Fire Rated Doors With Wire Glass

Been tested in a fire door assembly it will carry a dual marking of w and d h t this product can be used in large vision panel sizes in 60 and 90 minute doors where a fire protection rated product such as safety wired glass or safety ceramic and marked only dh would be limited to a 100 square inches.

Fire rated doors with wire glass.

Labeled fire doors control the spread of fire and smoke for up to 3 hours. So when it comes to fire rated glass doors wired glass can be used for vision panels but not much else. The wire glass has a special film added to it which holds the glass in place should it break. Wirelite nt is listed for use in doors sidelites transoms and borrowed lites.

You are receiving the inaugural issue of code considerations quarterly safti first s quarterly publication that helps architects and specifiers select the correct fire rated glazing product based on the most current code and testing requirements. Metal fire doors are an economical alternative to wood fire doors when more than a 20 minute rating is required. 20 45 minute. Rated glass such as safety wired glass and safety glass ceramic used in 60 and 90 minute doors to 100 sq.

It is listed for use in openings that do not require an impact safety rating. Trudoor is certified by ul enabling us to cut re certify and label protect3 wire safety glass and fire protection rated glazing materials. Safety wire fire glass has been developed to allow wire glass to be used in areas where safety glass is required. That exemption no longer applies.

Fire rated steel doors play a vital role in keeping people safe and minimizing property damage during a fire. As the only fire rated glazing product available at the time traditional wired glass was granted a temporary exemption from meeting the cpsc standard. 3 hour doors are not permitted to have fire protection rated glass. Inches with no dimension exceed ing 10 inches.

A more stringent category ii impact test that stipulated 400 foot pounds of impact also was established for glazing areas that exceeded that size such as patio doors. Wirelite is a 17 64 6 8 mm thick fire rated glazing material composed of wired glass. Safety wired fire glass doors. Under the 2012 ibc unsafe wired glass is not allowed in any hazardous location.

Great companies are built on great products. If the door serves as a horizontal exit door in a fire wall it is further restricted to 100 sq. The codes exempted traditional wired glass where fire rated glazing was needed. Protect3 safety glass is a 6mm thick glazing material consisting of fire rated wire glass with a surface applied fire rated and impact safety rated film.