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Von Duprin 9927 3 ft grooved case wide stile surface vertical rod exit device, 36 in., non-handed, Grade 1, aluminum finish, with top and bottom rods shown

Von Duprin 9927-3ft Grooved Case Wide Stile Surface Vertical Rod Exit Device, 36" Non-Handed, Grade 1

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Von Duprin 9927-3ft 36" Grooved Case Wide Stile Surface Vertical Rod Exit Device

The Von Duprin 9927-3ft is a 36" wide stile surface-mounted vertical rod exit device featuring the distinctive grooved mechanism case of the 99 Series. Certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.3 2014 Grade 1 and UL listed for panic exit hardware, this device is built for demanding institutional environments including schools, hospitals, and government buildings. It is non-handed (except when SD, SS, or WS options are applied) and compatible with hollow metal doors with 86 or 161 cutouts. The center case measures 8" x 2-3/4" x 2-3/8" with a 3/4" latch throw and a projection of 3-13/16".

Key Features

  • 36" Wide Stile: Full-width push pad coverage for high-traffic commercial and institutional doors.
  • Grooved Mechanism Case: Signature 99 Series grooved case distinguishes it from the smooth-case 98 Series counterpart.
  • ANSI/BHMA A156.3 2014 Grade 1: Meets the highest industry performance standard. Additional certifications include ANSI/UL 10C, ANSI/UL 305, CAN/ULC-S104, and CAN/ULC-S132.
  • Door Thickness: Fasteners included for wood or metal doors 1-3/4" and 2-1/4" thick.
  • Non-Handed: Non-handed except when SD, SS, or WS options are specified, maximizing installation flexibility.
  • Hex Key Dogging: Holds latchbolt retracted for push/pull traffic flow in high-use commercial environments.
  • Hollow Metal Door Compatibility: Covers stock hollow metal doors with 86 or 161 cutouts.

Field-Configurable Options

  • CDSI/HDSI security dogging indicators
  • QEL electronic latch retraction
  • RX (request to exit) and LX (latchbolt monitoring) electronic switches
  • AX accessible device upgrade (certified to 5 lb. force ADA requirements)
  • CX CHEXIT delayed egress (15-second delay per NFPA and IBC)
  • XP patented 2-piece latchbolt design
  • Vertical rod and latch guards to protect bottom rod from cart and gurney damage

Typical Applications

  • Educational facilities: schools and universities
  • Healthcare: hospitals and medical centers
  • Government and municipal buildings
  • Commercial office buildings
  • Industrial and warehouse facilities
  • Multi-tenant residential properties
  • Retail establishments

Delayed Egress Compatibility

Compatible with the CX CHEXIT delayed egress upgrade, which meets NFPA and IBC requirements. When configured with CHEXIT, the device holds the door secure for 15 seconds after a request to exit while a nuisance alarm sounds, providing code-compliant delayed egress for facilities requiring controlled exit management.

Manufacturer Resources

Von Duprin 98/99 Series Catalog

Product Specs

Series:
98 & 99 Series
Grade:
Grade 1
Fasteners:
Included for wood or metal doors 1-3/4" and 2-1/4" thick
Product Group:
Exit Devices and Trim
Product Subgroup:
Exit Devices - Vertical Rod
Product Type:
Exit Device - Surface Vertical Rod
Subcategory:
Surface Vertical Rod Exit Devices
Latch Throw:
3/4"
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Stile Type:
Wide Stile
Center Case Dimensions:
8" x 2-3/4" x 2-3/8"
Wood Door Compatible:
No
MAP Policy:
Yes
Tags:
von duprin 9927, 9927 von duprin, von duprin qel 9927, 9927eo von duprin, von duprin 9927eo, von duprin 9947l
Product Model:
9927-3ft
Collection:
99 Series
Door Hand Direction:
Non-Handed
Door Thickness Range:
1-3/4"
Product Size:
36"
Dogging Configuration:
Hex Key Dogging
Fire Rating:
No
Product Projection:
3-13/16"
Product Style:
Push Pads
Product Category:
Exit Devices and Trim
Department:
Door Hardware

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    Von Duprin 9927EO 3 US26D – Frequently Asked Questions

    1) Will the Von Duprin 9927 3-foot exit device fit a 1-3/4 inch hollow metal door?
    Yes, and 1-3/4 inches is the only thickness it is built for. The 9927-3ft is a 36 inch wide stile surface vertical rod device that covers stock hollow metal doors prepped with 86 or 161 cutouts. Its center case measures 8 x 2-3/4 x 2-3/8 inches and the device projects 3-13/16 inches off the face of the door, which is the number to check if the door swings into a tight corridor or against a wall. Fasteners ship with it for 1-3/4 and 2-1/4 inch doors.
    2) Will a Von Duprin 9927 secure a pair of doors with no center mullion?
    That is exactly what a surface vertical rod device is for. The 9927 latches at the head and at the threshold instead of into a jamb strike, so you hang one device on each leaf and the opening between them stays clear. A rim device on the same pair would need a removable mullion to latch into, which is one more part to store, pull and reinstall every time something wide comes through. Both leaves need to be 1-3/4 inches thick, and each device is 36 inches wide.
    3) I am replacing another brand's surface vertical rod exit device with a Von Duprin 9927-3ft. Will it go back on the same door prep?
    On the door side, often yes: the 9927-3ft covers stock hollow metal doors cut with 86 or 161 cutouts, and mounting fasteners come with it for 1-3/4 and 2-1/4 inch doors. Two things to check before you pull the old device. Door thickness is fixed at 1-3/4 inches, so a thicker or thinner leaf rules it out. And the strike work does not automatically carry over: the 9927 latches throw 3/4 inch top and bottom, so unless the head strike and threshold strike were set for a Von Duprin surface vertical rod, budget for resetting them.
    4) What trim do I have to order with a Von Duprin 9927, and how do I get keyed entry from the outside?
    Trim function is a decision you make on the order, and there are seventeen of them on the 9927. Exit only (EO) gives you no outside operation at all. Night latch (NL, NL-OP, K-NL, L-NL) is what you want for keyed entry: the key retracts the latch and lets you in. For free outside operation, choose lever (L, L-BE, L-DT, L-KC), knob (K, K-BE, K-DT), thumbturn (TL, TL-BE) or thumbpiece (TP, TP-BE). Dummy trim (DT, K-DT, L-DT) is a pull only, no latch operation. If the door is an exterior egress door you keep locked, NL is the usual answer.
    5) Which surface vertical rod exit device can be installed on a wood door?
    The Von Duprin 9927-3ft is a metal door device, built for 1-3/4" hollow metal doors with 86 or 161 cutouts, and is not wood door compatible. TownSteel publishes wood door compatibility on three surface vertical rod devices: the 8900 Series ED8927, a Grade 1 wide stile device at 36" x 84"; the 8900 Series ED3727, a Grade 1 narrow stile device at the same 36" x 84" size; and the 9700 Series EF9727, a fire rated Grade 1 heavy duty wide stile device. If the opening is a wood door and the drawing calls for a wide stile push pad device, the ED8927 covers a non-fire-rated door and the EF9727 covers a labeled one.
    6) What surface vertical rod exit device fits a narrow stile aluminum storefront door?
    The Von Duprin 9927-3ft is a wide stile device, so a narrow stile door needs a narrow stile chassis instead. The Corbin Russwin ED4400 is a Grade 1 36" narrow stile surface vertical rod device for 1-3/4" doors that accepts trim. The Falcon 19-V-EO is a Grade 1 36" narrow stile device for 1-3/4" doors, exit only. The Falcon 24 Series is a Grade 1 36" narrow stile exit only device for 1-3/4" doors. The TownSteel 8900 Series ED3727 is a Grade 1 narrow stile device at 36" x 84", and the Adams Rite 8200 Series is a Grade 1 narrow stile device in a 30" length.
    7) What is the closest equivalent to a Von Duprin 9927-3ft from another manufacturer?
    Three cross-brand devices line up closely on size and stile. The Corbin Russwin ED5400 is a Grade 1 36" surface vertical rod device with a wide stile chassis for 1-3/4" doors, and it accepts trim. The TownSteel 8900 Series ED8927 is a Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod device sized 36" x 84". The BEST Precision 2201 Series is a 36" wide stile surface vertical rod device. The Falcon 20 Series is also Grade 1, wide stile, 36", for 1-3/4" doors, but it is listed exit only, so it does not take the outside lever, knob, or night latch trim the 9927-3ft is ordered with. Like the 9927-3ft, all four are non-fire-rated.
    8) Can the Von Duprin 9927 be dogged down so the door stays push/pull during business hours?
    Hex key dogging is standard on the 9927-3ft, which holds the latchbolt retracted so the door pushes open freely through the business day and relatches when you undog it. If your problem is staff not knowing whether a door was left dogged overnight, the CDSI and HDSI security dogging indicator options are field-configurable upgrades that make the dogged state visible at the device.
    9) Should I order the Von Duprin 9927 less bottom rod for a hospital corridor where carts hit the doors?
    LBR is worth it in cart and gurney traffic. Less bottom rod deletes the bottom rod and bottom latch, so there is nothing at floor level to get struck, bent or packed with debris, and the door latches at the head only. It is an ordering option on the 9927-3ft, so you specify it up front. If you would rather keep the full rod for the extra latching point, Von Duprin offers vertical rod and latch guards that shield the bottom rod from exactly that cart damage.
    10) Do I need to specify handing on a Von Duprin 9927 exit device?
    The 9927 is non-handed, so the same device works on a right hand reverse or a left hand reverse opening and you are not stuck with the wrong one on site. Three options do hand it: SD special dogging, SS signal switch, and WS for tornado and hurricane applications. Specify any of those and handing has to be right on the order. If you want a reversible device from another line, the Sargent 2727 and the BEST Precision 5201 are both listed as reversible.
    11) Can a Von Duprin 9927 be tied into a card reader access control system?
    Yes, and the options are field-configurable rather than a different device. QEL quiet electric latch retraction pulls the latches back on a signal from the reader so the door pushes open with no noise from a solenoid slamming. RX request to exit reports that someone pushed the bar, and LX latchbolt monitoring reports that the latch actually threw, which is what a panel needs to call the door secure. Spec the switch you need with the device rather than adding it later.
    12) Is there a delayed egress version of the Von Duprin 9927 for a memory care or retail loss prevention exit?
    The CX CHEXIT option covers it. Configured with CHEXIT, the device holds the door secure for 15 seconds after someone pushes the bar, with a nuisance alarm sounding during the delay, and Von Duprin states it meets NFPA and IBC delayed egress requirements. It is one of the upgrade options on the 9927-3ft, so the base device does not have to be replaced to get there.
    13) Does the Von Duprin 9927 meet the 5 pound maximum operating force for ADA?
    Specify AX. The AX accessible device upgrade for the 9927 is certified to the 5 lb. force ADA requirement, which is what an accessible route needs when the authority having jurisdiction checks operating force at the push pad. AX is one of the field-configurable options, so it is called out on the order.
    14) What grade and standard is the Von Duprin 9927 certified to for an institutional spec?
    ANSI/BHMA A156.3 2014 Grade 1, and it is UL listed as panic exit hardware under ANSI/UL 305. That is the combination a school, hospital or government spec normally calls for on an egress door in high-traffic use. Note the distinction that trips people up on submittals: panic listing under UL 305 is not a fire rating, and the 9927-3ft is not fire rated.
    15) What else can I buy instead of a Von Duprin 9927 if I need a 36 inch wide stile surface vertical rod device?
    Several, and the real difference is how much trim and electrification you can hang on them. Straight wide stile Grade 1 equivalents in 36 inch: the Corbin Russwin ED5400 (exit only, accepts trim), the Falcon 20-V (exit only), the Sargent 3727 (exit only, standard push bar), the TownSteel ED8927 (36 x 84) and the BEST Precision 2201. If you are buying to a lower duty spec, the TownSteel TS5100 is Grade 2 heavy duty wide stile in 36 x 84 and the Dexter ED2000-V is Grade 2. Where the 9927 pulls ahead is the option list: seventeen trim functions plus electric latch retraction, delayed egress and monitoring switches, where most of those peers are catalogued exit only.
    16) What is the difference between a Von Duprin 9927-3ft and a Corbin Russwin ED7400?
    Actuation and stile. The 9927-3ft is a push pad device on a wide stile door with a 3/4" latch throw. The Corbin Russwin ED7400 is a Grade 1 36" narrow stile crossbar surface vertical rod device for 1-3/4" doors that accepts operator trim. Both are Grade 1 non-fire-rated surface vertical rod devices for 1-3/4" doors. If the opening already carries a crossbar device on a narrow stile door, the ED7400 keeps that look; if the door is wide stile and the specification calls for a push pad, the 9927-3ft matches.
    17) Will a Sargent 12-8710 work as a substitute for a Von Duprin 9927-3ft?
    No. The Sargent 12-8710 is a fire rated Grade 1 wide stile surface vertical rod device whose function is dummy, so it is an inactive matching device rather than a latching panic device. The Von Duprin 9927-3ft latches with a 3/4" throw and comes with hex key dogging as standard. For a functioning Sargent wide stile surface vertical rod device, the 3727 is a Grade 1 exit only device with a standard push bar, and the 2727 is a Grade 1 fire rated reversible exit only device.
    18) Which cross-brand surface vertical rod devices accept outside lever or knob trim?
    The Von Duprin 9927-3ft is ordered by trim function, including L lever, K knob, NL night latch, TP thumbpiece, TL thumbturn, and EO exit only, so one device family covers both trimmed and exit only openings. Across the comparable brands, the Corbin Russwin ED5400 (Grade 1, 36", wide stile) and ED4400 (Grade 1, 36", narrow stile) are listed exit only or accepts trim, and the ED7400 accepts operator trim. The Falcon 20 Series and Falcon 25 Series wide stile devices and the Arrow 3700 Series wide stile pushpad exit bar are listed exit only, so outside operation has to be handled another way on those.
    19) Which vertical rod exit device comes less bottom rod for doors where carts damage the lower rod?
    The Von Duprin 9927-3ft can be ordered LBR, less bottom rod, alongside optional vertical rod and latch guards that protect the bottom rod from carts and gurneys. The Orca Hardware OED56 Series 36" device is built less bottom rod as its standard configuration - standard duty, exit only, non-handed, aluminum finish, for 1-3/4" doors, non-fire-rated. The difference is how you get there: the 9927-3ft is configured LBR at order, while the OED56 is only offered that way.
    20) Is there a Grade 2 surface vertical rod exit device instead of a Grade 1?
    Yes. The Dexter ED2000 Series is a Grade 2 surface vertical rod panic device, non-fire-rated. The TownSteel TS5100 Series is a Grade 2 heavy duty wide stile surface vertical rod device at 36" x 84", also non-fire-rated. The Design Hardware 2000V is a 33" standard duty device, sitting alongside the 1000V heavy duty device at the same length. The Von Duprin 9927-3ft is certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.3 2014 Grade 1, so a Grade 2 device is a different performance certification and should be checked against whatever the facility specification requires.
    21) Which surface vertical rod exit devices can be stocked for both left hand and right hand doors?
    The Von Duprin 9927-3ft is non-handed except when SD special dogging, SS signal switch, or WS tornado and hurricane options are specified, so one device covers either swing in most configurations. Among comparable devices, the BEST Precision 5201 Series 36" surface vertical rod device is reversible, the Sargent 2727 is a reversible Grade 1 fire rated wide stile device, and the Orca Hardware OED56 Series 36" device is non-handed. That matters for a facility standardizing across many openings, since a handed device has to be ordered per door.
    22) Is the Von Duprin 9927 a push pad or a crossbar device?
    Push pad. The 9927-3ft uses a push pad across the width of the device, which is the current commercial standard and what most schools and healthcare facilities are standardizing on. If your building standard is a crossbar and you need to match it, the Corbin Russwin ED7400 is a 36 inch crossbar surface vertical rod device, though it is narrow stile rather than wide, so check the door before you swap.
    23) What finishes does the Von Duprin 9927 come in for matching hardware across a building?
    Twelve finishes: 605 bright brass, 606 satin brass, 612 satin bronze, 613 oil rubbed bronze, 619 satin nickel, 625 bright chrome, 626 satin chrome, 628 aluminum, 630 satin stainless steel, 643E aged bronze, 710 dark bronze anodized and 711 flat black. For a facility standardizing across many openings, 626 and 630 are the two that dominate commercial and institutional work, so those are the safest for keeping future replacements consistent. If you are matching an entrance already running dark bronze storefront, 710 or 613 is where to look.
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      Posted by Tyler Coviello on May 5th 2025

      Good things: Strong and lasts a long time.   Locks at two points for better security.   Easy to push to open fast. Looks good on the door. Made by a trusted company. Things to consider: Might need a professional to install it. Could cost a bit more than other brands.

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      Posted by Tyler Coviello on May 5th 2025

      The Von Duprin 9927 is a strong, reliable panic bar for wide doors. It locks at the top and bottom for good security and is easy to push to open quickly in emergencies. The grooved design looks good and makes it tough.

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