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Kwikset 300BL Balboa Lever Privacy Door Lock, Interior Bed/Bath, Grade 3, Reversible, 6AL Latch & RCS Strike

Kwikset 300BL Balboa Lever Privacy Door Lock, Interior Bed/Bath, Grade 3, Reversible, 6AL Latch & RCS Strike

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Kwikset 300BL Balboa Lever Privacy Door Lock – Interior Bed/Bath, Grade 3, Reversible, 6AL Latch & RCS Strike

The Kwikset 300BL Balboa Lever Privacy Door Lock delivers a perfect balance of style, comfort, and privacy for bedrooms, bathrooms, and other interior spaces where locking is needed. Featuring the elegant, wave-inspired Balboa lever design, this lock blends seamlessly with both traditional and contemporary décor.

Built with ANSI/BHMA Grade 3 certification, it provides dependable performance for everyday residential use. The privacy function allows locking from the inside while including an emergency unlocking option from the outside for safety. Its reversible lever fits left- or right-handed doors, and the adjustable 6AL latch with RCS round corner strike ensures a secure, precise installation.

Key Features:

  • Function: Privacy lever – ideal for bedrooms and bathrooms

  • Design: Balboa lever with curved, ergonomic style

  • Certification: ANSI/BHMA Grade 3 for reliable residential durability

  • Safety: Interior locking with emergency unlocking feature

  • Versatility: Reversible for left- or right-hand doors

  • Hardware Included: Adjustable 6AL latch & RCS round corner strike

  • Easy Installation: Fits standard door preps with minimal tools required

Whether you’re upgrading existing hardware or completing a home remodel, the Kwikset 300BL Balboa Lever Privacy Door Lock offers style, safety, and everyday dependability in one package.

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Product Specs

Product Category:
Mechanical Locks
Product Style:
Traditional
Collection:
Balboa
Keyed Function:
Non-Keyed
Product Group:
Mechanical Locks
Product Subgroup:
Leversets
Subcategory:
Levers
Commercial/Residential:
Residential
Handle Type:
Lever
Product Features:
Microban
Product Attribute:
Cylindrical Locks
Product Type:
Leversets
Door Hand Direction:
Reversible
Department:
Door Hardware

Kwikset 300BL-26D – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Will the Kwikset 300BL Balboa lever work on a bathroom door that opens the other way?
Handing isn't a problem here. The Balboa lever is reversible, so the same unit handles a left- or right-hand door without ordering a separate part. That matters if you're buying a batch for a building where the bedroom and bath doors swing different ways, you order one item number and sort the handing at the door.
2) Is the Kwikset 300BL Balboa a keyed lock or a privacy lock?
Non-keyed. The Balboa 300BL is a privacy lever: it locks from the inside only, with an emergency release on the outside so someone can get in if a bathroom or bedroom door is locked with a person behind it. There is no cylinder and no key. If you need a key on the outside, you want an entry or keyed-lever function instead, not this one.
3) Does the Kwikset 300BL come with a latch and strike, or do I have to order those separately?
Both are in the box. The 300BL ships with an adjustable 6AL latch and the RCS round corner strike, so a standard bored door prep is covered without a separate hardware order. The adjustable latch is the useful part on a retrofit, it lets you handle either of the two common backsets you'll find in an existing door rather than measuring first and ordering to match.
4) Is a Grade 3 Kwikset Balboa lever tough enough for apartment bedroom and bathroom doors?
For residential interior openings, yes. The 300BL is ANSI/BHMA Grade 3 and built for residential use, which covers bedroom and bath doors in a house or an apartment unit. For a commercial corridor, a school, or anything taking public traffic, step up: the Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 cylindrical privacy lever, and the Arrow MK02-TA is a Grade 1 privacy cylindrical with a fire rating and a knob rather than a lever.
5) Can I swap a Kwikset Balboa lever straight in where a bedroom door knob is now?
Usually yes, on a standard bored door. The Balboa 300BL is a cylindrical lockset, the same family as a residential privacy knob, and it uses the standard 2-1/8 inch cross bore with a 1 inch edge bore that a knob set uses. The adjustable latch covers the backset. Two things to check at the door: you need enough clearance from the lever tip to the frame or an adjacent wall, since a lever swings where a knob doesn't, and if the old set left an oversized or non-standard bore you'll be filling it.
6) I need the exterior door of the unit keyed, not just a privacy lock. What replaces the Balboa there?
A privacy lever like the Kwikset 300BL Balboa is non-keyed and belongs on interior openings only. For a keyed entrance at the same Grade 3 tier, the Cal-Royal AUS00 is a Grade 3 entrance/office lever with a solid brass forged body for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Callan Artino is a Grade 3 entrance leverset, and the Master Lock BC Series RL01 is a Grade 3 keyed entry lever in a return style. The Callan Bennett pairs a Grade 3 entrance lever with a deadbolt as a combo.
7) What is the closest equivalent to the Kwikset 300BL Balboa privacy lever from another brand?
The Hager 2540 with the Withnell lever is the nearest lever-style privacy substitute. Both are cylindrical privacy locks for bed and bath openings. The 300BL Balboa carries an ANSI/BHMA Grade 3 rating and a reversible lever, while the Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 cylindrical lock and fits doors from 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Baldwin Estate 5103 Privacy Lever with the 5048 rose is the other lever privacy option, in a decorative rose-mounted style.
8) I need a privacy lock but the door takes a knob, not a lever. What is the alternative to the Balboa?
The Arrow MK02-TA is the knob-trim privacy option. It is a Grade 1 privacy bed and bath cylindrical lock with a Tudor knob, non-keyed, fits doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch, and is fire rated. The Kwikset 300BL Balboa is the lever version of the same privacy function, non-keyed and reversible for left- or right-hand doors.
9) Can the Kwikset 300BL Balboa be used on a commercial corridor or classroom door?
The 300BL Balboa is built for residential interior use at ANSI/BHMA Grade 3, with a privacy function that unlocks from the outside in an emergency - that emergency release is the wrong behavior for a secured commercial opening. For heavy-traffic commercial doors, the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage cylindrical lock, fire rated, fitting 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors. For a keyed classroom opening, the Dexter C1000 classroom lever is Grade 1 with a clutching lever for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors.
10) I need matching passage levers for the closet and hall doors to go with the Kwikset Balboa privacy lever. What do I order?
The Balboa 300BL is the privacy function only, it does not do double duty as a passage set. For the closet and hall doors you want a passage lever, which latches but never locks. If you're matching the whole floor to one look, plan the lever style first and buy the privacy and passage functions from the same collection. Cross-brand passage options we stock include the Callan Asheville Grade 3 passage leverset and the Bravura Atlanta Grade 2 passage leverset with round trim.
11) Do the Kwikset Balboa levers have an antimicrobial coating?
They carry Microban protection on the finish. For a property manager doing multi-family bathrooms, or a healthcare or hospitality buyer specifying interior bed and bath hardware, that's the differentiator against a plain residential privacy lever, it's built into the finish rather than being an applied coating you maintain.
12) Which lever should I use on a bathroom door if I want something easier than a knob to operate?
A lever is the right call over a knob for accessibility, it operates with a closed fist or a forearm where a round knob needs a grip and a twist. The Balboa is a curved lever with a traditional profile, so it suits older interiors as well as newer ones. If the opening is commercial rather than residential, look at a Grade 2 or Grade 1 lever instead: the Hager 2540 privacy cylindrical or the Corbin Russwin CL3110 vandal-resistant Grade 1 lever, which also carries a fire rating.
13) Is there a decorative privacy lever alternative to the Kwikset Balboa for a higher-end interior?
The Baldwin Estate 5103 privacy lever with the 5048 rose is the decorative-grade equivalent we carry, same privacy bed and bath function, heavier solid-brass Estate trim. Baldwin also splits handing on its half dummy, a left hand and a right hand part number, where the Balboa 300BL is reversible and covers both swings from one item.
14) What should I use on a closet or hall door where no lock is needed instead of the Balboa privacy lever?
Drop to a passage lever. The Kwikset 300BL Balboa locks from the inside for bedrooms and bathrooms; a closet or hall opening only needs a latch. The Callan Asheville is a Grade 3 passage leverset, the same grade tier as the Balboa. The Bravura Atlanta, Orlando, and Tampa passage leversets are Grade 2, with Tampa carrying square trim and Atlanta and Orlando round trim.
15) What is a lever that looks like the Balboa privacy set but will not lock the door?
Dummy levers are the common mix-up. The Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy comes handed - a left hand and a right hand version, both on the 5048 rose - and the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever. A dummy is a fixed pull with no latch and no locking; the Kwikset 300BL Balboa is a working privacy lever that locks from the inside and ships with an adjustable 6AL latch and RCS round corner strike.
16) I am standardizing bed and bath hardware across a portfolio. How does the Balboa compare to a heavier duty privacy option?
The Kwikset 300BL Balboa is a Grade 3 residential privacy lever, reversible for either hand, in seven finishes including Satin Nickel, Venetian Bronze, Matte Black, Bright Chrome, Satin Chrome, Bright Brass, and Antique Brass, with a Microban feature. On the heavier side of the privacy function, the Arrow MK02-TA is Grade 1 and fire rated with a Tudor knob, and the Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 cylindrical privacy lock with the Withnell lever. The Balboa is the residential-styled lever choice; the Arrow and Hager sets carry commercial grade ratings.
17) Is a keyless pushbutton lever a substitute for the Balboa privacy lever on a bathroom door?
No. The Lockey 2835 and 2835DC are mechanical keyless pushbutton lever locks with a passage function, fitting doors 1 3/16 inch to 2 inch, and the Lockey 1150 keypad lever sets are passage function for 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors - they control who gets in by code rather than giving the occupant a thumbturn. The Kwikset 300BL Balboa is a privacy lever: it locks from inside the room and releases from the outside in an emergency, which is what a bed or bath opening needs.
18) What lever should I use on a utility or storage room instead of the Balboa privacy set?
A privacy lever leaves a storage room openable from either side, so it is not the right function there. For a locked storage opening, 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. For a utility or asylum function, the Dexter C1000 asylum F87 is Grade 1 and fits 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors.
19) The bathroom door is 2 inches thick. Does the Balboa fit, or do I need a different lever?
For thicker leaves, look at levers that publish a range covering 2 inches. The Hager 2540 privacy lock with the Withnell lever covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Arrow MK02-TA privacy lock covers 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch. The Kwikset 300BL Balboa is built for standard residential interior door preps and installs with minimal tools.
20) Which decorative lever line matches the Balboa's traditional styling if I want a different look?
The Kwikset 300BL Balboa carries a curved, wave-inspired lever in a traditional style. For a decorative alternative in the same privacy function, the Baldwin Estate 5103 privacy lever mounts on a 5048 rose. Deltana's entry levers offer other shapes - the Claremont, Manchester, Morant, and Linstead - with the Manchester, Morant, and Linstead fitting 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, though those are entry function rather than privacy.
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