Kwikset KWI-334 Round Passage Pocket Door Lock

It doesn't lock. The Kwikset 334 is a passage function pocket door latch, non-keyed, meant for interior openings that don't need privacy or security, like a hallway or closet door. If you need the door to latch shut for a bath or bedroom, go to a privacy pocket door lock instead, for example the Orca Hardware PDLRD round privacy pocket door lock or the Weslock 0577 privacy version.

That's the point of the round design. The 334's latch body and faceplate are round-cornered, so it goes into a bored hole rather than a routed rectangular mortise, and you avoid cutting a new notch in the door edge. If your current hardware left a square rectangular mortise in the door edge, a rectangular unit like the Weslock 0527 passage pocket door lock will cover that prep better.

2-3/8 inches, fixed. That's the shallower of the two standard residential backsets, so measure from the door edge to the center of the bored hole before you order. If your prep is at 2-3/4 inches or you're not sure, an adjustable backset unit such as the Weslock 0627 round passage pocket door lock or the Sure-Loc round privacy pull covers a range instead.

No. The 334 is passage only, so the bathroom door would never latch locked. For a bath, look at a privacy unit with an emergency release, like the Omnia 7012/L modern rectangular privacy pocket door lock with emergency release, or the Deltana SDL25 privacy pocket door lock if you want a more traditional plate.

The Weslock 0627 is the nearest match. It is a round passage pocket door lock with an adjustable backset and a full lip strike, and carries the same passage/hall/closet function as the Kwikset 334, which is a non-keyed passage pocket door lock with a round corner faceplate and a fixed 2-3/8 inch backset. The Pamex PF2 is also a round sliding door lock with a 2-3/8 inch backset, matching the Kwikset 334 backset directly, and lists a door thickness range of 1-5/16 to 1-9/16 inch.

The Kwikset 334 is a passage-only, non-keyed unit intended for interior doors that need no locking function, such as hallway or closet doors, so it will not serve a bathroom. For a privacy function in the same round shape, the Orca Hardware PDLRD is a privacy function round pocket door lock, and the Sure-Loc DP-R02 is a round pocket door privacy pull with an adjustable backset. The Weslock 0577 is a rectangular privacy pocket door lock with an adjustable backset and full lip strike, listed for doors 1-3/8 to 2 inch thick, and the Omnia 7012/L adds an emergency release to its privacy function.

The Kwikset 334 uses a round design with a round corner faceplate, which is what lets it drop in without cutting a new notch; on a door already prepped square you would be reworking the mortise. For a rectangular prep in passage function, the Weslock 0527 is a rectangular passage pocket door lock for doors 1-3/8 to 2 inch thick, the Emtek 2101 is a passage pocket door lock measuring 2-3/8 by 3-1/8 inch, and the Deltana SDP25 is a 2-1/2 by 2-3/4 inch passage pocket door lock. For a square face, the Pamex PF1 is a square style sliding door lock for doors 1-5/16 to 1-9/16 inch thick, and the Sure-Loc DP-SQ01 is a square pocket door pull with adjustable backset in passage function.

No. The Kwikset 334 is a non-keyed passage unit meant for doors that require no locking function. When a pocket door needs a key, the Omnia 7035/A is a keyed entry pocket door lock with modern rectangular trim and solid brass construction, and the Emtek 2153 is a keyed narrow modern rectangular pocket door mortise lock measuring 2 by 7-1/4 inch. Both are mortise-style bodies and take a taller door edge prep than the round 334 latch.

Residential. The 334 is catalogued for residential applications, so for a hotel, school, or other commercial opening you'd want a commercial-duty pocket door latch instead, such as the Rockwood 891 pocket door privacy latch.

A screwdriver does it. Kwikset states the 334 installs in minutes with just a screwdriver, assuming the door already has the round bore at a 2-3/8 inch backset. No mortising, no chisel work on the door edge. That makes it a fast in-unit swap for a property manager doing several closet and hall doors in a day.

No, the 334 is the latch hardware only. The rolling track and stud pocket frame are separate items. For those you'd order something like the Orca Hardware PK1200 pocket door frame kit, which covers 1 inch or 1-3/4 inch doors, or an NGP SLAL250PD72 72 inch aluminum track rated up to 250 pounds.

If the door only needs a recessed finger pull rather than a latch, the Sure-Loc DP-R01 is a round pocket door pull in passage function and the Sure-Loc DP711 is a passage pocket door pull for sliding and barn doors. The Kwikset 334 differs in that it includes a latch with a round corner faceplate at a 2-3/8 inch backset, so it holds the door closed rather than only giving you something to grip.

The Kwikset 334 is catalogued for residential use, which suits apartments, hallways and closets. Where a facility wants a heavier or institutional pocket door latch in privacy function, the Rockwood 891 is a pocket door privacy latch, and the Deltana SDLA325 is a heavy-duty adjustable pocket door lock measuring 3-1/4 by 2-1/4 inch in privacy function. Both are privacy rather than passage, so they add a locking function the 334 does not have.

Two things to rule out. The Orca Hardware PK1200 is a pocket door frame kit for doors 1 or 1-3/4 inch, and the NGP SLAL250PD72 is a 72 inch aluminum pocket door track rated up to 250 pounds - those are the rough framing and suspension for the opening, not the door edge hardware, so neither replaces the 334 latch. Also, the Omnia 7012/PD is a dummy function pocket door lock set: it is a pull pair with no latching action at all, where the Kwikset 334 is a working passage latch.

The Kwikset 334 is a plain round passage latch offered in Venetian Bronze, Satin Nickel, Satin Chrome and Matte Black. For a more decorative face, the Deltana SDL60 is a 6 inch decorative pocket door lock in privacy function, and the Emtek #8 Classic Arched pocket door mortise lock is a brass unit measuring 2-7/8 by 7-5/8 inch. Both are considerably taller than the round 334 plate and require a matching door edge prep.

Four: Satin Nickel, Satin Chrome, Venetian Bronze, and Matte Black. Satin Nickel and Matte Black are the easiest to match to current Kwikset interior knobs and levers on the rest of a unit, and Venetian Bronze pairs with the warmer bronze trim packages.

Within a single brand family the pairings run: Deltana SDP25 passage at 2-1/2 by 2-3/4 inch with the Deltana SDL25 privacy at the same 2-1/2 by 2-3/4 size; Emtek 2101 passage with Emtek 2102 privacy, both 2-3/8 by 3-1/8 inch; Omnia 7012/N passage with mortise edge pull alongside the Omnia 7012/L privacy with emergency release; Weslock 0627 round passage with Weslock 0577 privacy; and Orca PDLSQ square privacy alongside the round PDLRD privacy. The Kwikset 334 covers the passage side only, in non-keyed form.