Tell L1053 - Grade 1 Entry Lever Lockset

The L1053 covers 1-3/8 inch through 2 inch doors, so it works on older 1-3/8 interior leaves, standard 1-3/4 commercial doors, and thicker 2 inch slabs without a separate spindle kit.

The spec backset on the L1053 is 2-3/4 inches, and the product features also list it for 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backsets. Those are the two standard cylindrical backsets, so it lines up with typical existing prep either way.

It ships to the 4-7/8 x 1-1/4 inch ASA strike dimension, which is the common commercial frame cutout. If your frame is already prepped for an ASA strike of that size, the L1053 drops in; a small round-corner residential strike pocket would need to be modified.

It's a Grade 1 commercial cylindrical lockset, the top ANSI/BHMA duty tier, so it's built for high-use openings rather than residential duty. The clutched lever is part of that: if someone hangs on or forces a locked outside lever, the lever spins free instead of transmitting torque into the chassis. Each lever also has independent spring action, which is what keeps levers from sagging over time.

Yes. The standard cylinder is a conventional Schlage C keyway, so it can be keyed into an existing Schlage C system. Choose KA (keyed alike) when several doors need to share one key, KD (keyed different) when each opening stands alone, and enter your key code in the text field if you're matching an existing system.

There is an SFIC prep less core option alongside the standard conventional Schlage C cylinder. The SFIC version arrives prepped but without a core, so you supply your own figure-eight core from whatever system the facility already runs. If you order SFIC, pick the "None" keying choice, since keying is handled by the core you install.

The Tell L1053 is one of the few Grade 1 cylindrical levers that starts at 1-3/8 inch and runs to 2 inch. By comparison the Corbin Russwin CL3110 and CL33903 begin at 1-3/4 inch, and the Design Hardware X75 is 1-3/4 only. The Falcon K101 also covers 1-3/8 inch but is a passage function, not keyed entry.

The Tell L1053 is a Grade 1 entrance leverset with ANSI F109 function on doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick. If the opening does not need Grade 1, the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle covering the same 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door thickness range. The Cal-Royal AG00 is another entrance lever, Grade 2, with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different and a 2-3/8 inch backset, for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick.

The L1053 is an entrance function lock, F109, where the inside button controls whether the outside lever is locked. For a door that must stay secured from the outside with free egress, use a storeroom function instead: the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom leverset with a deadlocking latchbolt for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Hager 2580 is a Grade 2 storeroom cylindrical lock with the Withnell lever for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch.

The L1053 is an entrance lockset, F109, locked and unlocked by a pushbutton on the inside. A classroom function is keyed from the outside to lock and unlock the outside lever with no inside button. For that, the Cal-Royal AG03 is a classroom lever, Grade 2, 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different, 2-3/4 inch backset, and the Dexter C1000 classroom is a Grade 1 clutching keyed lever for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. Dexter also lists a C1000 Classroom Security version, Grade 1.

No. The F109 function locks only from the inside button, which you push and turn; it stays locked until someone turns it back manually. There is no outside thumbturn or push-button, so a key is required to get in once it's set. If you need the door to relock automatically behind you, a storeroom function lever is the right call instead.

No handing selection is offered on the L1053. What you do have to pick is finish, cylinder type (conventional Schlage C or SFIC prep less core), and keying, which is a required choice.

Within Grade 1 cylindrical levers, the Dexter C1000 Series covers classroom, classroom security, asylum (F87) and passage functions, and the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy duty passage lever. If you need storeroom instead, the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever with a deadlocking latchbolt. The L1053 itself is the turn-button entrance function.

If the opening doesn't need Grade 1, the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lever that also spans 1-3/8 to 2 inch doors, and the Falcon B511CP6D is a Grade 2 entry/office lever. For light residential duty the Cal-Royal AUS00 is a Grade 3 entrance/office lever for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. All step down in duty rating from the L1053's Grade 1.

The L1053 handles the keyed entry opening only. For the non-keyed doors on the same job, Grade 1 options include the Falcon K101 passage, the Falcon T101 heavy duty passage, the Corbin Russwin CL3110 passage/closet, and the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim. Lever style and finish won't match the Tell exactly, so if visual consistency matters across the suite, standardize on one brand's series.

The Tell L1053 covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors and its standard cylinder is a conventional Schlage C keyway, so it already fits a 1-3/4 inch door. If you want another Schlage C option, the Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever uses a 6-pin Schlage C keyway keyed different on doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. The Arrow MK33-BD-CS also uses a conventional Schlage C keyway cylinder, but it is an asylum function with a ball knob rather than a lever.

Not a direct one. The Arrow HK11-BB is a turn-pushbutton entrance cylindrical lock with a conventional cylinder, which matches the L1053's entrance function, but it has a ball knob rather than a lever and its listed grade is Grade 2 against the L1053's Grade 1. Its door thickness range runs 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, where the L1053 covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. Where ADA lever operation is required, the knob version will not serve.

The L1053 is a keyed, latching entrance lockset. For an inactive leaf or pull-only leaf you want dummy trim: the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim lever is Grade 1 heavy duty and non-keyed, and the Accentra 455LN Augusta is a Grade 1 heavy duty single dummy cylindrical lever from the 5400 Series. The BEST 7KC Series 1DT is the medium duty Grade 2 equivalent.

The Tell L1053 is offered with an SFIC prep less core as well as a conventional Schlage C cylinder, in 613 oil-rubbed bronze and 626 satin chrome. If you are standardizing keying across mixed hardware, the Accentra 107S is a Schlage cylinder adapter kit for Yale hardware, which lets Schlage-keyed cylinders go into that line rather than requiring a second key system.

Yes. The L1053 is a Grade 1 commercial entrance leverset. The Callan Artino is a Grade 3 entrance leverset, and the Cal-Royal AUS00 is a Grade 3 entrance/office lever with a solid brass forged body for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch. If the unit needs a deadbolt as well, the Callan Bennett is a Grade 3 entrance leverset supplied as a deadbolt combo.

The Tell L1053 is a keyed cylindrical lockset using a conventional Schlage C or SFIC prep cylinder. For code entry instead of keys, the Delaney LP250 is an electronic keypad leverlock listed at Grade 2, the Emtek Classic Keypad Leverset is a keypad lever in the Classic series, and the Lockey 1150 is a heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set with double combination in passage function for doors 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch.

The L1053 is a mechanical entrance lockset, keyed, with a pushbutton on the inside; it has no electrical control. For a door tied to a card reader or access control panel, the Corbin Russwin CL33903 is a Grade 1 fail safe electrified cylindrical lever at 12VAC/DC for doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch, available with the NZ lever and D rose.

Two: 626 satin chrome and 613 oil-rubbed bronze. Both are offered with either the conventional Schlage C cylinder or the SFIC prep, so finish and cylinder choice are independent. 626 is the usual match for commercial openings already running satin chrome exit devices and closers.

It is an alternative in appearance and door range, not in commercial duty rating. The Deltana 6201 Manchester is an entry function lever covering 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, the same thickness span as the Tell L1053, and Deltana offers the same entry function in the 6411 Morant and 6431 Linstead levers. The L1053 is specified Grade 1 for commercial use, so where a project drawing calls a grade, confirm before swapping.

Privacy function, not entrance. The L1053's F109 entrance function is keyed from the outside; a bathroom needs a pushbutton with emergency release and no key. The Arrow MK02-TA is a Grade 1 privacy cylindrical lock with a Tudor knob and a fire rating, for doors 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch. In lever form, the Kwikset 300BRNL Breton is a Grade 3 privacy lever for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Baldwin Estate 5103 is offered in a privacy lever with the 5048 rose.