Pamex PF1 Square Style Sliding Door Lock

The PF1 mortises into the lock edge of the door at 1-3/4 inch depth by 2-1/4 inch high. If you are retrofitting an existing pocket door, check that pocket first, since anything shallower than 1-3/4 inch has to be deepened before the case will seat.

The Pamex PF1 is built in privacy (F76) and passage (F75) functions only; the privacy side is released from outside with a coin or screwdriver rather than a key. For a keyed opening, the Omnia 7035/A is a keyed entry pocket door lock with modern rectangular trim and solid brass construction, and the Emtek 2153 narrow modern rectangular pocket door mortise lock is offered keyed in a 2 inch by 7-1/4 inch trim.

The Pamex PF1 is the lock and trim for the door leaf, prepped 1-3/4 inch deep by 2-1/4 inch high, and does not carry the door. The rough opening hardware is ordered separately: the Orca Hardware PK1200 pocket door frame kit for the framed pocket, and the NGP SLAL250PD72 72 inch aluminum pocket door track rated up to 250 pounds for the hanging hardware. Confirm the frame kit suits your slab, as the PK1200 lists a 1 inch or 1-3/4 inch door thickness.

The Orca Hardware PDLSQ is the nearest square-trim equivalent, a square pocket door lock in a privacy/bed/bath function, matching the PF1's square style and privacy turn-piece arrangement. If the doors on the job are already running round trim, the Orca PDLRD is the same lock family with a round face. The Pamex PF1 differs in that it is offered in both privacy and passage functions on one platform, so a single trim style can cover bathroom and closet openings.

The Pamex PF1 preps at 1-3/4 inch depth by 2-1/4 inch high, so it will not cover a tall existing cutout. Longer-trim options include the Deltana SDL60 decorative pocket door lock at 6 inches in privacy, the Emtek #8 classic arched pocket door mortise lock at 2-7/8 inch by 7-5/8 inch in brass, and the Emtek 2153 narrow modern rectangular mortise lock at 2 inch by 7-1/4 inch. Measure the existing mortise before committing to a trim size.

The Pamex PF1 is ANSI A156.2 Grade 3 and is built for residential use. Where the traffic is heavier, 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 privacy trim, and the Rockwood 891 is a pocket door privacy latch from a commercial hardware line. Both stay in the privacy function, so the opening behavior matches what the PF1 privacy version does.

Yes. The privacy function is released from the outside with a coin or a flat screwdriver blade in the turn slot, which is what you want on a bathroom or bedroom pocket door in a rental. No key, no tool kit needed.

Not for a bathroom or bedroom. The Sure-Loc round pocket door pull - passage and the square pocket door pull with adjustable backset - passage are passage pulls with no locking. The Pamex PF1 privacy (F76) locks both sides from an inside turn-piece and is released outside with a coin or screwdriver, and carries a 5/16 inch hook on the privacy version. If you want a Sure-Loc with a lock, the round pocket door privacy pull with adjustable backset is the privacy version of that line.

For a non-locking opening, the Pamex PF1 passage (F75) version leaves both sides always free. If you want to drop the lock body entirely and use just a pull, the Sure-Loc round pocket door pull - passage and the Sure-Loc square pocket door pull with adjustable backset - passage are flush pulls in round and square faces, and the Sure-Loc passage pocket door pull for sliding and barn doors covers the same idea on surface-sliding doors.

All three are residential pocket door locks. Deltana splits the functions across two part numbers: the SDL25 is privacy/bed/bath and the SDP25 is passage/hall/closet, both at 2-1/2 inch by 2-3/4 inch trim. The Pamex PF1 covers both functions under one model in a square style, across 625 polished chrome, 605 bright brass, 622 matte black, 609 antique brass, USP11 venetian bronze and 619 satin nickel, which is useful when you are standardizing finish across a building and only the function changes door to door.

The Pamex PF1 is made in privacy and passage functions, so there is no dummy version of it. For a converging pair where one leaf needs trim only, the Omnia 7012/PD modern rectangular pocket door lock set is a pair dummy function with a mortise edge pull, and it matches the Omnia 7012/L privacy lock with emergency release and the Omnia 7012/N passage lock with mortise edge pull if you want all three functions in one trim family.

Emtek separates the functions into two part numbers, the 2101 in passage and the 2102 in privacy/bed/bath, both on a 2-3/8 inch by 3-1/8 inch trim. The Pamex PF1 carries both functions on one square-style model with a 1-3/4 inch deep by 2-1/4 inch high prep and a 1-5/16 inch to 1-9/16 inch door thickness range, in brass construction. The trim footprint is the main thing to check against an existing cutout before swapping either way.

The PF1 is the square trim style. If you want the same privacy function with round trim, the Orca Hardware PDLRD privacy pocket door lock is the round-trim counterpart, and the Orca PDLSQ is a square privacy unit from another brand. Deltana's SDL25 at 2-1/2 by 2-3/4 inches and the Emtek 2102 at 2-3/8 by 3-1/8 inches are other privacy options if you need a specific trim size.