Tell Storefront Deadbolt Mortise Lock, Non-Handed, Aluminum & Duranodic

It takes any standard 1-5/32 inch mortise cylinder or thumbturn, provided you use the proper cylinder cam. The lock body ships as the mechanism; the cylinder is a separate order, so you can key it into whatever keyway the building already runs. That is the usual way a property manager keeps a storefront on the same key system as the rest of the doors.

No. This is a storefront deadbolt built around narrow backsets of 31/32 inch and 1-1/8 inch, which is aluminum stile geometry. A hollow metal or wood door is prepped for a standard mortise backset. For those, look at a conventional mortise deadbolt like the Sargent 4874, a double cylinder mortise deadbolt with a 2-3/4 inch backset, or a full mortise lockset such as the Corbin Russwin ML2003 for 1-3/4 inch doors.

Measure from the outside face of the stile to the center of the existing cylinder. That distance is the backset, and the Tell deadbolt is made in 31/32 inch and 1-1/8 inch to match the two common storefront preps. If you cannot measure the hole without stripping the door, note the door manufacturer and stile depth first. A deadbolt with the wrong backset will not pick up the existing cylinder hole, and there is no way to shim it into place.

The Kaba Ilco 185 Series mortise lock is the nearest equivalent. It is a deadbolt function lock supplied with no handing, the same way the Tell Pro Line storefront deadbolt is non-handed, so either can go into a left or right hand aluminum stile without ordering a hand. The Tell body takes any standard 1-5/32 inch mortise cylinder or thumbturn with the proper cam, and comes in 31/32 inch and 1-1/8 inch backsets to suit the stile depth you are working with.

Both are keyed mortise deadbolts, but they are cut for different doors. The Sargent 4874 is a double cylinder mortise deadbolt with a 2-3/4 inch backset, which is the backset of a wood or hollow metal door with a deep mortise pocket. The Tell Pro Line storefront deadbolt is built for narrow aluminum stiles and is offered in 31/32 inch and 1-1/8 inch backsets, and it can be set up keyed one side with a thumbturn on the other since it accepts any standard 1-5/32 inch mortise cylinder or thumbturn with the proper cam. Measure from the stile edge to the cylinder centerline before choosing.

The Tell Pro Line storefront lock is a deadbolt only, so a key or thumbturn throws and retracts the bolt with a 360 degree turn and there is no latch or lever operation. When the opening needs a lever with a latch, the Accentra 8805FL is a Grade 1 storeroom function mortise lock with an Arcadia lever from the 8800 Series, and the Cal-Royal NM8080 is a Grade 1 storeroom mortise lockset with an interchangeable core option for a 1-3/4 inch door. Both are lockset bodies rather than deadbolt bodies, so confirm your stile can take the larger case before specifying.

No handing to specify. The deadbolt is non-handed, so one part number covers left and right hand openings and in-swing or out-swing. For a locksmith carrying stock on the truck, that means the only variable to get right is the backset, 31/32 inch or 1-1/8 inch.

A full 360 degree turn of the key or thumbturn drives a pivoting mechanism that throws or retracts a counter balanced steel bolt. The key only comes out when the bolt is fully thrown or fully retracted, so nobody walks away leaving the bolt half out and the door looking locked when it is not. That matters on a storefront where a closing employee is turning the key in the dark.

Yes. The Tell storefront deadbolt accepts a standard 1-5/32 inch thumbturn in place of a cylinder, with the correct cam. That gives you key outside, turn inside, which is what most tenants want for egress convenience. If you want key on both sides, fit two cylinders instead. Local egress code decides which one you are allowed to use on that opening.

The Tell unit is a straight steel deadbolt driven by a pivoting cam, which suits a single door bolting down into the threshold or across into the jamb. It is a mechanical, non-electronic lock, so there is no power, no batteries and nothing to fail when the store loses power. If you are locking a pair of glass doors to each other, or a sliding storefront, a hook style bolt is the type to look at instead, because a straight bolt has nothing solid to throw into.

The Tell Pro Line storefront deadbolt is a mechanical lock with no electronics, operated by key or thumbturn only. For keypad control of a deadbolt, the Alarm Lock DL4500 Series is a Grade 1 electronic mortise deadbolt with 2,000 user codes and a privacy keypad, for doors 1-5/8 to 1-7/8 inch thick. For a narrow aluminum stile specifically, the Alarm Lock DL1300NW Trilogy Networx wireless electronic mortise lock with keypad is built for Adams Rite deadlatches. Check your stile and prep against those before switching from mechanical.

A stile mortise deadbolt like the Tell Pro Line storefront unit needs an aluminum stile deep enough for its 31/32 inch or 1-1/8 inch backset. On a frameless or all-glass door where there is no stile to cut, the Kaba Ilco BR Series glass door bottom rail lock mounts in the bottom rail instead. Confirm which door construction you have before ordering either one, since the preps are not interchangeable.

Those are the trim, not a substitute for the lock. The Sargent 130KB is a standard duty mortise thumbturn from the 8200 Series and the 130W is a standard duty mortise thumbturn with a round backplate from the 7800 Series. The Tell Pro Line storefront deadbolt accepts any standard 1-5/32 inch mortise cylinder or thumbturn provided the cam is correct, so a thumbturn like these is what you add on the inside when you want key outside and turn inside rather than a cylinder on both faces.

The Tell Pro Line storefront deadbolt is a keyed deadbolt for aluminum stiles and does not provide classroom or office lever function. For a 1-3/4 inch door, the Cal-Royal NM8070 is a heavy duty Grade 1 classroom mortise lockset with auxiliary deadlatch, the NM8050 is the Grade 1 office/entrance version with auxiliary deadlatch, and the Corbin Russwin ML2003 is a Grade 1 mortise classroom lockset in the ML2000 Series. All three are lever locksets sized for a standard 1-3/4 inch door rather than a narrow aluminum stile.

It is offered in aluminum and duranodic, the two finishes storefront framing is normally anodized in. Aluminum matches clear anodized frames, duranodic matches the dark bronze ones. Only the exposed face shows once the lock is in the stile, so matching the frame rather than the glass stop is what to go by across a building with mixed openings.