Orca Hardware PDLRD Passage Function Round Pocket Door Lock

Passage function only, so there is no locking. The PDLRD-PS round pocket door hardware operates the latch and pulls the door out of the pocket, nothing more. For a bathroom or bedroom pocket door that needs to lock from inside, go to a privacy version instead, such as the Deltana SDL25 or the Emtek 2102.

A passage unit like the Orca PDLRD has no locking function, so it is not the right choice for a bath or bedroom. For privacy operation, use the Weslock 0577 Rectangular Privacy Pocket Door Lock with adjustable backset and full lip strike, the Deltana SDL25 privacy pocket door lock at 2-1/2 by 2-3/4 inches, the Rockwood 891 Pocket Door Privacy Latch, or the Omnia 7012/L, which adds an emergency release. If you want to keep round trim, the Sure-Loc Round Pocket Door Privacy Pull with adjustable backset is the round-shape privacy option.

No - the PDLRD is built as a passage unit, which operates freely and takes no cylinder. For a keyed pocket door, the options are the Omnia 7035/A Keyed Entry Pocket Door Lock with modern rectangular trim and solid brass construction, or the Emtek 2153 Narrow Modern Rectangular Pocket Door Mortise Lock at 2 by 7-1/4 inches in a keyed version. Both are rectangular trim rather than round, so the prep and appearance differ from the PDLRD.

Four finishes: oil-rubbed bronze, satin nickel, black, and polished chrome. That covers the common residential trim palettes, so you can match existing levers and hinges on the rest of the openings in a unit without mixing brands of finish family.

Orca describes the PDLRD Series as a residential application, though the catalog attribute also flags it as commercial grade duty. Practically, treat it as residential and light-duty multifamily pocket doors: apartments, closets, pantries, hall doors. For higher-traffic institutional pocket doors, look at a heavy-duty option like the Deltana SDLA325 body or a Rockwood 891 style latch.

The Orca PDLRD is the round-trim model. For square or rectangular trim in passage function, the Sure-Loc Square Pocket Door Pull with adjustable backset, the Weslock 0527 rectangular passage pocket door lock, and the Omnia 7012/N modern rectangular passage set with mortise edge pull all cover that look. The Pamex PF1 is the square-style sliding door lock option.

A converging pair with no jamb to latch into needs dummy pulls on both leaves, not a latching passage set. The PDLRD is a single-leaf passage function unit. For the pair-dummy arrangement, the Omnia 7012/PD pocket door lock set with mortise edge pull is the dummy-function option.

Two things get mistaken for it. The Omnia 7012/PD is a pair dummy set - it is surface trim with no working latch at all, so it will not operate a door that needs to be pulled closed and latched the way a passage unit does. The other is the long mortise lock body, such as the Emtek #8 Classic Arched Pocket Door Mortise Lock at 2-7/8 by 7-5/8 inches or the Emtek 2153 at 2 by 7-1/4 inches; those need a much taller edge and face mortise than a compact round passage unit like the Orca PDLRD.

When the door thickness or backset is still unconfirmed, the peers that publish a range or an adjustable backset carry the risk better. The Weslock 0527 passage pocket door lock lists a door thickness range of 1-3/8 to 2 inches, the Pamex PF1 and PF2 both list 1-5/16 to 1-9/16 inches, and the Weslock 0627 round passage and Sure-Loc square passage pull both use an adjustable backset. Each of these is passage function, the same operation as the Orca PDLRD.

Yes. The Orca PDLRD is a passage pocket door lock with round trim. If the opening only needs something to grip and move the door, the Sure-Loc Round Pocket Door Pull - Passage and the Sure-Loc DP711 Passage Pocket Door Pull for sliding and barn doors are pull-style passage hardware for the same kind of opening. The DP711 also suits barn and surface-sliding doors, not just pocket doors.

For a heavier opening, the Deltana SDLA325 is a heavy-duty pocket door lock with an adjustable backset at 3-1/4 by 2-1/4 inches, and the Omnia 7035/A uses solid brass construction. Note that both are privacy and keyed entry respectively, not passage like the Orca PDLRD, so the operation changes along with the build.