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Kwikset 756KNL-S.LK.23155 Kingston Lever Light Commercial Keyed Entry Door Lock SmartKey with RCAL Latch and RCS Strike Keyed to 23155 LESS KEY

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Kwikset 756KNL-S.LK.23155 Kingston Lever Light Commercial Keyed Entry Door Lock SmartKey with RCAL Latch and RCS Strike Keyed to 23155 LESS KEY

Featuring SmartKey Security™, this lock protects against advanced break-in techniques and allows you to re-key your lock yourself in just seconds. Compatible with Kwikset (KW1) keyway or (SC1) keyway options. It's also certified with an ANSI/BHMA grade 2 certification and has been tested for durability and performance. With an adjustable backset ranging from 2-3/8" to 2-3/4", this latch can fit all standard door preparations. Plus, the fully reversible lever can be installed on both right and left-handed doors. Installation is a breeze and can be done in just a few minutes with a screwdriver.

PRODUCT FEATURES

  • For use on exterior doors where keyed entry and security is needed
  • Featuring SmartKey Security™, which protects against advanced break-in techniques and allows you to re-key your lock yourself in seconds.
  • SmartKey Security™ re-key technology is compatible with Kwikset (KW1) keyway or (SC1) keyway options
  • Comes with 2 keys
  • Latch is 20 minute fire rated with round corner face
  • Meets ADA/ANSI A117.1 requirements
  • ANSI/BHMA grade 2 certified
  • Latch has adjustable backset 2-3/8" to 2-3/4" to fit all standard door preparations
  • Locking mechanism functions by pressing the push button on the interior of the lock
  • Meets or exceeds Underwriter Laboratories (UL) testing requirements specified for each product grade or rating
  • Fully reversible lever, can be installed on both right handed and left handed doors
  • Easily installs in minutes with just a screwdriver
  • Lifetime mechanical

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Kwikset KWI-756KNL-S Kingston Lever Light Commercial Keyed Entry Door Lock SmartKey with RCAL Latch and RCS Strike

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Product Specs

Product Group:
Mechanical Locks
Product Subgroup:
Leversets
Subcategory:
Levers
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Product Attribute:
Cylindrical Locks
Collection:
Kingston Lever
Series:
Signature Series
Product Function:
Keyed Entry UL
Product Type:
Leversets
Fire Rating:
Yes
Keyway Profile:
Kwikset SmartKey
Door Strike:
Round Corner Strike
Product Category:
Mechanical Locks
Department:
Door Hardware

Kwikset 756KNL-26DS.LK.23155 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Will the Kwikset 756 Kingston lever fit a door bored for a 2-3/4 inch backset?
Yes, and a 2-3/8 inch one too. The Kingston keyed entry lever ships with an adjustable RCAL latch that sets to either 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inches, which covers both of the standard cylindrical preps you will find on a commercial or residential door. No second latch to order, no separate SKU by backset.
2) Do I have to order the Kwikset Kingston lever handed for a left hand or right hand door?
No. The Kingston lever is fully reversible and installs on either a right or left handed door, so one part covers every opening on the floor. That matters if you are buying a batch for a building with doors swinging both ways.
3) Can I put this Kwikset keyed lever on a 20 minute fire rated door?
The latch supplied with the 756 Kingston keyed entry lever is 20 minute fire rated and has a round corner face, and the lockset meets or exceeds the UL testing requirements for its grade. It pairs with a round corner strike, which is the matching prep for a standard metal fire door frame.
4) What does "keyed to 23155" mean, and will these locks all open with the same key?
Every Kingston 756 lever on keying code 23155 is keyed alike, so one key operates all of them. That is what a property manager wants across a set of units or a contractor wants on a job where the same person needs access to multiple doors. Order everything on the same code and they match out of the box. Note this configuration ships less key.
5) Can I rekey the Kwikset Kingston SmartKey lever myself to match my existing keys?
Yes. SmartKey Security lets you rekey the lock in seconds with the learn tool and a working key, no cylinder removal and no pinning kit. It works with either the Kwikset KW1 keyway or the Schlage SC1 keyway, so if your building already runs on SC1 you can bring these locks onto that key rather than carrying a second key.
6) Is a Grade 2 Kwikset Kingston lever enough for a commercial building, or do I need Grade 1?
The Kingston 756 is ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified and catalogued for commercial use, which suits light commercial traffic: offices, small tenant suites, multi-family unit doors, storage rooms. For a high traffic opening, a main entry or an institutional corridor, step up to a Grade 1 keyed cylindrical lever such as the Dexter C1000 Entry/Office or the Corbin Russwin CL3100 Series.
7) What is a Grade 2 keyed entry lever that uses a Schlage C keyway instead of SmartKey?
The Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever is a Grade 2 keyed lever built around a 6-pin Schlage C keyway, keyed different, with a 2-3/8 inch backset and a door thickness range of 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches. The Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston is a Grade 2 keyed entry lever with a Kwikset SmartKey keyway, which is rekeyable in seconds by hand and accepts KW1 or SC1 key blanks. Choose the AG00 when the building is already keyed to a Schlage C master system and the new opening has to fall under that bitting; choose the Kingston when the keying is site-controlled and you want to rekey without pulling the cylinder.
8) What heavier-duty lever should I use on a high-traffic commercial opening instead of a Grade 2 keyed entry lock?
The Dexter C1000 Series entry/office lever is a Grade 1 keyed cylindrical lock with a clutching lever and a 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch door thickness range. The Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston is ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified with a fully reversible lever and an adjustable 2-3/8 to 2-3/4 inch backset latch. On a main entrance, stairwell, or any door cycling all day, the Grade 1 C1000 carries the higher cycle and strength rating, and the clutching lever spins free under force rather than transmitting it to the mechanism. The Kingston suits tenant unit doors, offices, and interior commercial openings where Grade 2 is the specified level.
9) What is the closest commercial equivalent keyed entry lever from another brand?
The Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle and a 1-3/8 to 2 inch door thickness range, and the Falcon B511CP6D is a Grade 2 medium duty cylindrical lever with entry/office function. Both sit at the same ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 level as the Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston keyed entry lever. The distinction is the cylinder: the Kingston uses the Kwikset SmartKey keyway and rekeys by hand in seconds, while the Hager and Falcon use conventional pin cylinders that a locksmith rekeys at the bench.
10) What should I use on a classroom or office door where the outside lever is locked and unlocked by key rather than a button?
The Dexter C1000 Series classroom lever is a Grade 1 keyed cylindrical lock with a clutching lever for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Cal-Royal AG03 is a Grade 2 classroom lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway and a 2-3/4 inch backset. Classroom function locks and unlocks the outside lever with the key only, so no one can accidentally secure the room from inside. The Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston is a keyed entry lever locked by the interior push button, which is the wrong behavior for a classroom under most life safety practices but correct for offices and unit doors where the occupant controls the lock.
11) Is a Grade 3 residential-style keyed lever an acceptable substitute on a commercial door?
The Master Lock BC Series RL01 is a Grade 3 return style keyed entry lever and the Callan Artino is a Grade 3 entrance leverset. Grade 3 is the lightest of the three ANSI/BHMA levels and is intended for residential-duty openings. The Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston is ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified, meets ADA/ANSI A117.1 requirements, and ships with a 20 minute fire rated latch with a round corner face. If the opening is in a fire rated wall or the specification calls for Grade 2, the Grade 3 levers will not satisfy it.
12) Does the Kwikset Kingston lever meet ADA requirements for lever operation?
Yes, the Kingston lever meets ADA/ANSI A117.1 requirements. The lever shape is the reason: it operates without tight grasping or wrist twisting, unlike a knob. If you are specifying for a public accommodation or an accessible route, this one qualifies where a knobset would not.
13) How does the Kwikset Kingston keyed entry lever lock from the inside?
A push button on the interior side locks it, and it unlocks from outside with the key. That is standard entry/office behaviour: the tenant thumbs the button on the way out and the door is secured. If you need a function that stays locked outside at all times and is only released by key, look at a storeroom lever such as the Cal-Royal AG05 or the Hager 2580 instead.
14) What tools do I need to install the Kwikset Kingston lever, and does it come with the strike?
A screwdriver is all it takes. The set includes the RCAL adjustable latch and the RCS round corner strike, so the door and frame hardware are both in the box. There is no through-bolt kit or separate cylinder to source. On the keyed-to-23155 configuration, plan on cutting keys, since it ships less key.
15) My frame has a square corner strike cutout. Will the Kwikset Kingston lever work?
Not as supplied. The Kingston 756 ships with a round corner strike and a round corner latch face, which matches the prep on most hollow metal frames. A wood frame or a frame mortised square will need a square corner strike, so verify the existing cutout before you pull the old hardware off.
16) What else could I use instead of the Kwikset Kingston if I need a keyless lever on the same door?
For a keyless opening at a similar cylindrical prep, the Lockey 2835 mechanical pushbutton lever runs without power or keys and fits doors 1-3/16 to 2 inches, and the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverset. Both drop the key management the Kingston's SmartKey cylinder gives you, so the trade is convenience for no rekeying and no key control.
17) Can I use a passage lever in place of a keyed entry lever on the same door prep?
No. A passage lever has no cylinder and no locking function at all. The Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 medium duty non-handed cylindrical passage lever, and the Hager 2510 Withnell is a Grade 2 passage lever for 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors. Both fit the same standard 161 cylindrical door prep as the Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston, so they are a drop-in on the hole pattern, but neither will secure the opening. Use passage only on corridor, closet, and hall doors that never need to lock, and keep the keyed Kingston where the door has to be secured.
18) What is a keyless alternative if I do not want to issue keys for this opening?
The Lockey 2835 is a mechanical pushbutton keyless lever lock that is ADA compliant with a passage function, fitting doors 1-3/16 to 2 inches, and the Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with an adjustable backset for doors 1-1/8 to 2 inches. Both open on a code with no key and no battery. The Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston is a keyed lock, but its SmartKey cylinder rekeys in seconds without pulling the lock, which addresses the same turnover problem a different way when a physical key is still required.
19) Which lever do I order for the inactive leaf or a closet door that only needs a matching handle?
A dummy lever is the right part there: it mounts to the face of the door with no latch and no bore-through mechanism. The BEST 7KC Series single dummy trim is a Grade 2 medium duty cylindrical lever dummy, and the BEST 9K Series 1DT is a Grade 1 heavy duty non-keyed single dummy trim. The Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston is a working keyed entry lock with an adjustable latch and round corner strike, so it is not what you want on a leaf that never latches. Order dummy trim for the inactive side and the keyed lever for the leaf that actually secures.
20) I need a vandal resistant lever for an abuse-prone corridor. What is available?
The Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant cylindrical lever lock with a passage/closet function, fire rated, for doors 1-3/4 to 2 inches. Note that it is passage function, so it does not lock; use it where the door needs a durable handle rather than security. The Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston is a Grade 2 keyed entry lever with a fire rated latch and a reversible lever. On an abuse-prone corridor that also has to lock, step up to a Grade 1 keyed lever such as the Dexter C1000 entry/office rather than substituting a passage lockset.
21) What lever handles a door thicker than 2 inches?
The Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty non-handed passage lever rated for doors 1-3/8 to 2-1/4 inches and is fire rated, which covers thick or built-up leaves that standard cylindrical locks will not span. It is a passage function with no cylinder. The Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston uses a latch with an adjustable 2-3/8 to 2-3/4 inch backset that fits all standard door preparations, and its fire rated latch and Grade 2 certification suit standard-thickness commercial doors.
22) What do I use on a restroom or bedroom door where a key is not wanted but privacy is?
A privacy lockset is the right function: it locks with an inside thumbturn or button and releases with an emergency tool from the corridor side, with no keyway. The Hager 2540 Withnell privacy lock is Grade 2 for doors 1-3/8 to 2 inches, and the Arrow MK02-TA is a Grade 2 privacy cylindrical lock with a Tudor knob that is fire rated. The Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston is a keyed entry lever intended for openings where keyed entry and security are needed, which is more lock than a restroom door calls for.
23) Is there an electrified lever I can tie into an access control system instead of a mechanical keyed lever?
The Corbin Russwin CL33903 is a Grade 1 fail safe electrified cylindrical lever operating on 12VAC/DC, with an NZ lever and D rose, for doors 1-3/4 to 2 inches. Fail safe means the outside lever unlocks when power drops, which is how egress-critical and fire-alarm-released openings are wired. The Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston is a purely mechanical Grade 2 keyed entry lever with a SmartKey cylinder and no wiring, so plan for power transfer hinges and a controller if the opening is going on the access control system.
24) What lever should I use on a detention, utility, or institutional door that needs a key on both sides?
Asylum or institution function keys from both sides so neither lever ever stays unlocked. The Dexter C1000 asylum (F87) is a Grade 1 cylindrical lock for doors 1-3/8 to 2 inches, and the Arrow MK33-BD-CS is a Grade 2 heavy duty asylum lock with a ball knob and a conventional Schlage C keyway. The Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston is a keyed entry lever with free egress from the inside lever, which is what most occupied spaces need but not what a controlled utility or institutional opening specifies.
25) Is a keyed entry knob the same thing as a keyed entry lever for ADA purposes?
No. The Arrow HK11-BB is a turn-pushbutton entrance cylindrical lock with a ball knob, Grade 2, for doors 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inches, and it locks the same way by pushbutton. But a round knob requires tight grasping and twisting, which lever hardware avoids. The Kwikset 756KNL-S Kingston is a lever and meets ADA/ANSI A117.1 requirements, so on an accessible route or any opening the drawings flag for accessibility, the lever is the one that complies where the knob does not.
26) I only need a lever on a closet or a pull-side door, not a keyed one. What matches this style?
A keyed entry lever like the Kingston is overkill on a closet or a dummy application. For non-keyed openings in the same cylindrical family, the Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 passage lever and the Arrow GL01 is a Grade 2 passage lever for 1-3/4 to 2 inch doors. For a door that only needs a handle with no latch at all, the BEST 7KC Series single dummy trim is the Grade 2 option.
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