ARRONE , a HOPPE brand , has five fire door hardware kits that are available to buy off the shelf . Kits can be purchased for use on corridor doors ( both locking and non-locking ), bathroom doors , office doors and deadlocking doors . Installers should check the fire doors test evidence to ensure it allows the use of the product types to be fitted to the door they are using . Then they simply choose the corresponding ARRONE architectural ironmongery kit to suit the application of the door . The architectural ironmongery products within the kits are tested specifically to both European and British standards , and are third-party certificated by Certifire , so installers can be confident that the fire door will perform as stated on the box .
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The kits contents offer combinations of sash locks ; lever handle on a sprung rose ; pull handles ; euro profile cylinder with turn ; stainless steel hinges ; escutcheons ; cylinder pull ; disabled bathroom turn and release ; fire door keep locked or keep shut signs ; overhead door closer ; single cylinder and intumescent packs . Some kits may contain additional items depending on where the door will be fitted .
To support installers on site , the ARRONE technical team has pulled together some of the questions they ’ re asked most often when it comes to fire doors and fire door hardware …
Can you turn any door into a fire door ?
No , a fire door is designed to withstand fire for a set period of time and it must have
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fire test evidence to prove this performance . Fire doors have a minimum fire rating of 30 minutes ( FD30 ), but some steel fire doors can achieve 240 minutes of fire resistance ( FD240 ).
What hardware is needed on a fire door ?
There are three pieces of operational hardware that are critical to a fire door ’ s performance ; hinges , door closing devices and locks . In a fire , these products help to
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close and secure the door in its frame . In the case of timber fire doors , intumescent protection around the door , frame and hardware to expand and fill gaps around the door .
The benefit of using ARRONE ’ s Fire Door Kit is that all of the hardware that ’ s needed is already in one place .
What signs do I need for my fire door ?
There are three types of signs for use on fire doors :
• Fire Door Keep Shut – for self-closing doors used for passage of people .
• Fire Door Keep Locked – for doors which are locked shut and only used occasionally .
• Automatic Fire Door Keep Clear – for doors which are held open using a legal device or are swing-free but revert to self-closing when a fire alarm is activated .
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Fire Door Kits visit hoppe . co . uk |
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