I see its a left handle. It is 10" long and 3.5" from handle to end of lock.

Question

To lock the door it is like a thumb knob that you turn.  The turning knob was stuck and just swiveled around after a while and I couldn't open the door.  I had to drill where the lock came out.  I looked at another website ( reflect door handles) but they are in Canada and I felt sketchy ordering from them.  I hope you can help me.

Casey · Accepted Answer

Hello,

Our 82-030 can replace the handle set with the top-mounted thumb lever without adaptation. The reason for this is because both handle sets engage with the mortise using a spindle that's centered between the two screw holes.

What's confusing is that the original handle doesn't look like it has a centered latch since the thumb lever itself is, for whatever reason, mounted above both screw holes. The reality is that when that thumb lever is turned, an internal arm mechanism reaches down the spindle and turns it.

Our 82-030 works the same way but its thumb lever is centered already. It doesn't need that additional (and redundant) arm mechanism. You'll just want to confirm that the 3-15/16" mounting holes of our handle set are the same as yours. Thanks for posting!