Kwikset KWI-730SALSQT Singapore Lever with Square Rose Privacy Door Lock with 6AL Latch and RCS Strike
This product is designed to fit both right-handed and left-handed doors, making it a universal solution for your home. Plus, with 3 interchangeable faceplates - round corner, square corner, and drive-in collar - you'll have the flexibility to choose the one that fits your door best. This product is ANSI/BHMA grade 2 certified, meaning it has been tested and certified for durability and performance.
PRODUCT FEATURES
- Designer style and superior security with this Kwikset Signature Series™ product.
- For use on interior doors requiring privacy such as bathroom or bedroom doors.
- Universal handing.
- Fits both right handed and left handed doors.
- Latch has 3 interchangeable faceplates round corner, square corner, and drive-in collar.
- ANSI/BHMA grade 2 certified.
- Easily installs in minutes with just a screwdriver.
- Lifetime mechanical and finish warranty
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Product Specs
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Subgroup:
- Leversets
- Subcategory:
- Levers
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Product Features:
- Microban
- Product Attribute:
- Cylindrical Locks
- Product Type:
- Leversets
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Collection:
- Singapore
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Kwikset 730SALSQT-514 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) My door is prepped with a square corner latch faceplate. Will the Kwikset 730SAL latch drop in?
Yes, and it covers the other two common preps too. The 6AL latch ships with three interchangeable faceplates: round corner, square corner, and a drive-in collar. So whether the existing mortise in the door edge is square corner, round corner, or a bored hole with no faceplate mortise at all, you can match it without re-chiselling the door edge. That is the detail that decides whether a lever swap is a five minute job or a routing job.
2) Is a Kwikset Singapore privacy lever tough enough for apartment turnovers and rental units?
The Singapore lever is ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified and is a residential lock, which puts it squarely in apartments, condos, and single family rentals on bedroom and bath doors. Grade 2 is the mid tier of the three ANSI/BHMA grades and is the usual specification for multi-family interior doors. For a corridor or a school or anywhere the door gets institutional traffic, step up to a Grade 1 cylindrical lever such as the Falcon K101 or the Corbin Russwin CL3110.
3) I do not need the door to lock - what should I order instead of the Kwikset Singapore privacy lever?
For a hall, closet or pantry door that only needs a latch, order a passage lever instead. The Baldwin Estate 5103 Passage Lever with 5048 Rose is the passage counterpart on rose trim, and the Bravura Tampa with square trim is a Grade 2 passage leverset if you want to keep the square-rose look the Singapore 730SAL has. The Singapore 730SAL is a privacy lock with a bed and bath function, so it adds a thumbturn and emergency release you would not use on a closet.
4) Which lever should I use on the door if the bedroom or bathroom needs to be keyed rather than privacy?
Privacy locks like the Kwikset Singapore 730SAL are non-keyed by design - they lock from the inside for a bathroom or bedroom. If the opening needs a key, the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Cal-Royal AG00 is a Grade 2 entrance lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway, keyed different, on a 2-3/8 inch backset. Those two put a cylinder in the outside lever; the Singapore 730SAL does not have one.
5) What is the closest equivalent to the Kwikset 730SAL Singapore privacy lever from another brand?
The Baldwin Estate 5103 Privacy Lever with 5048 Rose is the nearest like-for-like: a privacy-function lever set on a rose, the same bed and bath application the Singapore 730SAL covers. The Singapore 730SAL is ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified; the Baldwin 5103 privacy is a rose-trim privacy lever from Baldwin's Estate range. Both do the same job at an interior bedroom or bathroom door - the difference is trim design and the Estate line's brass-forged styling versus the Singapore lever's square rose.
6) Which commercial-rated privacy lock should I use instead of the Kwikset Singapore lever on a Grade 2 commercial bathroom?
The Hager 2540 Grade 2 privacy cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever is the commercial-line answer. It carries a Grade 2 rating and fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick. The Kwikset Singapore 730SAL is a residential-line lever set, ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified, built for interior bedroom and bathroom doors in a home. For a commercial restroom on a spec that calls out commercial hardware, the Hager 2540 is the one to quote.
7) Does the Kwikset Singapore privacy lever come with a strike, or do I have to buy one separately?
The strike is in the box. The Singapore privacy set ships with the 6AL latch and an RCS (round corner) strike, so you have the complete opening: lever trim both sides, latch, and strike. Nothing else is required to hang it on a standard bored interior door. If the existing frame has a square corner strike mortise, keep the old strike in place and reuse it rather than recutting the jamb.
8) Should I use a privacy lever or a passage lever on a bathroom door?
Privacy is the one you want on a bathroom or bedroom. It locks from the inside with a turn button or push button and has an emergency release on the outside, which is what a bath door needs. A passage lever has no lock at all and just latches, which is right for a hall, closet, or laundry door. The Kwikset Singapore in 730SAL is the privacy version. If the door doesn't need to lock, a passage leverset like the Bravura Tampa with square trim or the Hager 2510 covers it.
9) I need a matching set of levers on bedroom, bath, and closet doors. Does the Kwikset Singapore come in other functions?
The Singapore trim is a Kwikset Signature Series design and 730SAL is the privacy function specifically. To keep the same lever shape across a suite of doors you'd order the matching passage version for closets and halls and a keyed entry version where a door needs a key, all in the same Singapore lever and finish. Order all of them in one finish at the same time so the plating batch matches, which is the usual reason a fleet of doors ends up looking mismatched.
10) What's a good square-rose alternative to the Kwikset Singapore privacy lever if I need a heavier duty lock?
For a step up in duty on a privacy opening, the Arrow MK02-TA is a privacy/bed/bath cylindrical lock with a stated door thickness range of 1-3/4 to 2 inches and a fire rating, though it's a knob rather than a lever. If you want to stay with a lever and matching square trim in the same grade, the Bravura Tampa square trim leverset is Grade 2 but a passage function, so it won't lock. On the decorative side, the Baldwin Estate 5103 privacy lever with 5048 rose is the higher-end privacy equivalent.
11) What is a heavier-duty alternative to the Kwikset Singapore lever for a high-traffic multi-family corridor door?
For traffic beyond a residential interior door, step up to a Grade 1 cylindrical lever. The Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage cylindrical lock with non-handed levers, fire rated, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch. The Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant passage lever, fire rated, for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. Both are passage function, so they replace the Singapore 730SAL only where the door does not need the privacy lock - the Singapore 730SAL is the residential Grade 2 privacy set with universal handing.
12) What is the Kwikset Singapore privacy lever equivalent if I need a knob instead of a lever?
The Arrow MK02-TA is the knob version of the same function: a privacy cylindrical lock with a Tudor knob, non-keyed, for doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch thick, and it is fire rated. The Kwikset Singapore 730SAL delivers the same privacy function through a lever with a square rose and is ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified. Pick the lever where ADA-style operation matters and the knob where you are matching existing knob trim.
13) Is a dummy lever the same as the Kwikset Singapore privacy lever?
No. A dummy lever is a pull with no latch and no locking at all - the Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy comes handed, left hand and right hand as separate items, and the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever. They mount to a closet or French door leaf that is held by a ball catch. The Kwikset Singapore 730SAL is a working privacy lock with a 6AL latch and RCS strike and universal handing that fits both right handed and left handed doors, so it operates and locks the door.
14) Can a keypad lever replace the Kwikset Singapore privacy lever on a bathroom door?
It is a different job. The Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock and 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. Keypad sets control who gets in from the outside; the Kwikset Singapore 730SAL is a privacy lock that the occupant turns from the inside for a bathroom or bedroom. Use the keypad on a door you want to restrict entry to, not on a bathroom where someone needs to lock themselves in.
15) Which lever do I use on a patient room or utility door instead of a privacy lever?
Privacy locks are the wrong function for a room that has to be secured against occupant lockout. Use an asylum or institution function instead: the Dexter C1000 Series asylum lock (F87) is Grade 1 for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Arrow MK33-BD-CS is a Grade 2 heavy duty asylum, institution and utility lock with a ball knob and a conventional cylinder in the Schlage C keyway. The Kwikset Singapore 730SAL is a residential privacy set for bedroom and bathroom doors.
16) What finishes does the Kwikset 730SAL Singapore lever come in?
Five finishes: Satin Nickel, Venetian Bronze, Matte Black, Bright Chrome, and Satin Brass. That is the full range, so if you're matching hinges and bath accessories across a floor of units you can hold the whole building on one lever family. Satin Nickel and Matte Black are the two that most commonly pair with contemporary square-rose trim.
17) What does Microban on a Kwikset lever actually do, and where does it matter?
The Singapore lever carries Microban antimicrobial product protection built into the finish. It inhibits the growth of stain and odor causing bacteria on the lever surface itself; it is a finish protection feature, not a disinfectant and not a substitute for cleaning. Where it earns its place is high touch interior doors, so bathrooms in assisted living, hospitality, and student housing where housekeeping is the constraint.
18) How hard is the Kwikset 730SAL Singapore lever to install, and what tools do I need?
A screwdriver is the whole tool list on a door that's already bored for a cylindrical lock. The Singapore lever installs in minutes: latch into the edge bore, lever bodies through the cross bore, two screws. There's no handing to set and no template needed for a replacement, which is why it's a practical choice when a maintenance tech is doing a run of unit turnovers rather than a full door prep.
19) What lever locks match a square rose if I am standardizing trim across a unit?
The Kwikset Singapore 730SAL uses a square rose and comes in Venetian Bronze, Satin Nickel, Bright Chrome, Satin Brass and Matte Black. The Bravura Tampa is a Grade 2 passage leverset with square trim if you need the same square look on a hall or closet door. For the round-rose doors in the same unit, Bravura's Miramar, Atlanta and Orlando are Grade 2 passage leversets with round trim.
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