Kwikset 156SYL-RDT Sydney Keyed Entry Lever SmartKey with Round Rose, 6AL Latch and RCS Strike

The Sydney lever is reversible, so the same lockset works on a left hand or right hand door. You flip the lever at install instead of ordering handing, which is why property managers can stock one part number for a whole building of swing directions.

SmartKey is Kwikset's user re-keyable cylinder. With the working key and the SmartKey tool you can re-key the lock yourself in seconds, so a unit turnover does not mean pulling the lock or calling a locksmith. That also lets you bring the 156SYL onto a key you already use, as long as that key is a Kwikset SmartKey key. It ships as a keyed function lockset, not passage or privacy.

It is ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified but catalogued as a residential lockset, so it belongs on apartment unit doors, single family entries and light interior openings rather than a school corridor or a public building entrance. For commercial traffic, step to a Grade 1 cylindrical lever such as the Falcon K101 or the Dexter C1000 Series.

You get the keyed entry lever set with the round rose trim, the 6AL latch, and the RCS strike. The 6AL is Kwikset's adjustable latch, so it covers the standard 2-3/8 inch and 2-3/4 inch backsets you will find in a pre-bored door, and the RCS is a round corner strike.

Yes, it is a cylindrical lever lock, the standard bored-door format. A door already carrying a knob or lever set with a 2-1/8 inch cross bore and a 1 inch edge bore takes this directly, which is what makes it a straight swap on most residential openings.

The Kwikset 156SYL-RDT Sydney is a keyed entry lever with a round rose, ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified and built for residential use. A close alternative in the same keyed-entry role is the Master Lock BC Series RL01, a Grade 3 return style lever keyed entry lockset. Another is the Callan Artino CLN-360201, a Grade 3 entrance leverset. Both are keyed entrance levers like the Sydney; the Sydney carries the higher Grade 2 rating and uses Kwikset SmartKey, which lets the owner rekey the cylinder himself without pulling the lock.

The Sydney 156SYL-RDT is designated residential, so for a commercial corridor or tenant door step up to a commercial-grade entrance lever. The Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle fitting doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick. The Falcon B511CP6D is a Grade 2 medium duty cylindrical lever with entry/office function. For heavier traffic, Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever with a deadlocking latchbolt. These use commercial cylinders rather than Kwikset SmartKey.

The Sydney 156SYL-RDT is a residential keyed entry lever, which is not a classroom function. For a school opening, the Dexter C1000 classroom lever is Grade 1 with a clutching mechanism and fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the C1000 classroom security version adds a second keyed cylinder for locking from inside. Cal-Royal AG03 is a Grade 2 classroom lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway and 2-3/4 inch backset.

The included strike is the RCS, a round corner strike. If the frame is prepped square corner, the plate will not sit flush in the existing mortise without filing or a square corner strike swap. Wood door frames mortised on site are usually square corner; most metal frames and factory pre-machined doors are radius corner.

Polished chrome. That is the only finish this Sydney round rose keyed entry lever is built in, so if you are matching satin nickel or venetian bronze hardware elsewhere in the building you will need a different Sydney part number.

The 156SYL-RDT is the keyed entry function only. Kwikset builds the Sydney collection in matching passage, privacy and dummy functions under different part numbers, so you can run the same lever through a unit and key only the entry door.

Look at the Hager 2525, a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lever that fits 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors, or the Falcon B511CP6D, a Grade 2 entry/office lever. Both are built for commercial openings rather than the residential duty the Sydney is catalogued for. If the door needs a storeroom function so it stays locked at all times, the Hager 2580 with the Withnell lever is the Grade 2 storeroom version.

The 156SYL-RDT Sydney is a keyed function lever, so for closets, halls and pantries you want a passage lever instead. Bravura offers round-trim passage leversets in Grade 2, including the Atlanta BVR-BV333002 and the Orlando BVR-BV333602, both with round trim like the Sydney's round rose. The Callan Asheville CLN-AH5011 is a Grade 3 passage leverset in satin nickel. For a bed or bath door, the Baldwin Estate 5103 is offered in a privacy function.

No. The Bravura Tampa BVR-BV333702 is a Grade 2 passage leverset with square trim, so it neither locks nor takes a key and its rose shape differs from the Sydney's round rose. The Kwikset 156SYL-RDT Sydney is a keyed entry lever. If you want Bravura in a round trim, the Miramar BV940-106 is a round-trim passage leverset in US4 satin brass, but it is still passage function, not keyed.

Yes. The Sydney 156SYL-RDT uses a SmartKey cylinder, so access is by key. If you would rather issue codes than keys, 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 2835DC adds a second combination. The Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock. These drop the key entirely instead of making it rekeyable.

No. The Sydney lever is reversible and fits both left and right hand doors, so one part number covers either swing. That is not universal across lever lines: the Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy is ordered as a specific left hand or right hand part, while the Falcon B101 and the Falcon K101 are non-handed like the Sydney.

The Kwikset 156SYL-RDT Sydney is ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified for residential service. For higher cycle openings, Grade 1 cylindrical levers include the Falcon T101, a heavy duty passage lever with pressure release technology, and the Corbin Russwin CL3110, a Grade 1 vandal resistant passage lever that is fire rated and fits doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch. For utility and institution rooms, the Dexter C1000 asylum F87 is Grade 1 and covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors.

The Kwikset 156SYL-RDT Sydney is a keyed entry lever supplied with a 6AL latch and RCS strike, without a deadbolt. If the opening calls for a second point of security, the Callan Bennett CLN-BN3001R is a Grade 3 entrance leverset supplied as a deadbolt combo. Alternatively, keep the Sydney as the latching lever and specify a separate deadbolt above it.

Only the trim shape under the lever. The 156SYL-RDT uses the round rose; Kwikset also builds the Sydney with a square rose. The lever itself is the same soft arch either way, so pick the rose that matches the other trim in the room. The arched lever reads contemporary or transitional and works next to both round and linear decor.

The Kwikset 156SYL-RDT Sydney is a functioning keyed entry lever, not a dummy. For a fixed, non-operating lever you would specify a dummy trim: the BEST 7KC Series 1DT is a Grade 2 single dummy cylindrical lever trim, the BEST 9K Series 1DT is the Grade 1 heavy duty equivalent, and the Callan Bentley CLN-BN5051 is a Grade 2 dummy lever. Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummies are offered in left hand and right hand, so handing must be called out on those.