Privacy function locks carry one duty above all others: they must never trap anyone. A push button or turn button inside locks the outside lever, and an emergency slot outside opens it with any coin. King Locksmith and Doors Inc. installs, repairs and replaces privacy locks across Maryland, Washington DC and Northern Virginia, licensed, insured and bonded for 25 years.
A privacy function lock is F76 under ANSI/BHMA A156.2, the industry code for a lock that locks by inside button and releases by outside tool. Both levers retract the latch, the spring bolt that holds the door closed, until the button is pressed. The chassis, the metal body inside the door, sits in a 2-1/8 inch cross bore at a 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset, measured from the door edge.
Mortise privacy sets follow F19 under A156.13, with an inside thumbturn. No cylinder means no key, so they fill restrooms in District of Columbia office suites. ADA lever trim, the accessibility standard, turns without grasping. Failed release? We replace it.
The privacy function is simple: the person inside decides who enters, and nobody needs a key. A locked office or classroom function needs a key to reopen. A privacy lock reopens from outside with a coin, so a child, guest or patient is never stuck inside.
Because it fits the standard 2-1/8 inch bore, a Grade 1 privacy lever, the highest commercial rating, drops into most restroom doors with no new drilling. ADA lever trim replaces knobs many hands cannot grip. Upgrading takes one visit.
Privacy function locks run on restrooms, bedrooms, exam rooms and dressing rooms. We install them daily across NOVA in medical offices, hotels and churches, wherever one person needs privacy without a key.
It is the wrong choice on any door needing keyed control. A supply closet needs storeroom function, a suite entry needs entrance function, and a corridor door on an exit route needs passage function with no lock. Not sure which function your door needs? We survey it free.
Our locksmith tests your privacy lock’s button and emergency release, prices repair against replacement on the spot, and finishes whichever option you choose before leaving.
Five privacy lock brands earn their place on our trucks because their buttons, levers and emergency releases survive years of daily restroom use without complaint.
Schlage ND40S is the Grade 1 privacy lever, the highest commercial rating, and we carry its spring cages and latches, so repairs finish same visit.
Falcon T301 delivers Grade 1 durability at a lower price per door, which keeps building-wide privacy lock installs on budget without stepping down a grade.
Yale 5402LN privacy levers fit the standard 2-1/8 inch bore and match Yale trim already on many older institutional doors, so replacements blend in unnoticed.
Corbin Russwin CL3320 uses a lever assembly that comes apart in the field, so a jammed button or sagging lever is fixed on the door.
The button sticks locked because the locking slide inside the chassis, the small bar the button moves, bends, and the emergency slot cannot release it. The lever droops because the spring cage, the part that holds the lever level, has worn. The latch will not retract because the retractor, the mechanism that pulls the latch back, has worn.
Our locksmith first checks the emergency release, then button travel, spring cage, latch throw and door alignment. Locked in? Our mobile units respond 24/7. Call (240) 345-1455 in Maryland or (202) 800-2622 in Washington DC and NOVA.
For a stuck button we reseat the locking slide or fit a new chassis. For a drooping lever we replace the spring cage. For a short latch we fit a new retractor and adjust the strike. Repair wins when parts are current, loses when the body is bent.
We recommend replacement after forced entry, for discontinued models, or for a different function. We match F76 function, grade, backset and finish so the new lock drops into the existing 2-1/8 inch bore without new drilling, and our in-house door expert corrects sag same visit. Measure, match, install, then test release and egress. Estimates are always free.
A privacy lock that sticks shut turns a restroom into a trap. Call (202) 800-2622 right now or book your privacy lock installation online.
Privacy function locks secure restrooms, bedrooms and exam rooms, but every door has its match. Browse our lock type resources below to see each function, its applications and our services.
Straight answers from King Locksmith Technicans to on {cylinder-type} questions customers ask us most.
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F76 under ANSI/BHMA A156.2 for bored locks, F19 under A156.13 for mortise.
Lever trim turns without grasping and the inside lever always opens.
Most Maryland doors have a 2-1/8 inch bore, so a privacy lever swaps in without drilling.
Standard Northern Virginia prep: 2-1/8 inch cross bore, 1 inch latch bore, 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 inch backset.
