Marryat & Scott Egypt Products
Basic Fire Doors Requirements
- A fire door must have a lable attached.
- A fire door must be self-laching.
- A fire door must be self-closing.
- if a fire door is held open, it must be equipped with a listed heat responsive device, fusible link or a smoke detection device.
- A fire door must be free of any obstructions which could prevent the door from operating properly, i.e, wedge door stops, chains, hookbacks, floor holder
- Only listed fire door hardware shall be used.
- A fire door must have steel bearing type hinges.
- Doors swinging in pairs that require astragals astragals shall have at least one overlapping astragals. pairs of doors within a means of egress shall not be equipped with an astragal that inhibits the free use of either leaf. a coordinator open back strike should be used to ensure proper closing.
- Fire doors with glass lights: (Vision panel).
- The glass frame and glazing bead must be metal.
- The glass must be labled wire glass not less than 1/4 in thick or as permitted by the lableing agency.
- Maximum allowable glass area, 100 sq. in per door leaf
- Fire doors with fusible link louvers:
- Only listed louver can be used.
- Maximum louver size is 24"x24".
- Louvers are not permitted to be installed in doors with fire exit hardware or in stairwells.
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