Fire Door Closer Requirements

Here are 3 types of door closers that might be present in your facility.

Fire door closer requirements.

Door lever trim the lever trim must comply with the en1634 fire rated. Above all equip doors with panic hardware and fire exit hardware. Fire doors are required to be continuously code compliant and part of that compliance means the doors can close without any human interaction. There are acceptable ways to hold open fire doors using electromagnetic holders or closer holder combinations that contain integral smoke detectors or are initiated by the fire alarm system.

Door closer the door closer must comply with the bs en1154 standard or nfpa 80. A fire door must be in a closed and latched position to serve as a protective barrier in the event of a fire. Door and frame requirements wooden fire doors must have solid wood or mineral cores while steel doors typically have honeycombed or insulated cores. For this reason either listed spring hinges or a listed door closer is required to ensure that the door will close properly.

20 45 60 90 minute or 3 hour label heavy duty 18 gauge steel doors. A properly sized closing device is the last of the basic fire door hardware requirements. Each one has different regulations and requirements. The automatic closing device is operating normally and there is no jamming.

The door should be prepped at the factory so there is no more than three quarters of an inch of clearance between the bottom of the door and the finished floor. Alignment device if the positioner is installed on the door the inactive leaf closes before active leaf. Metal fire doors are an economical alternative to wood fire doors when more than a 20 minute rating is required. This standard regulates the installation and maintenance of assemblies and devices used to protect openings in walls floors and ceilings against the spread of fire and smoke within into or out of buildings.

For example this should not be less than 30 inches and not more than 44 inches above the floor. Fire door must be in a closed and latched position to serve as a protective barrier in the event of a fire. When smoke is detected the doors close and provide 20 45 60 90 or 180 minutes of protection. Hardware consisting of bars that extend to at least half of the width of the door leaf.

For this reason either spring hinges or a listed door closer is required. 1 1 1 with the exception of fabric fire safety curtain assemblies this standard addresses assemblies that have.