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Sargent Sargent 8900 Series - (8976) Fail-Secure Key Retracts Latch Electrified Trim Wide Stile Design Mortise Exit Device SGT-8976

Sargent 8976 Fail-Secure Electrified Mortise Exit Device with Key Retracts Latch Wide Stile Design

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Sargent 8976 Fail-Secure Electrified Mortise Exit Device with Key Retracts Latch Wide Stile

Professional Grade Exit Device with Electric Latch Retraction

The Sargent 8976 fail-secure electrified mortise exit device delivers professional-grade security with key retracts latch functionality and wide stile design compatibility. This heavy-duty exit device exceeds ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 requirements for cycle and strength testing, engineered for the lifetime of the building with modular design construction. The electric latch retraction capability provides enhanced access control integration for commercial applications with 3-hour fire rating for code-compliant protection.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • Heavy-Duty Grade 1 Performance: Exceeds ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 requirements for cycle and strength testing, ensuring reliable operation in high-traffic commercial environments.
  • Electric Latch Retraction: Fail-secure key retracts latch design provides enhanced access control integration with remote operation capability for flexible security management.
  • Wide Stile Compatibility: Engineered for wide stile door applications with mortise configuration for versatile installation options in various door types.
  • Fire-Rated Performance: 3-hour fire rating provides code-compliant protection for fire-rated door assemblies in critical egress applications.
  • Modular Design Construction: Maintenance-free modular design built to last the lifetime of the building with unsurpassed security performance and serviceability.
  • Multiple Configuration Options: Available in rim, mortise, surface vertical and concealed vertical rod configurations for diverse application requirements.
  • Manufacturer Warranty: 2 Year Limited warranty for added confidence and protection in commercial installations.

Technical Specifications

  • Refer to manufacturer documentation for complete technical specifications.

Installation & Operation

  1. Verify electrical requirements match available power supply. Confirm voltage per specifications and current capacity before proceeding.
  2. Disconnect power supply before beginning installation. Follow all applicable electrical codes and safety procedures.
  3. Mount the unit in the specified location ensuring adequate clearance for wiring access, ventilation, and future service requirements.
  4. Route and connect wiring according to manufacturer wiring diagrams. Use appropriate wire gauge and connectors for the application.
  5. Configure operational settings including fail-secure operation per application requirements.
  6. Restore power and test all functions including normal operation, electric latch retraction, and integration with connected access control systems.
  7. Complete final inspection and document settings. Refer to manufacturer documentation for complete wiring diagrams, programming instructions, and troubleshooting.

Professional Applications

  • Commercial Office Buildings
  • Educational Facilities
  • Healthcare Institutions
  • Retail Establishments
  • Industrial and Warehouse Facilities
  • Multi-Tenant Residential Properties
  • Government and Municipal Buildings

Why Choose Sargent Quality?

Sargent exit devices deliver professional-grade reliability with modular construction designed to last the lifetime of the building. This heavy-duty device exceeds ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 requirements with 3-hour fire rating and includes a 2 Year Limited warranty. Engineered for demanding commercial applications where dependable security and fire-rated performance are essential.

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Product Specs

Series:
8900 Series
Product Group:
Exit Devices and Trim
Product Subgroup:
Exit Devices - Mortise
Product Type:
Exit Devices - Mortise
Subcategory:
Mortise Exit Devices
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Stile Type:
Wide Stile
Lock Function:
Electromechanical
Grade:
Grade 1
Model Series:
8900 Series
Product Model:
8976
Product Function:
Electromechanical
Product Category:
Exit Devices and Trim
Collection:
8900 Series
Department:
Door Hardware

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    Sargent 8976E 10BE – Frequently Asked Questions

    1) What does fail-secure mean on the Sargent 8976 if the power drops?
    Fail-secure means the outside trim stays locked when power is lost. Free egress from the inside never depends on power, the push rail always retracts the latch, but nobody gets back in through the lever until power returns or a key is used. If your life-safety plan needs the outside lever to unlock on a power failure or fire alarm, a fail-secure device is the wrong choice and you want a fail-safe function instead.
    2) Do I have to specify handing when ordering the Sargent 8976 mortise exit device?
    Handing is required. The 8976 is ordered as either RHR (right hand reverse) or LHR (left hand reverse), and it is not field reversible like some crossbar devices. Stand outside the door: if it swings toward you and the hinges are on your right, it is right hand reverse. Get this wrong and the mortise case is in the wrong orientation for the opening.
    3) What voltage does the Sargent 8976 electrified exit device need?
    12V or 24V, specified when you order. Match it to the power supply and access control panel already on the job before you pick, because the device is built for the voltage you select, not switchable in the field. Run the wiring through a door loop or electric hinge to the mortise case.
    4) What size Sargent 8976 exit device do I need for a 36 inch door?
    The 8976 comes in 32, 36, 42 and 48 inch device lengths. Pick the length to match the door leaf width, a 36 inch leaf takes the 36 inch device. The push rail should span most of the door width so anyone hitting it anywhere across the leaf gets out.
    5) I need a mortise exit device on a narrow stile aluminum storefront door, not a wide stile door. What should I use instead of the Sargent 8976?
    The Sargent 8976 is built as a wide stile device and will not suit a narrow stile aluminum door. For that opening, the Adams Rite 8400 Series is a Grade 1 narrow stile mortise exit device specified for aluminum doors, and the Von Duprin 5575-3ft is a Grade 1 narrow stile crossbar mortise lock exit device in a 3 ft length, field reversible, for 1-3/4 inch doors. Both Adams Rite 8400 and Von Duprin 5575 are listed as life-safety / non fire rated, so if the storefront opening is in a fire rated assembly the narrow stile route does not apply and the door type needs to be revisited with the architect.
    6) Which wide stile mortise exit devices are fire rated, and which are not?
    The Sargent 8976 carries a 3 hour fire rating and is ordered in a Standard or Fire Rated (Less Dogging) configuration. Among wide stile mortise peers, the Adams Rite 3300 Series is fire rated, and the Corbin Russwin ED5600AL is a 3 hour fire rated Grade 1 device. On the other side, the Adams Rite 8300 Series, Von Duprin 8875-3FT, Von Duprin 9475/9575 Impact Series and Von Duprin 9875-3FT are all listed as fire rating No. For a fire rated opening the selection narrows to the 8976, the Adams Rite 3300 or the ED5600AL; the non fire rated wide stile devices belong on standard egress openings.
    7) What is the closest equivalent to a Sargent 8976 mortise exit device from another manufacturer?
    The Sargent 8976 is a Grade 1 wide stile mortise exit device from the 8900 Series with electromechanical function. The closest peer in construction and rating is the Corbin Russwin ED5600AL, a Grade 1 3 hour fire rated wide stile mortise exit device in the ED5000 Series that fits 1-3/4 inch doors and accepts passage or classroom lever trim. Both are wide stile mortise devices at Grade 1, so the deciding factor is the electrified function: the 8976 is built around key retracts latch electrified trim with 12V or 24V power and options such as 56 remote dogging / latch retraction and 58 electric dogging, while the ED5600AL is specified as a mechanical device that takes lever trim. If the opening needs access control integration, stay with the 8976; if the opening is straight mechanical egress with lever trim, the ED5600AL covers the same door.
    8) I do not need electric latch retraction, just a push-to-exit mortise device. What is the simpler option than a Sargent 8976?
    The 8976 carries electromechanical function with 12V or 24V power and electric options including 53 latchbolt monitor switch, 56 remote dogging / latch retraction and 58 electric dogging. If the opening is exit only with no access control, the Falcon 25-M-EO is a Grade 1 wide stile mortise exit device with exit only function for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the BEST Precision 2301 is a mortise exit device, exit only, with heavy wrought construction in the 2300 Series. The Detex 30 Series Advantex is another Grade 1 wide stile device only / exit only mortise device, though Detex 30 is listed as not wood door compatible, so confirm the door substrate before specifying it.
    9) Every mortise exit device I look at says Grade 1. What actually separates them?
    Grade 1 is shared across the Sargent 8976, the Adams Rite 3300 and 8300, the Adams Rite 8400, the Corbin Russwin ED5600AL, the Detex 30 Series, the Falcon 25-M-EO, and the Von Duprin 5575, 8875, 9475/9575 and 9875 - so it does not narrow the field. The separators are stile type, wide stile on the 8976 versus narrow stile on the Adams Rite 8400 and Von Duprin 5575; fire rating, where the 8976, Adams Rite 3300 and ED5600AL are rated and the Adams Rite 8300 and the Von Duprin 5575, 8875, 9475/9575 and 9875 are listed fire rating No; door substrate, since Detex 30, Von Duprin 8875 and 9875 are not wood door compatible; and function, where the 8976 is electromechanical while Falcon 25-M-EO, Detex 30 and BEST Precision 2301 are exit only. Sort on those four and the choice usually resolves to one device.
    10) Does the Sargent 8976 come with outside lever trim or do I order that separately?
    Trim is a separate selection. You can order the device with ET trim in A, B, E, F, J, L, P or W lever design, or choose exit device only if the outside is a pull or a blank plate. If you are matching lever style across a building, pick the same ET lever letter you already have on the other openings.
    11) Should I use a mortise exit device or a rim device on my opening?
    A mortise device puts the lock case inside a pocket cut into the door edge, so the door has to be prepped for a mortise lock. That prep gives you a concealed, well protected latch and lets the outside lever operate through the case. A rim device surface mounts and needs only a small edge prep, which makes it the easier retrofit on a door that has never had a mortise pocket. If your doors are already mortise prepped, or the spec calls for mortise, the 8976 drops into that prep. If they are not, the milling work is the real cost of the decision.
    12) The opening is a wood door. Which mortise exit devices can I use?
    The Adams Rite 3300 Series is a fire rated Grade 1 wide stile mortise exit device specified for wood and hollow metal doors, and the Adams Rite 8300 Series is the life-safety Grade 1 wide stile version for wood and hollow metal, listed as fire rating No. By contrast the Detex 30 Series, Von Duprin 8875-3FT and Von Duprin 9875-3FT are each listed as not wood door compatible, so those come off the list for a wood opening. If the wood opening also needs electric latch retraction, the Sargent 8976 is the electrified wide stile mortise device with 12V or 24V power and options such as 56 remote dogging / latch retraction - confirm the door manufacturer's prep for a mortise device before ordering.
    13) I need lever trim on the outside of the door with a mortise exit device. How do the options differ?
    The Sargent 8976 is ordered with ET trim in lever styles A, B, E, F, J, L, P and W, or as exit device only, and its outside trim is electrified with key retracts latch operation. The Corbin Russwin ED5600AL is offered exit only or for use with classroom or passage lever trim, with that trim purchased separately. The Falcon 25-M-EO, BEST Precision 2301 and Detex 30 Series are exit only devices, so they cover the egress side but not an outside lever pull. That difference decides the order: if the outside of the door has to be operated by lever and key, the 8976 or the ED5600AL with its trim are the two paths.
    14) I have a 42 inch and a 48 inch door leaf. Which mortise exit devices cover those widths?
    The Sargent 8976 is available in 32 inch, 36 inch, 42 inch and 48 inch sizes, so a single specification covers the wider leaves. Several wide stile peers are catalogued at a single 3 ft length: the Falcon 25-M-EO-3FT is a 36 inch wide stile device, the Von Duprin 8875-3FT is 36 inch, and the Von Duprin 9875-3FT is a 3 ft device. For leaves beyond 36 inches, the 8976 size range answers the opening directly, and note that the AL alarmed electric option requires a 36 inch minimum door width.
    15) The doors take abuse from carts and traffic. Is there a mortise exit device with a recessed push pad instead of a projecting rail?
    The Von Duprin 9475/9575 Impact Series is a Grade 1 wide stile mortise lock exit device with a recessed push pad, and the Von Duprin 9875-3FT uses a smooth case wide stile design. Both are listed as fire rating No. The Sargent 8976 is a wide stile Grade 1 mortise device whose value on a high traffic opening is the electrified side - 12V or 24V with electric options including 53 latchbolt monitor switch and 56 remote dogging / latch retraction - plus a 3 hour fire rating. On a fire rated abuse opening the 8976 is the one that carries the rating; on a non rated service corridor the Impact Series push pad profile is the impact-focused choice.
    16) Do these mortise exit devices need to be handed when I order?
    The Sargent 8976 is ordered handed, RHR or LHR, so the door swing has to be confirmed before the purchase order goes out. Several peers avoid that step: the Von Duprin 8875-3FT and the Von Duprin 9875-3FT are both non-handed, and the Von Duprin 5575-3ft is field reversible. That matters for a stocked spare - a non-handed or field reversible device covers either swing on the shelf, while an 8976 spare has to be stocked in the hand of the opening it serves.
    17) Will the Sargent 8976 hold up in a high traffic school or hospital corridor?
    It exceeds ANSI/BHMA Grade 1 for cycle and strength testing, which is the top commercial rating and the one specified for schools, hospitals and other heavy use buildings. Construction is modular, so worn parts get serviced rather than the whole device replaced.
    18) What finishes does the Sargent 8976 come in for matching existing hardware?
    Twelve finishes: 03 bright brass and 04 satin brass clear coated, 09 bright bronze and 10 satin bronze clear coated, 10B oil rubbed dark oxidized satin bronze, 10BE and 10BL dark oxidized satin bronze, 20D dark statuary bronze lacquered, 32 bright stainless and 32D satin stainless, plus BSP black and WSP white suede powder coat. 32D satin stainless is the usual match for commercial openings already running 630 hardware.
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    Absolutely. The Sargent 8976E 10BE is backed by a manufacturer’s warranty. For full warranty terms, check the product documentation or Contact Us.
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