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Von Duprin 990EO Exit Only Trim Plate for 98/99 Series Exit Devices - 626 Satin Chrome finish

Von Duprin 990EO Exit Only Trim Plate for 98/99 Series Exit Devices

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Von Duprin 990EO Exit Only Trim Plate for 98/99 Series Exit Devices

The Von Duprin 990EO is a heavy-duty, commercial-grade Exit Only Trim Plate for the exterior side of doors equipped with Von Duprin 98/99 Series exit devices. The 990EO presents a clean, hardware-free exterior face - no outside trim, no outside entry - while maintaining fully compliant egress from the interior. Certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.3 2014 Grade 1 and listed under ANSI/UL 10C for fire-rated door assemblies.

Key Features

  • Exit Only Function: No-outside-trim exterior plate restricts outside entry while allowing free egress from the interior. Correct for controlled-access commercial doors where re-entry is not permitted.
  • Grade 1 Certified: Meets ANSI/BHMA A156.3 2014 Grade 1, the highest commercial hardware grade standard for heavy-duty, high-traffic performance.
  • Fire-Rated: Listed under ANSI/UL 10C and CAN/ULC-S104 for fire-rated door applications. Also listed under ANSI/UL 305 and CAN/ULC-S132 for broad code coverage.
  • 98/99 Series Compatible: Engineered for Von Duprin 98/99 Series exit devices. Integrates within the modular trim platform alongside Classroom, Storeroom, Dummy, Passage, and other trim functions - enabling configuration changes without replacing the exit device body.
  • Non-Handed: Installs on any door regardless of handing. No handing determination required at time of specification or order.
  • Heavy Duty Construction: Rated Heavy Duty for institutional, industrial, and high-use commercial environments.

Technical Specifications

  • Model: 990EO
  • Series: 98 & 99 Series
  • Function: Exit Only Plate
  • Grade: Grade 1 (ANSI/BHMA A156.3 2014)
  • Duty Level: Heavy Duty
  • Door Hand Direction: Non-Handed
  • Application: Commercial
  • Fire Rating: ANSI/UL 10C, CAN/ULC-S104, ANSI/UL 305, CAN/ULC-S132

Typical Applications

  • Commercial office buildings and retail establishments
  • Educational facilities and healthcare institutions
  • Government, municipal, and institutional buildings
  • Industrial, warehouse, and multi-tenant residential properties

Manufacturer Resources

Von Duprin 98/99 Series Catalog

Product Specs

Subcategory:
Exit Device Trim
Series:
98 & 99 Series
Grade:
Grade 1
Duty Level:
Heavy Duty
Product Group:
Exit Devices and Trim
Product Subgroup:
Exit Device Trim
Product Type:
Exit Device Trims
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Product Model:
990EO
Product Function:
Exit Only Plate
Door Hand Direction:
Non-Handed
Trim Hardware:
Exit Only Plate
Product Category:
Exit Devices and Trim
Department:
Door Hardware

Von Duprin 990EO 26D – Frequently Asked Questions

1) What does the Von Duprin 990EO trim plate actually do on the outside of the door?
The 990EO is a blank exterior plate, not a lever or pull. It covers the outside face of a door fitted with a Von Duprin 98 or 99 Series exit device so there is nothing to grab and no way in from outside. People inside still push the touchbar and walk out. Pick it when the opening has to be egress only, like a stair discharge, a rear service door, or an emergency exit that nobody is meant to enter through.
2) Will the 990EO work on any Von Duprin exit device, or only certain series?
Only the 98 and 99 Series. The 990EO is built into Von Duprin's modular 98/99 trim platform and mounts to those chassis. If your device is another Von Duprin family, this plate is not the trim for it. Check the device itself before ordering, since the trim mounting is what has to match, not the door.
3) Can I use the 990EO on a fire rated door?
Yes. The 990EO is listed under ANSI/UL 10C and CAN/ULC-S104 for fire rated door applications, and also carries ANSI/UL 305 and CAN/ULC-S132 listings. It is certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.3 2014 Grade 1. For a fire rated exit, note that exit only trim suits openings where entry from the outside is not required, since there is no key override in a blank plate.
4) I need to get back in from outside with a key. Is the 990EO the wrong trim?
Wrong trim for that. The 990EO is a blank plate with no cylinder and no handle, so there is no outside access at all. If you need key retraction from outside, look at a nightlatch or keyed trim instead. On non Von Duprin devices, the Sargent 704ET nightlatch lever trim (700 Series, Grade 1) and the Corbin Russwin VT957ET nightlatch escutcheon for ED5000 Series devices both do key retract. For a keyed lever with everyday free entry, a storeroom or entry function trim like the Design Hardware KIL Storeroom trim is the type to look at.
5) What is the equivalent of the Von Duprin 990EO exit only trim if the door has BEST Precision 2000 Series exit devices instead of Von Duprin 98/99?
The 990EO is an exit only plate built for Von Duprin 98/99 Series devices, so it does not carry over to a Precision device. For a Precision 2000 Series opening, BEST publishes exit only trim in its own families: the 1700 Series 1701 exit only pull trim for wide stile doors, the 2000 Series 2001 narrow stile exit only pull trim with cover plate, the 2900 Series 2901 narrow stile exit only lever trim, and the 4900 Series 4901 wide stile exit only lever trim. Match the stile of the door leaf first, then choose pull or lever, and keep the trim in the same family as the device.
6) If the outside of the door has to open with a credential instead of staying blank like the Von Duprin 990EO, what trim covers that?
The 990EO holds the opening exit only, so any outside access has to come from a different trim. Command Access builds electrified exit trims with 12V/24V operation and fail safe or fail secure options: the 230L for Von Duprin V96/36/23 Series devices, plus the ET15, ET25, and ET26, with the ET26 a Grade 1 field reversible design. Falcon lists the 510L-FSA/FSE electrified heavy duty lever trim for 25 Series devices. On the standalone side, Dormakaba offers the E-Plex 201U electronic pushbutton exit trim and the PowerPlex P201U for rim, mortise, and SVR devices.
7) The Von Duprin 990EO leaves no outside pull at all. What should I use if people still need to grab the door from outside without unlocking it?
The 990EO is a blank exit only plate, so the outside face gives nothing to pull on. When crews need a handle on the outside but no latch release, a dummy or pull style trim is the substitution. The Detex 02BN is a dummy S-lever trim with blank escutcheon for Value Series devices, and the Dexter ED1500T-DUMM-PULL is a dummy function exit device trim with a handle pull plate. Both give a grip without retracting the latch, which is the practical difference from a flat exit only plate.
8) We ordered the Von Duprin 990EO but the opening needs key access from outside. What do we use instead?
The 990EO is an exit only plate with no outside operation, so it cannot be keyed. For key access on an exit device opening, move to a nightlatch or keyed trim in the family that matches your device. Sargent offers the 704ET night latch lever trim with field reversible operation in the 700 Series, the 704-ETL night latch lever trim with key retract in the PE Series, and the 744 for 8700 and 8900 Series surface vertical rod and mortise devices. Corbin Russwin lists the VT957ET nightlatch escutcheon trim for ED5000 Series devices, and Dormakaba lists the YR03R wide stile nightlatch lever trim, less cylinder.
9) Our spec calls for a fire-rated opening. Which exit device trims can stand in for the Von Duprin 990EO and which cannot?
The 990EO is listed under ANSI/UL 10C and CAN/ULC-S104 for fire-rated door applications, along with ANSI/UL 305 and CAN/ULC-S132. Several trims that otherwise look like near neighbors are published with a fire rating of No: the Accentra 121NL nightlatch trim, the 426F Augusta lever escutcheon trim for 6000 and 1800 Series, the AU-441F night latch keyed lever trim, and the 446F Augusta lever classroom function trim. On a rated assembly those are not interchangeable with the 990EO, so confirm the listing on the trim before it goes on a labeled door.
10) Do I need to specify a hand for the 990EO exit only plate?
No handing to call out. The 990EO is non-handed, so one part number covers left and right hand doors. That matters if you are ordering a batch across a building, one line item covers every opening regardless of swing.
11) Is the 990EO heavy enough for a high traffic school or hospital exit?
Grade 1, heavy duty, commercial rated. That is the top ANSI/BHMA A156.3 commercial tier and the level specified for institutional traffic. A blank plate also has no moving parts on the outside face, so there is nothing for the public to break, which is part of why exit only trim survives on abused rear and stair doors where lever trim gets destroyed.
12) Can I later swap the 990EO for a lever trim if the door use changes?
That is the point of the 98/99 platform. The trim is modular, so the same device chassis accepts other trim functions, including classroom, storeroom, dummy, passage, and exit only. If a stair door later needs keyed entry, you change the trim rather than the whole device. Order the replacement trim to the same 98/99 Series and finish.
13) Is a dummy trim the same thing as the 990EO exit only plate?
Not the same. A dummy trim, like the Detex 02BN dummy S lever with blank escutcheon, gives you a fixed lever or pull on the outside that does nothing but look and feel like a handle. The 990EO gives no handle at all. If maintenance staff need something to pull the door closed behind them, dummy trim is the better call; if you want the outside face to offer no purchase whatsoever, the exit only plate is right.
14) What is the difference between the Von Duprin 990EO and a passage function exit device trim?
They do opposite things on the outside face. The 990EO is an exit only plate, so the outside stays blank and entry from outside is not possible while egress from the inside is free. Passage trim gives an always-unlocked outside lever or handle. Corbin Russwin publishes passage function trim across its Grade 1 device families with the 3310AET for ED300 Series, the x810ET for ED4000 Series, and the x910ET for the ED5200S, ED5200, ED5400, and ED5800 Series. Arrow lists the SRX01 passage function Sierra lever with rose for ED910, S1150, and S1250 devices. Choose passage where the door is meant to be operable from both sides and the 990EO where the outside must stay secure.
15) We standardized on the Von Duprin 990EO for exterior doors but the tenant suites need keyed entry from the corridor. What trim goes on those?
Keep the 990EO where the outside is meant to stay blank, and use a keyed lever trim where staff need to get in. Design Hardware lists the KIL storeroom function exit trim and the KIL entry function exit trim for 1000 and 2000 Series devices, both Grade 1 with a Schlage C keyway and flat lever, plus the LE08 entry function trim with escutcheon for the 1000R and 2000R devices. Tell offers the EDELT80 storeroom function escutcheon lever trim and the EDELT53 keyed entry escutcheon lever trim, both for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick. Storeroom keeps the outside lever locked at all times with the key retracting the latch; entry function is the choice when the suite door is meant to be left unlocked during business hours.
16) Is a blank escutcheon exit device trim the same thing as the Von Duprin 990EO?
They look similar on the door and they are not the same specification. The 990EO is a Heavy Duty, Grade 1 exit only plate for Von Duprin 98/99 Series devices. The Falcon 212L is a blank escutcheon trim for 20 Series devices with shear pin protection and is rated Medium Duty. If the opening was written around a heavy duty exterior plate, the duty level and the device family both have to line up, not just the blank outside face.
17) Which exit device trims besides the Von Duprin 990EO are Grade 1 for a facility standard?
The 990EO is certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.3 2014 Grade 1 and rated Heavy Duty. If a facility standard is written to Grade 1 across trim types, peers published at Grade 1 include the Sargent 704ET and 704-ETL night latch lever trims and the Sargent 744 for 8700 and 8900 Series devices, the Pamex E9000 storeroom L3 lever heavy duty trim for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick, the Design Hardware KIL entry and KIL storeroom trims, the Dexter ED1500T lever trim, and the Command Access ET26 electrified trim. That gives one grade level across exit only, keyed, and electrified functions in the same building.
18) Can a pull trim with a cylinder hole replace the Von Duprin 990EO?
Only if the opening is meant to be entered. The 990EO is a blank exit only plate with no outside operation. A cylinder-prepped pull is a different function: the Design Hardware 2P-03NL pull trim has a cylinder hole and night latch operation for 1000R and 2000R devices, the Tell EDPT pull trim has a cylinder hole and ships less cylinder for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Dexter ED1500T-PULL-NC is a nightlatch function trim with a raised lip pull plate. Each of those puts a keyed opening on a door the 990EO would have kept closed to the outside.
19) What finishes can I get to match the Von Duprin 990EO across a building?
The 990EO exit only trim plate comes in 626 satin chrome, 625 bright chrome, 619 satin nickel, 605 bright brass, 606 satin brass, 612 satin bronze, 613 oil rubbed bronze, 643E aged bronze, 695/SP313 dark bronze, 693/SPBLK black painted, and 622 matte black. That range covers most standard commercial finish schedules, so exterior exit only doors can be brought in line with the lever and nightlatch trim already on the rest of the openings.
20) The classroom doors need lever trim but the exterior doors take the Von Duprin 990EO. What lever trim matches on the classroom side?
The 990EO handles the exterior side with no outside trim. For classrooms that need an outside lever, Falcon lists the 510L classroom function heavy duty lever trim for 24/25 Series devices and the 179L lever control trim for 1790 Series devices, which is rated Medium Duty. Dexter lists the ED1000T-CLRM-TP-NC Grade 1 classroom trim with thumbpiece, pull plate, and cylinder prep, supplied less cylinder. Match the trim to the device family already on the classroom door, and note that classroom function means the outside lever is key controlled while egress stays free.
21) Does the Von Duprin 990EO need to be handed like other exit device trim?
No. The 990EO is non-handed, so there is no handing to determine when specifying or installing it. Among lever trims, several peers reach the same result a different way through field reversibility rather than a symmetric plate: the Sargent 704ET night latch lever trim is field reversible, and the Command Access ET26 electrified exit trim is a Grade 1 field reversible design. A blank plate is non-handed by shape; a lever trim gets there by being reversed in the field.
22) We want an outside lever on a few doors that currently take the Von Duprin 990EO. Is entrance function trim the right call?
Entrance function trim gives an outside lever that can be locked or left free, which is a change in how the door behaves rather than a like for like swap for a blank plate. Delaney publishes entrance function exterior lever trim in three lever styles on the 500L: CT style, MD style, and SD style. Before switching, confirm the entrance-function trim suits the device family on the door and that the opening's egress and security requirements still hold with an operable outside lever.
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