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Schlage AL53 - Grade 2 Entrance Cylindrical Lock, Omega Lever, Conventional Less Cylinder

Schlage AL53 - Grade 2 Entrance Cylindrical Lock, Omega Lever, Conventional Less Cylinder

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  • Handing: Non-handed.
  • Entry - Turn/Push Button Locks Outside Lever Until Unlocked with Key or Rotating Inside Turn
  • ANSI/BHMA Certified A156.2
  • Door Thickness: 1 3/8” to 1 7/8” (35 mm to 48 mm) standard. 2” (51 mm) optional.
  • Backset: 2 3/4” (70 mm) standard. 2 3/8” (60 mm), 3 3/4” (95 mm) and 5” (127 mm) optional.
  • 1-3/8" to 1-7/8" Door Range
  • UL Listed for 3 Hour Fire Door
  • Front: Steel. 2 1/4” x 1 1/8” square corner, beveled, for 2 3/4” backset standard. Optional 1” square corner, 1” radius corner, and non-UL drive-in / round face. For availability with specific backsets.
  • Commercial Grade 2
  • Lock Chassis: Steel, zinc dichromated for corrosion resistance
  • Latch Bolt: Brass, chrome plated, 1/2” throw, deadlocking on keyed and exterior functions.
  • Exposed Trim: Wrought brass and bronze. Levers are pressure cast zinc, plated to match finish symbols.
  • Strike: ANSI curved lip strike 4 7/8” x 1 1/4” x 1 1/4” lip to center standard. Optional strikes, lip lengths and ANSI wrought strike box available.
  • Cylinder & Keys: 6-pin patented Everest 29 S123 keyway standard with two nickel silver keys per lock.
  • Keying Options: Interchangeable core and Primus® high security cylinders. Master keying, grand master keying, and construction keying.
  • Warranty: Three-year limited.

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Product Specs

Subcategory:
Cylindrical Lever Locks
Series:
AL Series
Grade:
Grade 2
Duty Level:
Heavy Duty
Handle Type:
Lever
Keyed Function:
Non-Keyed
ANSI/BHMA:
F76
Product Group:
Mechanical Locks
Product Subgroup:
Clearance Center
Product Type:
Leversets
Keyed:
Yes
Electronic:
No
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Function Description:
Turn/Push Button Locks Outside Lever Until Unlocked with Key or Rotating Inside Turn
Lock Type:
Cylindrical
Lock Function:
Entrance
Product Attribute:
Cylindrical Locks
Segment:
Door Hardware
Product Model:
AL53
Product Function:
Entrance
Door Hand Direction:
Field Reversible
Product Category:
Mechanical Locks
Backset (Distance):
2-3/4"
Department:
Door Hardware

Schlage AL53LD OME 626 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) The Schlage AL53 is ordered less cylinder. Which comparable entrance levers arrive with a cylinder and keyway already in them?
The Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever is supplied as a Grade 2 lock with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway, keyed different, on a 2-3/8 inch backset. Cal-Royal also builds the AG03 classroom lever with the same 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different on a 2-3/4 inch backset, which is the same backset the AL53 uses as standard. The AL53 is configured less cylinder, and the AL series is built around a 6-pin Everest 29 S123 keyway with two nickel silver keys per lock, with interchangeable core and Primus high security cylinders as keying options. A house that already keys to Schlage C will find the Cal-Royal cylinders drop into an existing C system, while the AL53 lets you supply your own core or cylinder.
2) Will the Schlage AL53 lever lock fit a 1-3/8 inch door?
It will. Standard door range on the AL53 is 1-3/8 to 1-7/8 inches (35 mm to 48 mm), and 2 inch (51 mm) is available as an option. That one range takes in the 1-3/4 inch commercial doors and the older 1-3/8 inch interior doors that often sit in the same building, so a mixed portfolio can standardize on a single lock rather than two part numbers. Past 2 inches you are outside what the AL53 covers.
3) My doors are already bored for a 2-3/8 inch backset. Can I order the AL53 to match?
Yes, 2-3/8 inch (60 mm) is an option on the AL53, though 2-3/4 inch (70 mm) is the standard. Deeper openings are covered as well, with 3-3/4 inch (95 mm) and 5 inch (127 mm) offered. Measure from the door edge to the center of the existing bore and order to that figure. Worth knowing: the standard steel front, 2-1/4 x 1-1/8 inches, square corner and beveled, is the one matched to the 2-3/4 inch backset, and the optional fronts are tied to specific backsets.
4) Will the AL53 latch into an ANSI strike prep that is already in the frame?
If the jamb carries a standard ANSI strike cutout, it drops in. The AL53 ships with an ANSI curved lip strike, 4-7/8 x 1-1/4 inches with a 1-1/4 inch lip to center. The latch bolt is chrome plated brass with a 1/2 inch throw, deadlocking on the keyed and exterior functions, so the latch cannot be loided open with a card while the outside lever is locked. Optional strikes, other lip lengths and an ANSI wrought strike box are available where the frame or the door gap needs them.
5) Is the Schlage AL53 handed, or does one lock cover both left and right hand doors?
Non-handed and field reversible. The same AL53 goes on a left hand or a right hand opening with no hand specified at the order and no parts swapped out of a kit. For anyone stocking spares across a portfolio that is one line on the shelf instead of two, and no chance of the wrong hand turning up on site.
6) Can the Schlage AL53 be used on a 3 hour fire rated door?
It is UL Listed for 3 hour fire doors and certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.2, function F76. One ordering detail decides whether it stays compliant: the drive-in round face front option is called out as non-UL, so keep that one off a rated opening and take the standard steel front, 2-1/4 x 1-1/8 inches, square corner and beveled.
7) What does entrance function mean on the AL53, and is it right for an apartment or office door?
Entrance function works off a turn or push button on the inside face: set it and the outside lever is locked, and it stays locked until someone unlocks it with a key or rotates the inside turn. That fits an office or apartment entry where the occupant decides when the door is secured. It is the wrong choice if the outside lever must be locked at all times with key-only entry, which is storeroom function, and the Hager 2580 and Cal-Royal AG05 are both Grade 2 storeroom levers. If the door only needs to latch and never lock, a passage lever such as the Grade 2 Falcon B101 is the part.
8) Is a Grade 2 lever like the Schlage AL53 heavy enough for a commercial corridor?
Commercial Grade 2, heavy duty, certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.2 under function code F76. The build backs it: steel chassis, zinc dichromated for corrosion resistance, wrought brass and bronze exposed trim, and pressure cast zinc levers plated to the finish symbol. Where a spec sheet explicitly calls for Grade 1, or the opening takes real abuse, the Dexter C1000 entry/office lever is Grade 1 with a 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch door range.
9) I need a lever lock to match the satin chrome hardware already in my building. What finish do I order on the AL53?
626 satin chrome is the match. The AL53 also comes in 619 satin nickel, 612 satin bronze and 606 bright brass. Levers are pressure cast zinc plated to the finish symbol and the exposed trim is wrought brass and bronze, so the lever and rose read the same as anything else carrying that BHMA finish number. 626 is the usual commercial default, which is why most existing openings in a building like yours are already wearing it.
10) What other keyed entrance lever locks could I use if the Schlage AL53 does not suit the opening?
A few real alternatives. The Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lever with a 1-3/8 to 2 inch door range, so it reaches slightly thicker doors than the AL53 standard range of 1-3/8 to 1-7/8 inches. The Falcon B511CP6D is Grade 2 entry/office, listed medium duty rather than heavy. For light interior traffic the Cal-Royal AUS00 is a Grade 3 entrance/office lever for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, but Grade 3 is residential-level duty and will not satisfy a Grade 2 commercial spec.
11) Is there a keypad lever lock I could use instead so tenants are not carrying keys?
The AL53 is a keyed cylindrical lock, not a code lock. On the keyless side, the Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with double combination that fits doors from 1-1/8 to 2 inches, and the Delaney LP250 is an electronic keypad lever lock, Grade 2. Check the function before you treat either as a swap: the Lockey 1150 is listed as passage function, so it does not do what an entrance lock does in holding the outside lever locked.
12) Can this lever lock be tied into an access control or card reader system?
No, the AL53 is a mechanical lock operated by key and inside turn button, with no electrified option in the AL Series lineup we carry. If the opening has to release on a card reader or drop unlocked on a fire alarm signal, the Corbin Russwin CL33903 is a Grade 1 electrified fail safe cylindrical lever running 12V AC or DC, for doors 1-3/4 to 2 inches thick.
13) What other Grade 2 commercial entrance lever locks work as a like-for-like swap for the Schlage AL53?
The Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle covering doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Falcon B511CP6D is a Grade 2 cylindrical lever lock with an entry/office function. Cal-Royal builds the AG00 entrance lever in Grade 2 as well, fitting doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Schlage AL53 is a Grade 2 cylindrical entrance lock rated heavy duty, where the Falcon B511CP6D is rated medium duty. All four are cylindrical lever locks, so the door prep is the same family of bore work rather than a mortise pocket.
14) The drawing calls for a Grade 1 entry lever. What takes the place of a Schlage AL53 on that opening?
The Dexter C1000 series entry/office cylindrical lever lock is Grade 1, keyed, with clutching levers, and fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Schlage AL53 is Grade 2, certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.2, and carries the F76 ANSI function designation with a 2-3/4 inch standard backset. Both are cylindrical lever locks in the entrance and entry/office family, so the difference to confirm against the spec is the ANSI/BHMA grade line, not the door prep.
15) For lighter traffic entry doors that do not need a commercial Grade 2 lock, what is the alternative to the AL53?
Cal-Royal AUS00 is a Grade 3 entrance/office lever lock for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Callan Artino is a Grade 3 entrance leverset. The Schlage AL53 is a Grade 2, heavy duty, commercial rated entrance lock. If the doors in question see apartment turnover or tenant traffic and the ones on the main corridor see the public, mixing the two grades across a property is common: keep the AL53 on the higher traffic openings and the Grade 3 sets on interior office and unit doors.
16) Our doors measure a full 2 inches thick. Which entrance levers cover that thickness as standard?
The Hager 2525 Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock is listed for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. Deltana also builds entry levers across that same 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch range in the 6201 Manchester, the 6411 Morant, and the 6431 Linstead. The Schlage AL53 covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-7/8 inch, 35 mm to 48 mm, as standard, with 2 inch, 51 mm, as an option, so on a 2 inch door the AL53 needs the optional thickness build while the Hager and Deltana sets carry it in their standard range.
17) Is a Grade 2 passage lever such as the Falcon B101 the same thing as a Schlage AL53?
No. The Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 cylindrical passage lever with a non-handed design, the Hager 2510 is a Grade 2 passage cylindrical lever with the Withnell design, and the Accentra 5301LN Augusta is a Grade 2 cylindrical lever in passage and closet function. All three latch the door and give no locking at all. The Schlage AL53 is an entrance function lock: the turn or push button locks the outside lever until it is unlocked with a key or by rotating the inside turn. If the opening has to secure, a passage lever is not a substitute even though the grade, the lever look, and the cylindrical prep match.
18) What is the difference between the Schlage AL53 and a storeroom lever like the Hager 2580 or the Cal-Royal AG05?
The Hager 2580 is a Grade 2 storeroom cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever lockset for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. Both are storeroom function. The Schlage AL53 is entrance function, where a turn or push button locks the outside lever until a key or the inside turn releases it. Storeroom suits a mechanical room or supply closet that should never be left unlocked by an occupant; the AL53 suits an opening where someone on the inside is meant to set and release the outside lever without a key.
19) Some of our openings are specified classroom function instead of entrance. What are the comparable levers for those?
Cal-Royal builds the AG03 classroom lever in Grade 2 with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different on a 2-3/4 inch backset, which is the same backset the Schlage AL53 uses as standard. Dexter offers the C1000 series in Grade 1 classroom and in Grade 1 classroom security, both keyed with clutching levers for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The AL53 is entrance function, ANSI F76, where the inside turn or push button controls the outside lever. Classroom function is controlled from the key side instead, so it is a different lock rather than a variation of the same one.
20) Is there a knob version of the same turn and pushbutton entrance function as the Schlage AL53?
The Arrow HK11-BB is a turn-pushbutton entrance cylindrical lock with a ball knob and a conventional cylinder, in entrance function, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Schlage AL53 carries the same entrance function description, a turn or push button locking the outside lever until a key or the inside turn releases it, but on a lever handle. Where a facility is standardizing on lever trim for accessibility, the AL53 is the lever form of that function and the Arrow HK11-BB is the knob form.
21) We want to get off keys on a few entry doors. What lever set does that job instead of the AL53?
The Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock, and the Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with a double combination in passage function, fitting doors 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch. The Schlage AL53 is a keyed entrance lock built around a cylinder, with interchangeable core and Primus high security cylinders as keying options and master, grand master, and construction keying available. The keypad sets remove the key from the door entirely; the AL53 keeps the opening inside a keyed system that can be mastered with the rest of the building.
22) What goes on the inactive leaf of a pair of doors when the active leaf gets a Schlage AL53?
A dummy trim carries the lever look without a latch. The Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever, and the BEST 7KC series single dummy trim cylindrical lever lock is Grade 2, non-keyed, medium duty. In Grade 1 there is the BEST 9K series 1DT single dummy trim, non-keyed and heavy duty, and the Accentra 455LN Augusta heavy duty single dummy cylindrical lever lock. The Schlage AL53 is a full cylindrical lock chassis with a brass, chrome plated latch bolt at 1/2 inch throw, deadlocking on keyed and exterior functions, so a dummy is what you order for the leaf that does not latch, not a cheaper version of the AL53.
23) Is there an entrance lever that comes with a matching deadbolt rather than the lockset on its own?
The Callan Bennett is a Grade 3 entrance leverset supplied as a deadbolt combination. The Schlage AL53 is a single Grade 2 cylindrical entrance lockset with a 1/2 inch throw latch bolt, deadlocking on keyed and exterior functions, so a separate deadbolt is ordered alongside it when the opening calls for one. On a unit entry door where a second point of locking is wanted out of one carton, the Bennett combination covers both; where the building is standardizing lock chassis and keying, the AL53 keeps the lockset and the deadbolt as separate line items.
24) The AL53 is going on a fire rated opening. Which comparable levers carry a fire rating for the non-keyed doors in the same assembly?
The Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant cylindrical lever in passage and closet function with a fire rating, for doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch. The Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 passage cylindrical lock with non-handed levers, heavy duty, fire rated, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch. The Schlage AL53 is UL listed for a 3 hour fire door with a steel front measuring 2-1/4 inch by 1-1/8 inch, square corner and beveled, for the 2-3/4 inch backset as standard. Note that the AL53 also lists optional non-UL drive-in and round face fronts, so the front you specify has to stay on the UL listed options for a rated opening.
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