Pamex DD09-20135 3-1/2" x 15" Solid Brass Pull Plate

The Pamex DD09-20135 pull plate measures 3-1/2 by 15 inches, with an overall size given as 0.05 x 3-1/2 x 15 inches. If the plate coming off is a common 4 x 16, this one is smaller in both directions and will leave the old outline and screw holes showing. For a like-for-like swap on a 4 x 16 prep, the Delaney 4 inch x 16 inch Door Pull Plate is the size match. Going the other way, a Delaney 3-1/2 inch x 15 inch Door Pull Plate covers the same footprint as the Pamex.

Pamex lists the DD09-20135 as a residential product. It is solid brass at 0.05 inch thick, which suits apartment, condo and house entry doors. For an office building, school or hospital opening where the door gets pulled hundreds of times a day, go to a heavy duty plate instead: the Ives 8302 with through bolt mounting, the Ives 8303, or the cast Trimco 1010 Series. Through bolting matters on high traffic doors because wood screws work loose over time.

Not the right part for that. The DD09-20135 is a standalone residential pull plate, with no exit device trim function. A pull plate that mounts as trim for an exit device is a different item, for example the Detex P/PN Series pull plate made for Detex Value Series exit devices. Pairing a generic plate with a panic bar can also foul the device mounting holes on the outside face.

The Delaney 3-1/2" x 15" Door Pull Plate, DLY-4900xx, is the same plate footprint as the Pamex DD09-20135, which measures 3-1/2" x 15". If a door already has 3-1/2 by 15 inch pull plates on some leaves, either part keeps the same plate outline across the openings.

The Delaney 4" x 16" Door Pull Plate, DLY-490xx0, covers a larger area of the stile than the Pamex DD09-20135 at 3-1/2" x 15". The wider 4 inch plate is the one to specify when an existing plate outline or a previous hole pattern extends beyond the 3-1/2 inch width.

No. The Pamex DD09-20135 is a pull plate, a plate with a grip that projects 1-3/4" off the face so the door can be pulled. A push plate such as the Delaney 3-1/2" x 15" Push Plate, DLY-4905xx, is a flat plate with no pull on it and is fitted to the swing side. On a single-acting door the pair is normally used together, one on each face.

Projection is 1-3/4 inches. That is the clearance you need to check against anything alongside the door: a return wall, a sidelite frame, a second leaf on a pair, or a storm door swinging over it. It is also enough to get a full gloved hand behind the pull, which is what a maintenance crew cares about in winter.

Yes, the DD09-20135 is built to ANSI/BHMA A156.6, the standard covering architectural door trim, which is the line item a spec writer looks for on a submittal. Note that Pamex classes the plate as residential, so if your project schedule calls for a commercial duty pull plate, look at the Ives 8302 or 8303 heavy duty plates instead.

Four finishes, all by BHMA number: 605 Bright Brass, 613 Oil Rubbed Bronze, 619 Satin Nickel and 622 Matte Black. Match on the number, not the name, since finish names vary between manufacturers but 605 or 613 means the same thing across brands. For a building where you are standardizing doors, order the same code on every opening and the plates will read as a set.

Emtek offers three push and pull plate designs: the Knoxville series, the Modern series, and the Petal series in lost wax cast bronze. The Pamex DD09-20135 is a plain rectangular solid brass plate at 3-1/2" x 15" in matte black 622, oil rubbed bronze 613, bright brass 605, and satin nickel 619. Where the door is a design feature and a patterned or cast plate is wanted, the Emtek Petal or Knoxville plates carry a decorative face; where the plate has to disappear into a run of matching doors, the plain Pamex plate does that.

The Trimco 1010 Series cast pull plate has a 5" center to center pull, the Trimco 1012 cast tapered heavy duty plate and the Trimco 1013 round heavy duty plate each have a 5.5" center to center pull, and the Trimco 1014 Series half-round plate has a 6" center to center pull. The Pamex DD09-20135 is described by its 1-3/4" projection and its 3-1/2" x 15" plate rather than by a grip spacing, so where a drawing calls out a specific center to center pull, the Trimco series is where that number is stated.

Solid brass throughout, not a plated steel shell. That matters on an exterior door, where a plated part chips at the pull point and starts rusting under the coating. It also means the oil rubbed bronze version is a living finish over real brass and will wear through at the touch point over time, which some buyers want and some do not.