LFIC in 1-1/2 inch 6-pin for Schlage L9000 mortise locks. Pick by the length the lock case needs, then by the cam the case takes.

Eleven finishes across the Ilco mortise cylinder line: bright brass, satin brass, antique brass, satin bronze, oil rubbed bronze, satin nickel, bright chrome, satin chrome, black aluminum, bright stainless steel and satin stainless steel. That covers matching to most existing trim, whether you are working to a satin chrome commercial standard or a bronze storefront. Pick the finish off the escutcheon or lever it will sit next to, since the cylinder collar is the visible part.

Commercial. The Ilco brass mortise cylinder line is built for commercial door hardware and is a replacement part for mortise locks already in service, which is how most of them get used: swapping a worn or compromised cylinder without touching the lock body or the door prep. Length, keyway and pinning are what you match; the door and lock stay as they are.

Not directly. The Ilco mortise cylinders are conventional pin tumbler cylinders, pinned 5, 6 or 7 pin and rekeyed by taking the cylinder apart. An interchangeable core system lets you pull the core with a control key and drop a new one in without disassembly, which is what large facilities standardize on. If your building runs IC, stay with a core product: the BEST 1C Series standard 5-pin core, the BEST 1CB 150 Series interchangeable core, or the Schlage 20-057 6-pin FSIC rim cylinder with convertible tailpiece cam. Mixing a conventional cylinder into an IC keying system means it will not accept your control key.

The Ilco line already covers this: order a 6-pin model such as the 7186 at 1-1/8 inch, the 7206 at 1-1/4 inch, the 7226 at 1-3/8 inch or the 7246 at 1-1/2 inch, in the Schlage keyway. If you want a different brand at 1-1/8 inch and 6 pin, the Detex MC65 is a Schlage C keyway mortise cylinder in that size. Both are conventional cylinders you rekey by hand.

Buy one of the drilled-deeper models. The 7205 (1-1/4 inch), 7225 (1-3/8 inch) and 7245 (1-1/2 inch) ship pinned 5 pin but drilled 7 pin, and the 7206, 7226 and 7246 ship 6 pin drilled 7 pin, so the extra chambers are already there when a master key system grows and you need the additional pin. The 7185 at 1-1/8 inch is 5 pin drilled 6 pin. Ordering a straight 5-pin housing instead means replacing the cylinder rather than repinning it when the system expands.

The MS1847 deadlock and deadlatch takes a cylinder pull built for it rather than a plain brass mortise cylinder. The Adams Rite 4024 cylinder pull mounts with a trim plate for MS1847 deadlock systems, and the 4025 is a five pin tumbler cylinder pull that mounts with through-screws for the same MS1847 deadlock. For a wood door, the Adams Rite 4026 is a five pin tumbler cylinder pull designed for the Adams Rite 5017 wood door deadlock and deadlatch.

No. The Ilco 7155 through 7246 line is a commercial mortise cylinder for mortise locks. Handlesets and deadbolts take a rim type cylinder with a tailpiece: the Medeco 1075127 is a 5-pin rim type lazy motion single cylinder for handlesets and deadbolts, the 1012040 is a 6-pin lazy motion rim cylinder for Kwikset single cylinder deadbolts, and the 1065244 is a 5-pin rim lazy motion cylinder with an Emtek tailpiece. For an Arrow JL interconnected lock or an Emtek handleset and deadbolt outside cylinder, the Medeco 1065140 is a 5-pin retrofit cylinder for those. Emtek's own CY4 cylinder is sold individually.

The Ilco brass mortise cylinders are offered in an Arrow keyway as well as Schlage, across the 7155 through 7246 length range, and they are rekeyable to the original manufacturer's system, so an existing Arrow key system can be carried onto the new cylinder. If the Arrow hardware in question is a JL interconnected lock rather than a mortise lock, that takes the Medeco 1065140, a 5-pin retrofit cylinder built for the Arrow JL interconnected lock.

The Ilco brass mortise cylinder line runs one cylinder family across eleven finishes, including bright brass, satin brass, antique brass, satin bronze, oil rubbed bronze, satin nickel, bright chrome, satin chrome, black aluminum, bright stainless steel and satin stainless steel, with keyed alike available so a whole building runs on one key. Among the comparable mortise cylinders, the Corbin Russwin 1000, 1070 and 1080 are each specified at a single length and cam, and the Schlage 20-057-C full size interchangeable core is specified in 643E aged bronze, so those are selected door by door rather than as one finish-flexible family.

A live cylinder is the wrong part for a blank or inactive position. The BEST 12E series dummy rim cylinder, 1-5/32 inch diameter, is a non-functioning cylinder for that use. The Ilco 7155 through 7246 cylinders are all keyed, supplied keyed alike or keyed different and furnished with Ilco Look Alike keys, so they are meant for openings that actually operate.