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Yale YH Collection Pacific Beach Single Dummy Door Lever

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YALE YH COLLECTION YR81PB PACIFIC BEACH SINGLE DUMMY DOOR LEVER WITH ROUND ROSE OVERVIEW

Meet the Pacific Beach Lever from Yale's YH Collection. Solid, stylish hardware with concealed screws install with just one tool.

YH Collection levers offer a range of designs with sculptured roses and delicately crafted curves. The “non-handed” design and strength of the interior sub-assemblies allow for quick and easy installation and years of secure operation. All YH Collection products are ANSI Grade 2 superior light commercial quality.

SINGLE DUMMY FUNCTIONS

  • Ideal for interior doors that require a push/pull function – no latch or lock
  • Box Contents: 1x lever, 1x rose, strike plate, 2x screws,

FEATURES & BENEFITS

  • Exceeds criteria for ANSI/BHMA A156.2 Grade 2 certification
  • Constructed from quality materials with a focus on durability
  • Easy Install Mounting System — Square Spindle Simplifies Installation - Knobs, Levers
  • Pre-Installed Mounting Screws
  • Concealed Mounting Screws — Clean Upgraded Look
  • Provide easy re-keying
  • Reduces wear and provides smooth operation
  • Limited Lifetime Mechanical and Finish Warranty

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Product Specs

Series:
YH Collection
Collection:
Pacific Beach
Features:
Concealed Screws
Edge Bore:
1"
Warranty:
Limited Lifetime Mechanical
Keyed Function:
Non-Keyed
Product Group:
Mechanical Locks
Product Subgroup:
Bored Locksets
Product Type:
Leversets
Subcategory:
Residential Door Levers
Cross Bore:
2-1/8"
Keyed:
No
Commercial/Residential:
Residential
Handle Type:
Lever
Lock Function:
Dummy
Grade:
Grade 2
Product Attribute:
Cylindrical Locks
Product Function:
Dummy
Door Thickness Range:
1-3/8" to 1-3/4"
Product Design:
Round
Mounting Method:
Surface
Product Category:
Mechanical Locks
Product Substrate:
Metal
Department:
Door Hardware

Yale Residential YR81PB-626 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) What does a single dummy lever like the Yale YR81PB actually do on a door?
The Pacific Beach single dummy lever is trim only. There is no latch, no cylinder and no moving mechanism behind it, so it mounts to the door face as a fixed pull for a push/pull opening. Typical use is a closet, pantry or one leaf of a double door held shut by a ball catch or roller catch, where you need something to grab but no latching. If you need the door to stay closed on its own, a passage lockset with a latchbolt is what you want instead.
2) Can I put a Yale Pacific Beach dummy lever on a door that already has a 2-1/8 inch bore from an old knob?
That is exactly the prep it is built around. The Pacific Beach uses a 2-1/8 inch cross bore and a 1 inch edge bore, the standard cylindrical lockset prep, so it drops onto a door already bored for a knob or lever with no new holes. On a solid door with no bore at all it still works, since the dummy mounts to the surface, but the rose is sized to cover a standard 2-1/8 inch hole.
3) Does a dummy lever need to be ordered left hand or right hand?
The Pacific Beach YR81PB uses a non-handed design, so one part covers either swing. Not every dummy lever works that way: the Baldwin Estate 5103 half dummy is sold as a distinct left hand and a distinct right hand part, so on those the hand has to be determined at the door before ordering. If your spec is written around a handed Baldwin part and you are substituting, the non-handed Yale removes the hand from the order line entirely.
4) What is the closest single dummy lever to the Yale YH Collection Pacific Beach YR81PB?
The Pacific Beach YR81PB is a non-keyed Grade 2 single dummy lever with a round rose. The closest one-for-one swap in the same grade is the BEST 7KC Series 1DT single dummy trim cylindrical lever, a Grade 2 non-keyed dummy rated medium duty. The Callan Bentley BN5051 is also a Grade 2 dummy lever. All three mount a fixed lever with no latch, so the door leaf takes trim only and no strike function is involved.
5) What should I use instead of a dummy lever if the door actually needs to latch?
A dummy lever such as the Pacific Beach YR81PB is a pull only, with no latch and no lock. When the door needs to hold shut, step to a passage function in the same Grade 2 class: the Accentra 5301LN Augusta in the 5300 Series or the Accentra 4601LN in the 4600 Series are both Grade 2 passage/hall/closet levers, and the Hager 2510 is a Grade 2 passage cylindrical lever with the Withnell design for doors 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch thick. If the room needs a thumbturn as well, the Hager 2540 is a Grade 2 privacy lock with the Withnell lever.
6) Is there a heavier duty dummy lever for a commercial corridor door?
The Pacific Beach YR81PB is a Grade 2 residential lever. For heavier traffic, the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy trim is a Grade 1 non-keyed heavy duty dummy, and the Accentra 455LN Augusta in the 5400 Series is a Grade 1 heavy duty single dummy cylindrical lever. Both carry Grade 1 in the same fixed-lever dummy function, so the trim behaves the same at the door while the certification level differs.
7) What comes in the box with the Yale YR81PB dummy lever, and do I need anything else to install it?
One lever, one round rose, a strike plate and two screws, with the mounting screws pre-installed and concealed behind the rose. Installation takes a single tool. Since it is a dummy with no latch, nothing else is required on the door itself, though a double door held closed by the dummy needs a separate catch, which is not included.
8) What finishes does the Yale Pacific Beach lever come in, and can I match it to other hardware in the unit?
Six finishes: 605 polished brass, 609 antique brass, 613E dark oxidized satin bronze, 619 satin nickel, 625 polished chrome and 626 satin chrome. Those are standard BHMA finish numbers, so if the levers already on your other doors are marked 626 or 619, the dummy will match across the fleet. Order by the number rather than the name if you are standardizing a building.
9) Is a Yale YH Collection lever strong enough for an apartment building or light commercial hallway?
The YH Collection is built to ANSI/BHMA A156.2 Grade 2, which Yale positions as light commercial. That is reasonable for multi-family interiors and offices. For heavy public traffic, a school corridor or a hospital wing, Grade 1 is the right call and there are dummy trims at that level, such as the BEST 9K Series 1DT single dummy. A dummy takes no latching load anyway, so the practical concern is the finish and the lever surviving abuse, not the mechanism.
10) I need a matching lever for a closet door that has to stay latched, not just a dummy. What do I order?
A dummy will not hold a door shut, so a passage lockset is what that closet needs. Within the same commercial-leaning Grade 2 tier, the Accentra 5301LN Augusta and the Accentra 4601LN are both passage/closet function levers, and the Falcon B101 is a Grade 2 non-handed passage lever. For a residential-grade match, Kwikset's 200BRNL Breton passage lever fits 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors, the same range as the Pacific Beach.
11) Can the Pacific Beach dummy lever be keyed or added to a master key system?
No. It is non-keyed and there is no cylinder in it, so it cannot be keyed, rekeyed or brought into a masterkey system. If a door on your key schedule needs a dummy on one side and keyed entry on the other, the dummy handles the pull side only and the keyed function has to come from a separate lockset.
12) Is one Yale YR81PB enough for a pair of French doors, or do I need two?
One YR81PB is a single dummy, meaning one lever and one rose for one face of one door. A pair of doors with a pull on each leaf takes two. Emtek sells dummy leversets as pairs, for example the Arts and Crafts and the Classic Cortina dummy pairs, if you would rather buy the set as one line item.
13) I need dummy levers on both leaves of a double door - what do I order?
The Pacific Beach YR81PB is a single dummy, one lever on one face. For a pair of French or double doors where both faces need a fixed lever, the Emtek Arts and Crafts dummy pair, the Emtek Hammered lever dummy pair, and the Emtek Classic Brass Cortina lever dummy pair are all sold as dummy pairs. Ordering two singles is the other route to the same result; the pairs ship the two halves together.
14) Can I match a dummy lever to the passage and privacy doors in the same suite?
The Pacific Beach YR81PB covers the fixed-pull openings in a Grade 2 lever program. Several families run one trim design across the functions so the whole suite matches: Baldwin Estate 5103 with the 5048 rose exists as a half dummy, a passage lever, and a privacy lever, and the Accentra Augusta trim appears on the 455LN dummy and on the 5301LN passage lever. Working inside one of those families keeps the lever shape identical from the closet door to the bedroom door.
15) Will a passage lever work as a dummy if I just leave the latch out?
They are not interchangeable parts. The Pacific Beach YR81PB is a surface mounted dummy with no latch, so the door needs no edge prep for a latch face. A passage lever such as the Falcon B101 Grade 2 or the Design Hardware J75 Grade 2 flat lever is built around a working latch and turns to retract it. Substituting a passage set on an opening prepped only for a dummy means cutting the edge bore and mortising the latch face that the dummy never required.
16) What lever should I use on a thicker commercial door than the Pacific Beach covers?
The Pacific Beach YR81PB is built for doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch thick. On heavier leaves, the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lock covers 1-3/8 inch to 2-1/4 inch, the Corbin Russwin CL3110 Grade 1 vandal resistant passage lever covers 1-3/4 inch to 2 inch, and the Dexter C1000 asylum function covers 1-3/8 inch to 2 inch. Those are latching functions rather than dummies, so use them where the opening also needs to operate.
17) Does a dummy lever count toward a fire rated opening?
The Pacific Beach YR81PB is a dummy with no latch, so it does not latch a door and cannot serve as the latching hardware on a rated opening. Where a rating is in play, the set includes fire rated latching alternatives: the Falcon K101 Grade 1 passage lock and the Corbin Russwin CL3110 Grade 1 passage lever both carry a fire rating. Specify one of those on the rated leaf and keep the dummy for the inactive or non-rated door.
18) What is the Pacific Beach lever made of, and will the rose show screws?
Metal construction with a round rose and concealed mounting screws, so nothing shows on the finished face. The screws come pre-installed and a square spindle carries the lever, which is why the whole thing goes on with one tool.
19) Is the Yale YH Collection Pacific Beach lever a residential or commercial product?
Yale classifies the YH Collection as residential, built to Grade 2 for light commercial duty. That puts it squarely in apartments, condos, single family and light office fit-outs. Specification work calling for Grade 1 commercial trim should go to a heavy duty line instead, such as the Accentra 455LN Augusta Grade 1 single dummy.
20) Is there a lighter residential lever family than the Yale YH Collection?
The Pacific Beach YR81PB certifies to ANSI/BHMA A156.2 Grade 2. Below that in the residential range, the Kwikset 200BRNL Breton passage lever and the Kwikset 300BRNL Breton privacy lever are Grade 3 and both fit doors 1-3/8 inch to 1-3/4 inch, the same leaf thickness. The Callan Asheville AH5011 passage leverset is also Grade 3. Those are latching functions; the Grade 3 group in this set does not include a dummy, so a dummy opening stays with the Grade 2 parts.
21) Which round-rose lever alternatives are there if I want a different lever shape?
The Pacific Beach YR81PB uses a round rose design. If the round trim is what matters and the lever profile is open, the Bravura Miramar, Atlanta, and Orlando leversets all use round trim in Grade 2, while the Bravura Tampa uses square trim in the same grade and will not visually match a round-rose door. Those Bravura sets are passage function, so they suit the operating doors alongside a dummy rather than replacing it.
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