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8827 Surface Mounted vertical rod devices for all types of single and double doors, UL listed for accident hazard installations. Covers stock hollow metal doors with 86 cutout and fits door stiles as narrow as 2 1/2" (90 mm). This device is field sizeable.
SERIES
The 55 and 88 Series are Exit Device crossbars with a classic design. The 55 and 88 Series have the same functionality with different dimensions and design elements; the 55 Series is a narrow stile device and the 88 Series is a wide stile device. The 55 Series is commonly used in retro-inspired architecture and historical buildings. The 88 Series is a standard device for applications where a crossbar is preferred. Both Series are ANSI/BHMA A156.3, 2008 Grade 1 certified and UL rated.
Features and Benefits
- Several surface-mounted vertical applications
- Several rim applications
- Available in 3’ and 4’ lengths that are field sizeable for single and double door applications
Specifications
The 55 and 88 Series certifications and specifications are specific to each configuration. See the 55 and 88 Series catalogs for more details.
- ANSI/BHMA A156.3, 2008 Grade 1 certified
- ANSI/UL 10C (fire rated only)
- ANSI/UL 305
- CAN/ULC-S104 (fire rated only)
- CAN/ULC-S132
Device Type
All 55 and 88 Series devices can be ordered as being fire rated. Note the mention of “Fire” in the description and the inclusion of “F” in the product model number.- Rim
- 27: surface-mounted vertical rods
- 47: concealed vertical rods
- 75: Mortise Locks
TRIM OPTIONS
Many trims and configurations are available for the 55 and 88 Series. See the 55 and 88 Series catalogs for a complete list.
Functions
- Classroom: the key locks and unlocks the lever or knob
- Dummy: the rigid mechanical trim for pull operation
- Exit only: no outside trim
- Passage: the lever or knob is always active
- Storeroom: the key retracts the latchbolt and the lever or knob is rigid
Popular trims
- 990: for pull trim, 5 functions come standard:
- Classroom (TP)
- Storeroom (NL)
- Dummy trim (DT)
- Passage (TP-BE)
- Exit only (EO)
Levers and Finishes
There is a wide variety of levers and finishes available. Refer to the 55 and 88 Series catalogs for complete information.
OPTIONS
The 55 and 88 Series can be customized with several mechanical, electronic and finish options to meet any facility needs.
- E8875: allows the device to pair with an access control system, fire alarm system or remote switching station
- RX: a switch is placed in the Exit Device to monitor an opening; when the push bar is depressed, a signal is sent to a monitoring device
- KN: knurling on crossbars provide a tactile warning to indicate doors that lead to hazardous areas; ex: stairs, loading platforms, boiler rooms, etc.
Accessories
From mullions to power transfers and strikes, the 55 and 88 Series offer many accessories to meet evolving needs of any facility. Refer to the 55 and 88 Series catalogs for a complete list.
RESOURCES & DOWNLOADS
88 Series catalog Von Duprin 88 Wood Door Trims Controls Strikes Template Index Von Duprin 88 Wood Door Template Index Von Duprin 88 Hollow Metal Door Template Index Von Duprin 88 Hollow Metal 86 Door Template Index Von Duprin Auxiliary Catalog Von Duprin Full Line Hyperlinks Catalog Allegion Connect Data Sheet Von Duprin Template DirectoryManufacturer Resources
Installation Instructions
Product Specs
- Product Group:
- Exit Devices and Trim
- Series:
- 88 Series
- Grade:
- Grade 1
- Device Centerline from Finished Floor:
- 39-13/16"
- Fasteners:
- Screw pack for 1-3/4" and 2-1/4" metal or wood doors.
- Product Subgroup:
- Exit Devices - Vertical Rod
- Product Type:
- Exit Devices - Surface Vertical Rod
- Subcategory:
- Surface Vertical Rod Exit Devices
- Latch Throw:
- 5/8"
- Commercial/Residential:
- Commercial
- Stile Type:
- Wide Stile
- Door Hand Direction:
- Non-Handed
- Door Thickness Range:
- 1-3/4"
- Product Size:
- 36"
- Dogging Configuration:
- Hex Key Dogging
- Product Dimension:
- 6" x 1-3/4" x 15/16" (Hinge Stile Case), 8-1/4" x 2-3/4" x 15/16" (Lock Stile Case)
- Product Projection:
- 4-7/8"
- Product Style:
- Cross Bars
- Product Category:
- Exit Devices and Trim
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Von Duprin VON-8827-3-606 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Will a Von Duprin 8827 secure a pair of doors without a center mullion?
Yes. The 8827 is a surface mounted vertical rod device, so each leaf latches into a strike at the head and one at the threshold instead of into a mullion or the opposite leaf. Put a device on each leaf and the opening stays clear all the way through, which is the reason vertical rod is specified on pairs. The 88 Series is built for both single and double door openings, and Von Duprin also catalogs mullions, strikes and power transfers as 88 Series accessories if you would rather run rim devices against a removable mullion.
2) Will the Von Duprin 8827 exit device work on a 1-3/8 inch door?
No. The 8827 is built for 1-3/4 inch doors, the standard commercial thickness, and there is no thinner configuration of it. Swapping to another brand will not solve it either, since the Grade 1 surface vertical rod devices sold alongside it are the same way: the Falcon 20 Series and the Corbin Russwin ED5400 are both specified at 1-3/4 inch. A 1-3/8 inch leaf on an egress opening usually means replacing the door rather than hunting for a device that fits it.
3) Can the Von Duprin 8827 go on a hollow metal door that is already cut for an 86 mortise prep?
That is one of the things this device is made for. The 8827 covers stock hollow metal doors with the 86 cutout, so a leaf already machined for a mortise lock body does not have to be filled, patched or replaced when you convert it to a panic device. Von Duprin publishes a hollow metal 86 door template index for the 88 Series, which is the drawing your installer wants for hole layout on that prep.
4) Surface vertical rod or concealed vertical rod, which one should I put on my exit doors?
Surface rods, the 27 in 8827, run on the face of the door where you can see them, adjust them and replace parts without pulling the leaf, and they go onto a door that is already hung. Concealed vertical rods, the 47 devices in the same family, hide inside the door for a cleaner look but require a door prepped for them, so on a retrofit that usually means buying new leafs. The 88 Series also comes as a rim device, which latches into a strike on the frame head and needs a mullion between a pair, and as a 75 mortise device. For an existing opening, surface rod is nearly always the practical answer.
5) Does the Von Duprin 8827 include outside trim, or do I have to specify it?
Trim function is a decision you make when you order, and it is the one that decides how the door behaves from the outside. The 88 Series runs five standard functions: classroom, where the key locks and unlocks the lever or knob; storeroom, where the key retracts the latchbolt and the lever stays rigid; passage, lever always active; dummy, a rigid pull with no latch control; and exit only, with no outside trim at all. Stair and service doors are usually exit only. A classroom or storeroom door needs the matching keyed function, and 990 pull trim covers all five.
6) The stile on my door is too narrow for a wide stile exit device. What surface vertical rod device should I use instead of the 8827?
The 8827 is a wide stile device, though it will cover a stock hollow metal door with an 86 cutout and fits stiles down to 2-1/2 inches, so measure before ruling it out. Where a true narrow stile device is called for, the Corbin Russwin ED4400 is Grade 1 narrow stile at 36 inches for a 1-3/4 inch door and can be taken exit only or set to accept trim. The Falcon 19-V-EO is Grade 1 narrow stile at 36 inches, exit only, for a 1-3/4 inch door, and the Falcon 24-V-EO is Grade 1 narrow stile at 36 inches on the same door thickness. TownSteel's ED3727 is a Grade 1 narrow stile device at 36 by 84 inches and is rated for wood doors. For a crossbar in narrow stile, the Corbin Russwin ED7400 is the one to look at.
7) I need a fire rated surface vertical rod device for a stair or corridor opening. What are my options?
The 88 Series devices can be ordered fire rated, indicated by Fire in the description and an F in the model number, and the series carries ANSI/UL 10C for fire rated configurations along with CAN/ULC-S104. Across other makers, the Adams Rite 3100 is a fire rated Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod at 30 inches for a 1-3/4 inch door. The Arrow S1150 is a fire rated exit only device at 30 inches that is offered for narrow or wide stile on a 1-3/4 inch door. TownSteel's EF9727 is a fire rated Grade 1 heavy duty wide stile device at 36 by 84 inches and is rated for wood doors. Sargent's 2727 is a Grade 1 fire rated wide stile device, exit only and reversible. A fire rated opening also means no dogging is permitted, so the hex key dogging on a standard 8827 belongs on a non-rated opening.
8) What is the closest equivalent to the Von Duprin 8827 surface vertical rod exit device from another manufacturer?
Match on the three things that decide whether a swap works: wide stile, Grade 1, and a 36 inch device for a 1-3/4 inch door. The Corbin Russwin ED5400 is a Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod at 36 inches for a 1-3/4 inch door, and it is offered exit only or set up to accept trim, which mirrors the way the 8827 is ordered exit only or with thumbpiece, knob and lever trim. Falcon's 25-V-EO is a Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod at 3 feet for a 1-3/4 inch door, supplied exit only. TownSteel's ED8927 is a Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod sized 36 by 84 inches. All three land on the same door as the 8827; the visible difference is the actuator, since the 8827 is a crossbar device.
9) Which other surface vertical rod exit devices use a crossbar rather than a push pad?
The Von Duprin 8827 is a crossbar device in the 88 Series, which is the wide stile crossbar family. The Corbin Russwin ED7400 is the other crossbar surface vertical rod in the group, a Grade 1 device at 36 inches for a 1-3/4 inch door that accepts operator trim, but it is built as a narrow stile device rather than wide stile. Sargent's 3727 is a Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod supplied with a standard push bar, so it sits on the same door as the 8827 with a different actuator. If a facility is standardizing on the crossbar look across a run of openings, the 8827 covers the wide stile doors and the ED7400 covers the narrow stile ones.
10) Sargent 12-8710 comes up as a fire rated wide stile surface vertical rod. Will it do the same job as the 8827?
No, and this is the substitution that gets caught at install. The 12-8710 is a dummy function device: it is wide stile and Grade 1 in the 8700 Series, but a dummy is a pull operation with no latching. The 8827 latches, with a 5/8 inch latch throw. If the Sargent equivalent is what is wanted for a latching opening, the 2727 is a Grade 1 wide stile exit only device, fire rated and reversible, and the 3727 is a Grade 1 wide stile exit only device with a standard push bar. Order the dummy only where the leaf is inactive and being matched visually to the latching devices around it.
11) Is the Von Duprin 8827 handed? I need devices for both leaves of a pair.
The 8827 device is non-handed, so the same part goes on a left or right hand door and one item number covers both leaves of a pair. For a property manager or an MRO buyer that also means one stocking item across a building instead of a left and a right. Handing enters the order on the outside trim, which is specified separately from the device.
12) Can I dog the 8827 down so the door stays free swinging during business hours?
Hex key dogging is the standard setup, so an allen wrench holds the crossbar depressed and the latches retracted while you are open, and the door pushes and pulls freely. Two things to keep straight: mechanical dogging is not permitted on a fire rated opening, so a labeled door will not have it, and dogging the device does not lock anything, it only holds the latches back.
13) Will the Von Duprin 8827 latch into the top and bottom strikes already on my door?
Latch throw on the 8827 is 5/8 inch, at the head and at the threshold. If you are replacing another surface vertical rod device, that is the number to check the existing strikes against, since a strike pocket cut shallower than 5/8 inch will not take the full throw and the door will feel like it latches when it has not. Von Duprin lists strikes among the 88 Series accessories where the existing ones do not line up.
14) Can the Von Duprin 8827 be tied into an access control system or monitored for door position?
Both are available as 88 Series options. E8875 lets the device work with an access control system, a fire alarm system or a remote switching station. RX places a request to exit switch inside the device so that depressing the crossbar sends a signal to a monitoring point, which is what an integrator uses to shunt an alarm or log an exit. Specify these with the device rather than planning to add them later, and remember the electrified option needs power to the leaf, which is where the 88 Series power transfer accessories come in.
15) Crossbar or push pad exit device, does it make a difference which style I install?
The 88 Series is a crossbar device, the classic horizontal bar across the door. It does the same job as a push pad, so the choice is usually about matching what is already hung in the building or the look the architect wants. If you would rather have a pad, the Arrow 3700 Series is a wide stile pushpad surface vertical rod device, the Falcon 25-V-EO is a wide stile exit only version, and the Sargent 3727 uses a standard push bar. One thing the crossbar gives you: KN knurling can be added to the bar as a tactile warning on doors leading to hazardous areas such as stairs, loading platforms and boiler rooms.
16) Does the 8827 come with mounting screws, and are they right for a wood door?
A screw pack is included, and it covers both metal and wood doors at 1-3/4 inch and 2-1/4 inch, so you are not sourcing separate fasteners for a wood leaf. What is not in the box is the outside trim, which is a separate selection, and any strikes you need beyond what the device uses.
17) I need a less bottom rod device because the bottom latch keeps fouling. Does the 8827 come that way?
The 8827 is a full top and bottom rod device. Where the bottom rod is the problem, an exterior door that fills with grit, a threshold that floods, or a leaf that gets kicked and knocked out of adjustment, the Orca Hardware OED56 Series 36 inch is a less bottom rod surface vertical rod device, non-handed, exit only, for 1-3/4 inch doors. It trades the bottom latch for an auxiliary strike arrangement, which is what most people want on a service or trash room door.
18) Is the Von Duprin 8827 heavy duty enough for a school or hospital main exit?
Grade 1, certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.3 2008, which is the top duty level in that standard and what an institutional spec normally calls for on an egress door. If you are standardizing a facility, the Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod devices sold beside it include the Corbin Russwin ED5400 and the Falcon 20 Series. Grade 2 devices such as the Dexter ED2000 Series and the TownSteel TS5100 Series exist for lighter openings, but a main exit in a school or hospital is a Grade 1 application.
19) The bottom rod keeps getting damaged on my exit doors. Is there a surface vertical rod device supplied without one?
The Orca Hardware OED56 at 36 inches is supplied less bottom rod, exit only and non-handed, for a 1-3/4 inch door, as a standard duty device. That configuration removes the bottom rod and bottom strike from the floor line, which is what buyers reach for on doors over carpet transitions, wet thresholds or high cart traffic. The Von Duprin 8827 is a surface mounted vertical rod device carrying top and bottom hardware, and it is also non-handed for a 1-3/4 inch door, so the openings themselves are interchangeable; what changes is what sits at the bottom of the door.
20) What surface vertical rod exit devices accept outside lever or thumbpiece trim, and which are exit only?
The 8827 is ordered with the trim function as part of the device, covering exit only, thumbpiece, knob, lever and turn lever, with classroom, storeroom, passage and dummy functions available through the 990 pull trim. Among other makers, the Corbin Russwin ED5400 in wide stile and the ED4400 in narrow stile are both offered exit only or set to accept trim, and the ED7400 accepts operator trim. Devices supplied exit only include the Falcon 25-V-EO in wide stile, the Falcon 19-V-EO in narrow stile, the Arrow 3700 wide stile pushpad and the Orca OED56. That distinction matters on a classroom or storeroom opening where a key has to control the outside lever; an exit only device gives you no outside operation at all.
21) My door is narrower than 36 inches. What surface vertical rod devices come shorter than the 8827?
The 8827 is a 36 inch device and is field sizeable, so it can be cut down for single and double door applications rather than replaced with a shorter model. If a factory shorter device is preferred, the Adams Rite 3100 at 30 inches is fire rated Grade 1 wide stile, the Adams Rite 8100 at 30 inches is a non fire rated Grade 1 wide stile life safety device, and the Adams Rite 8200 at 30 inches is the narrow stile version of that. The Arrow 3700 wide stile pushpad and the Arrow S1150 both come at 30 inches, and Design Hardware's 1000V heavy duty and 2000V standard duty devices come at 33 inches.
22) Is there a Grade 2 alternative to the Grade 1 8827 for a lower traffic exit door?
Yes. The Dexter ED2000 is a Grade 2 surface vertical rod panic device, and the TownSteel TS5100 is a Grade 2 heavy duty wide stile surface vertical rod at 36 by 84 inches. Design Hardware splits it by duty rather than grade, with the 1000V heavy duty and the 2000V standard duty devices at 33 inches. The 8827 is ANSI/BHMA A156.3 Grade 1 certified, so check the door schedule first: institutional and code driven specifications frequently name Grade 1 outright, and a Grade 2 device will not satisfy that line even if the opening itself is light traffic. Dexter also builds the ED1000 and ED1500 surface vertical rod devices at Grade 1 if the specification holds.
23) Which surface vertical rod exit devices are confirmed for wood doors?
The 8827 ships with a screw pack for 1-3/4 inch and 2-1/4 inch metal or wood doors, and Von Duprin publishes separate 88 Series template indexes for wood doors and for hollow metal doors, so the prep differs by door material even though the device is the same. Among other makers, TownSteel states wood door compatibility on the ED8927 Grade 1 wide stile at 36 by 84 inches, the ED3727 Grade 1 narrow stile at the same size, and the fire rated heavy duty EF9727. On a wood door, confirm the blocking and the manufacturer's template before ordering, since a wood door prep is not interchangeable with the hollow metal prep.
24) What height does the 8827 mount at, and how far does the crossbar stick out from the door?
Centerline of the device sits 39-13/16 inches off the finished floor, and it projects 4-7/8 inches from the face of the door. That projection is the number to watch in a tight vestibule or where the leaf swings back against a wall, because the crossbar is what makes contact first. Case sizes are 6 x 1-3/4 x 15/16 inches at the hinge stile and 8-1/4 x 2-3/4 x 15/16 inches at the lock stile, which is what you need for laying out the mounting holes alongside the Von Duprin template index.
25) What finishes does the Von Duprin 8827 come in for matching hardware across a building?
Nine finishes: 605 bright brass, 606 satin brass, 612 satin bronze, 613 oil rubbed bronze, 619 satin nickel, 625 bright chrome, 626 satin chrome, 643E aged bronze and 693 black. For a commercial building where the levers and closers are already in place, 626 satin chrome is the usual standard and the safest match. On a bronze or dark hardware package, 613 and 643E are the ones to look at, and 693 black suits storefront and modern packages.
26) Do I have to specify handing when cross-shopping surface vertical rod devices against the 8827?
The 8827 device itself is non-handed, so the device does not have to be handed on the order; handing enters only through certain trim selections, such as the night latch thumbpiece and the lever trims, which are called out as right hand reverse or left hand reverse. Among other makers, the BEST Precision 5201 at 36 inches and the Sargent 2727 are built reversible, meaning the device is set to the door's hand in the field. For a property manager buying several doors that swing different ways, non-handed and reversible devices both let you stock one part number instead of two.
27) What is the heavy duty option if the exit door sees constant traffic?
The 8827 is a Grade 1 device certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.3 and listed to ANSI/UL 305, which is the panic hardware standard, with a 5/8 inch latch throw. Other makers that call out duty level separately from grade include Design Hardware, whose 1000V at 33 inches is the heavy duty device and whose 2000V at 33 inches is the standard duty device, and TownSteel, whose EF9727 is a fire rated Grade 1 heavy duty wide stile device at 36 by 84 inches and whose TS5100 is a Grade 2 heavy duty wide stile device at the same size. On a high cycle opening, the crossbar reinforcement option also matters as much as the base device rating.
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