Kwikset KWI-898DA Dakota Handle Only; No Deadbolt with RCAL Latch and RCS Strike

The latch backset adjusts between 2-3/8 inch and 2-3/4 inch, which are the two standard residential bore layouts, so it drops into standard door preparations without redrilling. You set the backset on the latch to match the hole already in your door edge.

A dummy handleset gives you the exterior grip and plate with no working latch mechanism behind it, so the door is secured by something else, typically a separate deadbolt above it or an inactive leaf of a double door. The Dakota 898DA is the exterior pack: handle, round corner latch, and strike. If you need the handle itself to hold the door shut and key, you want an entry function handleset, not this one.

Order a keyed entry handleset instead. The Schlage Residential F60 Addison single cylinder keyed entry handleset with Accent lever is a Grade 2 entrance-function set that fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick. The Weslock 2810 Hillcrest with Hudson knob is a single cylinder handleset for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Kwikset 898DA Dakota does not include a deadbolt and is a non-functioning exterior handle, so it will not secure the opening on its own.

The Weslock 2815 Hillcrest dummy handleset with New Heaven lever is the nearest match in function - it is a dummy handleset like the Dakota, so it is a pull with no latching or keyed mechanism behind it. The Weslock 6695 Belmont dummy handleset with Impresa knob is the same idea with a knob instead of a lever. Both Weslock dummies list a door thickness range of 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Dakota 898DA differs in that it is the exterior handle only with a round corner faceplate latch and no deadbolt.

Both are dummy-function handlesets, but they are not interchangeable in the door. The Emtek 3002 Memphis, 3004 Hamilton, 3005 Melrose and 3006 Manhattan are brass mortise entrance handlesets in dummy function, so they follow a mortise trim footprint. The Kwikset 898DA Dakota uses a latch with an adjustable 2-3/8 inch to 2-3/4 inch backset that fits standard bored door preparations. A door prepped for one will not accept the other without rework.

Round corner faceplate on the RCAL latch, which matches the routed pocket left by most factory-prepped residential doors. If your door edge is mortised square, you would need a square corner or drive-in latch instead.

Yes, the lower handle is reversible, so one part covers both hands of door. You do not order a handing on it.

Residential. It is a Kwikset Signature Series handleset for exterior doors on homes. For a multi-family or commercial opening where a graded lock is specified, look at a Grade 2 residential handleset such as the Schlage F60 Addison or the Master Lock HDLB Series single cylinder deadbolt handleset.

The Emtek brass mortise entrance handlesets in dummy function cover that: the 3002 Memphis, 3004 Hamilton, 3005 Melrose, and 3006 Manhattan. Weslock also lists dummy handlesets, the 6695 Belmont with Impresa knob and the 2815 Hillcrest with New Heaven lever, both fitting 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors. The Kwikset Dakota is the simpler exterior-only pack.

Not directly. The Yale Real Living Assure Lock sets - the BYRD226CBARX Wi-Fi and Bluetooth touchscreen deadbolt with Ridgefield handleset, the BYRD226NRRX standalone version, and the BYRD256 CBARX key free Wi-Fi touchscreen deadbolt with Ridgefield passage handleset - all pair the handleset with a deadbolt and list 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch door thickness. The Kwikset 898DA Dakota is the exterior handle alone with no deadbolt, so a smart set means prepping and filling the deadbolt bore as well.

The Kwikset 898DA Dakota is a residential handleset whose latch adjusts for backset, not for door thickness. For a thick slab, the Weslock 1411 Traditionale Colonial handleset with Eleganti knob is a single cylinder set listing 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch, and the Yale Real Living BYRD226NRRX Assure Lock standalone touchscreen deadbolt with Ridgefield handleset also lists 1-3/4 inch to 2-1/4 inch. Thinner-door sets such as the Pamex FS7P31 Lexington single cylinder handleset stop at 1-3/4 inch.

The Deltana 803871B Hanover, 815871 St. Ann and 825871 Kingston are solid brass entry-function handlesets, and the Deltana 810871 Montego handleset lists a 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door thickness range. Those are working entry sets. The Kwikset 898DA Dakota is a Signature Series exterior handle in Venetian Bronze or Satin Nickel with no deadbolt and no keyed entry function.

No. The Kwikset 898DA Dakota is the exterior handle only, sold as an exterior pack with no interior trim and no deadbolt. For a passage arrangement, the Schlage Residential JI18/19 interconnected passage lock with keyed deadbolt and Torino lever fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch and is Grade 2. The Baldwin Wesley handleset is available with an interior Alcott knob or Carnaby knob in entrance function.

A screwdriver. The handleset mounts through the existing bores and the latch and RCS strike go in with screws, so it is a few minutes of work per door with no drilling if the prep is standard 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset.

No. The Baldwin Estates 6542 Tremont entry mortise trim comes in single cylinder and double cylinder versions, both entrance function for a 1-3/4 inch door, and both mount to a mortise lock body. The Kwikset 898DA Dakota is a bored-prep exterior handle with an adjustable 2-3/8 inch to 2-3/4 inch backset latch and no deadbolt, so it does not drive a mortise case.