What kind of door hardware is suitable for fire rated doors?

Fire rated doors meet the requirements of fire resistance stability, integrity and insulation for a certain period of time. With the increasing number of modern high-rise buildings, fire doors play an important role in protecting people's lives to a large extent.

Fire doors have three main functions:

1. After the flame is at the first phase, the tightness and proper installation of the fire door can control the supple of oxygen inside the room. Effectively, the fire control is at the first phase.

2. After the fire reaches a particular stage, the tightness of the fire rated door prevents the spread of smoke and fire, permitting the escaper to have more time to escape.

3. When people escape, fire rated doors will guarantee that escaper pass securely through the escape path.

It may be observed how important it's to get a closed and correctly installed fire doorway. Allow the door play with the most significant function, high quality door hardware is indispensable.

Let us know the door hardware of the standard fire door:

1. What door hardware does the fire rated door have?

2. What kind of door hardware could be installed on the fire door?

1. What door hardware does the fire rated door have?

The hardware that will be installed on a basic fire doorway is: door hinge, door lock, door handle, door closer, panic exit device.

2. What kind of door hardware could be installed on the fire door?

Not all door hardware is suitable for installation on fire doors. Every fire door which guarantees the safety of people's lives should pass different test certificates to be installed in a building. To be able to guarantee fire door measures, there is FIDS (Fire Door Inspection Scheme), which is jointly operated by BWF-British Woodworking Federation and Guild of Architectural Ironmongers.

Britain, such as Europe, utilizes the European standard EN 1634.

The hardware on the fire door has to be tested with the fireproof door throughout the fire door EN1634. Additionally, it needs to comply with the formal inspection needs of CE/EN and can be certified with a third party certificate body. (D and D fire rated hardware products: door hinge – BS EN1935; door closer-BS EN1154; door lock-BS EN12209; escape rod - BS EN1125)

Detailed explanation:

Door hinge

Must comply with the BS EN1935 standard. There is also a need for long-term maintenance facilities that are damaged and replaced. No increase hinges and spring hinges are utilized. The melting point of the material is not less than 800 degrees Celsius.

Door closer

Must comply with the BS EN1154 standard. The door closer additionally requires any angular kinetic power to automatically closer the door. It's not permitted to utilize a positioning device. Using adjusting pressure door closers also requires consideration of sick and older users, so the door closer must be outfitted with a time-delay door closure device.

Doors lock set—mortise lock and door handle

The door lock must comply with the standard of BS EN1906.The material of the lock body and the bolt has a melting point of not less than 800 degrees Celsius, and the melting point of the steel fire door for 90 minutes or more is not less than 900 degrees Celsius. The handle of the door handle is used, and it is required to comply with BS EN1906 strength level 3 or above. (D&D door handles not just meet BS EN1906, but in addition have Class 4)

Fire exit hardware

Must comply with the BS EN1125 standard. Panic escape device should have long-term maintenance measures. The escape a device can't be secured with a locking tongue, except for a door foliage that doesn't have to be secured. Buildings that reside or work for over 60 people must have escape device installed in the escape doors.

Door bolt

It has to comply with the BS EN12051 standard, use the mounted pins as far as you can, and can only be installed on double doors. The door latch has the force to withstand improper use.

Door selector

Meets BS EN1158 normal. The Door selector has to be installed in line with the magnitude of the doorway and the closing force of the door closing device, and the door could be closed at any given angle.

The Fire-proof door is regarding the life of the individual, to make sure the quality of the steel fire door, the choice of hardware accessories is also an important connection. Considering that the fire door is devoted to fire prevention, its fittings need to meet the fire protection requirements, so the choice of fire door hardware accessories It has to be rigorous and pass the evaluation. Every accessory is vital, and and these accessories complement each other and work together to make the function of the fire door work smoothly.

D&D hardware has more than 12 years of experience in manufacturing Fire Rated Door hardware for fire doors, include fire door hinge, fire door handle, fire door lock, fire door closer, fire exit hardware and door fitting etc.

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