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It’s time to check your Panic Hardware!
It is important that all panic and emergency exit hardware devices are inspected and maintained properly to ensure safety is maintained when exiting a building in any situation. Once the device is fitted regular maintenance is recommended. Weekly: • Make … Continue reading
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Tagged emergency exit, exidor, exit device, panic hardware
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Sliding-folding gear may be used without a bottom guide, in some cases..
If considering a Coburn Foldaside 100 top hanging sliding folding gear in a situation where a bottom guide rail cannot be used, as the underlying floor is concrete and the 15mm groove in to which to set the bottom guide … Continue reading
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Tagged bottom guide, Coburn, Coburn Foldaside, Foldaside 100, Foldaside 240, H102 hinges, hi load hinges, Hillaldam, Royde & Tucker, sliding folding door gear
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Is the GEZE TS3000 BC successfully fitted in this situation?
A correspondent has a double glazed aluminium outward opening front porch door which gets taken by wind. The standard stay fitted there breaks and is therefore in danger of damage. He asked therefore if the GEZE TS3000 BC can be … Continue reading
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Tagged 120° opening, aluminium door, back check, Figure 61 fitting, GEZE TS3000 BC, guide rail door closer, mounting plate, porch door
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GEZE door hold open magnet
Wall mounted electromagnetic door hold open devices are used for holding open fire doors which have mechanical door closers fitted. They must be connected to a smoke detection system or fire alarm panel which, in the case of fire, interrupts … Continue reading
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Tagged electromagnetic, geze, hold open device
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GEZE Rollan 40 sliding door gear
The GEZE range of sliding door gear offers superior running performance due to low friction nylon wheels and pin bearing axles. GEZE Rollan 40 sliding door gear is suitable for light or medium use on timber doors weighing up to … Continue reading
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Tagged aluminium track, ceiling mounting, geze, rollan 40, sliding door gear, wall mounting
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Fitting a door closer to an outward opening upvc door
Must be fitted in the Fig 61 position – with the door closer body on the frame and the arm on the door – so check that there’s room for it there. An additional mounting plate is definitely recommended for … Continue reading
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Tagged back check, flat washers, guide rail, mounting plate, uPVC door
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The Steelworx range of stainless steel door handles
The range includes six selected contemporary designs including Return to Door, Mitred and Straight lever handles that are used throughout commercial buildings, schools and hospitals as well as the innovative styles such as the Curved and Propeller levers. Manufactured by … Continue reading
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Tagged CARLISLE BRASS, contract, curved, door handles, Eurospec, lever handles, mitred, propeller, return-to-door, stainless steel, straight, tee
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EXIDOR 4900 door closers, a Great British product
Made by Exidor in the UK, the EXIDOR 4900 are in stock at Doorstuff. The Exidor overhead door closer range (4900, 4930, 4910, 4940, 4700, 4730, 4800, 4830 and 4820) are direct replacements for the old Jebron door closers and … Continue reading
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Tagged 4700, 4730, 4800, 4820, 4830, 4900, 4910, 4930, 4940, cam action, cam and roller action, DDA, door closer, Equality Act 2010, exidor, jebron
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Parts of a door for forensic scientists & barristers
Day 8 of the trial of Oscar Pistorius, charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, included the testimony and cross examination of Forensic investigator Colonel Johannes Vermeulen (pictured above). Vermeulen’s investigation centres around the condition of the bathroom … Continue reading
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Tagged architrave, jambs, oscar pistorius, panel, parts of a door, rail, sill, stile
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Latch a surface mounted panic latch to a double rebated door – use a box keep
This handy little keep is mounted to the edge of the first opening leaf of a fire escape door or crash door and provides a keeper for the surface (rim) mounted panic latch bolt in the case of a double rebated door. … Continue reading
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Tagged 300 box keep, 376-8, 378DDS, Briton, double rebated doors, exidor, panic bolt, panic hardware, panic latch, spares
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