Fire Rated Elevator Hoistway Doors

The syntégra elevator smoke door assembly is the most cost effective way to meet code requirements for elevator shaft protection.

Fire rated elevator hoistway doors. Icc ac 77 listed for elevator door smoke containment to remove the need to pressurize the hoistway or have lobby doors on hold open. Often this is done with an elevator lobby but in some cases an elevator lobby is not required and the fire door assemblies are provided right at the hoistway. Delivery included within 30 miles radius of menifee ca or delivery fee will be added. When providing a swing door for this application the door must also bear a fire rating.

Fire rated access panel enclosures for smoke detector installation in elevator hoist ways machine rooms and other restricted areas. Smoke control in elevator hoistway elevator lobbies and stairways must be controlled by a ul 864 listed alarm system meeting the requirements of nfpa 72. Many people think that just because the elevator is fired rated that the hoistway protection door only has to be smoke rated but this is not true. The icc recognizes the combination of the normally fire rated elevator hoistway doors and the rolling magnetic gasketing system which deploys an air tight film over the shaft door as an approved alternative for an enclosed elevator lobby.

Primary products and services provided include. The fire resistance rating shall be not less than the required rating of the hoistway enclosure served by the machinery. Basically where a corridor is required to have a fire resistance rating like in a hotel openings in the elevator shaft have to be protected by fire door assemblies. The elevator smoke door assembly has been tested in compliance with smoke and fire ratings for up to 8 6 x 10 0 openings.

To a hoistway that have openings into the hoistway shall be enclosed with fire barriers constructed in accordance with section 707 or horizontal assemblies constructed in accordance with section 711 or both. An economical and architecturally pleasing solution to your smoke containment elevator shaft protection requirements. Finally to maintain the fire and smoke rating the door must also latch. Elevator cartop electrical components should be enclosed in a nema 4 enclosure to resist water that may drip on top of the car during the fire extinguishing.

1 1 2 rated access enclosure welded expanded metal cage per code made to your specification c o d. The smoke label is in addition to the fire protection hourly fire rating. The fire rated elevator doors provide the requisite fire protection and the ul 1784 tested rolling magnetic gasketing system provides the necessary smoke protection.