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TownSteel TownSteel TS8000 Series - Heavy Duty Grade 2 Fire Rim Exit Devices TWS-TS8000

TownSteel TS8000 Series 36" Heavy Duty Grade 2 Rim Exit Device with Fire-Rated UL Listing

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TownSteel TS8000 Series 36" Heavy Duty Grade 2 Rim Exit Device with Fire-Rated UL Listing

The TownSteel TS8000 Series Rim Exit Device is a Grade 2 listed, ANSI/BHMA certified exit device engineered for heavy duty commercial applications, including UL listed fire-rated door openings. This 36" unit is designed for 30" to 36" wide openings, with a companion 48" version available for 36" to 48" wide openings. Built to accommodate door thicknesses from 1-3/8" to 2" and a minimum stile width of 4-1/2", this wide stile rim device features a 3/4" throw, stainless steel, deadlocking latch bolt for dependable security on commercial doors.

Key Features

  • Door Thickness Compatibility: Accommodates door thicknesses from 1-3/8" to 2" for standard commercial door applications.
  • Device Length Options: Available in a 36" length for 30" to 36" wide openings, with a 48" length offered for 36" to 48" wide openings.
  • Heavy Duty Latch Bolt: 3/4" throw, stainless steel, deadlocking latch bolt provides reliable, tamper-resistant latching.
  • Strike Compatibility: Designed for a 5/8" stop, with an included shim to accommodate a 1/2" stop for flexible frame installations.
  • Wide Stile Design: Minimum stile width of 4-1/2" supports wide stile commercial door configurations.
  • Fire-Rated Hardware: UL listed as fire hardware for use on fire-rated door openings requiring certified exit devices.
  • Grade 2 Certification: Grade 2 listed and Certified ANSI/BHMA for verified commercial-grade performance.
  • Fixed Dogging Configuration: Dogging is not available on this device, consistent with fire-rated door application requirements.

Certifications & Compliance

  • Grade 2 Listed
  • Certified ANSI/BHMA
  • UL Listed as Fire Hardware

Technical Specifications

  • Product Group: Exit Devices and Trim
  • Product Subgroup: Exit Devices - Rim
  • Product Type: Exit Devices - Rim
  • Subcategory: Rim Exit Devices
  • Commercial/Residential: Commercial
  • Duty Level: Heavy Duty
  • Stile Type: Wide Stile
  • Wood Door Compatible: No
  • Product Size: 36"
  • Fire Rating: No
  • Product Category: Exit Devices and Trim
  • Department: Door Hardware

Typical Applications

  • Commercial Office Buildings
  • Educational Facilities
  • Healthcare Institutions
  • Retail Establishments
  • Industrial and Warehouse Facilities
  • Government and Municipal Buildings
  • Fire-Rated Door Openings

Why TownSteel TS8000?

TownSteel TS8000 Series exit devices deliver heavy duty, commercial-grade performance backed by Grade 2 listing and ANSI/BHMA certification. With a stainless steel, deadlocking latch bolt and UL listed fire hardware rating, this rim exit device is engineered for demanding wide stile commercial door installations where dependable, code-compliant egress hardware is essential.

Product Specs

Series:
TS8000
Grade:
Grade 2
Product Group:
Exit Devices and Trim
Product Subgroup:
Exit Devices - Rim
Product Type:
Exit Devices - Rim
Subcategory:
Rim Exit Devices
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Duty Level:
Heavy Duty
Stile Type:
Wide Stile
Wood Door Compatible:
No
Product Model:
TS8000
Product Size:
36"
Fire Rating:
No
Product Category:
Exit Devices and Trim
Department:
Door Hardware

TownSteel TS8000-36-AL – Frequently Asked Questions

1) Will the TS8000 exit device latch into my existing strike on a 1/2 inch stop frame?
The TS8000 ships with a strike sized for a 5/8 inch stop and includes a shim so the same strike works on a 1/2 inch stop frame. The latch bolt is stainless steel with a 3/4 inch throw and it deadlocks, so once it drops into the strike it resists being loided back. On any existing frame you are reusing the strike prep, not the old strike itself.
2) What rim exit device should I use on a wood door if the TownSteel TS8000 will not work?
The TS8000 is not wood door compatible. Adams Rite carries the wood door option in the narrow stile rim family: the 3700 Series in 30 inch is fire rated, Grade 1, narrow stile and wood door compatible, and the 8700 Series in 30 inch is the same narrow stile starwheel interlocking design at Grade 1, non fire rated, also wood door compatible. Pick the 3700 where the opening carries a fire rating requirement.
3) My door is a narrow stile aluminum storefront - can I use a TownSteel TS8000?
The TS8000 is a wide stile device and needs a 4-1/2 inch minimum stile, so a narrow stile storefront rail will not take it. Go to a narrow stile rim device instead: the Corbin Russwin ED4200 is a Grade 1 narrow stile rim device in 36 inch for 1-3/4 inch doors that accepts trim, the Falcon 19-R is a Grade 1 narrow stile exit only rim device in 36 inch, and the Adams Rite 8700 Series in 30 inch is a Grade 1 narrow stile rim device with starwheel interlocking. The Adams Rite 8700 is also wood door compatible, which the TS8000 is not.
4) The TownSteel TS8000 has no dogging - what rim device gives me hex key dogging?
Dogging is not available on the TS8000, so a door you want to hold in a push-pull state during business hours needs a different device. Design Hardware carries hex key dogging in both duty levels: the 1000R in 33 inch is a heavy duty rim device with hex key dogging, and the 2000R in 33 inch is the standard duty version with hex key dogging and a wide stile design. The Stanley QED200 Series is a Grade 1 heavy duty narrow stile rim device with hex key dogging if the door is narrow stile.
5) What is the closest Grade 2 alternative to the TownSteel TS8000 rim exit device?
The Cal-Royal 5000 is the nearest match in the same class: a 36 inch wide rim exit device with a touch bar, Grade 2, heavy duty, and not wood door compatible - the same grade, duty level and wood door position the TS8000 carries. For a 48 inch opening the Cal-Royal 5500 is the same idea with a push bar, also Grade 2 heavy duty. Both are non fire rated, so match them to the TS8000 on openings where a fire rating is not part of the spec.
6) I need a Grade 1 rim exit device instead of Grade 2 - what should I order?
For a wide stile door in the same 36 inch size, the Corbin Russwin ED5200 is a Grade 1 wide stile rim exit device for 1-3/4 inch doors, exit only and able to accept trim. The Von Duprin 22-3FT is a 36 inch non-handed Grade 1 wide stile pushpad rim device, also for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Detex Advantex 10 Series in 36 inch is Grade 1 wide stile in an extra heavy duty build. All three are wide stile like the TS8000, so the pushpad footprint on the door stays comparable.
7) What is a fire rated 36 inch rim exit device equivalent?
Three 36 inch class fire rated rim devices to look at: the Marks USA M9900F in 36 inch is a fire rated exit only rim device with a panic protector end cap, the Orca Hardware OED85 in 36 inch is a fire rated exit only rim device, and the Dexter ED1000-R-F-EO is a Grade 1 fire rated rim exit device. If the opening is 48 inch instead, the Marks USA M9900F-48 is the same fire rated exit only device in the longer length.
8) Is the SDC PSB560 or MSB550 a substitute for a TownSteel TS8000 rim exit device?
No - those are electrified bars, not mechanical latching exit devices. The SDC PSB560 Series in 36 inch is a pressure sense bar with tri-failsafe technology and the MSB550 Series in 36 inch is a mechanical switch bar that releases an electromagnetic lock; both are switching devices that need a separate locking element. The TS8000 latches the door itself with a 3/4 inch throw deadlocking stainless steel latch bolt into a 5/8 inch stop strike. If you want an electrified rim device that still latches, the SDC S6136 Spectra is a rim exit device for wide stile with a 4 inch stile and 1-3/4 to 2 inch doors.
9) My doors are 1-3/8 inch thick - which rim exit devices will fit?
The TS8000 covers 1-3/8 inch through 2 inch door thickness, which is the wider window among rim devices in this class. Many of the alternatives are built for 1-3/4 inch only, including the Von Duprin 22-3FT, the Corbin Russwin ED5200 and ED4200, the Arrow ED910 in 36 inch, and the CRL Jackson 1295 Series push pad device. The Adams Rite 8800 Series runs 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inch and the Dormakaba 9300 in 48 inch runs 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inch, both aimed at thicker doors. On a 1-3/8 inch leaf the TS8000 is the one in the group that reaches down to that thickness.
10) Which rim exit device covers a 48 inch opening if the 36 inch TownSteel TS8000 is too short?
The TS8000 comes in 36 inch for 30 to 36 inch wide openings and 48 inch for 36 to 48 inch wide openings, so the longer TS8000 covers it directly. Among alternatives at that width, the Cal-Royal 5500 is a 48 inch Grade 2 heavy duty push bar rim device, the Cal-Royal A9820 is a 48 inch Grade 2 heavy duty exit only device, the Dormakaba 9300 in 48 inch is Grade 1 wide stile heavy duty for 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the Marks USA M9900F-48 is the fire rated exit only option at that length.
11) Should I use a rim exit device or a vertical rod device on my door?
A rim device like the TS8000 latches into a strike mounted on the frame head or the stop, which makes it the straightforward choice for a single door in a frame, or for one leaf of a pair where a mullion carries the strike. Where you have a pair of doors with no mullion and need both leaves to swing free, a rim device has nothing to latch into and you want a vertical rod device instead, such as the Hager 4501 Series concealed vertical rod for wide stile doors or the Hager 4601 for narrow stile.
12) Is the TownSteel TS8000 rim exit device a direct swap for another Grade 2 heavy duty rim device?
The closest peers by grade and duty level are the Cal-Royal 5000, a 36 inch Grade 2 heavy duty wide rim device with a touch bar, and the Cal-Royal 5500 in the 48 inch length with a push bar. Both are Grade 2 heavy duty like the TS8000 and neither is wood door approved. Mounting hole patterns differ between manufacturers, so a swap means new prep on the door, not a drop-in over the old holes.
13) I need an electrified exit device for access control. Is the TS8000 the right one?
The TS8000 is a mechanical rim device with no electrified option stated, so for card reader or remote release control you want purpose-built hardware. The SDC S6136 Spectra is an electrified architectural rim device on a 4 inch wide stile that fits 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors, and the SDC PSB560 SureExit pressure sense bar and MSB550 mechanical switch bar mount on narrow or wide stile doors. Dormakaba also offers an electrified 36 inch rim device with 4908A classroom-function trim.
14) What is the difference between the TownSteel TS8000 and the Cal-Royal A9800?
Both are Grade 2 heavy duty rim exit devices in 36 inch that are not wood door compatible. The A9800 Series is specified as exit only, meaning no outside trim function, while the TS8000 is a wide stile device with a 4-1/2 inch minimum stile and a 3/4 inch throw deadlocking stainless latch bolt on a 5/8 inch stop strike with a shim for 1/2 inch stop. The A9820 is the same Cal-Royal device in 48 inch for the wider opening.
15) What is the crossbar equivalent to a touch bar rim exit device like the TownSteel TS8000?
If the building standard is a crossbar rather than a pushpad, the CRL Jackson 1095 Series in 48 inch is a crossbar rim panic device, wide stile and exit only, and the Corbin Russwin ED3200 is a Grade 1 crossbar rim device in 48 inch, wide stile, for 1-3/4 inch doors. The Sargent 3828 is a Grade 1 reversible standard push bar rim device for 48 inch doors. All three are wide stile like the TS8000, so they suit the same stile condition while changing the actuator style.
16) I need outside trim on the door - which rim exit devices accept it?
Several peers state trim capability directly: the Corbin Russwin ED5200 is exit only or accepts trim in a Grade 1 wide stile 36 inch device, and the ED4200 is the same arrangement in narrow stile. The Detex V4003A/03AN is a Grade 1 wide stile rim device supplied with night latch trim, and the Sargent 8504 is a Grade 1 narrow stile rim device in the night latch function. Devices listed strictly as exit only, such as the Corbin Russwin ED2200 in 36 inch and the Orca OED55 in 36 inch, are pushbar-only openings with no outside operation.
17) Is a concealed vertical rod device an alternative to a rim exit device?
They solve different openings. The TS8000 is a rim device, latching into a strike on the frame at the stop. The Hager 4501 Series in 36 inch and the Hager 4601 Series in 36 inch are Grade 1 concealed vertical rod devices - 4501 with a wide stile pushpad, 4601 narrow stile - and they latch top and bottom through rods inside the door, which means the door has to be prepped for that hardware. On a single door already prepped for a strike at the stop, stay with a rim device.
18) What is a lighter duty rim exit device than the TownSteel TS8000 for a low traffic door?
The TS8000 is a heavy duty build. For a lower traffic opening, the Hager 4701 Series in 36 inch is a standard duty rim exit device carrying Grade 1 BHMA certification, and the Design Hardware 2000R in 33 inch is a standard duty wide stile rim device with hex key dogging. Both are non fire rated and not wood door compatible, so they suit metal door openings without a fire rating requirement.
19) Can I use a Detex 00 Series dummy device in place of a TownSteel TS8000?
No. The Detex Advantex 00 Series is a dummy exit device with a wide stile design - it matches the look of an exit device but does not latch or release a door, so it is used on the inactive leaf of a pair for appearance. The TS8000 is a working device with a 3/4 inch throw deadlocking stainless steel latch bolt. Pair the two only when one leaf needs the function and the other needs the matching look.
20) What finish does the TownSteel TS8000 exit device come in?
Aluminum painted (AL) is the finish offered on the 36 inch TS8000. That is the standard clear-anodized-look match for aluminum and painted commercial door frames, and it is the only finish for this size, so if you are standardizing a run of openings across a building every device will match without needing to specify further.
21) Is the TownSteel TS8000 exit device suitable for a high traffic commercial entrance?
It is built as a heavy duty commercial device, Grade 2 ANSI/BHMA certified, with a stainless steel deadlocking latch bolt. For a school corridor, apartment lobby, or retail back-of-house door that gets steady daily use, that is the duty level it is intended for. Where the traffic is extreme, an extra heavy duty Grade 1 device such as the Detex 10 Advantex wide stile is the step up.
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