Schlage Commercial 47273623 ALX Series 2-3/8" Backset Restoring Dead Latch With 1-1/8" x 2-1/4" Square Corner

Beveled or flat, one part covers both. The A Series latch adjusts to sit flush on a flat edge or a beveled one, so you are not ordering a separate version for a beveled commercial door. The latch is stainless steel, which is what you want on an edge that takes daily strike contact.

It is the replacement latch for Schlage's ALX Series commercial lever locks and mates to that lock trim. If the lever on the door is an ALX, this is the latch that belongs behind it. A lock from a different series takes its own latch, since the hub and trim engagement are matched to the series.

No, and it is worth checking before you order. Backset is the distance from the door edge to the center of the lever bore, and the two standard commercial backsets are 2-3/8 and 2-3/4. A 2-3/8 latch is too short to reach the hub on a door prepped at 2-3/4. Measure edge to bore center on one door and confirm which prep you have. For a 2-3/4 opening with an entry function, the Deltana G1RLE275 is a Grade 1 latch cut for that backset.

Only where the pocket in the door edge is chiseled with square corners. Pull the old latch and look at the plate you removed: square corners mean a square corner face seats flat. Rounded corners mean the door was routed for a radius face, and a square plate will not sit in it without squaring the corners with a chisel. Face size and corner shape have to match the existing mortise, not just the backset.

Nine finishes cover it: 605 bright brass, 606 satin brass, 609 antique brass, 612 satin bronze, 613 oil rubbed bronze, 622 matte black, 625 bright chrome, 626 satin chrome, and 643E aged bronze. Match by the number rather than the color name, since 625 and 626 or 612 and 613 look close in a photo and not on the door. The face plate is the part that shows on the edge when the door is open, so on a floor of matched openings it is worth getting right.

No. The ALX latch is matched to Schlage ALX trim, and latches do not swap across brands even when the backset is the same, because the hub that the spindle drives is different. A C1000 lever takes the Dexter deadlatch built for the C1000 Series.

They solve different problems. The M230 is a complete mechanical keyless combination lock with a deadlocking spring latch and an adjustable backset, so it replaces the whole lockset including the trim. The ALX part is the latch alone, for a door that already carries ALX lever trim. If the lock body and lever are fine and only the latch is dragging or not retracting, buy the latch.

Wrong application. The ALX latch goes into a bored door running ALX lever trim. A sidelite needs a purpose-built auxiliary latch: the Accentra YSSL10 is a security sidelite auxiliary latch with an ADA compliant thumbturn, sized for 1-3/4 inch doors and fire rated.

Three things decide whether a latch fits, and finish is the easy one. Confirm the backset by measuring from the door edge to the center of the lever bore, confirm the pocket in the door edge is square cornered and the same face size as the plate you are removing, and confirm the trim on the door is ALX. Get those right and the only selection left is which of the nine finishes you take, from 626 satin chrome through 622 matte black.

The nearest peer on backset is the Deltana G1RLE238, a Grade 1 regular latch in entry function at a 2-3/8 inch backset. The two are specified differently. Deltana separates the latch by function, so the G1RLE238 is the entry version and the G1RLP238 is the passage/privacy version at that same 2-3/8 inch backset, and the buyer picks by what the door does. The Schlage ALX Series spring latch is specified by its compatibility with lock trim and is adjustable for flat or beveled edge doors, so it is matched to the Schlage trim it serves and to the door edge rather than chosen by function code.

A 2-3/4 inch opening needs a latch built for that backset. Deltana covers it with two parts: the G1RLE275, a Grade 1 regular latch in entry function at 2-3/4 inch backset, and the G1RLP275, the Grade 1 regular latch in passage/privacy function at 2-3/4 inch backset. Deltana's 2-3/8 inch counterparts are the G1RLE238 and G1RLP238, so on a mixed job where some openings are bored at 2-3/8 and others at 2-3/4, the two backsets are ordered as separate part numbers rather than adjusted in the field.

No, they are not the same class of part. The Lockey M230 is a mechanical keyless digital combination deadlocking spring latch lock with adjustable backset, meaning it is a complete lock with its own pushbutton entry and it fits doors from 1-1/8 to 2 inches thick. Ordering it replaces the entire lockset on the door. The Schlage ALX Series spring latch is a commercial replacement part that works with lock trim already on the door, so it is what you order when the trim stays and only the latch is being changed out.

Yes, a sidelite panel takes a purpose-built part. The Accentra YSSL10 is a security sidelite auxiliary latch with an ADA compliant thumbturn, is listed for a 1-3/4 inch door thickness, and carries a fire rating, which is what a sidelite on a rated entrance assembly is looking for. The Schlage ALX Series spring latch is a door leaf part that pairs with lock trim and adjusts for flat or beveled edge doors, so the two are ordered for different openings on the same entrance rather than in place of each other.

Match the latch to the lock it serves. Dexter catalogs a deadlatch specifically for the C1000 series, which is the part built to that chassis. The Schlage ALX Series spring latch is specified for compatibility with lock trim in the Schlage A Series system and is adjustable for flat or beveled edge doors, so it is the part to order where the trim on the door is Schlage. On a building with both, keep the two part numbers separate by door rather than assuming one latch covers the whole fleet.

Read how each part is named, because the deadlocking plunger is called out in the description. The Deltana G1RLE238 and G1RLP238 are catalogued as regular latches, in entry and passage/privacy function respectively, and the Lockey M230 is described as a deadlocking spring latch. The Schlage part is the ALX Series spring latch, built in stainless steel and adjustable for flat or beveled edge doors. On a keyed exterior opening, confirm the deadlocking feature is called out on whichever part number you settle on before it goes on the order.