Schlage L9095EL - Grade 1 Electric Mortise Lock, Both Sides Fail Safe with Dual Cylinder Override, SFIC Prep Less Core, HSLR Anti-Ligature Trim

Yes, it is a handed lock, so you specify LH or RH at the order. Both are offered in 630 satin stainless steel. Stand outside the door (the keyed side): hinges on your left is left hand, hinges on your right is right hand. Unlike some field-reversible lock bodies, this one is not something you flip on the job, so get the hand right before it ships.

That is what it is built for. The crescent-style HSLR (High Security Ligature-Resistant) handle carries a paperclip protection designation under New York State Office of Mental Health testing, which covers low, medium and high risk areas, and Schlage recommends HSLR specifically for high-risk applications such as psychiatric units, hospital room doors and detention doors. It also complies with ICC A117.1 for accessibility, so it meets the no-pinch, no-grasp requirement.

It can. The lock is UL 10C and CAN/ULC-S104 listed for a 3-hour fire door, and there is a spring-loaded fusible link in the lock case that drops the lock into fail secure mode during a fire. The chassis is tested to ANSI/BHMA A156.13-2017 Series 1000 Grade 1 operational and security.

Either lever retracts the latchbolt normally. The outside lever is made inoperative by the outside key or by the inside thumbturn; once locked, the outside key retracts the latch and the inside lever always works for free egress. That is the F04 entrance/office function. If you need a door that stays locked outside at all times with key-only entry, a storeroom function such as the Cal-Royal NM8080 is the different lock to look at.

The lock ships with an ANSI curved lip strike, 1-1/4 x 4-7/8 inches (32 x 124 mm) with a box, 1-3/16 inch lip. The latch is a 3/4 inch (19 mm) throw stainless bolt with a two-piece anti-friction tongue, and the deadbolt throws a full 1 inch (25 mm) in stainless with an anti-saw pin. Any frame already cut for a standard 1-1/4 x 4-7/8 ANSI strike takes it without new prep.

Three cylinder choices: B for small format interchangeable core prep less core, J for Schlage full size interchangeable core less core, or P for a conventional 6-pin cylinder in the C keyway. B and J ship without cores, so you supply or order cores separately. Keying is a required selection at order, keyed different (standard) or keyed alike for a group of doors, with a None option when you are going less cylinder. Schlage's patented Everest 29 S123 keyway is provided as standard to block unauthorized key duplication.

The closest ligature-resistant alternatives are the TownSteel MRX-L-01, a Grade 1 heavy duty anti-ligature lever mortise lockset in passage function for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the TownSteel MRX-A-01, which uses a ligature-resistant arch trim in satin stainless steel, also Grade 1 passage for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Schlage L9095EL differs in function: it is a keyed entrance/office mortise lock with an HSLR crescent lever, where both TownSteel units are passage function with no key. If the opening needs to lock, the L9095EL covers it; if it only needs latching with ligature-resistant trim, either MRX will serve.

The crescent handle projects 2.27 inches (58 mm) from the door face, which keeps the profile tight against the door for ligature resistance. The large cast brass escutcheon plate measures 6 x 13.17 x 0.32 inches (152 x 335 x 8 mm), so you need enough flat stile face to land it. Handles are cast stainless steel and the assembly is put together with Torx security screws.

It meets the Buy American Act. The lock also carries Miami-Dade NOA and Florida Building Commission listings and Texas Department of Insurance approval for impact and non-impact applications, which matters if you are specifying into Florida or coastal Texas facilities.

A breakaway spindle keeps the door secured if someone attacks or hangs on the lever, so the trim gives up before the lock does. The case is cold rolled steel with corrosion resistant zinc dichromate plating, the deadbolt has an anti-saw pin to stop cut-through, and the exposed fasteners are Torx security screws. The latch uses a two-piece anti-friction tongue to cut wear on high-cycle doors.

Yes. The Marks USA 5PDN is a Grade 1 hospital passage mortise push/pull paddleset that is ligature resistant and ADA compliant in satin stainless steel. It is a passage device, so the door is not keyed or secured. The Schlage L9095EL with HSLR crescent lever is a keyed entrance/office mortise lock, Grade 1, ADA compliant. Choose the 5PDN where staff need free push/pull operation on a non-secured opening, and the L9095EL where the opening must be locked and key controlled.

For a classroom opening, the Corbin Russwin ML2003 is a Grade 1 mortise classroom lockset for 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Cal-Royal NM8070 is a heavy duty Grade 1 classroom mortise lockset with auxiliary deadlatch, also 1-3/4 inch. The Schlage L9095EL is built for entrance/office function, where the outside is locked by key or inside thumbturn, so it will not satisfy a classroom spec calling for outside key control of the lever only.

Not functionally. The Accentra 8805FL is a Grade 1 storeroom mortise lock in the 8800 Series with an Arcadia lever, and the Cal-Royal NM8080 is a Grade 1 storeroom mortise lockset for 1-3/4 inch doors with an interchangeable core option. Storeroom keeps the outside lever locked at all times with key access only. The Schlage L9095EL is entrance/office: the outside lever is free unless locked by key outside or by the inside thumbturn. Specify storeroom only where the opening is meant to stay secured full time.

Credential-based mortise alternatives include the Schlage Electronics LEMD-GRW, a Grade 1 ENGAGE Series wireless mortise lock with a 125kHz proximity reader and 3-hour fire rating, and the TownSteel FME-2000, a Grade 1 heavy duty RFID classroom mortise lockset for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Schlage L9095EL is an electrified mortise lock operated by access control power and key, with an HSLR crescent lever and no onboard reader or keypad. If the opening needs credentials presented at the door, the reader-equipped units cover it; if the credential decision is made upstream at a panel, the L9095EL is the fit.

They sit at different grades. The Schlage Electronics LEBMB-ADD is a Grade 2 mobile-enabled mortise lock with push button and LED, offering privacy, office and apartment functions on 1-3/4 inch doors with a 3-hour fire rating. The L9095EL is a Grade 1 mortise lock for 1-3/4 inch doors with HSLR anti-ligature trim. Where the specification requires Grade 1 and ligature resistance, the LE Series will not satisfy it.

630 satin stainless steel, and that is the only finish offered across all handing and cylinder combinations. That matches the finish most healthcare and institutional openings are already standardized on, including ligature-resistant trim from other makers such as the TownSteel MRX series and the Marks USA 5PDN paddleset, both listed in satin stainless.