Tell L2070 - Grade 2 Classroom Lever Lockset

It's the F84 classroom function. The outside lever is locked and unlocked by key from the outside only, and the latchbolt is a deadlocking latch. The inside lever always retracts the latch, so nobody is ever locked in. That means a teacher has to step into the corridor with a key to secure the room; if you need to lock the door from inside the classroom, you want a classroom security function instead, like the Dexter C1000 Classroom Security lever.

Both common backsets are offered: 2-3/8 inch and 2-3/4 inch. Measure from the edge of the door to the center of the existing bore. Commercial doors are usually 2-3/4 inch, residential and older interior doors often 2-3/8 inch. Pick the one that matches the hole you already have, since the backset is a variant choice on the L2070 and not field adjustable.

It ships with a 4-7/8 x 1-1/4 inch standard ASA strike, so if your frame is already cut for a full ASA lip strike, the L2070 lines up with that prep. Frames prepped only for a small round-corner residential strike will need the mortise enlarged.

The L2070 comes with a 6-pin conventional cylinder in Schlage C keyway (SCC), so it can be keyed into an existing Schlage C system by a locksmith. You choose keyed different, keyed alike across multiple locks, or a less-cylinder version if you plan to install your own cylinders.

The Cal-Royal AG03 is a classroom lever in the AG Series and is the closest match in function to the Tell L2070, which is a Grade 2 classroom lever lockset. If you want the classroom function in a Grade 1 lock instead, the Dexter C1000 Series classroom lever is a clutching keyed Grade 1 unit for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick, while the Tell L2070 covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors.

The Tell L2070 classroom function leaves the inside lever always free while the outside lever is locked or unlocked by key. A storeroom door usually wants the outside lever always locked, which is what the Cal-Royal AG05 Grade 2 storeroom lever with deadlocking latchbolt and the Hager 2580 Grade 2 storeroom lever with Withnell trim provide. For an institutional or utility opening keyed on both sides, the Arrow MK33-BD-CS is a Grade 2 asylum function lock in the Schlage C keyway.

The Tell L2070 uses a 6-pin Schlage C keyway with a conventional cylinder. In the same keyway, the Cal-Royal AG03 classroom lever and Cal-Royal AG00 entrance lever are both listed as 6-pin Schlage C keyed different, and the Arrow MK33-BD-CS asylum lock uses a conventional cylinder in the Schlage C keyway. The Accentra 107S is a Schlage cylinder adapter kit for Yale hardware if you have Yale locks to bring onto the same key system.

Yes. Select KA (keyed alike) when ordering and the set of locks will operate on a common key, which is what you want when one master needs to open a row of classrooms or storage rooms. KD gives each lock its own key. You can also enter a specific key code if you're matching an existing system.

It's an ANSI/BHMA Grade 2 cylindrical lockset, which is medium duty. For a genuine high traffic institutional opening, a Grade 1 classroom lever such as the Dexter C1000 Classroom is the heavier choice. The L2070 suits lighter duty rooms, multi-family common areas, offices and storage where you want keyed control without Grade 1 cost.

No handing to specify. Each lever has independent spring action, so the lockset works on either hand of door as supplied. That makes it a simpler stock item for a property manager keeping spares on the shelf.

Two close alternatives in the same class: the Cal-Royal AG03 is a Grade 2 classroom lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway on a 2-3/4 inch backset, and the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom lever with a deadlocking latchbolt for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors. Storeroom differs from classroom: the outside lever stays locked at all times and the key retracts the latch, rather than being unlocked and left free.

The Tell L2070 is keyed, with the outside lever locked or unlocked by key. If the door only needs free operation from both sides, a passage lever such as the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage cylindrical lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, the Falcon B101 Grade 2 non-handed passage lever, or the Arrow GL01 Grade 2 Sierra passage lever covers that without a cylinder.

No. The Cal-Royal AG00 is an entrance function lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway and 2-3/8 inch backset for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, where an entrance lock is typically locked by a button or turn from inside. The Tell L2070 is a classroom function lock, ANSI F84, where the outside lever is locked only by key from outside and the inside lever is always free - there is no inside locking control.

No. The Baldwin Estate 5103 is offered in passage, privacy, and half dummy versions, and the Emtek Arts and Crafts and Cortina leversets in the comparable set are dummy pairs - dummy trim does not latch or lock at all. The Tell L2070 is a keyed classroom lockset with a deadlocking latchbolt, so those are decorative or non-keyed trims rather than substitutes.

If you want coded access rather than a key, the Delaney LP250 is a Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock, 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 for doors 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch thick. The Tell L2070 uses a conventional cylinder in a 6-pin Schlage C keyway instead.

The Tell L2070 covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors. Among comparable cylindrical levers, the Hager 2510 passage, Hager 2525 entry, and Hager 2580 storeroom all list 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, and the Dexter C1000 asylum function lists 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. The Arrow GL01 passage lever and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 passage lever start at 1-3/4 inch, so they will not suit a 1-3/8 inch leaf.

Four: 605 bright brass, 613 oil-rubbed bronze, 622 black, and 626 satin chrome. All four are offered in both the 2-3/8 inch and 2-3/4 inch backsets, so you can standardize a finish across a building regardless of how the doors were bored.

The L2070 mounts with removable thru-bolts, which pull the two roses tight through the door for a solid install on hollow metal and hollow core wood doors. Because they're removable, you can pull the trim for rekeying or cylinder swaps without disturbing the latch.

The Tell L2070 is a Grade 2 classroom lever. For lighter residential duty, the Cal-Royal AUS00 is a Grade 3 entrance/office lever with a solid brass forged body for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Callan Artino is a Grade 3 entrance leverset. Note that neither is a classroom function, so key control from the outside only is not carried over.