Pamex DD01-180 180 Degree Door Viewer with 9/16" Bore for 1-3/8" to 2-1/4" Door

No cover on the DD01-180, it is an open viewer. For a cover, the Cal-Royal PRIULDV200 is a UL Listed privacy viewer with a 200 degree glass lens and a privacy cover, the Hager 1759 is a 185 degree viewer with a privacy flap, and the Trimco 977 pairs a 200 degree lens with a heavy duty cover for doors from 1-17/64 inches to 2-1/8 inches.

The Pamex DD01-180 is a brass 180 degree viewer built for residential doors. When the opening is fire rated, the viewers to specify are the Ives U698, a one way wide angle viewer that is UL fire rated with a 190 degree view, the Ives U700, a one way brass viewer with UL fire rating, the Ives U696 at 150 degrees fire rated, the Ives 701 at 120 degrees fire rated, or the Hager 1756, a 185 degree one way viewer with a fire rating. Institutional and MRO buyers working corridor and stairwell doors will want one of those five; the DD01-180 suits interior residential entries.

The Pamex DD01-180 is a plain 180 degree glass lens viewer with a 1-1/16 inch diameter exterior trim and no cover over the eyepiece. For a tenant who wants the inside eye blocked when it is not in use, the covered options are the Cal-Royal PRIULDV200, a UL listed privacy viewer with a 200 degree glass lens and privacy cover, the Hager 1759 with a privacy flap, the Rockwood 624, a 160 degree viewer with cover for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Trimco 977 at 200 degrees with a heavy duty cover. Property managers replacing viewers across a building of the same doors often standardize on a covered model to head off tenant requests later.

No. The Pamex DD01-180 fits a 9/16 inch hole, while the Emtek 2610 is a solid brass viewer for a 5/8 inch diameter hole. The Emtek 2610 needs the larger bore, so it will not tighten in a hole drilled for the DD01-180, and a hole already drilled at 5/8 inch is oversized for the Pamex. Locksmiths swapping viewers on an existing door should confirm the bore before ordering, since these two are not a like for like drop in.

A 180 degree lens gives you the full face of the doorway, wall to wall, so someone standing tight against the door jamb is still in frame. The DD01-180 uses a glass lens rather than acrylic, which stays clear instead of hazing over the way plastic lenses do after a few years of cleaning.

Six finishes, by BHMA number: 605 bright brass, 609 antique brass, 613 oil rubbed bronze, 619 satin nickel, 622 matte black, and 625 polished chrome. Those are the same finish codes used on locksets and hinges, so if a property is standardized on 613 or 619 across its door hardware, the viewer matches without a special order.

The viewer's overall diameter is 1-1/16 inches. Against a 9/16 inch bore that leaves roughly a quarter inch of trim all the way around, so it will hide minor tearout at the bore but it will not bridge a hole drilled for a larger viewer.

The Pamex DD01-180 uses a glass lens with a 180 degree field of vision. Wider angle peers are the Trimco 976 at 200 degrees, the Trimco 977 at 200 degrees with a heavy duty cover, and the Cal-Royal PRIULDV200 with a 200 degree glass lens and privacy cover. The Ives U698 is close behind at 190 degrees, and the Hager 1756 and Hager 1759 sit at 185 degrees. The extra angle matters most on a narrow landing or a recessed entry where someone can stand close against the door frame.

The Pamex DD01-180 is a residential door viewer with a brass body and a 180 degree glass lens. When a UL listing is what the specification calls for, the Cal-Royal PRIULDV200 is a UL listed privacy viewer with a 200 degree glass lens, the Rockwood 621 is UL listed for 2 inch to 2-1/2 inch doors, and the Ives U698 is a UL fire rated wide angle viewer with a 190 degree view. Procurement buyers writing to a code requirement should order one of those; the DD01-180 fits residential entries where no listing is called out.

All four fit a similar band of door thicknesses: the Pamex DD01-180 adjusts from 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, and the Trimco 975, 976 and 977 each cover 1-17/64 inch to 2-1/8 inch. They differ in lens and trim. The DD01-180 is a 180 degree viewer with a 1-1/16 inch diameter face and no cover. The Trimco 975 is 160 degree, the 976 is 200 degree, and the 977 is 200 degree with a heavy duty cover. Distributors quoting against a Trimco line item should confirm which of the three series the specification names, since 975, 976 and 977U are separate series.

The DD01-180 is the viewer on its own. Pamex builds a combination unit that pairs a zinc die cast knocker with a brass viewer, so if you want knocker and peephole in one plate on the entry door, that is the version to ask for rather than this one.

The Pamex DD01-180 is a 180 degree glass lens viewer with no cover, built for a 9/16 inch bore. For a bed or bath opening the Cal-Royal PRIULDV200 is the direct answer, a UL listed viewer carrying a privacy/bed/bath function with a 200 degree glass lens and a privacy cover. The Rockwood 624 also adds a cover, in a 160 degree viewer for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors. Both keep the eyepiece blocked when it is not being used.

The Pamex DD01-180 has a 180 degree field of vision through a glass lens. The Ives U696 is a one way fire rated viewer with a 150 degree viewing angle, so it gives a narrower cone of view at the door. The Ives 701 is narrower still at 120 degrees. On a corridor door where the fire rating drives the choice, the narrower angle comes with the territory; on a residential entry where angle is the priority, the DD01-180 sees wider.