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Yale Commercial Yale 5321LN Monroe Grade 2 Communicating Double Cylinder Cylindrical Lever Lock YAL-MO-5321LN

Accentra 5321LN Monroe Grade 2 Communicating Double Cylinder Cylindrical Lever Lock

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Accentra 5321LN Monroe Grade 2 Communicating Double Cylinder Cylindrical Lever Lock

Professional Commercial-Grade Cylindrical Lever Lock Solution

The Accentra 5321LN Monroe lever lock delivers Grade 2 certified security and reliability for commercial, industrial, and institutional applications. This communicating double cylinder cylindrical lever lock features adjustable door thickness from 1-3/4" to 2", 2-3/4" standard backset, and 1/2" stainless steel latchbolt throw. ANSI/BHMA A156.2 Series 4000 Grade 2 certified with UL/cUL fire rating up to 3 hours for code compliance and safety.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • ANSI/BHMA: A156.2, Series 4000 Grade 2
  • UL/cUL: UL/cUL fire-rated up to 3 hours
  • Windstorm: Certified (refer to local codes)
  • Mechanism: Heavy-gauge steel, zinc-plated, dichromated
  • Backset: 2-3/4" standard; 2-3/8", 3-3/4" or 5" extension links available to order
  • Latchbolt: 1/2" stainless steel throw
  • Guardbolt: Deadlocks latchbolt when door is closed; standard on all locking functions
  • Door Thickness: Adjustable from 1-3/4" to 2". Available for 1-3/" or 2-1/4" doors to order.
  • Fronts: Universal for both flat and beveled door edges
  • Lead Shielding: Not available
  • Cylinders: Brass, 6-pin, keyed-random cylinder with two keys furnished standard, 7-pin not available.
  • Reversibility: Non-handed
  • Strikes: 1-1/4" curved lip for 1-3/4" door standard; other lip lengths available to order; all reversible
  • Finishes: Available in 13 finishes, including PVD lifetime finish options for 613. PVD is standard for 605 and 606
  • Warranty: 5-year mechanical

Installation & Operation

  1. Review manufacturer specifications and verify door preparation requirements including door thickness, stile width, and handing as applicable to this product.
  2. Use manufacturer-provided templates to mark mounting hole locations accurately on door and/or frame surfaces.
  3. Prepare door and frame by drilling required holes and routing as specified in manufacturer instructions.
  4. Install all mounting hardware and secure the device to door and frame per manufacturer torque specifications.
  5. Adjust operational components for proper alignment, latching, and smooth operation throughout the full range of motion.
  6. Test device operation to verify proper function and make final adjustments as needed. Refer to manufacturer documentation for complete installation details and troubleshooting.

Professional Applications

  • Commercial Office Buildings
  • Educational Facilities
  • Healthcare Institutions
  • Retail Establishments
  • Industrial and Warehouse Facilities
  • Multi-Tenant Residential Properties
  • Government and Municipal Buildings

Why Choose Accentra Quality?

Accentra 5321LN lever locks deliver professional-grade reliability with heavy-gauge steel construction and Grade 2 certification for demanding commercial applications. UL/cUL fire-rated up to 3 hours with 5-year mechanical warranty for added confidence and protection. Engineered for commercial, industrial, and institutional markets where dependable security performance is essential.

Product Specs

Series:
5300 Series
Subcategory:
Lever Locksets
Keyed Function:
Double Cylinder
Grade:
Grade 2
Product Group:
Mechanical Locks
Product Subgroup:
Bored Locksets
Product Type:
Leversets
Keyed:
Yes
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Lock Type:
Cylindrical
Handle Type:
Lever
Lock Function:
Communicating
Product Attribute:
Cylindrical Locks
Product Model:
YAL-5321LN
Collection:
5300 Series
Product Function:
Communicating
Lever Design Name:
Monroe Lever
Product Category:
Mechanical Locks
Department:
Door Hardware

Accentra YAL-MO-5321LN-626 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) What does the communicating function on the Accentra 5321LN lever lock actually do?
The 5321LN is a communicating lock, meaning it has a keyed cylinder on both sides. Either key retracts the latchbolt, and there is no free-turning lever side, so the opening is controlled from both rooms. That is what you want on a connecting door between two suites, two hotel rooms, or an office pair where each side needs its own key control. If one side should always be free egress, this is the wrong function and you want a storeroom or entrance function instead.
2) Will the Accentra 5321LN fit a 1-3/4 inch commercial door?
Yes. The 5321LN adjusts from 1-3/4 inches to 2 inches as supplied, which covers the standard commercial door thickness. If your doors are thinner or thicker than that range, versions for 2-1/4 inch doors are available to order. Backset is 2-3/4 inches standard, with 2-3/8, 3-3/4 and 5 inch extension links available if your existing bore sits elsewhere.
3) Do I need to specify handing when ordering the 5321LN lever lock?
No. The 5321LN is non-handed, so one lock covers left and right hand openings. The front is universal for both flat and beveled door edges, and the strike is reversible, so you are not ordering a door-specific part. That makes it easy to stock a few spares across a building.
4) Will the 5321LN latch into my existing strike?
Latchbolt throw is 1/2 inch in stainless steel, and the lock ships with a 1-1/4 inch curved lip strike sized for a 1-3/4 inch door. Other lip lengths can be ordered if your frame is set back or you have a deep reveal. A guardbolt deadlocks the latchbolt whenever the door is closed, so the latch cannot be shimmed once it is home.
5) Can the Accentra 5321LN go on a fire rated door?
Yes. The 5321LN is UL/cUL fire rated up to 3 hours and certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.2 Series 4000 Grade 2. It is also windstorm certified, though you should confirm against your local code for that application. Lead shielding is not offered on this lock, so it is not an option for X-ray rooms.
6) My door is bored at 2-3/8 inch backset. Will the 5321LN still work?
It can. Standard backset on the 5321LN is 2-3/4 inches, but 2-3/8 inch extension links are available to order, as are 3-3/4 and 5 inch for wide-stile or fire door applications. You specify the backset at order time rather than adjusting it in the field, so check the existing bore before you place the order.
7) The opening only needs key control from one side, not both — what takes the place of an Accentra 5321LN there?
The Accentra 5321LN Monroe is a communicating double cylinder function, meaning it is keyed on both sides with no free egress from either face. If you only need key control from the outside and a lever that always retracts the latch from the inside, a storeroom function is the right family instead: the Hager 2580 with the Withnell lever is a Grade 2 storeroom cylindrical lock for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Cal-Royal AG05 is a Grade 2 storeroom leverset with a deadlocking latchbolt for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors. Both give you single-cylinder key control on a lever, which is also what life-safety egress usually requires on an occupied room.
8) Is a privacy lever like the Hager 2540 a substitute for the Accentra 5321LN on a connecting room door?
No. The Accentra 5321LN Monroe is a keyed communicating double cylinder lock, so both faces of the door are under key control. A privacy lever such as the Hager 2540 with the Withnell lever, or the Arrow MK02-TA privacy knob, is non-keyed on the secure side and operates by an inside turn with an emergency release. If the reason for the communicating function is that both tenants or both departments need to control access to the shared door, privacy trim will not do it.
9) Our door is 1-3/8 inch thick — the Accentra 5321LN is listed for thicker doors, what else works?
The Accentra 5321LN Monroe is adjustable from 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch as furnished. For a thinner door, the Hager 2525 Grade 2 entry lever and the Hager 2510 Grade 2 passage lever both cover 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch, the Cal-Royal AG05 Grade 2 storeroom lever covers 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, and the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lock covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch. Match the function you need from that list, since none of them are a communicating double cylinder.
10) For a utility or institutional door where the lever must be keyed on both sides, is the Arrow MK33 asylum lock the same thing as the Accentra 5321LN?
They are close in intent and different in trim. The Arrow MK33-BD-CS is a Grade 2 heavy-duty asylum function with a ball knob and a conventional Schlage C keyway cylinder, and the Dexter C1000 asylum (F87) is a Grade 1 version for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors. The Accentra 5321LN Monroe gives you the double-cylinder arrangement on a Monroe lever with a 2-3/4 inch standard backset and a 1/2 inch stainless steel latchbolt throw, which is the choice when ADA lever operation is required rather than a knob.
11) Is a Kwikset or Callan residential lever an acceptable swap for the Accentra 5321LN in a commercial corridor?
Not for the same duty. The Accentra 5321LN Monroe is a commercial Grade 2 cylindrical lever certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.2 Series 4000 and UL/cUL fire rated up to 3 hours. The Kwikset 200BRNL Breton passage and 300BRNL Breton privacy levers are Grade 3 for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, and the Callan Artino entrance and Asheville passage leversets are Grade 3 as well. Those are residential-duty ratings; if the specification calls for Grade 2 commercial or a fire label, they will not satisfy it.
12) What cylinders and keys come with the Accentra 5321LN, and can I get it in 7-pin?
Each 5321LN ships with brass 6-pin cylinders, keyed random, and two keys. Since it is a communicating function there is a cylinder on both faces. 7-pin is not offered on this lock, so if your building standard is a 7-pin system you will need to plan on a different platform or have the cylinders swapped to your keyway.
13) Is the Accentra 5321LN heavy duty enough for a school or hospital corridor?
It is a Grade 2 cylindrical lockset with a heavy-gauge steel, zinc-plated and dichromated mechanism, which suits commercial, institutional and multi-tenant use. If your spec calls for Grade 1 on high-traffic openings, look at the Falcon T101 or K101 heavy duty cylindrical levers, the Corbin Russwin CL3100 Series, or the Dexter C1000 Series, all listed as Grade 1. Note those are different functions, so match the function to the door before substituting.
14) I need a keyed lever but not double cylinder. What else should I look at?
The 5321LN is specifically a communicating lock, keyed on both sides. If you only need key control from the outside, a storeroom or entrance function is the right call: the Hager 2580 storeroom lever and Cal-Royal AG05 storeroom lockset are both Grade 2 keyed options, and the Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 entrance function. For a non-keyed door, the Falcon B101 or Arrow GL01 are Grade 2 passage levers.
15) Can I match the Monroe lever across other doors in the building with different functions?
Yes. Monroe is the lever design, and the 5321LN sits in the Accentra 5300LN Series of cylindrical lever locks, so you can carry the same lever style and rose across passage, privacy and keyed openings within that series while only the function changes. That keeps a corridor looking consistent without forcing every door onto a communicating lock.
16) What is the closest Grade 2 lever lock to the Accentra 5321LN if I need a keyed entry function instead of communicating?
Stay on a Grade 2 cylindrical leverset and change the function. The Hager 2525 is a Grade 2 commercial cylindrical entry lock with a lever handle for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Falcon B511CP6D is a Grade 2 medium-duty cylindrical lever with an entry/office function. Both are keyed outside with an inside release rather than the double-cylinder communicating arrangement the Accentra 5321LN Monroe uses.
17) We spec Grade 1 on our corridor doors — what cylindrical lever should I look at instead of the Accentra 5321LN?
The Accentra 5321LN Monroe is certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.2 Series 4000 Grade 2. For a Grade 1 cylindrical lever on the same style of bored prep, the Falcon K101 is a Grade 1 heavy-duty passage lock, fire rated, for 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch doors, and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 is a Grade 1 vandal-resistant passage/closet cylindrical lever, fire rated, for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors. Both of those are non-keyed passage functions, so they cover traffic and durability rather than the key control the 5321LN provides.
18) What is a lower-cost lever for interior doors that do not need the keying the Accentra 5321LN has?
If the door is a hall, closet, or connecting door that only needs latching, drop to a non-keyed passage lever. The Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 non-handed cylindrical passage lever, the Arrow GL01 is a Grade 2 Sierra-lever passage lock for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Hager 2510 is a Grade 2 Withnell passage lever for 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch doors. All three keep the Grade 2 cylindrical platform of the Accentra 5321LN Monroe and remove the cylinders.
19) Can I use a keypad leverset instead of the Accentra 5321LN to avoid issuing keys?
Only if one side of the opening is the controlled side. The Accentra 5321LN Monroe is keyed on both faces. Keyless options on the same bored prep include the Delaney LP250 Grade 2 electronic keypad leverlock, the Lockey 2835DC double combination mechanical keyless lever for 1-3/16 inch to 2 inch doors, and the Lockey 1150 heavy duty mechanical keypad lever set for 1-1/8 inch to 2 inch doors. These are code-operated from the outside rather than key-operated from both sides, so the shared-door control the 5321LN gives both occupants is handled differently.
20) If I need the door to lock behind students but stay free-egress, what do I order instead of the Accentra 5321LN?
Use a classroom function. The Dexter C1000 classroom is a Grade 1 clutching keyed cylindrical lever for 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch doors, the Dexter C1000 classroom security adds keyed control of the inside lever, and the Cal-Royal AG03 is a Grade 2 classroom lever with a 6-pin Schlage C keyway and a 2-3/4 inch backset, the same backset the Accentra 5321LN Monroe uses as standard.
21) I need matching inactive trim on the opposite leaf of a pair — does the Accentra 5321LN cover that?
No, the Accentra 5321LN Monroe is a working communicating double cylinder lock with a latchbolt. For an inactive leaf you want dummy trim: the BEST 9K Series 1DT is a Grade 1 heavy-duty single dummy cylindrical lever trim, the BEST 7KC Series 1DT is the Grade 2 medium-duty equivalent, and the Callan Bentley is a Grade 2 dummy lever. Dummy trim is surface-applied with no latch, so it does not need the bored prep the 5321LN requires.
22) The opening needs to release on a fire alarm signal — what replaces the Accentra 5321LN?
You need an electrified lock, which the Accentra 5321LN Monroe is not; it is a mechanical communicating double cylinder lever. The Corbin Russwin CL33903 is a Grade 1 fail-safe electrified cylindrical lever for 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch doors at 12VAC/DC, available with the NZ lever and D rose. Fail safe means the outside lever unlocks when power drops, which is what an alarm-release sequence requires.
23) What finishes does the Accentra 5321LN Monroe lever come in?
Ten finish choices are offered: 605 bright brass, 606 satin brass, 612 satin bronze, 613E dark oxidized satin bronze equivalent, 619 satin nickel, 625 bright chrome, 626 satin chrome, 693 black painted, plus black and white suede powder coat. PVD is standard on 605 and 606, which holds up better than lacquer on high-touch openings. 626 satin chrome is the usual match for existing commercial hardware.
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