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Door handles buying guide A door handle has two jobs. It opens the door, and it decides whether the door can be locked. The second job is where most of the choices sit, because a handle that looks right can still be wrong for the door if it has no latch, no key or the wrong backset. This guide starts with function and the lock options, then moves to fit, lever or knob, finish and care. If you already know the type you need, the pages for passage , privacy , dummy and entry handles go further into each one. The types of door handle by function Door handles sort into four groups. The function is fixed at purchase, so decide it door by door before you order. The passage handle is a latch with no lock, used on hallways, living rooms, laundries and walk-in robes, and the most common type in a home. A privacy handle adds a lock worked from inside with a turn snib or a push button, and it goes on bathrooms, ensuites, toilets and bedrooms. An entrance handle locks from both sides and suits front, back and garage-to-house doors. A dummy handle is fixed, with no latch and no lock, and goes on wardrobes, linen cupboards and the fixed leaf of a pair of French doors. Two of these are easy to confuse. A privacy set keeps a room private but is not security hardware. Security belongs to the entrance set. The pages for passage door handles , privacy door handles and dummy door handles cover the first three in detail, and entry door lock sets covers the fourth. Door handles with locks A search for a door handle with a lock usually means one of three jobs. A bathroom or bedroom needs a privacy lock. A front door needs a keyed lock that can resist force. A sliding or cavity door needs a lock made for a door that does not swing. Each has its own parts and its own page. For privacy, the lock is a turn or snib on the inside. There is usually an emergency release on the outside that opens with a coin or a flat tool. The Zanda Duke privacy set has the privacy function built into the lever p

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