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Enjoy a FREE lunch and learn how Fire Doors protect the health, safety, and welfare of building occupants.

Rolling Fire Door Product Systems

Learn about the fire door product systems that are available, review their features and benefits and determine how to select the proper fire door system for a fire door opening.

The Program Outline
The features & benefits of various types of Fire Door Product Systems.

  • Purpose of a Fire Door System
  • Fire Door Opening and System Characteristics
  • Selection of a Fire Door System
  • Features and Benefits of Different Fire Door Systems
  • Fire Door System Technical Information

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Rolling Door Safety Edge Systems

Examine the various types of Safety Edge Systems used on rolling doors, comparing the features and benefits of each type in order to properly evaluate their performance and use on specific projects.

The Program Outline
The requirements for Safety Edges on commercial doors.

The features and benefits of various types of Safety Edges.

  • Pneumatic
  • Electric
  • Air Wave
  • Self Diagnostic
  • Specifications for Safety Edges.
  • Technical Information.

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Phantom
Featheredge
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Outline for Rolling Door Safety Edge Systems

Introduce Topic

  1. Rolling Door Safety Edge Systems
    1. Learning Objective
      1. To examine the various types of safety edge systems used on rolling doors, comparing features and benefits of each type in order to properly evaluate their performance and use on specific projects.

Review of the various types of safety edges

  1. Requirements for Safety Edges
    1. UL 325 (Standard for electric operators for doors)
      1. Required by Building code authorities
    2. States that all commercial operators must be wired for constant pressure on the control unless the door has a safety device that will detect contact of an object and stop or reverse the door.
  2. Pneumatic
    1. Rubber hose or astragal connected to an air switch
      1. The most basic of all systems
      2. he least sensitive system (1) In cold weather it is very difficult to get this safety edge to stop or reverse a door
      3. Any punctures will prevent the safety edge from operating
      4. Requires a connecting cord
      5. Does not have any self-diagnosing testing features
  3. Electric
    1. Electric contacts separated by foam rubber with a vinyl cover
      1. The second generation of safety edges
      2. More sensitive than pneumatic. Will not vary in cold weather
      3. Punctures or tears will prevent the safety edge from operating (1) Torn contacts will not allow electricity to complete a circuit (2) Moisture will short out or corrode contacts
      4. Requires a connecting cord
      5. There is a fail-safe version that will prevent the door from closing if there is a failure in the system. This requires a four wire connecting cord.
  4. Air Wave
    1. A rubber astragal that forms a chamber connected to an air wave switch
      1. The third generation of safety edges
      2. A slight depression of the astragal send air waves to the switch. Sensitivity constant.
      3. The most sensitive Safety edge available
      4. Not effected by punctures or tears
      5. Requires a connecting cord
  5. Phantom Featheredge
    1. The fourth generation of safety edges
    2. Same air wave technology and design
    3. Does not require a connecting cord
      1. Cord is unsightly
      2. Cord can get caught on moving objects
      3. Because there is not a cord, the system is more reliable
    4. Self diagnostic testing on each cycle insures reliability

Specification

  1. Review specification for Phantom Featheredge on flier

More Information

  1. Contact The Cookson Company local distributor
    1. Explain how the architects can get information from your company
      1. Request by fax to 800-277-2576 or by phone at 704-866-9146; include your name, company name, address, phone number, and fax number
      2. Request from the web site at www.cooksondoor.com
  2. Architects First Source
  3. Sweet's
    1. Catalog
    2. Buy-Line
    3. SweetSource

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THE COOKSON COMPANY
ROLLING FIRE DOOR PRODUCT SYSTEMS
BOX LUNCH PRESENTATION

INITIAL GREETING

  1. INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND STAFF
  2. THANK AUDIENCE FOR THEIR TIME AND INTEREST
  3. INTRODUCE YOUR COMPANY WITH A BRIEF HISTORY. DISCUSS THE PRODUCTS YOU SELL AND THE SERVICES YOU PROVIDE.

INTRODUCE TOPIC

  1. LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
    TO LEARN ABOUT THE FIRE DOOR PRODUCT SYSTEMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, REVIEW THEIR FEATURES AND BENEFITS AND DETERMINE HOW TO SELECT THE PROPER SYSTEM FOR A FIRE DOOR OPENING.

PURPOSE OF A FIRE DOOR SYSTEM

  1. PROTECT PROPERTY BY LIMITING DAMAGE IN CASE OF A FIRE
  2. MAKE BUILDINGS SAFER TO OCCUPY
  3. CLOSE AN OPENING IN A FIRE WALL
  4. CONTROL THE PASSAGE OF SMOKE
  5. TO MEET LOCAL BUILDING CODES OR AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION

FIRE DOOR OPENING CHARACTERISTICS

  1. ACCESSIBILITY
    1. COMPLETELY AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE
    2. BUILT INTO WALLS AND/OR CEILINGS
  2. TRAFFIC CONCENTRATION AROUND OPENING
    1. NUMBER OF PEOPLE (GENERAL PUBLIC) AROUND OR NEAR OPENING
  3. TESTING REQUIREMENTS
    1. ONCE A YEAR PER NFPA 80 AND BUILDING CODES
    2. MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR
  4. POWER FAILURES
    1. SOME FIRE DOORS CLOSE WITHOUT ACTUATION OF ALARM
  5. FIRE WALL RATING
    1. BASED ON FIRE WALL RATING (FIRE DOOR IS 75% OF WALL RATING)
    2. 4 HOUR WALL REQUIRES A 3 HOUR RATED DOOR
    3. 2 HOUR WALL REQUIRES A 1 ½ HOUR RATED DOOR
    4. 1 HOUR WALL REQUIRES A ¾ HOUR RATED DOOR

SELECTING A FIRE DOOR SYSTEM

  1. MATCH APPLICATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OPENING
    1. OCCUPANCY
    2. ACCESSIBILITY
    3. LOCATION OF DOOR IN THE BUILDING
    4. FREQUENCY OF TESTING
    5. FIRE WALL RATING
  2. KEY FACTORS
    1. RESETTING THE FIRE DOOR
    2. ACTUATION OF THE FIRE DOOR

FIRE DOOR RESETTING

  1. MANUAL RESETTING (SPRING RELEASE)
    1. REQUIRES RESETTING BY TRAINED TECHNICIAN AT OWNER’S EXPENSE
    2. REDUCES WILLINGNESS TO TEST
  2. AUTOMATIC RESETTING (NO SPRING RELEASE)
    1. RESETTING DONE BY ANYONE WITH MINIMAL KNOWLEDGE
    2. DOORS CAN BE TESTED AS FREQUENTLY AS DESIRED WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL COST

FIRE DOOR ACTUATION

  1. FIRE DETECTION
    1. THERMAL FUSIBLE LINKS
    2. SMOKE DETECTORS
    3. BUILDING ALARM SYSTEMS
  2. RELEASE DEVICES
    1. THERMAL FUSIBLE LINKS
    2. RELEASE DEVICE
      1. UL 684 REQUIRES ALL RELEASE DEVICES HAVE A BATTERY BACK-UP SYSTEM
      2. CONNECTING TO CENTRAL ALARM BATTERY BACK-UP
      3. SELF CONTAINED BATTERY BACK-UP IN RELEASE DEVICE
    3. HIGH PERFORMANCE RELEASE DEVICE
    4. EXTENDED PERFORMANCE RELEASE DEVICE
    5. ADVANCE FIRE CONTROL RELEASE DEVICE
    6. AUTO-TEST RELEASE DEVICE

FIRE CODES AND TESTING AGENCIES

  1. NPFA BULLETIN 80 MODEL CODE FOR INSTALLATION OF FIRE DOORS
  2. UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES
  3. WARNOCK HERSEY
  4. FACTORY MUTUAL

SUMMARY

  1. CONSIDER OPENING CHARACTERISTICS
  2. DETERMINE DESIRED METHOD FOR
    1. RESETTING FIRE DOOR (MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC)
    2. ACTUATING FIRE DOOR (THERMAL FUSIBLE LINK OR SMOKE DETECTOR WITH RELEASE DEVICE)
    3. CHOOSE THE DOOR
      1. BASIC CHAIN OPERATION WITH FUSIBLE LINK
      2. MOST ADVANCED MOTOR OPERATED WITH AUTOMATIC RESET

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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