Yes. The TS5100 in the 48 inch device length covers openings from 36 to 48 inches wide. If your door is between 30 and 36 inches, order the 36 inch device instead. The 96 inch figure is the door height the vertical rods are cut for.

1-3/8 inch through 2 inch doors. That range covers standard 1-3/4 inch commercial doors plus thinner older leaves and thicker custom ones, which is wider than most competing devices that are built for 1-3/4 inch only.

The TS5100 needs at least a 3-1/2 inch stile, and it is a wide stile device. Typical narrow stile storefront rails run under that, so measure the door stile before ordering. If you come up short, a narrow stile device such as the Adams Rite 8200 Series or the Von Duprin 3327A is the right direction.

Yes. Because it's a surface vertical rod device, it latches into a strike at the head and at the threshold rather than into the frame jamb, so a pair of doors can be secured with no center mullion. A rim device on the same pair would require a removable mullion.

For a labeled opening you need a fire rated device, and the TS5100 is not fire rated. Fire rated surface vertical rod options include the Adams Rite 3100 Series, which is Grade 1 fire rated wide stile for 1-3/4 inch doors, the Arrow S1150, a fire rated exit only device listed for narrow or wide stile, and the Sargent 2727, a Grade 1 fire rated reversible wide stile device. Note that fire rated devices do not permit mechanical dogging, so you lose the Allen wrench dogging the TS5100 provides.

The Dexter ED2000 Series is the nearest peer by grade: it is a Grade 2 surface vertical rod panic device and, like the TS5100, is not fire rated. The TS5100 itself is a Grade 2 non fire rated surface vertical rod device in wide stile configuration. If your opening is a non-rated exit and the specification calls out Grade 2 rather than Grade 1, the ED2000 and the TS5100 sit on the same line of the schedule.

No. The TS5100 is a wide stile device and calls for a minimum stile width of 3-1/2 inches, which a typical narrow stile storefront door does not provide. For narrow stile aluminum openings, look at the Adams Rite 8200 Series, a Grade 1 narrow stile surface vertical rod device, the Von Duprin 3327A, a Grade 1 narrow stile device for 36 inch doors, or the Corbin Russwin ED4400, a Grade 1 narrow stile device that accepts trim.

Wide stile Grade 1 surface vertical rod devices in the same non fire rated category include the Von Duprin 2227, a non-handed Grade 1 wide stile device for 36 inch doors on 1-3/4 inch thick doors, the Falcon 20 Series, Grade 1 wide stile exit only, the Falcon 25-V-EO, Grade 1 wide stile exit only, and the Corbin Russwin ED5400, Grade 1 wide stile that accepts trim. All are cited at 1-3/4 inch door thickness, while the TS5100 covers 1-3/8 inch through 2 inch doors, which matters if your leaf is thinner or thicker than standard.

Two to watch. The Sargent 12-8710 is a wide stile surface vertical rod device but its function is dummy, meaning it is trim only and does not latch or provide egress - it cannot replace a working TS5100. The Von Duprin 7827 is described as a wide stile device in its name but is catalogued narrow stile and is not wood door compatible, so it will not drop onto a wide stile wood leaf the way the TS5100 does. The TS5100 is a wide stile device for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors.

No handing to specify. The TS5100 is non-handed, so one device covers left and right hand openings. That helps if you're stocking spares for a building with doors swinging both ways.

Yes, it has Allen wrench dogging. Back the hex screw down and the push pad stays depressed, keeping the latches retracted for push-pull traffic, then release it at close. Note that dogging is only available on non-fire-rated devices, which is the case here.

The TS5100 uses a 3/4 inch throw deadlocking stainless steel latch bolt. If your existing head strike was cut for a 3/4 inch throw vertical rod latch it will engage, but strike geometry varies by manufacturer, so plan on installing the strikes supplied with the device on a swap.

It's ANSI/BHMA Grade 2, heavy duty, certified. Grade 2 suits moderate traffic openings, multi-family exits, and back-of-house doors. For high abuse entries such as a school main exit or a stadium, a Grade 1 device like the Von Duprin 2227 or the Falcon 25-V-EO is the heavier classification.

The Dexter ED2000 Series is the closest match in the same class, a Grade 2 surface vertical rod panic device that is also not fire rated. Design Hardware's 1000V is another non-fire-rated alternative in the heavy duty range.

The TS5100 is classified heavy duty. For lower traffic openings, the Design Hardware 2000V is a standard duty surface vertical rod device and the Orca Hardware OED56 is a standard duty exit only device supplied less bottom rod in aluminum finish, non-handed. Both are non fire rated, as is the TS5100. If you want to stay heavy duty but change brands, the Design Hardware 1000V is a heavy duty surface vertical rod device.

The TS5100 is non-handed, so one device covers both hands across a building and you can stock a single part number. Peers with the same flexibility are the BEST Precision 5201, a reversible surface vertical rod device, the Sargent 2727, a reversible Grade 1 fire rated wide stile device, and the Von Duprin 2227, a non-handed Grade 1 wide stile device for 36 inch doors. The TS5100 is Grade 2 and not fire rated, so on labeled openings the Sargent 2727 is the one of these that applies.

If the opening needs keyed or lever entry from outside, the Corbin Russwin ED5400 is a Grade 1 wide stile device that accepts trim, and the Corbin Russwin ED7400 is a Grade 1 narrow stile crossbar device that accepts operator trim. By contrast, devices catalogued as exit only, such as the Arrow 3700 wide stile pushpad and the Falcon 24-V-EO, are egress only with no outside operation. The TS5100 is a wide stile Grade 2 device with Allen wrench dogging, which lets you hold the latches retracted during business hours instead of adding outside trim.

The TS5100 is offered in a 48 inch device length for openings 36 to 48 inches wide, with a 36 inch device covering 30 to 36 inch openings. Most of the comparable devices are catalogued at the 3 foot size for 36 inch doors, including the Von Duprin 2227-3FT, the Falcon 20 Series 36 inch, and the BEST Precision 2201 at 36 inch. If your leaf is wider than 36 inches, the 48 inch TS5100 is the one sized for it out of the box.

Yes. Dexter offers the ED1000 Series and the ED1500 Series, both Grade 1 surface vertical rod exit devices, with the ED1500 catalogued as not fire rated. Dexter's Grade 2 line is the ED2000 Series, which matches the TS5100's Grade 2 rating and non fire rated status. Stepping from the ED2000 to the ED1500 or ED1000 is the straightforward way to move up a grade within one brand.

The TS5100 covers a 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch door thickness range, which spans typical wood and hollow metal leaves, and it is non-handed. Two peers to check before you substitute: the Von Duprin 7527 and the Von Duprin 7827 are both catalogued as not wood door compatible, so neither is a drop-in where the TS5100 is going onto a wood leaf. Both are Grade 1 devices rated for 1-3/4 inch doors.

Two: 630 satin stainless steel and AL aluminum painted. 630 is the usual pick when the device has to match satin stainless pulls and hinges elsewhere in the building; AL blends with clear anodized aluminum storefront.

It's built for commercial openings, not homes. Panic hardware like the TS5100 belongs on egress doors in commercial and institutional buildings where code calls for it, and its 3-1/2 inch minimum stile and 48 inch bar are sized for those openings.