Lever Handle Questions
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How are your Sure-Loc
brand Lever Handles made?
What is the difference between your Sure-Loc brand door knobs and
you Weslock brand doorknobs?
Can my door knobs be keyed the same as my deadbolts?
How do I know what type of door knob to buy?
Are your door knobs sold as complete sets?
Why are your prices so low? Are the knobs defective?
How do I know if your door knobs will replace my exiting knobs?
Do
I have to specify door Handing when ordering door knobs?
Why do I have to Specify the door handing when I order my lever handles?
What if I ordered a lever handle that is the wrong handing?
How
are your Sure-Loc brand lever handles made?
Our
Sure-loc lever handles are solid forged with a plated finish. Their
quality is comparable to a Kwickset lock, Weiser or a mid grade
Schlage. They are built with all metal
parts, solid steel 1/4" spindle and keyed locks use a 5 pin keyway
similar to a quickset. Sure-loc offers a 10 yr mechanical warranty
and a five year finish warranty.
What
is the difference between your Sure-Loc brand Levers and your
Weslock brand lever handles?
These two brands are manufactured very similarly. The main difference
is that Weslock lever handles have concealed screws when the lock
is installed. Because of this concealed screw feature, they do
take
a little longer to install than the Sure-loc levers do. Weslock
also has attached mortise plates on all of their lever handles
while Sure-Loc levers come with removable mortise plates on the
latch
mechanism[except on keyed sets which will always have an attached
mortise plate]. This also can save you some installation time if
your doors are not
mortised
for latch
plates.
Can
my lever handles be keyed the same as my deadbolts?
Yes, we generally key locks alike unless specified otherwise. There
is no charge for keying on most packages for a home. If you have
a larger project that will require many keyed locks, there may
be keying charges.
How
do I know what type of Lever Handle to buy?
Door knobs are available in a variety of styles for different
applications. Here is a breakdown of the kinds you can get that
will help you determine what you need.
1) Entrance Levers - Entrance knobs
have keyed cylinders and are generally used on exterior doors.
2) Privacy Levers - Privacy Door Knobs
are generally used on bedrooms and baths. They are lockable but
do
not have a keyed
cylinder. They can be unlocked with a generic tool that is provided.
3) Passage Levers - Hall and Closet or
Passage knob sets do not lock. They are generally used on closets
or other
doors where
a lock is not required.
4) Dummy Levers - Dummy Levers are
just one lever that face mounts to any surface. This is the perfect
solution for ball catch doors
or other applications where a latch mechanism is not needed, but
the look of a lever handle is desired. If your door has a predrilled
hole in it for a door knob, but no mechanism is needed. The best
option is a passage lever omitting the latch mechanism.
Are
your lever handles sold as complete sets?
Yes. Our levers are sold with a lever for both sides of the door,
latch mechanism, strike plate and mounting screws. Only dummy levers
are sold individually as they are intended to be mounted with screws
to the surface of a door.
Why
are your prices so low? Are the knobs defective?
No, none of our knobs or lever handles are defective products.
We buy most of our products directly from the manufacturer, and
even ship from their warehouses a lot of times to assure that we
can pass the saving on to our customers. All of our door knobsets
are new, in the box door hardware products that are equivalent
and similar to other major brands you may find in your local hardware
store.
How do I know if your lever
handles will replace my exiting knobs or levers?
The most important thing to check is the backset. The backset is
the distance from the center of the bore hole, ot the edge of the
door. The brands that we currently carry are available in 2 3/8"
and 2 3/4" backsets. The other thing you need to check is the
size of the bore hole. Standard size is 2 1/8" which any brand that
we carry will fit. These are pretty standard and should replace
just about any knob, but occasionally someone calls that has something
different - generally old homes. If the backset and bore hole is
right, the knobs should work.
Do
I have to specify door
handing when ordering lever
handles?
Yes, on most lever handles you do have to specify the door handing.
You can determine the handing by clicking on the link below.
Why do I have to Specify the
door handing when I order my lever handles?
Most lever handles are designed for a fancy look. Sometimes
the lever curves down, sometimes they curve up. If
you try to put a left handed lever that curves down
onto a right hand swinging door, the lever will curve
up instead of down. So it just won't look right.
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