No. The ED9727 surface vertical rod device is not fire rated. It is UL/cUL Listed to UL 305 for panic hardware and ANSI/BHMA A156.3 Grade 1 certified, but on a labeled fire door opening you need a fire exit device instead. From what we carry, the Adams Rite 3100 Series surface vertical rod is fire rated and Grade 1, the Sargent 2727 is a Grade 1 fire rated reversible surface vertical rod, and the Arrow S1150 is a fire rated surface vertical rod that suits narrow or wide stile.

No handing to specify. Every device in the TownSteel 9700 Series is non-handed or reversible, so one part number covers left and right hand reverse bevel openings. That is useful if you are stocking spares across a building and do not want two SKUs on the shelf.

Less bottom rod (LBR) deletes the bottom rod and floor strike so the device latches only at the head. Order it where a bottom rod would be a trip hazard or gets damaged by carts and traffic, or where the floor is uneven and a bottom strike will not hold alignment. The ED9727 is offered both ways in all three finishes, so LBR is a checkbox at order time, not a different model.

Yes. A surface vertical rod device latches into the frame at the head and into the floor at the threshold rather than into a center strike, so a pair of ED9727 devices secures double doors with no removable mullion in the opening. If you order the less bottom rod version, latching is at the head only.

Both. The ED9727 meets the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the guidelines of the Buy American Act, which matters on federal, school district, and other publicly funded work where domestic preference language is in the spec.

The ED9727 is a wide stile device with a minimum stile width of 4-3/4 inches, so a narrower storefront stile calls for a narrow stile device instead. Narrow stile surface vertical rod options include the Von Duprin 3327A at 36 inches, the Von Duprin 7527 in the 75 Series, the Falcon 19-V-EO at 36 inches, and the Corbin Russwin ED4400 at 36 inches - all Grade 1 and non-fire-rated. The Adams Rite 8200 Series is another Grade 1 narrow stile life-safety surface vertical rod device.

No - despite both being Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod devices, the Sargent 12-8710 is a dummy function device, meaning it does not latch or operate. The ED9727 is a working heavy duty Grade 1 surface vertical rod exit device. For an active egress leaf, look instead to the Sargent 2727 or 3727, both Grade 1 wide stile exit only devices.

It is classed heavy duty, commercial, and carries ANSI/BHMA A156.3 Grade 1 certification, which is the highest durability class for exit devices. The latching mechanism is built shock resistant and internal components are electro-plated steel or corrosion-resistant alloy, which is what you want on an exterior or heavily cycled door.

If the opening needs outside operating trim, the Corbin Russwin ED5400 is a 36 inch wide stile Grade 1 device listed as exit only or accepts trim, and the ED7400 is a narrow stile crossbar version that accepts operator trim. By contrast the Falcon 20-V, Falcon 25-V-EO, Arrow 3700 Series, and Orca OED56 are all listed as exit only, which means no outside operation.

The ED9727 is listed as wood door compatible, so it can go on a wood door directly. If you are cross-shopping, note that the Von Duprin 7527 and 7827 are both listed as not wood door compatible, so those two are not the substitution to make on a wood leaf. The Corbin Russwin ED5400 and Falcon 25-V-EO are wide stile Grade 1 alternates in the same 36 inch size.

The ED9727 is a heavy duty Grade 1 device. For lower traffic openings, the Dexter ED2000 Series is a Grade 2 surface vertical rod panic device and is not fire rated. The Design Hardware 2000V is described as a standard duty surface vertical rod device at 33 inches, and the Orca Hardware OED56 is a standard duty 36 inch vertical rod device supplied less bottom rod, non-handed, exit only.

The ED9727 is offered with a less bottom rod option in each of its finishes, which removes the floor strike from the opening. Among comparable devices, the Orca Hardware OED56 at 36 inches is also supplied less bottom rod, non-handed, and exit only for 1-3/4 inch doors.

All ED9727 devices are non-handed or reversible by design, so one part number covers left and right hand openings. Comparable non-handed choices include the Von Duprin 2227-3FT, listed as non-handed wide stile Grade 1 for 36 inch doors, the Sargent 2727, a reversible Grade 1 fire rated wide stile device, the BEST Precision 5201 at 36 inches described as reversible, and the Orca OED56 at 36 inches, also non-handed.

The TownSteel ED9727 is built for a 36 inch by 84 inch opening. Peers sized for the same 36 inch leaf include the Von Duprin 2227-3FT wide stile Grade 1, the Corbin Russwin ED5400 wide stile Grade 1, the Falcon 20 Series wide stile Grade 1, and the BEST Precision 2201 in a 36 inch wide stile configuration. Devices such as the Adams Rite 8100 and Design Hardware 1000V are catalogued at 30 and 33 inches respectively, so they suit narrower leaves.

Three: 622 flat black, 630 satin stainless steel, and 695 duro. All three are offered with or without the bottom rod. 630 satin stainless is the usual choice when you are matching existing commercial door hardware across a facility; 622 flat black suits darker storefront and modern interior packages.