Solid Bronze

Lever

Privacy Door Lever

Solid Bronze

Knob

Privacy Door Knob

Our solid bronze privacy levers and knobs have a locking button. In case of an emergency, the pin can be unlocked from the outside. Simply slide a needle into the hole of the eschuechtone (bronze plate behind lever or knob) to unlock. Our solid bronze knobs and levers are used primarily on bathrooms, master bedrooms, and guest rooms. This is different than passage levers, which don't lock.

Our bronze privacy levers and knobs are relatively easy to install. This guide elaborates on the paperwork that came in the box.  You’re probably reading this because the paper for your lever or knob didn’t answer all of your questions. Hopefully this page does. If it doesn’t, call us.  We're happy to help.

• Step 1 - Make sure your active door is cut correctly
• Step 2 - Installing the bronze privacy lever or knob's latch
• Step 3 - Preparing the lever or knob's jamb
• Step 4 - Install the privacy door lever or knob's outside plates
• Step 5 - Screwing in the privacy lever or knob's locking pin
  

Step 1

Make sure your active door is cut correctly

Double Doors

If you are installing privacy levers on double doors, make sure that only one door meets these requirements. This depicts the cuts on the active door, i.e., the door with hardware that you actually twist to open. The other door, the inactive door, is non-functional.

Single Door

If you only install this hardware entry set on one door, make sure that the one door you are installing it on has these measurements. Otherwise, the solid bronze door hardware won't fit.

Nearly all US doors come pre-cut like the diagram below. So installing our solid bronze privacy lever should be easy. If your active door hasn't been cut yet, you should hire a carpenter to cut the door to these specifications. Any carpenter could do it. These are the dimensions of almost all US doors. We don't recommend it, but you could cut the door yourself. Learn how by Clicking here. 

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Step 2

Installing the Bronze Privacy Lever or Knob's Latch

This step shows you how to insert the latch into the 1 inch bore hole.

• Place the gray plastic position alignment device inside the 2-1/8 inch bore hole. There is an arrow on the device that tells you which way it should be positioned inside the bore hole.
• Slide the latch into its 1-inch bore hole.
• Using a screwdriver, sink the 3/4 inch wood screws into the two holes of the hardware that cover the flange of the door.
• Push the locking nut so that it sticks out on the side of the door that a person would lock. So, if you are installing this bronze privacy knob inside a bathroom, push the locking nut so that it pokes out on the side of the door that will be inside the bathroom. In step 5, you will screw the locking pin into this nut.

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