Wright Products - Serenade Mortise Keyed Lever Mount Latch with Deadbolt for Screen and Storm Doors, Polished Brass

After reading another purchaser's comments on looking for a replacement handle for an EMCO door (now Andersen), I decided to take a chance and purchase this Wright replacement door hardware package.I had great success. My door is an EMCO "the Forever view". It has a silver sticker with red writing on it that says US Patent 5039246. My serial number is A 858197. It's a full view door that has a full length glass panel that is removable/swappable with a screen panel.When I tried to find the Andersen replacement handle set for my door, it appears to be discontinued on the Andersen site. The door itself still functions well. It's just that the original EMCO handle/latch/lock hardware is garbage. The latch mechanism wears out after a couple of years of use and doesn't close properly; it seems to stick and the door stays slightly ajar which defeats the purpose of a storm door! I replaced the handle/latch/lock hardware kit once before, ordering it from EMCO and it cost a lot back then (10 years ago); close to $80 dollars with shipping if I remember correctly.You will need to do some minor modifications to get this kit to work with the EMCO "the Forever view" door, but it's not difficult. If you're willing to invest about an hour of your time and have the right tools (a drill, an assortment of metal drill bits, a metal file or dremel, some pliers and a Phillips screwdriver), it's rather easy if you're a handyman or motivated to take on the challenge.Here are the detailed instructions for the modifications I made to my EMCO "the Forever door" so that the Wright hardware fit properly:1) The Wright outside handle plate is longer than the EMCO original. The plate also has bolt stems that insert into the door, which is good because that improves the integrity of the latch system in the door; making it stronger. To adapt the door to the external plate I did the following:a) Enlarged the upper hole from the original EMCO door outside plate so that the new Wright plate upper bolt stem would fit snugly into the door.b) Put some ink on the lower bolt stem for the new Wright plate hardware and then lined up the upper screen stem with the upper hole andmaking sure that the plate was properly vertically aligned and parallel with the door, pressed the lower stem against the door frame so that theink left a mark on the door frame indicating an accurate location to drill a new hole. As mentioned, the new Wright plate is longer, so the bottomplate bolt stem requires a new hole to be drilled. Note: For the bottom hole, since it's a new hole, you'll need to drill the hole all the way throughthe door so the internal plate bolt can pass through the door and be secured to the external plate.2) Once I had modified the door so the Wright external door plate fit properly, I needed to make some adjustments to the opening in the side of the door that internal latch system fits into:a) If you follow the instructions above for installing the Wright external handle/latch/lock plate, when you go to insert the internal latch/lockmechanism into the door it will sit just slightly too high to align properly with the the external/internal plate bolt holes/bolts. To adjust it so itsits a little lower down in the door frame, I filed the bottom of the opening of the hole where it is inserted. The top and bottom edges of thecut-out in the side of the door are rounded. I filed the bottom rounded corners so that they were square. After doing that, the internal latchmechanism fit into the door so that it properly aligned with the external door plate bolt screw holes. Takes no more than a minute or two tofile this out by hand. A dremel would probably do it in seconds.b) Once you have the internal latch mechanism fit and aligned properly, test it by temporarily installing the external and internal plates and boltswith the internal latch mechanism installed in the door. For my door I had to use pliers to break off the last two of the tabs of the dead-bolt/keyshaft that runs from the external plate into the internal plate before the internal handle/latch plate would sit flush against the door. Use themedium length bolts to attach the internal and external plates together. Once you have the plates and internal latch mechanism installed, attachone of the door handles to the handle post (tighten the Allen screw with the included Allen key) and insert it into the external door plate hole.Test the latch mechanism to make sure that when you move the handle it moves freely.c) With the internal and external plates temporarily installed, and the partially assembled handle post holding the internal latch mechanism in thecorrect positioning, mark and drill the new holes needed to attach the internal latch mechanism plate to the opening in the side of the door.Ensure you adjust the internal latch mechanism in the door so that it is centered in the door. Then mark the centre of the two holes in theinternal latch mechanism plate. I used a metal punch to make a small indentation at the centre of the hole so that my drill bit would sit deadcenter and not drift when drilling the holes. Tip: Always start with a drill bit that is much smaller than the threads of the screw that you will beinstalling. You can test the screw and if it's too tight, you can always enlarge the whole with the next drill bit size up. The screw should fit verysnugly when you screw it into the hole so the latch mechanism is properly secured.d) Once you have the internal latch mechanism plate holes drilled and the plate secured attached to the door with the screws, you'll need toremove the internal and external plates and the external handle and handle bar and refer back to the Wright instructions that come with the kitto properly install the door handle external and internal teflon washers and secure it to the plate. You can then continue following the Wrightinstructions to complete assembling and attaching the internal/external door plates and door handles to the door.3) I was able to reuse the original EMCO striker plate on the door frame. It was nicer than the one that comes with the Wright kit. Because I reused the upper hole of the old EMCO external door plate, I didn't need to move the old EMCO striker plate. Hopefully if you've followed the instructions above, it'll work out the same way for you. The new Wright door latch mechanism and dead-bolt line up with the slots in the old EMCO door striker plate. However, there isn't a lot of play and it's a bit tight, so to be safe I took off the old EMCO door striker plate and filed the bottom of the top latch opening so that it was about 1/16" bigger and lower. That gave me enough additional room that the latch mechanism and dead bolt move freely into and out of the door frame striker plate without any friction. It also gave me a little breathing room in case my new internal latch mechanism was slightly higher or lower once it was installed in the door. Once you've filed the striker plate install it back into the door frame and test the door latch and dead-bolt lock to make sure they move into the striker plate easily without any friction.Hopefully the above instructions work for you. Be sure to read these instructions through completely before attempting your door customization. Your set-up could be slightly different than mine so I would recommend you review the instructions and do an assessment of your own situation before doing any door customization. A dress rehearsal that assesses things before you actually start to do the modifications to your door will avoid unwanted surprises later on. Take your time and adjust as necessary and you should be fine.The new Wright handle/latch/lock hardware looks great and I agree with the other reviewer's comments that it is much sturdier than the original EMCO hardware. Hopefully, this hardware will out-live my old EMCO door. But, if it doesn't, now that my door has been modified to take the Wright hardware, replacing it next time should be a snap.After putting in the new hardware, I used a Mr Clean magic sponge to buff up the old EMCO door. It looks brand new now. Saved me over $700 for a new door (which I had been considering), Very happy I took the gamble and did the "Wright" thing :-)Hopefully the above instructions will encourage others to save their old EMCO door from salvage yard!

This Wright storm door lever/handle fit both of my existing 20+ year old ChamberDoor storm doors just fine. I replaced a worn out 20+ year old EMTEK 322 lever with this new Wright lever on my front storm door. I did have to drill a few new holes in the storm door to support the Wright, but it wasn't too complicated. This front storm door is left-handed. My back storm door had a Wright lever, it was an old one, it still worked, but it was 20+ years old too and it's kind of nice to have matching levers on both storm doors. My rear storm door is right-handed. You'll see there are a few sets of screws in the package, but you won't use all of them, you pick the set that is right for your door depending on your storm door's width. There are two spindles too, you pick the one you need depending on your door's width. Also in my case I had to cut the flat spindle for the lock, again, due to my door's width. This seems complicated at first, but just take your time, and fully understand Step #1 in the installation documentation. In my case my doors are 1 5/8" thick. You have to fully understand all the installation steps of course, but Step #1 has to do with your door's width, and the screws/spindle/flat-spindle modifications (if any) that you need to take into account for a clean install.

Serenade Mortise Keyed Lever Mount this is our second one after 30 years. Close to the first in quality, weight, and ease of install.There was a blemish where the manufacturer overheated the metal when applying the gold electroplating, but I am not going to take a chance and get on that is worse.All pieces were included, really glad that it came shipped three boxes deep (shipping box, contained box, package with plastic window) since the display box plastic window was unglued and popped off. The item came with several different screw lengths since not all storm doors are the same thickness and the latch mechanism was overly long but not hed so you can get the correct length on that also. I truly didn't care about cost, I wanted something that lasts and would lock behind me. As I said the previous one lasted decades until it wore out and I needed something that didn't pop open in a wind or not latching and let the dogs out. For that I would have paid double. My cost was around $70 when purchased.

With a little craftsmanship, I was able to adapt the handle to my old EMCO door.

This item was purchased based on an earlier recommendation. The existing Pella door was the earlier design with a single deadbolt lock. This item fit perfectly in the slot and is an exact replacement for the old worn latch. In addition the old weather worn door handles were replaced and look much better on the front door.

Had to realign the mounting holes, but not a big deal. Works great, looks great. Made my door look good again.

Fit perfectly into the slot where the broken latch was.