Kwikset 973PHL Perth Lever Interior - Pull Only - Dummy Handleset Trim

The 973PHL Perth is the interior half only, and the lever does not turn or retract anything. It's the inside trim for a Kwikset handleset, so you still need to buy the matching Kwikset exterior pack separately to have a complete working opening.

Yes. The Perth lever meets ADA/ANSI A117.1 requirements, and it's ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified. It's catalogued as residential hardware, so for a commercial opening you'd want a Grade 1 device instead.

No, they do different jobs. The Kwikset 973PHL Perth is a dummy interior lever trim - a non-functioning pull with no latch, installed with a Kwikset handleset exterior pack. The BEST 8T-KL is a closet function non-keyed tubular deadbolt, blank plate on one side and thumbturn on the other, for 1-3/4 inch doors. If the opening needs a bolt that throws, the 8T-KL does that; the 973PHL only provides a fixed pull.

The 973PHL Perth is a residential interior dummy lever trim built to pair with Kwikset handlesets, so it is intended for standard residential doors rather than narrow stile framing. For a narrow stile leaf, the Lockey 2950 is a narrow stile hookbolt pushbutton lock with a 1-1/8 inch backset, and the Lockey 2500 series is a keypad hook bolt lock with an adjustable backset - both list a 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch door thickness range.

Handing isn't an issue. The Perth lever is fully reversible and installs on either right-hand or left-hand doors, so you order one part regardless of swing.

The 973PHL Perth is dummy trim with no locking function at all. For keyless entry, the Codelocks CL250 tubular latch offers a key override, and the CL510/CL515 and CL610/CL615 back-to-back tubular latchbolt sets are heavy duty. For gates or narrower doors, the Lockey 2500 Series hook bolt lock has an adjustable backset and fits 1-1/8 to 2 inch doors, as does the Lockey 2950 narrow stile version with a 1-1/8 inch backset.

The 973PHL Perth is ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified and catalogued for residential use, and it is a dummy pull rather than a functioning lock. Where the duty level is the deciding factor, the Codelocks CL510/CL515 and CL610/CL615 back-to-back tubular latchbolt units are rated heavy duty. The Perth trim remains appropriate on inactive leaves and closet or pantry doors where no latching is needed.

The 973PHL Perth is surface-mounted dummy trim that installs in minutes with a screwdriver, so thickness is less of a gate than it is for a through-bolted lock body. If the same opening also needs a functioning lock on a thinner leaf, the Lockey 2500 series and Lockey 2950 both list a 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch door thickness range, while the BEST 8T-KL tubular deadbolt lists 1-3/4 inch.

Both suit a closet, but differently. The Kwikset 973PHL Perth is a fully reversible dummy lever pull that works on right or left handed doors and carries Microban antimicrobial protection - a pull with nothing to operate. The BEST 8T-KL is a closet function non-keyed tubular deadbolt with a blank plate on one face and a thumbturn on the other, so the door can be held shut. Choose the Perth trim for pull-only closets and the 8T-KL where the leaf must latch.

Matte Black is the finish offered on the 973PHL Perth interior lever. If you're matching other openings in a building, order the Kwikset exterior handleset pack in the same Matte Black so the pair reads as one set.

A screwdriver. The Perth interior trim mounts in minutes with no special tooling, which is why property managers can hand it to a maintenance tech rather than a locksmith.

It carries Microban antimicrobial product protection, which Kwikset states keeps the hardware 99.9 percent cleaner than unprotected surfaces. That's a surface treatment on the trim, not a substitute for cleaning.