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Fire Resistant Doorset wedged open.
c) Steel-based Insulated Fire Resistant Doorsets
 dŚŝƐƚLJƉĞŽĨĮƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĚŽŽƌŝƐŵĂĚĞĨƌŽŵƌŽůůƐƚĞĞůŝŶƐƵůƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŶŽŶͲĐŽŵďƵƐƟďůĞ
ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŝŶƐƵůĂƟŽŶƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͘
Advantage:ĸĐŝĞŶƚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ĚƵƌĂďůĞ͘
Disadvantage:EŽƚŇĞdžŝďůĞƐŚŽƵůĚƐŝƚĞĂůƚĞƌĂƟŽŶƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ͘
ĚͿ /ŶƐƵůĂƚĞĚ&ŝƌĞͲZĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚZŽůůĞƌ^ŚƵƩĞƌ
 /ŶƐƵůĂƚĞĚĮƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚƌŽůůĞƌƐŚƵƩĞƌŝƐƉŽƉƵůĂƌĨŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶǁĂůůƐ;Ğ͘Ő͘
ŚLJƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ͕ŵĞŐĂͲƐŝnjĞƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐŵĂůůƐ͕ƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚĐĂƌƉĂƌŬƐ͕ĞƚĐͿĂƐŝƚĐĂŶ
ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞůĂƌŐĞƌͲƚŚĂŶͲŶŽƌŵĂůŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐƵƉƚŽϯŵ×ϲŵ͘^ƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚƐǁŝƚŚ
ĐŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶǁĂůůƐŶĞĞĚĐůĞĂƌŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐŝŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚ
ŚĞŶĐĞ͕ůĂƌŐĞŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚƚŽďĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚďLJƌŽůůĞƌƐŚƵƩĞƌƐ͘ƐŝŶŐůĞůĞĂĨ
ĮƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĚŽŽƌĨŽƌŵƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƌŽůůĞƌƐŚƵƩĞƌƐLJƐƚĞŵƐŽƚŚĂƚĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌƐĐĂŶƐƟůů
ĞǀĂĐƵĂƚĞƐĂĨĞůLJǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƌŽůůĞƌƐŚƵƩĞƌŝƐĐůŽƐĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐĂĮƌĞŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚ͘
Advantage:WƌŽǀŝĚĞůĂƌŐĞƌŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐĂŶĚĨƌĞĞĂĐĐĞƐƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚǁŽĐŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ͘
Disadvantage:EĞĞĚĨƵůůŝŶƐƵůĂƟŽŶĂƐĂĮƌĞͲƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚǁĂůů͕ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĮƌĞ
ĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĂůĂƌŵƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚĂŶĚƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůƚĞƐƟŶŐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ
ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐĚƵƌŝŶŐĂĮƌĞŝŶĐŝĚĞŶƚ͘
WHY FIRE RESISTANT DOORSETS MUST BE MAINTAINED
&ŝƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĚŽŽƌƐĞƚƐĂƌĞƚŚĞŽŶůLJďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƵďũĞĐƚĞĚƚŽǁĞĂƌĂŶĚƚĞĂƌ͕
ũƵƐƚůŝŬĞĐĂƌƚLJƌĞƐ͘tĞĂůůŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚĐĂƌƚLJƌĞƐŚĂǀĞĂůŝĨĞƐƉĂŶŽĨĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐƚŚĞĚĂƚĞŽĨ
ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞ͘/ƌƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƵƐĂŐĞĂŶĚƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŵŝůĞĂŐĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĐůŽĐŬĞĚ͕
ƚŚĞƌƵďďĞƌĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚǁŝůůŚĂǀĞŚĂƌĚĞŶĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞLJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚŝƚŝƐŶŽƚƐĂĨĞƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞŵ
ďĞLJŽŶĚĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐ͘
 &ŽƌĮƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĚŽŽƌƐĞƚƐ͕ƚŚĞĚŽŽƌůĞĂǀĞƐĂƌĞŚƵŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚƌĞĞŽƌĨŽƵƌŚŝŶŐĞƐŽŶ
ƚŚĞĚŽŽƌĨƌĂŵĞƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƚŚĞŵƐƵƐĐĞƉƟďůĞƚŽŐƌĂǀŝƚĂƟŽŶĂůĨŽƌĐĞ͘ĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞ
ĚŽŽƌǁŝĚƚŚ͕ƚŚĞŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐƐǁŝŶŐŝŶŐŽƉĞŶĂŶĚĐůŽƐĞŽŌĞŶĨŽƌĐĞƚŚĞŵƚŽ
ƐĂŐ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞĚŽŽƌƐĂƌĞƐƵďũĞĐƚĞĚƚŽŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůĨŽƌĐĞĂĐƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐ
ĚŽŽƌĐůŽƐĞƌƐ͘/ĨƚŚĞĚŽŽƌĐůŽƐĞƌƐĂƌĞŶŽƚĂĚũƵƐƚĞĚƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞĨŽƌĐĞǁŝůůĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞ
ĚŽŽƌůĞĂĨĞŝƚŚĞƌƚŽƐůĂŵƐŚƵƚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞŽƌƚŚĞǁĂůů͘EŽƚƚĂŬĞŶŝŶƚŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶ
LJĞƚ͕ƚŚĞĂďƵƐĞƐƵīĞƌĞĚĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚƐŽĨƉĂƐƐĞƌƐďLJǁŚŽĐĂƌĞůĞƐƐůLJďĂƐŚĞĚŐŽŽĚƐƚƌŽůůĞLJƐ
ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞĚŽŽƌůĞĂǀĞƐ͘
 /ŶŵĞŐĂͲƐŝnjĞƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐŵĂůůƐ͕ĮƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĚŽŽƌƐĞƚƐŶĞĂƌƚŚĞƚŽŝůĞƚƐƚĞŶĚƚŽĨĂŝů
ƐŽŽŶĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƌĞƐƚ͘DŽƌĞŽŌĞŶƚŚĂŶŶŽƚ͕ĐůĞĂŶĞƌƐƚĞŶĚƚŽǁĞĚŐĞƚŚĞĮƌĞĚŽŽƌŝŶƚŚĞ
ŽƉĞŶƉŽƐŝƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĂĮƌĞĞdžƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞƌƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐ͕ĂŶĚŝĨůĞŌŝŶƐƵĐŚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĨŽƌ
ĂƉƌŽůŽŶŐĞĚƉĞƌŝŽĚŽĨƟŵĞ͕ŝƚĐĂŶĐĂƵƐĞĚĂŵĂŐĞƚŽƚŚĞĚŽŽƌĐůŽƐĞƌ͘tŚĞŶĮƌĞƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ
ĚŽŽƌƐĞƚƐĨĂŝůĞĚĂŶĚĚŽŶŽƚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJ͕ƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞƉƌŽƚĞĐƚĞĚǁŚĞŶĂ
ĮƌĞŽĐĐƵƌƐ͘&ŝƌĞƐŵŽŬĞĂŶĚƚŽdžŝĐŐĂƐĐĂŶƌŽĂŵĨƌĞĞůLJǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͕ƚŚƵƐƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ
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