Schlage Commercial 12-290 626 B500 Series Drive In Adjustable Deadbolt

The 12-290 is the drive-in adjustable deadbolt used in the Schlage B500 Series. It's a replacement part, not a complete deadbolt lock, so it swaps the bolt assembly in a B500 installation rather than giving you a new cylinder, thumbturn, and trim. If you're rebuilding a B500 that's still good on the outside but dragging or damaged at the bolt, this is the piece. If you need a whole new lock, the 12-290 on its own won't get you there.

Drive in means the bolt housing is driven straight into the edge bore of the door instead of being fastened with a face-mounted plate and two screws. The door edge doesn't get mortised for a rectangular faceplate, so there's no edge prep to cut. If the door you're working on has a square faceplate mortise already cut for the old bolt, a drive-in bolt will leave that mortise open, and you want a plated (faceplate) bolt instead.

Adjustable is exactly what it says here: one bolt covers the two standard residential and light commercial backsets rather than making you stock a separate part for each. That's the reason to keep this one on the truck instead of two fixed-backset bolts. Fixed-backset parts, like the Deltana G1RLE238 at 2-3/8 inches and the G1RLE275 at 2-3/4 inches, have to be ordered to the specific door.

No. It's a B500 Series Schlage part and is sized and keyed to that chassis. The Dexter C1000 Series takes its own Grade 2 deadlatch, and the Lockey M230 is a self-contained mechanical keyless combination lock with its own adjustable-backset spring latch built in. Don't mix service parts across those chassis.

For a knob or lever latch, Deltana builds the same regular latch in both backsets: the G1RLE238 is the 2-3/8 inch entry version and the G1RLE275 is the 2-3/4 inch entry version, both Grade 1. If the opening is passage or privacy rather than entry, the same pair exists as the G1RLP238 at 2-3/8 inch and the G1RLP275 at 2-3/4 inch. The Schlage 12-290 is a drive-in adjustable deadbolt, so it is the part to order when the bolt itself is what needs replacing rather than the knob latch.

A sidelite is the wrong home for it. The Accentra YSSL10 is a security sidelite auxiliary latch built for that panel, with an ADA compliant thumbturn, a 1-3/4 inch door thickness, and a fire rating. The Schlage 12-290 is a B500 Series drive-in adjustable deadbolt intended as a replacement bolt in the main door leaf. For an active door that needs a new bolt, order the 12-290; for the fixed sidelite beside it, the YSSL10 is the purpose-built part.

They serve two different jobs in the door. The Schlage 12-290 is a B500 Series drive-in adjustable deadbolt, a replacement bolt part for a deadbolt in a 626 finish. The Deltana G1RLE238 is a Grade 1 regular latch with an entry function on a 2-3/8 inch backset, so it is the spring latch that retracts with the knob or lever. If a door has both a deadbolt above and a knob or lever below, the 12-290 addresses the deadbolt and the G1RLE238 addresses the latch below it; one does not stand in for the other.

It's specified as commercial. For a property manager or MRO buyer standardizing a building on Schlage B500 hardware, that matters: you're getting the genuine Schlage service part for the series rather than a generic aftermarket bolt, which keeps the openings consistent when the next one fails.

It does, and Schlage flags parts as finish specific. 626 is satin chrome. The bolt face and the exposed edge of the housing show at the door edge, and it should match the rest of the trim on that opening. Order the 626 version when the lock and strike on that door are 626.

Order by the Schlage part number and finish together: 12-290 626 for the satin chrome drive-in adjustable bolt. The finish code is part of the ordering identity on Schlage service parts, not a cosmetic afterthought, so a bare 12-290 isn't a complete callout. Confirm the door is prepped for a drive-in bolt, not a faceplate bolt, before it ships.

No. The Dexter C1000-DL is a deadlatch built for the Dexter C1000 Series, so it belongs in a C1000 lockset and is matched to that chassis. The Schlage 12-290 is a certified Schlage part for the B500 Series deadbolt line. Cross-brand internal parts are keyed to their own series, so match the part to the lock body already in the door rather than to the general shape of the bolt.

If the goal is dropping the key rather than repairing what is there, the Lockey M230 is a mechanical keyless digital combination deadlocking spring latch lock with an adjustable backset, fitting doors 1-1/8 to 2 inches thick, and it replaces the lock as a unit. The Schlage 12-290 is the opposite approach: a B500 Series drive-in adjustable deadbolt that keeps the existing deadbolt and swaps the bolt itself. Property managers repairing a fleet of matched doors usually stay with the 12-290; a single opening being converted to code entry is the M230 case.