- FUNCTIONS
Emtek locks are available in all the functions usually required in a house. These include Passage, Privacy, Dummy, and for deadbolts and keyed sideplate locks, Single Keyed and Double Keyed. Key-in-Lever and Knob locks are available with one function only, with a keyed cylinder on the outside and a turn-piece release on the inside.
- Passage - This function is used for doors where no locking is required. The knobs or levers freely operate the latch. Passage sets are commonly used on interior doors, and sometimes on an exterior door in conjunction with a separate deadbolt.
Patio - Used on typical patio style doors where the door is locked from only one side.
Privacy - Usually used on bathroom doors and any other door that needs to be locked from the inside. A push button is provided on the inside rosette. Pushing the button fixes the outside handle; turning the inside handle releases the lock. A clearance hole is provided in the outside rosette to permit the lock to be released with a nail, if needed.
Dummy - Used on fixed (non-operating) doors and sometimes on closet doors. Sold as a pair, these handles do not operate, they stay in a fixed position, no latch is provided or normally needed. Dummy handles provide a firm grip where desired, and are used on the non-locking side of french doors to give balanced, matching appearance. Emtek dummy handles are surface mounted, no bore holes are required in the door. All mounting hardware is provided.
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- Handing - Emtek locks with lever handles are handed, locks with knob handles are not handed. The lever locks are handed because they have a high quality, "European" style mechanism that provides a firm feeling, spring supported rotation downward and a solid stop at the top of the movement. Since the levers do not rotate upward, we must assemble the levers with prior knowledge of which will be on the outside and which on the inside.
Determine the handing of your door by standing on the outside of the door. If the hinge is on the right, it's a right handed door, and you need a right handed lock. If the hinge is on the left you need a left handed lock.
Backset - In the U.S. there are two common backsets for residential locks, 2-3/8" and 2-3/4". The backset is the distance from the edge of the door to the center of the 2-1/8" bore hole. We will pack your locks with a 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" latch depending on which backset you specify. Dummy sets have no latch and are surface mounted so you can install a dummy set wherever you choose on the door.
Note: Standard latch is 2-3/8" backset. Specify 2-3/4" backset if required. Handing (Left or Right) is required for leversets, passage, privacy, and patio functions. Handing not required for knobsets.
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