This model is universal and can be used left or right handed.
The 1200UL Series by Sentry Safety is surface mounted. The panic bar will be placed on the rear face of the door. The rods lead to latches at the top and bottom of the door. On the top will be a surface strike, and on the bottom of the door a floor keeper that will allow a drop pin to go into the floor through a hole in the center of the floor keeper. The strike goes on the door frame behind the door, not on the inside of the frame where you may have previously had a handle. If the door has a handle that will need to be removed. Caps are available for the hole left behind after the handle is removed. Door jamb brackets are also available to cover where the old handle latched to the frame. Mounting bolts are provided however depending on the material of the door you may switch to the same diameter in wood screws, self-tapping metal screws, or for added strength - sex bolts. (Sex bolts have a female side on the outside of the door and a male side on the inside of the door and then they join in the middle of the door. Since both faces of the door are used for securing the bar it makes for a secure hold.)
Where to use this panic exit bar:
- Glass doors with a stile (metal frame) of at least 1 1/2" or 4" if using outside access such as a cylinder lock or handle.
- Steel, wood, and composite solid face doors
- Doors with a minimum width of 25"
- Doors do not have a maximum width however the total length of the bar is 40"
- Doors that require UL rating
- Doors that need a secure method of dogging.
- (If purchasing outside handle) Doors with a maximum thickness of 2"
- Any door usage frequency
- Dual doors without mullions. Either two of this bar for doors that are independent of each other or this bar paired with a 1000 Series Bar when there is an overlap or when you need one door to have outside access through a handle
Where not to use this panic exit bar:
- Not fire rated, not to be used on a fire break. Click here for a fire-rated bar
- Cannot release a magnetic door lock, if the door is held locked by a magnetic lock do not use this panic bar. Click here for a micro switch panic bar
Features and Inclusions:
- Rim type, simple surface mounting
- Includes steel strike for the door frame and floor keeper for the bottom of the frame or floor
- Can be used right or left-handed
- Available in painted steel, stainless steel finish,
- Includes rods leading top and bottom of the door (optional extended rod for taller doors available for purchase)
QB ID: 1200UL