Nikolaus Wegner sent me today’s Wordless Wednesday photo of a hotel fire door that looks like it has some clearance issues. There’s more info in the linked Decoded article.
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Where is the bottom clearance of a fire door measured? From the bottom of the door to the bottom of the frame, the slab, the top of the flooring or threshold?
A question about this topic came up in the Live With Lori session on access control doors, so I’ve made some updates to this article, and the Live session recording is now available!
Ryan Krakowsky sent me today’s Fixed-it Friday photos of an improper installation of an auxiliary fire pin for less-bottom-rod fire exit hardware. Do you know the correct mounting location?
Is the UL 294 listing required by the model codes for panic hardware with the electric latch retraction / electric dogging feature (EL/QEL)?
Andrew Haring of Frameless Hardware Company sent me a reel for today’s Wordless Wednesday post, and there are several problems with the application featured in the video.
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A recent question took me back to The Olden Days when I was a manufacturers rep for LCN and Von Duprin. I had a supply of parts in my desk, including a stash of NL drive screws…
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This month’s Decoded question is related to a new section of the I-Codes: In which use groups is an interlock permitted by the International Building Code (IBC) and the International Fire Code (IFC)?
Last week I shared a post about the requirements for through bolts on fire exit hardware, and Ryan Krakowsky of Harvard University sent me today’s Fixed-it Friday photo.
