Orca Hardware PDLSQ Passage Function Square Pocket Door Lock

For a door at the thick end of the range, the Weslock 0527 rectangular passage pocket door lock is the safer specify, since it is listed for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors. Pamex sliding door locks such as the PF1 square style run 1-5/16 inch to 1-9/16 inch, so they suit standard 1-3/8 inch interior slabs rather than heavy ones.

The Orca PDLSQ is a passage-function pocket door lock, meaning it operates without locking. Direct passage-function counterparts include the Emtek 2101 passage pocket door lock in a 2-3/8 inch by 3-1/8 inch trim, the Deltana SDP25 passage pocket door lock in a 2-1/2 inch by 2-3/4 inch size, the Weslock 0527 rectangular passage pocket door lock, and the Omnia 7012/N modern rectangular pocket door passage lock with mortise edge pull. All four share the passage function; they differ in trim shape and plate dimensions.

The Orca PDLSQ is passage function, so it has no locking mechanism and is not suited to a bath or bedroom door. For privacy use, look at the Deltana SDL25 privacy pocket door lock at 2-1/2 inch by 2-3/4 inch, the Emtek 2102 privacy pocket door lock at 2-3/8 inch by 3-1/8 inch, the Omnia 7012/L modern rectangular privacy lock with emergency release, the Weslock 0577 rectangular privacy pocket door lock with adjustable backset and full lip strike, or the Rockwood 891 pocket door privacy latch.

Orca lists the PDLSQ as a residential application pocket door lock. It suits single-family, apartment and condo interior pockets. For higher-traffic commercial pockets, a heavier option like the Rockwood 891 pocket door latch or the Deltana SDLA325 heavy-duty pocket door lock is the direction to look.

It is trim shape, not function. The PDLSQ uses square trim, which reads cleaner next to square rosettes and modern casing. Round versions of the same passage function exist in other lines, for example the Pamex PF2 round sliding door lock or the Sure-Loc round pocket door pull in passage. Pick whichever matches the rest of the hardware on the floor; mixing shapes in one hallway is the thing people regret.

A latching passage set like the PDLSQ wants a jamb with a strike, so a converging pair with no jamb is the wrong application. Use a dummy set instead, for example the Omnia 7012/PD pocket door lock set with mortise edge pull in pair dummy function, which gives you pulls on both leaves without a latch.

If the door only needs a finger pull to move it and nothing has to latch, a pull is enough: the Sure-Loc Round Pocket Door Pull is a passage unit, the Sure-Loc DP711 passage pocket door pull serves sliding and barn doors as well, and the Sure-Loc Round Pocket Door Privacy Pull adds an adjustable backset with privacy function. The Orca PDLSQ is a passage-function pocket door lock with square trim, so choose it when you want lock-style trim on the opening.

Two groups. Keyed units are a different function: the Emtek 2153 narrow modern rectangular pocket door mortise lock is keyed, as is the Omnia 7035/A keyed entry pocket door lock, so both need key control the passage-function PDLSQ does not involve. Dummy sets are the other trap - the Omnia 7012/PD is a pair dummy set, non-operating trim only, where the PDLSQ actually latches and releases as a passage unit.

Yes. The Orca PDLSQ uses square trim in a passage function. For the same square look, the Sure-Loc Square Pocket Door Pull with Adjustable Backset is also a passage unit, and the Pamex PF1 Square Style Sliding Door Lock covers doors 1-5/16 inch to 1-9/16 inch thick. If a round face is acceptable instead, the Pamex PF2 round sliding door lock uses a 2-3/8 inch backset over the same 1-5/16 inch to 1-9/16 inch thickness range.

The Orca PDLSQ uses a compact square trim. For a larger decorative face, the Deltana SDL60 is a 6 inch decorative pocket door lock in privacy function, the Emtek #8 classic arched pocket door mortise lock uses a 2-7/8 inch by 7-5/8 inch brass trim, and the Emtek 2153 narrow modern rectangular mortise lock runs 2 inch by 7-1/4 inch. Note the arched and 2153 units are mortise locks and the 2153 is keyed, so the door prep and function differ from a passage square plate.

For higher-traffic openings, the Deltana SDLA325 is a heavy-duty pocket door lock with an adjustable backset in a 3-1/4 inch by 2-1/4 inch size, though it is privacy function rather than passage. The Rockwood 891 pocket door privacy latch is another privacy-function option. If the opening must stay non-locking, the Omnia 7012/N passage lock pairs its trim with a mortise edge pull.