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Sargent Sargent 8200 Series - (8204) Storeroom or Closet Function Escutcheon Trim, Heavy Duty Single Cylinder Mortise Lock, Grade 1 SGT-8204-ET

Sargent 8204-ET Grade 1 Heavy Duty Single Cylinder Mortise Lock with Escutcheon Trim - Storeroom Function

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Sargent 8200 Series Grade 1 Heavy Duty Single Cylinder Mortise Lock with Escutcheon Trim - Storeroom Function

Professional Grade 1 Mortise Lock for Secure Commercial Applications

The Sargent 8200 Series (8204) Storeroom Function Mortise Lock delivers Grade 1 heavy-duty performance engineered for maximum security and durability in high-traffic commercial and institutional environments. This single cylinder mortise lock features escutcheon trim for professional appearance and added door protection, with exterior lever locked at all times requiring key entry while maintaining free interior egress. ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 certified and UL Listed for demanding commercial applications where strength, consistency, and code compliance are critical.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • Grade 1 Heavy-Duty Construction: ANSI/BHMA A156.13 Grade 1 certification ensures maximum durability and security for high-traffic commercial environments.
  • Storeroom Function Security: Exterior lever locked at all times requiring key entry, while interior lever remains free for immediate egress compliance.
  • Single Cylinder Design: Keyed entry from exterior with free egress from interior provides optimal security and safety balance.
  • Escutcheon Trim Style: Professional appearance with added door protection, ideal for secure utility and storage spaces.
  • Mortise Lock Configuration: Heavy-duty mortise construction provides superior strength and tamper resistance for commercial applications.
  • UL Listed Certification: Fire-rated configurations available when properly specified for code compliance requirements.
  • ADA Compliance Ready: Compliant when installed with appropriate lever trim for accessibility requirements.
  • Commercial Grade Performance: Engineered for demanding institutional environments including healthcare, educational, and government facilities.

Technical Specifications

  • Refer to manufacturer documentation for complete technical specifications.

Installation & Operation

  1. Review manufacturer specifications and verify door preparation requirements including door thickness, stile width, and handing as applicable to this product.
  2. Use manufacturer-provided templates to mark mounting hole locations accurately on door and/or frame surfaces.
  3. Prepare door and frame by drilling required holes and routing as specified in manufacturer instructions.
  4. Install all mounting hardware and secure the device to door and frame per manufacturer torque specifications.
  5. Adjust operational components for proper alignment, latching, and smooth operation throughout the full range of motion.
  6. Test device operation to verify proper function and make final adjustments as needed. Refer to manufacturer documentation for complete installation details and troubleshooting.

Professional Applications

  • Storerooms and Supply Closets
  • Back-of-House and Staff-Only Areas
  • Commercial Office Buildings
  • Educational Facilities
  • Healthcare and Institutional Buildings
  • Government and High-Security Facilities
  • Multi-Tenant Commercial Properties

Why Choose Sargent Quality?

Sargent 8200 Series mortise locks deliver professional-grade reliability with heavy-duty construction rated for Grade 1 performance standards. ANSI/BHMA A156.13 certification and UL Listed status ensure compliance with demanding commercial codes and specifications. Engineered for institutional environments where dependable security performance and long-term durability are essential for protecting valuable assets and maintaining operational efficiency.

Product Specs

Series:
8200 Series
Grade:
Grade 1
Keyed Function:
Single Cylinder
Product Group:
Mechanical Locks
Product Subgroup:
Bored Locksets
Subcategory:
Bored Locksets
Keyed:
Yes
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Lock Type:
Mortise
Lock Function:
Storeroom/Closet
Product Type:
Mortise Locks
Duty Level:
Heavy Duty
Handle Type:
Lever
Segment:
Door Hardware
Product Attribute:
Mortise Locks
Electronic:
No
Product Function:
Storeroom
Product Category:
Mechanical Locks
Collection:
8200 Series
Department:
Door Hardware

Sargent 8204 LE1A 26D – Frequently Asked Questions

1) What does the Sargent 8204 storeroom function actually do at the door?
Storeroom function means the outside lever is locked at all times and only a key retracts the latch. The inside lever is always free, so anyone inside gets out without a key or any special knowledge. That is why it suits supply closets, mechanical rooms and staff-only spaces: the door relocks behind everyone, nobody can leave it in an unlocked state, and egress is never blocked. It is a single cylinder lock, so there is a keyed cylinder on the outside only.
2) Do I have to specify handing when I order the Sargent 8204-ET mortise lock?
Handing is an ordering choice on the 8204-ET, offered as right hand or left hand, and it applies to the A lever specifically. The other lever designs offered (B, E, F, J, L, P and W) are ordered without a handing selection. Stand outside the door: if the hinges are on your right it is a right hand door, hinges on the left is left hand.
3) Can I order the Sargent 8204 mortise lock without a cylinder so I can use my own core?
Four cylinder choices cover this. Standard Cylinder ships the lock ready to key. Less Cylinder ships with no cylinder at all, for shops supplying their own. The 70 option gives small format interchangeable core prep, less core, and the 60 option gives large format interchangeable core prep, less core, so a facility already running SFIC or LFIC keying can drop its own cores in. If you pick Less Cylinder, select None on the keying axis rather than KD or KA.
4) I need a run of storeroom doors on one key. Can Sargent 8204 locks be keyed alike?
Keyed alike is an ordering option on the 8204, so a set of storeroom or closet doors can run on one key. Keyed different is also available if each opening needs its own key, and you can order to a specific key code by entering the code with the order. For a property manager standardizing a building, keyed alike plus one lever design and one finish across the order is what keeps the fleet consistent.
5) Is the Sargent 8204 mortise lock Grade 1 and can it go on a fire rated opening?
ANSI/BHMA A156.13 Grade 1 is the certification the 8204 carries, and it is UL Listed, with fire rated configurations available when the lock is specified for that opening. Grade 1 is the top commercial tier under A156.13, which is what a spec on an institutional or government job will typically call for. It is a heavy duty, commercial-only lock, not a residential product.
6) What is a comparable Grade 1 storeroom mortise lock if I am not buying Sargent?
Two direct equivalents sit alongside the 8204. The Accentra 8805FL is a Grade 1 storeroom mortise lock with an Arcadia lever, from the 8800 Series. The Cal-Royal NM8080 is a Grade 1 heavy duty storeroom mortise lockset with an interchangeable core option, listed for 1-3/4 inch doors. Both are storeroom function like the 8204. The Sargent stays the choice when you need escutcheon trim and a wide finish and lever range, since the 8204-ET offers eight lever designs and sixteen finishes.
7) Will a Sargent 8204 mortise lock work on a door that currently has a cylindrical lockset?
Not without new door prep. A mortise lock needs a rectangular pocket routed into the edge of the door plus trim and cylinder holes through the face, which a door bored for a cylindrical lockset does not have. Converting means routing the door or replacing it. If the doors are already bored for cylindrical hardware and you want to stay with that prep, the Schlage PC Series is a Grade 1 cylindrical option for 1-3/4 inch doors. If the existing doors are already mortised, the 8204 drops into that prep family, and the Sargent 7800/8200 template gives the exact layout to verify against.
8) What do I use if the storeroom door has to release on an access control signal?
The Sargent 8204-ET is a mechanical lock, so remote release calls for an electrified mortise lock. The Command Access ML190 is a heavy-duty motorized mortise lock in storeroom function with field selectable fail-safe or fail-secure operation on 24VDC - same storeroom behavior as the 8204 when unpowered logic is set that way. The BEST 45HW is a heavy-duty wired electromechanical mortise lock running 12V or 24V. The Schlage L9092EU with 03A trim is a heavy-duty electric lock/unlock outside lever mortise lock, keyed outside, with request-to-exit, 12/24VDC, for a 1-3/4 inch door.
9) What is the closest cross-brand equivalent to a Sargent 8204 storeroom mortise lock?
The Accentra 8805FL is the nearest one-for-one: a Grade 1 storeroom-function mortise lock in the Accentra 8800 Series, with an Arcadia lever. The Sargent 8204-ET is also a Grade 1 mortise lock in storeroom function with a lever handle, so the security behavior a storeroom opening depends on - key-locked outside, free egress inside - is the same on both. The Cal-Royal NM8080 is a second Grade 1 storeroom mortise lockset, built for a 1-3/4 inch door and offered with an interchangeable core option. If you are keying to an existing Sargent system, the 8204 takes a standard cylinder or comes prepped for small format (70) or large format (60) interchangeable cores.
10) Which mortise lock replaces a Sargent 8204 when the opening needs a keypad or credential instead of a key?
The 8204-ET is a mechanical lock, not electronic, so codes and cards are outside what it does. For credential access on a mortise prep, the Accentra NTM623-NR is a Grade 1 nexTouch Generation 3 mortise lock with a capacitive touchscreen keypad and cylinder override, no deadbolt. The BEST 45HZ EZ Series is an electronic keypad mortise lock with key override. For a wireless, managed opening, the Schlage Electronics LEMD-GRW is a Grade 1 ENGAGE Series wireless mortise lock with a 125 kHz proximity reader and a 3-hour fire rating, right hand. Cylinder override matters if you are keeping the building on one key system - the 8204 itself accepts a standard cylinder or small and large format interchangeable core preps.
11) Can I use a BEST 45H or Baldwin 6310 in place of a Sargent 8204 storeroom mortise lock?
They are mortise locks but they are not the same opening. The BEST 45HCAC is a heavy-duty mortise lock body in public entrance function, where the outside lever can be left unlocked, and the BEST 45HCAINL is a heavy-duty lock body in intruder function - both are lock bodies rather than a complete lever-and-trim set. The Baldwin 6310 is an entrance/storeroom mortise lock body with a 2-1/2 inch backset for doors 1-3/8 inches and over, knob by knob; the 6310190RRLS is the lever by lever version, right hand reverse. The Sargent 8204-ET ships as a storeroom-function lever lock with escutcheon trim, so a body-only part still needs trim specified and a different backset changes the door prep.
12) What looks like a mortise lockset but will not secure a storeroom door?
Several mortise-labeled parts are trim or dummy hardware with no latching or keying at all. The Emtek 3019 Brisbane, 3102 Memphis, 3104 Hamilton and 3106 Manhattan mortise entrance locksets are all dummy function, and the Schlage L0170 is a Grade 1 heavy-duty half dummy trim for a 1-3/4 inch door. The Falcon MESC600DT is dummy escutcheon lever trim for M9900 Series exit devices, fire rated - escutcheon trim in name, but it is trim for an exit device, not a lock. The Sargent 8204-ET is a keyed single-cylinder storeroom lock, so on a door that has to lock, none of those substitute.
13) What is the difference between the escutcheon trim on the Sargent 8204-ET and a rose trim version?
Escutcheon trim is a full plate running behind the lever rather than a small round rose. It covers more of the door face, which hides old prep and mortise cutouts and takes the abuse in a back-of-house corridor. The 8204-ET offers four escutcheon designs, LE1, LS, LW1 and WT, so you can match the plate profile to what is already hanging in the building.
14) What finishes does the Sargent 8204-ET mortise lock come in for matching existing hardware?
Sixteen finishes are offered on the 8204-ET, covering the usual commercial choices, 26D satin chrome and 32D satin stainless, plus 26 bright chrome, 32 bright stainless, 14 bright nickel and 15 satin nickel. Brass and bronze run 03 bright brass, 04 satin brass, 09 bright bronze, 10 satin bronze, 10B oil rubbed dark oxidized bronze, 10BE and 10BL dark oxidized bronze, and 20D dark statuary bronze. Painted options are BSP black suede powder coat and WSP white suede powder coat. If you are matching existing openings, 26D and 32D are the two that most commercial buildings are already standardized on.
15) Do I need a separate deadbolt with a Sargent 8204 storeroom lock?
No separate deadbolt is needed for a storeroom opening. The 8204 is a keyed latch function, locked outside at all times, so the door secures itself every time it closes. A deadbolt would add a second operation that someone has to remember to throw, and on an egress door it introduces a second releasing motion. If the application genuinely calls for a standalone deadbolt instead of a lockset, the Cal-Royal NM8440 is a Grade 1 mortise privacy lockset with a deadbolt in the same category.
16) Where do I get the door prep dimensions and template for a Sargent 8200 Series mortise lock?
Sargent publishes an installation template covering 7800 and 8200 Series mortise locks with all sectional rose trims and escutcheon trims, which is the sheet to use for laying out the mortise pocket, cross bores and trim holes on the door. The full 7800/8200 Mortise Lock Catalog carries the series specifications. Both are posted with the product. Mark the door from the template rather than from an existing lock, since escutcheon trims and rose trims prep differently.
17) Is a Sargent 8204 lever ADA compliant for an accessible opening?
Lever trim is what makes the 8204 workable on an accessible opening, and the lock is ADA compliant when installed with appropriate lever trim. All eight trim designs offered, A, B, E, F, J, L and the P and W levers, are lever handles rather than knobs, so there is no grasping or twisting required to operate the inside lever. Storeroom function also keeps the inside lever free at all times, which is what egress requires.
18) I do not need the door keyed - what is the non-keyed mortise option?
The Sargent 8204-ET is a keyed lock in single-cylinder configuration, so it is more lock than a door that never needs to be secured. For a latch-only opening, the Falcon MA101 is a Grade 1 heavy-duty mortise passage lock in the MA Series with field reversible operation and a fire rating, and the Schlage PM010 is a Grade 1 passage latch mortise lock for a 1-3/4 inch door. If you want the escutcheon look without a keyed lock, the Hager 3810E is a 3800 Series passage mortise lock with escutcheon and a 2-3/4 inch backset for doors 1-3/4 to 2-1/2 inches thick; the Hager 3810S is the same passage lock with a rose instead.
19) Is there a Grade 1 mortise lock for a behavioral health or patient room instead of a standard storeroom lever?
Yes - anti-ligature trim is a different product family from the standard escutcheon lever on the Sargent 8204-ET. The TownSteel MRX-L-01 is a Grade 1 heavy-duty passage-function stainless steel anti-ligature lever mortise lockset for a 1-3/4 inch door, and the MRX-A-01 is the same passage function in satin stainless steel with ligature-resistant arch trim. For a push/pull opening, the Marks USA 5PDN is a Grade 1 hospital passage mortise push/pull paddleset, ligature resistant, ADA compliant, in satin stainless steel. All three are passage function, so a room that must be key-locked from the corridor still calls for a keyed storeroom lock.
20) The room needs privacy rather than key control - which mortise lock covers that?
Storeroom function on the Sargent 8204-ET keys from the outside and never gives an occupant a thumbturn. For an occupied room, the Cal-Royal NM8440 is a Grade 1 privacy mortise lockset with deadbolt for a 1-3/4 inch door, and the Hager 3840S is a 3800 Series Grade 1 privacy mortise lock with a 2-3/4 inch backset for doors 1-3/4 to 2 inches thick. If the room needs privacy with electronic control, the Schlage CO-100 is a Grade 1 heavy-duty standalone electronic mortise lock in privacy function with a keypad reader for a 1-3/4 inch door.
21) What is the difference between the Sargent 8204 and an office or entrance function mortise lock?
Storeroom function on the 8204-ET keeps the outside lever locked at all times, so staff must key in every time. An office function lets the outside lever be left unlocked during business hours: the Cal-Royal NM8050 is a Grade 1 office/entrance mortise lockset with an auxiliary deadlatch for a 1-3/4 inch door, and the Hager 3850E is a 3800 Series Grade 1 office mortise lock with lever and escutcheon, non-keyed, with a 2-3/4 inch backset for doors 1-3/4 to 2-1/2 inches thick. The Baldwin 6301LS is an entry/apartment mortise lock body, lever by lever, 2-1/2 inch backset, for doors 1-3/4 inches and over. Choose storeroom when the door must never be left open, office when it should be openable during the day.
22) Can I standardize a whole facility on the Sargent 8204 escutcheon lock, or do some openings need something else?
The Sargent 8204-ET covers keyed storeroom openings broadly - Grade 1, commercial, heavy duty, with escutcheon trim in LE1, LS, LW1 and WT styles, eight lever designs from A through W, and finishes from 26D satin chrome and 32D satin stainless to 10B oil rubbed bronze and BSP black suede powder coat, so a facility can hold one appearance across many doors. Openings that fall outside it: aluminum storefront with an Adams Rite deadlatch takes the Alarm Lock DL1300NW Trilogy Networx wireless keypad lock built for that prep, a deadbolt-only opening takes the Alarm Lock DL4500 Grade 1 electronic mortise deadbolt for 1-5/8 to 1-7/8 inch doors, and a wide stile aluminum door takes the Dormakaba E-Plex 2066 electronic pushbutton keyless mortise lock.
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