BEST Keys: How to Read 1A and 1AP Key Numbers, Change and Control Keys and KS Stamp Codes
An order line reads 1A1A1KS473KS800, 1A2A2 or 1AP1WB1KS609KS800. Here is how BEST builds the number: bow, key type, keyway and cut code, the KS stamp codes BEST defines, and what separates a control key from an operating key.
BEST Electrified Locks 45HW, 9KW and 8KW: What DEU, DEL, RQE and 12V Mean in the Number
Replacing a BEST electrified lock? Read numbers such as 45HW7DEU15R626RQE and 9KW37DEL15KS3626RQE field by field: DEU or DEL in BEST's own fail safe and fail secure terms, the RQE, LS, DS and C options, and 12 or 24 volts.
Black Door Hardware Finishes: What 622 Means and the Black Code Each Brand Prints
Matching black hardware from several makers? See what BHMA 622 means, why steel hinges can be 631, and which black code Schlage, Von Duprin, LCN, Ives, Hager, Sargent, ABH, Baldwin, Emtek, Kwikset and Deltana print for matte, gloss and black suede.
Sargent, Corbin Russwin, ACCENTRA and Arrow Indicator Locks: Vacant and Occupied Codes and Retrofit Indicator Kits
A Vacant or Occupied window can come with a new lock or go on the existing one. The makers' catalogs and price books explain V10, V20, V01 and V21 and list retrofit kits for Sargent 8200, Corbin Russwin ML2000, ACCENTRA 8800, BEST and Schlage locks.
Schlage XE360 Wireless Locks: How to Read XE360M, XE360T and XE360EW Codes and Choose Keyway and Integrator
An XE360 code on a door schedule packs 12 to 14 fields into one line. We read each field of the XE360M mortise lock, XE360T tubular lock and XE360EW exit trim from Schlage data sheets and explain the Keyway and Integrator choices.
Von Duprin Outdoor Defense (OUT) Exit Devices: What OUT, CD, LD and WH Mean on a 98 or 99 Rim Device
A rim exit device on a roof door or courtyard gate needs replacing, and the replacement number reads CD-OUT-98DT-626-36. Here is what OUT, CD, LD and WH mean, what Outdoor Defense is designed for and what it is not.
Schlage Indicator Locks: How to Read OS-OCC, OS-LOC, IS-LOC and L583-363 on L9000, ND and B500 Locks
OS-OCC and IS-LOC at the end of a Schlage number decide what the indicator reads and on which side; L583-363 is a thumbturn, not an indicator. See which L9000, ND, B500 and B600 functions take each indicator, as the Schlage price book lists them.
CRL Jackson Panic Exit Devices: 1095 Rim, 1275 SVR, 1085 and 2086 CVR Parts Lists and Templates
A Jackson panic device on an aluminum door needs a part. Here is how to tell the 1095 rim, 1275 surface vertical rod and 1085 or 2086 concealed vertical rod devices apart, and which CRL instructions, templates and parts lists belong to each.
CRL Glass Railing Parts Explained: Base Shoe, Cladding, Cap Rail, Hand Rail Brackets and Taper-Loc Sets
Replacing cladding, an end cap, a cap rail corner or the gaskets of a handrail bracket on a C.R. Laurence (CRL) glass railing? Start from the base shoe series, the cap rail family and the bracket series, then match the parts CRL lists for them.
CRL All-Glass Door Parts: Patch Door Kits, Top and Bottom Patches, Floor Pivots, Patch Locks and Transom Patches
A part of an all-glass patch fitting door needs replacing and you do not know its CRL name yet. Here are the PHA2 kit, top and bottom patches, floor pivots, AMR205 and PTH25 patch locks, PH34 and PH40 transom patches and the gaskets sold separately.
