Kwikset KWI-788TPLMDT Tripoli Lever with Midtown Rose Half Dummy

The Kwikset Tripoli half dummy with Midtown rose is a non-turning, one-sided pull. There is no latch and no mechanism, so it mounts on the door face purely as something to grab. Use it where the door is held shut by a ball catch, roller catch or magnet, such as a closet, pantry or a false door on a double set. If you need the lever to actually retract a latch, you want a passage set instead, not a dummy.

It is catalogued and built as a residential lever at ANSI/BHMA Grade 2. For apartment interiors, single family and light hospitality use that is fine. For a school, hospital or heavy commercial corridor where a Grade 1 dummy is specified, look at the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim, a heavy duty Grade 1 non-keyed dummy, or the Accentra 455LN Augusta heavy duty Grade 1 single dummy.

Both are half dummy levers, but handing works differently. The Kwikset 788TPL MDT Tripoli lever is fully reversible and installs on right hand or left hand doors, so one part number covers either side. Baldwin's Estate 5103 half dummy with 5048 rose is ordered by hand: 5103-LDM is the left hand half dummy and 5103-RDM is the right hand. With Baldwin you confirm the door swing before ordering.

The Kwikset 788TPL MDT Tripoli half dummy is a residential ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 non-turning lever for interior push/pull openings. For heavier traffic, the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim cylindrical lever is a Grade 1 heavy duty dummy, and the Accentra 455LN Augusta is a Grade 1 single dummy cylindrical lever lock in the 5400 Series. Both give a fixed lever pull built to a heavier duty rating than a residential leverset.

The Kwikset 788TPL MDT Tripoli half dummy has no latch at all - it is a non-turning one-sided pull for push/pull openings. For a latching interior door, the Accentra 5301LN Augusta is a Grade 2 passage/closet cylindrical lever, the Hager 2510 is a Grade 2 passage lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 medium duty non-handed passage lever.

Three: Satin Nickel, Bright Chrome and Matte Black. If you are matching a corridor or a run of units, pick the finish already on the working levers and order the dummy to match, since the Tripoli lever and Midtown rose shape carry across the collection.

The Tripoli lever meets ADA/ANSI A117.1 requirements, which is what the lever shape has to satisfy for operation without tight grasping or twisting. It is also ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 certified and meets or exceeds the Underwriters Laboratories testing requirements specified for its grade.

It goes on in minutes with a screwdriver. Because a half dummy has no latch and no working mechanism, it mounts to the door face rather than operating through a cross bore, so it is the quickest piece of trim on a punch list. Nothing beyond the screws supplied with the set is needed for the lever itself; the catch that actually holds the door closed is a separate item.

The Kwikset piece is a half dummy, meaning one lever for one face. If you want levers on both faces of an inactive door, order two of them or look at a dummy pair such as the Emtek Arts and Crafts or Cortina dummy pairs, which ship as a pair. For the active leaf you need a functioning set, not a dummy, for example a Grade 2 passage lever like the Accentra 5301LN Augusta or the Hager 2510.

The Kwikset 788TPL MDT Tripoli is a half dummy, meaning one-sided trim for a single face. For two faces you would order two, or choose a set sold as a pair: the Emtek Arts and Crafts lever dummy pair and the Emtek Classic Cortina lever dummy pair are both supplied as dummy pairs.

A half dummy such as the Kwikset 788TPL MDT Tripoli has no locking function. For privacy, the Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 privacy cylindrical lock with Withnell lever and the Arrow MK02-TA is a privacy function lock with a fire rating. For keyed entry, the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock and the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever with a deadlocking latchbolt.

Microban antimicrobial protection is built into the Tripoli lever. It is a product feature of the hardware itself, aimed at surfaces that get touched constantly, which is why it shows up on multi-family and hospitality interior hardware.

The Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever, and the BEST 7KC Series 1DT is a medium duty Grade 2 single dummy trim if you are standardizing on a commercial-style line. Both do the same job as the Tripoli half dummy, a non-operating pull on the door face; the difference is lever and rose styling and which family the rest of your doors already match.

No - the Kwikset 788TPL MDT Tripoli half dummy is fixed trim with no latch, so it is not interchangeable with a locking device. If the opening actually needs keyless access, 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 to 2 inch thick.