Accentra (Yale) 7160F Fire Rated concealed vertical rod exit device - For wood/metal doors - 48"

The Accentra 7160F is the fire rated concealed vertical rod (CVR) exit device from Yale's 7000 Series- in the 48-inch bar configuration that covers door widths from 36-1/2 to 48 inches. If you searched "yale 7160", "yale exit devices", or "yale exit device"- this is the fire rated, large-door-width version. Accentra is the current brand name for Yale commercial hardware under ASSA ABLOY. The 7160F model number, fire listings, and hardware specifications carry forward directly from the Yale catalog.

48" vs 36": Which Bar Length Your Opening Requires

The 7160F-48 covers door widths from 36-1/2 to 48 inches- specifically for wider commercial doors such as large single-leaf vestibule entries, institutional corridor doors, double-egress paired door openings, and wide stile aluminum entrance doors in commercial lobbies. The 36-inch bar covers doors from 30 to 36 inches and is the correct specification for standard commercial door widths. If your rough opening or door leaf width is 36-1/2 inches or larger, the 48-inch bar is the correct specification. Ordering the wrong bar length means the pushpad won't span the door width correctly and the touchpad geometry won't align with the stile.

The F Designation: Fire Rated vs Panic Only

The 7160F is the fire rated version. The non-fire 7160 carries UL/cUL panic hardware listing only (FVSR/FVSR7), meaning it is approved for use as a panic device but not on fire-rated door assemblies. The 7160F adds the fire exit hardware listing (GXHX/GXHX7)- the UL classification required for installation on fire-rated door openings.

On a fire-rated opening, the exit device must be the F model. Installing a panic-only 7160 on a fire-rated door voids the door assembly's fire rating at that opening. The 7160F maintains the fire rating of the assembly because it has been tested and listed for fire conditions- the latch will engage correctly even as the door and frame expand from heat exposure.

The 7160F carries UL/cUL fire listing for pairs up to 8 feet by 8 feet at a 3-hour fire door rating, and pairs up to 8 feet by 10 feet at a 1-1/2-hour fire door rating. For non-fire-rated openings where only panic hardware listing is required, the standard 7160 is the correct and less expensive specification.

Wood and Metal Doors: Why This Device Exists Alongside the 7120

Both the 7160F and the 7120F are concealed vertical rod devices from the 7000 Series, and both provide two-point latching with hardware hidden inside the door stile. The distinction is door material compatibility.

The 7120F is for metal doors only- hollow metal doors with internal stile pockets engineered for CVR rod hardware. The 7120F uses a roller 791 top strike designed for metal frame head construction.

The 7160F is for wood and metal doors- the correct specification for stile-and-rail wood doors, solid core wood doors, and wood-framed openings where the frame head requires a mortised strike rather than a surface-applied roller strike. The 7160F uses a mortised 761 top strike that seats into a routed pocket in the wood door frame head.

Specifying the 7120F on a wood-frame opening requires field modification at the frame head to accommodate the roller strike on a surface that was not prepared for it. The 7160F eliminates that problem. Confirm door and frame material before ordering- hollow metal frame gets 7120F, wood frame or wood door gets 7160F.

Yale Exit Devices: The 7000 Series Platform

The 7160F is part of Yale's 7000 Series- the Grade 1 architectural exit device platform that also includes:

7100F- rim device, pullman latch, surface mount, single-point latching

7150F- rim device, patented SquareBolt, surface mount, single-point latching

7110F- surface vertical rod, rods on door exterior, one or two-point

7120F- concealed vertical rod, metal doors only, two-point

7160F- concealed vertical rod, wood and metal doors, two-point. This listing.

7130F- mortise body, for mortise door preparations

The 7160F at 48 inches is specifically the wide-door specification for the wood/metal CVR body type. All 7000 Series devices share the same trim compatibility across the 620F, 630F, 680F, and 540F trim families.

Handed and Height: Ordering Correctly

The 7160F is handed- unlike rim devices which are non-handed, the CVR device must be specified with the correct door hand at the time of order. Determine hand from the outside (push) face of the door: hinges on the right means right-hand, hinges on the left means left-hand. The device is field reversible but must be correctly specified to ship. This is the most common ordering error on CVR products- confirm door hand before placing the order.

Standard door height is adjustable to 8 feet (244cm) with device centerline at 39-15/16 inches from the floor. For taller openings, specify the height suffix: -9 for 9-foot doors, -10 for 10-foot doors. The Less Bottom Rod (LBR) option is available where a floor strike cannot be installed- the LBR configuration uses a thermal pin at the frame head as the secondary latch point instead.

Specifications

Model: Accentra 7160F-48 / Yale 7160F-48

Former Brand: Yale (now Accentra, ASSA ABLOY)

Type: Fire rated concealed vertical rod (CVR) exit device

Series: 7000 Series

Bar Length: 48" for doors 36-1/2" to 48" wide

36" Version: 7160F-36 (doors 30" to 36")

Panic Only Version: 7160-48 (no fire listing)

Door Material: Wood and metal- key distinction from 7120F (metal only)

Door Height: Standard to 8'; -9 and -10 suffixes for taller openings

Door Thickness: 1-3/4" standard; specify options at order

Handing: Handed- specify RH or LH at order; field reversible

Top Latchbolt: 3/4" pullman-type, automatic deadlatching

Top Strike: Mortised 761 (wood frame construction)

Bottom Bolt: 5/8" deadbolt, held retracted during door swing

Bottom Strike: Flush mounted 790; optional 794 for threshold

LBR Option: Available- thermal pin at frame head, no floor strike required

UL/cUL Panic: FVSR/FVSR7

UL/cUL Fire: GXHX/GXHX7- 8'x8' pairs 3-hour; 8'x10' pairs 1-1/2-hour

ANSI/BHMA: Grade 1

Trim: Less trim- order separately from 620F, 630F, 680F, 540F series

ISO: 9001

Warranty: 5-year limited

American Locksets has stocked Accentra and Yale 7000 Series exit devices since 2001.