Tell EDTHP53 Exit Device Tumbpiece Trim, Entry Function

Yes. The Tell EDTHP53 thumbpiece trim covers a door thickness range of 1-3/8 inches to 1-3/4 inches, so it works on both older 1-3/8 inch openings and standard 1-3/4 inch commercial doors.

It is a keyed entry trim. From outside, the key controls whether the thumbpiece will retract the latch: unlocked, pressing the thumbpiece gets you in; locked, the thumbpiece is dead and you need the key. The push bar on the inside always lets people out free, which is the point of an exit device.

That is your choice at order time. Keying options are Keyed Different, Keyed Alike for multiple openings, or None if you want it less cylinder so you can install your own mortise cylinder on the building's existing keyway. If you pick keyed alike or need to match an existing code, there is a key code field to enter it.

No. The EDTHP53 is entry function, meaning the outside thumbpiece can be left unlocked for free entry. For always-locked, key-retracts-latch operation, look at a storeroom or nightlatch trim instead, such as the Design Hardware KIL storeroom function trim or the Sargent 704ET night latch lever trim.

The Dexter ED1000T-CLRM-TP-NC is the nearest thumbpiece trim, built as a thumbpiece with pull plate and cylinder prep and supplied less cylinder, in Grade 1 construction for the ED1000 series. The Tell EDTHP53 is a keyed entry thumbpiece trim for door thicknesses of 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The functional difference to confirm before ordering is that the Dexter is a classroom function, while the EDTHP53 is entry function.

For entry function with a lever, the Design Hardware KIL Entry trim is a Grade 1 entry function exit trim with a flat lever and Schlage C keyway for 1000 and 2000 series exit devices, and the Design Hardware LE08 is a Grade 1 entry function flat lever trim with escutcheon for the 1000R and 2000R devices. Delaney also offers entrance function lever trim in three lever styles: the 500L CT, 500L MD, and 500L SD. The Tell EDTHP53 keeps the same keyed entry function but actuates with a thumbpiece rather than a lever.

Yes, if the outside must stay locked and the key only retracts the latch momentarily, a nightlatch trim is the correct choice instead of the keyed entry EDTHP53. Options include the Accentra 121NL nightlatch trim, the Dexter ED1500 nightlatch trim with raised lip pull plate, the Sargent 704ET night latch lever trim with field reversible operation, and the Corbin Russwin VT957ET nightlatch escutcheon trim in stamped or formed stainless steel for ED5000 series devices.

Several exit trims share the same escutcheon footprint but a different function. The Arrow SRX01 Sierra lever with rose and the Corbin Russwin 3310AET, x810ET, and x910ET are passage function, so the outside stays unlocked. The Falcon 212L is a blank escutcheon lever trim, and the Detex 02BN is a dummy S-lever with a blank escutcheon. The Falcon 179L and 510L and the Accentra 446F are classroom function. The Tell EDTHP53 is the keyed entry thumbpiece version.

The Pamex E9000 storeroom trim with L3 lever covers doors from 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch and is Grade 1 heavy duty. The Tell EDTHP53 is rated for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, so on a 2 inch door the Pamex is the one to spec, noting that it is storeroom function rather than the keyed entry function of the EDTHP53.

Mechanical trim like the Tell EDTHP53 is keyed only, so for electric release choose an electrified trim. Command Access offers the 230L for Von Duprin V96/36/23 series, the ET15, ET25, and the ET26 with Grade 1 construction and field reversible design, all with 12V/24V operation and fail safe or fail secure options. Falcon offers the 510L-FSA/FSE electrified heavy duty trim for 25 series, and Von Duprin the E360L-BE-03 Grade 1 electric passage trim with 03 lever, fail safe, for 33/35A series.

Yes. Select the Keyed Alike option so multiple EDTHP53 trims operate on one key, and enter your key code in the key code field if you are adding to an existing system. If you are standardizing a whole building on one keyway, the less-cylinder option lets you drop in your own mortise cylinders instead.

A thumbpiece trim like the EDTHP53 retracts the latch from outside when unlocked, so it is what you want on a door people need to enter through. If the opening is exit only and nobody comes back in that way, a pull trim such as the BEST 1700 Series wide stile exit only pull or the 2000 Series narrow stile pull is the simpler choice.

Yes. Dormakaba builds pushbutton exit trim that replaces a key with a code: the E-Plex 201U electronic pushbutton exit trim in wide stile, the E-Plex 5067 mechanical pushbutton mortise lock, and the PowerPlex P201U exit trim for rim, mortise, and surface vertical rod devices. The Tell EDTHP53 is the mechanical keyed entry route for the same opening and is a commercial thumbpiece trim.

The Design Hardware 2P-03NL pull trim has a cylinder hole and night latch function in an entry configuration, Grade 1, for the 1000R and 2000R exit devices. Von Duprin also offers the 110MD-NL night latch cylinder assembly for metal and wood doors, Grade 1 heavy duty, for 22, 55, and 98/99 exit trim. The Tell EDTHP53 uses a thumbpiece to retract the latch instead of a pull with cylinder only.

Yes, the EDTHP53 is a commercial grade exit device trim from Tell's Pro Line, meant for storefront, office, and institutional openings rather than residential doors.

The Von Duprin 210K-BE is a knob trim with a blank escutcheon for 22 series devices, Grade 1 heavy duty. Because it uses a blank escutcheon, it is not a keyed entry trim; the Tell EDTHP53 is the keyed entry thumbpiece choice for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors.