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Schlage Residential Schlage Residential FC21 - Whitney Lever Passage and Privacy Latch - Grade 2 Cylindrical Non-Keyed Lock SCR-FC21-NONKEYED-WIT

Schlage Residential FC21 Whitney Lever Grade 2 Cylindrical Passage and Privacy Lock

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Schlage Residential FC21 Whitney Lever Grade 2 Cylindrical Passage/Privacy Lock

Dual-Function Residential Lock Solution

The Schlage Residential FC21 Whitney Lever provides versatile passage and privacy functionality in a Grade 2 cylindrical lock design. This dual-function lock operates as passage by default and converts to privacy with the interior pushbutton, accommodating door thicknesses from 1-3/8" to 1-3/4" with dual backset options for 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" installations. ANSI/BHMA A156.2-2017 Grade 2 certified construction ensures reliable residential performance.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • Door Thickness Compatibility: Accommodates 1-3/8" to 1-3/4" doors with universal installation flexibility for standard residential applications.
  • Dual Backset Configuration: Fits either 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" backsets with included dual backset latches for versatile door preparation options.
  • Convertible Function Design: Default passage operation converts to privacy with interior pushbutton, providing emergency unlock capability from exterior with small tool.
  • Grade 2 Construction: ANSI/BHMA A156.2-2017 Grade 2 and A156.39-2015 Residential Grade AAA certified for dependable residential performance.
  • Stainless Steel Construction: Durable stainless steel substrate provides long-lasting performance and corrosion resistance.
  • Universal Latch System: 1" x 2-1/4" latch with 1/4" radius corner faceplate, 1/2" throw, and circular drive-in design for standard door preparation.
  • Easy Installation: Three-step installation process requires only a screwdriver for quick residential setup.
  • Manufacturer Warranty: 10 Year warranty coverage for added confidence and protection.

Standard Features

Certification:ANSI/BHMA A156.2-2017 Grade 2
ANSI/BHMA A156.39-2015 Residential Grade AAA
Available UL Listed for 90 minute fire door
Latch: 1"x 2-1/4", 1/4" radius corner faceplate, 1" housing diameter, 1/2" throw, circular drive-in included, universal latch
Strike: 1-5/8" x 2-1/4" radius corner, full lip
Backset: Dual backset latches, fits either 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" backsets
Cylinder: 5-Pin, C keyway, keyed alike (KA4)
Door Range: 1-3/8" – 1-3/4"
Keys: Two per lock, 5-pin, C section

Installation & Operation

  1. Review manufacturer specifications and verify door preparation requirements including door thickness, stile width, and handing as applicable to this product.
  2. Use manufacturer-provided templates to mark mounting hole locations accurately on door and/or frame surfaces.
  3. Prepare door and frame by drilling required holes and routing as specified in manufacturer instructions.
  4. Install all mounting hardware and secure the device to door and frame per manufacturer torque specifications.
  5. Adjust operational components for proper alignment, latching, and smooth operation throughout the full range of motion.
  6. Test device operation to verify proper function and make final adjustments as needed. Refer to manufacturer documentation for complete installation details and troubleshooting.

Professional Applications

  • Residential Interior Doors
  • Hall and Closet Applications
  • Bedroom Privacy Functions
  • Bathroom Door Security
  • Home Office Access
  • Multi-Family Residential Units
  • Apartment and Condominium Projects

Why Choose Schlage Residential Quality?

Schlage Residential FC21 locks deliver professional-grade reliability with stainless steel construction and Grade 2 certification for demanding residential applications. The 10 Year warranty provides comprehensive coverage and peace of mind. Engineered for dependable performance with easy three-step installation and dual-function versatility where reliable operation is essential.

Manufacturer Resources

Product Specs

Series:
F Series
Subcategory:
Bored Locksets
Grade:
Grade 2
Warranty:
10 Year
Standard Strike:
10-027: Full Lip Radius Strike, 2-1/4" x 1-5/8"
Standard Latch:
16-600: Spring Latch, Dual Option (Round, Drive-in)
Keyed Function:
Non-Keyed
Product Group:
Mechanical Locks
Product Subgroup:
Bored Locksets
Keyed:
No
Electronic:
No
Commercial/Residential:
Residential
Function Description:
Passage is default function; Insert privacy pushbutton on interior side of lock to convert to privacy; Can be opened from outside with small emergency unlock too
Lock Type:
Cylindrical
Product Type:
Leversets
Lock Function:
Passage/Privacy
Handle Design:
Whitney Lever
Handle Type:
Lever
Lever/Knob Design:
Whitney Lever
Product Attribute:
Cylindrical Locks
Tags:
door handles interior
Product Model:
FC21
Product Function:
Passage/Hall/Closet
Door Hand Direction:
Non-Handed
Door Thickness Range:
1-3/8" to 1-3/4"
Product Category:
Mechanical Locks
Product Substrate:
Stainless Steel
Department:
Door Hardware

Schlage Residential FC21 WIT 530 ALD – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Do I have to know the backset before I order the Schlage FC21 lever?
No. The FC21 ships with dual backset latches that set to either 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inches, the two backsets used on residential doors. Measure from the door edge to the center of the bore if you want to confirm, but either measurement is covered by what is in the box.
2) Is the FC21 Whitney lever handed, or does one part do both left and right doors?
Non-handed. The same FC21 works on a left or right hand door with no reversing procedure, so a property manager buying for a floor of units orders one part number regardless of which way each door swings.
3) Can the Schlage FC21 be used on a bathroom or bedroom door that needs to lock?
Yes, with a step. The FC21 ships as passage and converts to privacy by inserting the privacy pushbutton on the interior side of the lock. Once converted, it locks from the inside and opens from the outside with a small emergency unlock tool. If you want it to stay a hall or closet passage lever, leave the button out.
4) Will the Schlage FC21 latch drop into the strike already cut in my jamb?
The FC21 uses a 1 inch by 2-1/4 inch latch face with a 1/4 inch radius corner, 1 inch housing diameter and a 1/2 inch throw, and includes a circular drive-in option. The strike supplied is a full lip radius corner strike at 1-5/8 inch by 2-1/4 inch. If your existing jamb prep is a radius corner strike of that size, it drops in; a square corner prep needs the strike swapped or the mortise filed square.
5) Is the Schlage FC21 a keyed lock? Does it come with keys?
No key. The FC21 Whitney is a non-keyed lever, passage with an optional privacy pushbutton, so there is no cylinder and no keying to specify. For a door that needs to be keyed, you want an entry or storeroom function instead, such as the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway or the Hager 2525 Grade 2 entry lock.
6) I need a passage lever on a 2 inch thick door, will the Schlage FC21 work?
No. The FC21 tops out at 1-3/4 inches. For a thicker door, look at the Hager 2510 passage lever, rated 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, or the Falcon K101, which goes to 2-1/4 inches. The Arrow GL01 passage lever covers 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch but does not go down to 1-3/8.
7) Do I need a separate privacy lock and a separate passage lock, or can I stock one lever for both?
One part covers both. Because the FC21 is passage by default and converts to privacy with a pushbutton, a maintenance shop can stock a single lever for bedrooms, bathrooms, halls and closets. Most competing lines split the two, for example Kwikset offers the 200BRNL Breton as passage and the 300BRNL Breton as privacy, and Baldwin splits the Estate 5103 into separate passage and privacy versions.
8) What holds up better than the Schlage FC21 Whitney lever on a high traffic corridor door?
The FC21 Whitney lever is a Grade 2 residential lock. For corridor and stairwell traffic, the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage lever, fire rated, covering doors 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal resistant passage lever, fire rated, for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. Both are passage only. The FC21 stays the right call on the unit interiors behind those corridors, where its passage to privacy conversion serves bedrooms and baths on the same part number.
9) What is the closest equivalent to the Schlage FC21 Whitney lever for a passage opening?
For a straight passage swap, the Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 cylindrical passage lever with a non-handed design, and the Schlage FC21 Whitney lever is likewise a Grade 2 non-handed cylindrical lock with a Passage/Hall/Closet function. The difference is function scope: the FC21 runs passage by default and converts to privacy when the interior pushbutton is inserted, so one FC21 covers both a hall door and a bedroom door, while the B101 is passage only. If a door will never need to lock, the B101 matches; if the same order covers bedrooms and baths as well, the FC21 covers both openings from one part.
10) The door is 2 inches thick - what lever should be used instead of the Schlage FC21 Whitney?
The FC21 Whitney lever fits doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, so a 2 inch door is outside its range. The Hager 2510 passage lever with the Withnell design is a Grade 2 cylindrical passage lock rated for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Falcon K101 passage lock covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch as a Grade 1 heavy duty, fire rated unit. Both are passage function only, so a bathroom or bedroom on that thicker door needs a separate privacy set rather than the FC21's convertible pushbutton.
11) Is the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton passage lever a substitute for the Schlage FC21 Whitney?
They fit the same doors - the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton passage lever set covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, the same range as the FC21 Whitney lever. Two things differ. The Breton is Grade 3 where the FC21 is Grade 2, and the Breton is passage function only where the FC21 runs passage and converts to privacy with the interior pushbutton. On a hall or closet door that never locks, the door prep and thickness line up. For a bedroom or bath, Kwikset's privacy equivalent is the 300BRNL Breton privacy lever set, also Grade 3 and rated 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, which means carrying two Kwikset part numbers where the FC21 covers both openings.
12) Which lever should be ordered for a bedroom or bathroom door instead of a passage-only leverset?
The Schlage FC21 Whitney lever handles both: it ships as passage and converts to privacy when the interior pushbutton is inserted, and it can be opened from outside with a small emergency unlock tool - the standard requirement for a bath. If a dedicated privacy set is preferred, the Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 privacy cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, the Arrow MK02-TA is a Grade 1 privacy cylindrical lock with a Tudor knob, fire rated, for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Baldwin Estate 5103 privacy lever with the 5048 rose is the decorative option. The Arrow is a knob rather than a lever, which matters where lever operation is required.
13) The opening needs to be keyed - what replaces a non-keyed Whitney lever?
The FC21 Whitney lever is a non-keyed lock, so an opening that has to accept a key needs a different function. The Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever, for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever is Grade 2 with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different on a 2-3/8 inch backset, for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors. The Cal-Royal keyway is worth noting for anyone already standardized on Schlage C. For a locked storage or utility door, the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever with a deadlocking latchbolt for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Hager 2580 is a Grade 2 storeroom lock with the Withnell lever.
14) What finishes and rose shapes does the Schlage FC21 Whitney lever come in?
Five finishes, each offered with three rose designs: 530 Black Stainless, 608 Satin Brass, 619 Satin Nickel, 622 Matte Black and 716 Aged Bronze, in Alden, Camelot or Collins rose. Pick the rose to match the trim on the rest of the doors, since the lever itself is the same Whitney design across all fifteen combinations.
15) I want a lever on a closet door that has no latch, just a pull. Is the FC21 the right part?
No. The FC21 is a working cylindrical lockset with a latchbolt, so it needs a bored door and a strike. For a false door, a closet slab, or the inactive leaf of a pair, order a dummy trim instead: the BEST 7KC Series single dummy, the Accentra 455LN Augusta single dummy, or the Callan Bentley Grade 2 dummy lever.
16) What tools and door prep do I need to install a Schlage FC21 lever?
A screwdriver and a standard bored door. The FC21 goes on in three steps with no special tooling, using the 16-600 spring latch supplied in both round faceplate and drive-in form, so a door already prepped for a cylindrical lock takes it directly and a drive-in prep works without mortising the edge for a faceplate.
17) Is there a lighter duty passage lever than the Schlage FC21 Whitney for a low traffic interior door?
The FC21 Whitney lever is Grade 2. Below that, the Callan Asheville is a Grade 3 passage leverset in a satin nickel finish and the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton passage lever set is Grade 3 for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. Both are passage only, so a bath or bedroom on the same job still needs a privacy set alongside them, where the FC21 handles that door with the interior pushbutton and no second part number.
18) Which Grade 2 passage levers can be substituted when a different lever shape is wanted?
Several Grade 2 cylindrical passage levers cover the same function as the FC21 Whitney lever in a different handle profile: the Accentra 5301LN Augusta from the 5300 Series, the Accentra 4601LN with Augusta trim from the 4600 Series, the Arrow GL01 with the Sierra lever, the Design Hardware J75 with a flat lever, and the Bravura Atlanta, Orlando, and Tampa passage leversets - Tampa in square trim, Atlanta and Orlando in round. Two fit notes decide the swap: the Arrow GL01 is rated for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors and the Design Hardware J75 for 1-3/4 inch doors, while the FC21 Whitney lever covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. All of these are passage only, without the FC21's convertible privacy pushbutton.
19) What matches a Schlage FC21 Whitney lever on a closet door that only needs a pull?
A false door, an inactive leaf, or a closet that needs no latch takes a dummy trim rather than a working lock. The BEST 7KC single dummy trim is a Grade 2 non-keyed cylindrical lever, the BEST 9K 1DT is the Grade 1 heavy duty version, the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever, and Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummies come handed - 5103-LDM for left hand, 5103-RDM for right hand. None of these latch. The FC21 Whitney lever is a working cylindrical lock with a spring latch and full lip radius strike, so it is the part for any leaf that actually has to stay closed.
20) Does a keypad leverset do the same job as a Schlage FC21 Whitney lever?
No. The FC21 Whitney lever is a non-electronic cylindrical lock whose privacy is set by inserting a pushbutton on the interior side, with emergency release from outside using a small tool - it controls a door from the inside, for an occupant. A keypad set controls who gets in from outside: the Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with double combination on a passage function for doors 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock. Choose the keypad when access needs a code at the door, and the FC21 when the requirement is a bedroom, bath, or hall lever with occupant privacy.
21) What is the Schlage FC21 lever made of, and will it hold up in a coastal or humid building?
Stainless steel substrate, which resists corrosion better than a plated zinc body in humid or coastal conditions. Finish still matters for appearance over time; the 530 Black Stainless and 619 Satin Nickel options are the ones buyers typically pick for those environments.
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