Kwikset 156HFL-RDT Halifax Keyed Entry Lever SmartKey with Round Rose, 6AL and RCS Strike

The Halifax 156HFL keyed entry lever is a residential-duty lock. For an apartment turn or a homeowner's exterior door it's the right class of product, but for a commercial opening that has to take trade traffic, look at a Grade 1 or Grade 2 cylindrical lever instead: the Falcon K101 K Series is Grade 1 heavy duty, and the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle. Property managers standardizing across a mixed portfolio often run the Halifax on unit interiors and a commercial-grade lever on the common-area doors.

Yes. The Halifax 156HFL is a SmartKey cylinder, which is Kwikset's user-rekeyable system: with the current working key and the SmartKey tool you re-set the lock to a new key in place, no disassembly and no pinning kit. That's the reason property managers pick it for unit turnover. Every other keyed lever here needs a locksmith or a pinning kit to change the key.

Keying is a required choice on the Halifax lever: keyed different or keyed alike, at no extra charge. Keyed alike puts every lever in the order on one key, which is what you want for a unit's front and back door or a small building's common doors. There is also an optional key code field if you need the locks cut to a code you already run in the building. And because it's SmartKey, you can still re-set them yourself later if the tenant changes.

The 156HFL-RDT ships with the 6AL latch and the RCS strike, so the latch and strike come in the box with the lever and round rose trim. RCS is Kwikset's round corner strike, which drops into a metal frame prepped with a rounded strike cutout. If your frame is prepped for a square-corner or a full lip strike, that plate won't sit flush and you'll want a different strike.

No. The Halifax 156HFL is a cylindrical lever lock that mounts in a bored door prep, and it does not mount to a pushpad exit device. Exit device trim is a separate part: the Corbin Russwin 585F715 is a Grade 1 lock lever for the ED8000 pushpad exit device, for doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch thick, and the Imperial USA ED-EL500HD is a heavy duty escutcheon lever trim with entry function for the ED-500 Series. Order the trim that matches the device family already on the door.

The Halifax 156HFL is a residential keyed entry lever. For a commercial-rated keyed entry lever on the same cylindrical prep, the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick, and the Cal-Royal AG00 is a Grade 2 entrance lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway and a 2-3/8 inch backset for the same door thickness range. The Dexter C1000 entry/office lever is Grade 1 with a clutching lever for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, which is the step up for high-traffic openings.

For a non-keyed opening in place of the keyed Halifax lever, the passage options include the Bravura Atlanta round trim passage leverset, Grade 2, and the Bravura Miramar round trim passage leverset in US4 satin brass, Grade 2, both of which carry round trim like the Halifax round rose. The Callan Asheville is a Grade 3 passage leverset in satin nickel. For a bed or bath door needing a thumbturn instead of a key, the Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 privacy cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors.

The Halifax 156HFL is a keyed entry lever, so the inside lever stays free and the outside lever can be left unlocked for normal traffic. A storeroom lever keeps the outside lever locked at all times and opens only by key. The Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever lockset with a deadlocking latchbolt for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Hager 2580 is a Grade 2 storeroom cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors. Choose storeroom for a mechanical or supply room that must never be left unsecured.

No. The Kwikset Halifax 156HFL keys on the SmartKey system, which is rekeyed at the lock rather than pinned to a Schlage C keyway. If the building is already keyed on Schlage C, use a lever built for that keyway instead: the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever is a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different, the Cal-Royal AG03 classroom lever is likewise 6-pin Schlage C, and the Arrow MK33-BD-CS asylum lock uses a conventional cylinder in Schlage C keyway.

Two peers in the set carry a fire rating. The Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant cylindrical lever lock, passage/closet function, fire rated, for doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch thick. The Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage cylindrical lock with non-handed levers, fire rated, for 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors. Both are passage function, so pair them with the separate locking hardware the opening calls for.

Several lever products look similar in a photo but will not secure the door. The Accentra 455LN Augusta is a Grade 1 dummy - surface trim with no latch. The BEST 7KC Series 1DT is a Grade 2 dummy trim, and the Emtek Arts and Crafts and Hammered levers are sold as dummy pairs. The Accentra 5301LN and 4601LN Augusta levers are Grade 2 passage, which latch but never lock. The Accentra 107S is a Schlage cylinder adapter kit for Yale hardware, not a lockset at all. For a keyed opening, stay on entry, entrance/office, or storeroom function.

No handing to specify on the Halifax keyed entry lever. It's a cylindrical lockset, and cylindrical levers of this type are non-handed, so one part covers a left or right swing on the same door. Handing only becomes an ordering decision on levers that lock the trim to a side, like the Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy, which is sold as a distinct left hand and right hand part.

The Halifax is a residential keyed entry lever, so for an institutional opening pick by function rather than by trim. Classroom function: the Dexter C1000 Series classroom lever is Grade 1 and fits 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. Storeroom, always-locked outside with a deadlocking latch: the Cal-Royal AG05, Grade 2, 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. Entry/office where you want to leave it unlocked during business hours: the Dexter C1000 entry/office lever, Grade 1. All three take a conventional keyway rather than SmartKey, so they key into a facility master system.

Not the right function. The 156HFL is keyed entry, meaning it takes a key from outside and locks from a button or turn inside, which is what you want on an exterior or unit entry door. A bath or bedroom needs privacy function, where the inside locks with a thumbturn and there's an emergency release outside, not a key. The Baldwin Estate 5103 privacy lever covers that; for a closet or hallway door that never locks at all, use a passage lever like the Bravura Atlanta.

Keyless lever locks take the place of a keyed entry lever on the same door. The Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock with passage function and ADA compliance for doors 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch thick, and the Lockey 2835DC is the double combination version for the same door range. The Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with double combination, passage function, for 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the 1150S adds an adjustable backset. For an electronic keypad instead of mechanical, the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock.

A dummy lever is surface mounted with no latch, so it pulls the door but does not operate anything - it is not a substitute for the keyed entry Halifax lever on a door that must latch. For the inactive leaf or a false door alongside, the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever, the Emtek Cortina dummy is sold as a pair, and the Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy comes in left hand and right hand versions with the 5048 rose. Match handing on the half dummy to the side the lever is being mounted on.

They lock differently. The Halifax 156HFL is a keyed entry lever, where the inside button controls the outside lever. A classroom lever is locked and unlocked only from the outside by key, with the inside lever always free. The Dexter C1000 classroom lever is Grade 1 with a clutching lever for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Dexter C1000 classroom security version adds a second keyed cylinder on the inside for the same door range. The Cal-Royal AG03 is a classroom lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway and a 2-3/4 inch backset.

The Deltana Manchester 6201, Morant 6411, and Linstead 6431 entry levers all cover a 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door thickness range, as does the Hager 2525 Grade 2 cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle. On the keyless side, the Lockey 2835 covers 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch. For an even wider range, the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lever covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, though it is non-keyed.

The Halifax 156HFL is a keyed entry lever supplied on its own. The Callan Bennett is a Grade 3 entrance leverset sold as a deadbolt combo, which covers both bores from one order. The Callan Artino is a Grade 3 entrance leverset without the deadbolt, and the Master Lock BC Series RL01 is a Grade 3 return style lever keyed entry lockset if the lever alone is what the opening needs.

The Arrow HK11-BB is a turn-pushbutton entrance cylindrical lock with a ball knob and a conventional cylinder, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick. Note that a knob is not ADA compliant for accessible openings the way a lever is - the Lockey 2835 lever is listed as ADA compliant. Confirm the code requirement for the opening before swapping a lever for a knob.

The Halifax 156HFL is a residential keyed entry lever with a Microban treated finish and a contemporary round rose, which suits in-unit and unit entry doors. For corridor, laundry, and common area doors that see fleet level traffic, the heavy duty peers are the Falcon T101 Grade 1 passage lever with pressure release technology, the Falcon K101 Grade 1 non-handed passage lock, and the BEST 9K Series 1DT Grade 1 heavy duty dummy trim. The Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 medium duty non-handed passage lever for the middle of that range.

Those openings call for asylum function, where both levers are locked and each side operates by key only. The Dexter C1000 asylum lock is Grade 1 F87 function for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick, and the Arrow MK33-BD-CS is a Grade 2 heavy duty asylum lock with a ball knob and conventional cylinder in Schlage C keyway. A keyed entry lever like the Halifax leaves the inside always free, which asylum function does not.

For an opening tied to an access control system, the Corbin Russwin CL33903 is a Grade 1 electrified fail safe cylindrical lever lock running on 12VAC/DC, with the NZ lever and D rose, for doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch thick. Fail safe means the lever unlocks when power drops, so confirm that behavior is what the fire and egress plan calls for on that door. The Halifax 156HFL is purely mechanical and carries no wiring.

The Halifax lever is made with either a round or a square rose, and the 156HFL-RDT is the round rose version. It's purely the shape of the plate behind the lever, not a functional difference, so pick the one that matches the rest of the hardware on the opening. On a retrofit, the round rose is usually the safer choice because it covers a previously bored face without leaving corners to line up.

The Halifax 156HFL is a mechanical keyed lock, not electronic, so if you're eliminating keys entirely look at a keypad leverset. The Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton lever, no batteries and no wiring, fitting doors 1 3/16 to 2 inches thick; the Lockey 1150 mechanical keypad lever covers 1-1/8 to 2 inches. For a battery-powered electronic version, the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock.

Round and square trim is a styling choice on the rose, not a change to the cylindrical prep. Among the peers, the Bravura Tampa is a Grade 2 passage leverset with square trim, while the Bravura Atlanta and Bravura Orlando are Grade 2 passage leversets with round trim. All three are passage function, so they suit an unkeyed opening where the trim shape needs to match the rest of the run.