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Lockey 2230NL Digital Door Lock For Use With Panic Latch Satin Chrome
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Lockey 2230NL Digital Door Lock For Use With Panic Latch Satin Chrome
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Description
Robust Keyless Security Designed for Emergency Exit Doors
Securing commercial emergency exits often creates a difficult balancing act for building managers. You must maintain strict access control from the outside to prevent unauthorised entry while ensuring that anyone inside can escape instantly in an emergency. Traditional keyed cylinders introduce serious logistical headaches, including lost keys, unauthorised key duplication, and the constant expense of rekeying locks whenever staff members move on. Fitting a standard digital lock is rarely straightforward on these openings, as conventional models are not built to interface directly with exit devices or specialist rim nightlatches.
The Lockey 2230NL Digital Door Lock For Use With Panic Latch Satin Chrome solves this exact problem by pairing reliable mechanical keyless entry with dedicated emergency exit hardware compatibility. As part of the trusted Lockey 2000 series, which has protected properties across the globe since 1982, the 2230NL provides front-side keypad access without interfering with your interior panic release mechanisms. This smart design allows commercial premises, schools, warehouses, and communal facilities to stop unwanted external entry completely while keeping fire escape routes fully compliant and safe to operate at all times.
Core Engineering and Mechanical Performance
Specialist Panic Latch and Rim Nightlatch Compatibility
The Lockey 2230NL is supplied as an external front-body keypad specifically configured to actuate third-party surface-mounted rim nightlatches and panic exit devices. Its flat-tail spindle fits cleanly into compatible hardware, making it well suited for narrow stile timber, composite, or aluminium doors when paired with short backset nightlatches. You gain secure push-button access from the exterior while leaving internal panic crash bars completely unobstructed.
Slipping Clutch Mechanism Against Vandalism
Vandals and intruders frequently attempt to force external digital lock handles with excessive torque. The Lockey 2230NL features an integrated slipping clutch system that protects internal mechanical gears. If an unauthorised person tries to wrench the external turn knob without keying in the correct code, the knob slips safely without engaging the latch, preventing internal damage and keeping the perimeter secure.
Over 7,000 User Codes with Simplified Reprogramming
Featuring a durable 14-button keypad with a dedicated clear button, this lock supports user codes ranging between 3 and 7 digits, offering more than 7,000 distinct code groups. The intuitive internal tumbler arrangement allows site maintenance teams to change codes quickly whenever site access permissions alter, significantly cutting down code change errors and removing the expense of calling out an emergency locksmith.
Teflon Coated Internal Components for Extended Life
External keypads are exposed to rain, road salt, and harsh temperature shifts. The Lockey 2230NL incorporates factory Teflon coated internal mechanical moving parts. This protective treatment ensures smooth mechanical interaction, repels moisture buildup, and delays natural wear and tear, guaranteeing dependable cycling on high-traffic secondary entrances and exposed perimeter gates.
Practical Applications Across Commercial and Communal Spaces
The versatile configuration of the Lockey 2230NL Digital Door Lock For Use With Panic Latch Satin Chrome makes it an exceptional choice for varied architectural hardware fit-outs across the UK. In educational institutions and university campus blocks, it keeps rear fire escape routes secure against trespassers while allowing teaching staff entry using a simple pin code. Warehouses and logistics depots rely on it to secure side loading bay access doors without slowing down emergency evacuation workflows.
Commercial office suites and retail storage units also benefit from its non-handed design, which can be configured for either left-hand or right-hand hung doors right out of the box. Because it functions entirely without batteries, wiring, or magnetic power supplies, you will never face unexpected lockouts caused by flat power cells or power outages. It delivers continuous, zero-downtime mechanical access control day in and day out.
Detailed Specifications
| Specification | Rating or Standard | Practical Details |
|---|---|---|
| Product Model | Lockey 2000 Series (2230NL) | Front body keypad for panic hardware integration |
| Fire Door Assessment | BS EN 1634-1: 2014 & BS EN 1363-1: 2012 | Fire tested for suitability on evaluated timber fire assemblies |
| Finish | Satin Chrome (SC) | Corrosion-resistant architectural plating for modern ironmongery schemes |
| Door Handing | Non-Handed | Easily reversible on site for left or right hand hung inward or outward opening doors |
| Keypad Configuration | 14 Push Buttons | Includes clear button (C) with 3 to 7 digit combinations yielding 7,000+ codes |
| Mechanical Protection | Slipping Clutch Turn Knob | Prevents forced entry by disengaging the spindle under malicious excessive torque |
| Component Treatment | Teflon Coated Moving Parts | Delays friction wear and tear, resists weather ingress, and ensures smooth mechanical action |
| Door Construction Suitability | Narrow Stile & Standard Stile | Suits narrow style doors when used alongside short backset surface rim nightlatches |
| Power Requirement | 100% Mechanical | Zero batteries, wiring, or external transformers required for uninterrupted operation |
Installation Guidance and Operational Routine
Installing the Lockey 2230NL is simple for experienced carpenters and architectural ironmongers. Because this kit provides the external keypad assembly, your door will require a compatible internal emergency latch or nightlatch device, which are sold separately. Ensure accurate spindle alignment between the exterior front unit and the interior latch drive cam. When fitted to timber fire-rated assemblies, install appropriate intumescent protection packs in line with your certified fire assessment requirements.
Daily operation remains straightforward. Authorised persons entering from the exterior press the clear button, enter their designated combination code, and twist the satin chrome knob to retract the latch bolt smoothly. Once released, the latch re-engages automatically upon door closure. From the interior side, occupants simply push the panic crash bar or turn the nightlatch lever for immediate, effortless egress, ensuring your building stays fully compliant with emergency exit requirements.
Need Help Selecting Hardware for Your Fire Exit Project?
Matching digital keypads with third-party panic latches, short backset nightlatches, and fire door regulations can occasionally be tricky. If you need confirmation that the Lockey 2230NL matches your existing door setup or current safety hardware, our technical team is on hand to help.
Contact Our TeamSpecification
| Manufacturer | Lockey |
|---|---|
| Finish | Satin Chrome |
| Guarantee | 1 Year |
| Backset | 60mm |
| Door Thickness | 40 - 55mm |
| Handing | N/A |
| Hold Back | No |
| Key Overide | No |
| Operation | Mechanical |