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Fire rated doors with wire glass.
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 nt is listed for use in doors sidelites transoms and borrowed lites.
20 45 minute.
Fire rated steel doors play a vital role in keeping people safe and minimizing property damage during a fire.
Rated glass such as safety wired glass and safety glass ceramic used in 60 and 90 minute doors to 100 sq.
The wire glass has a special film added to it which holds the glass in place should it break.
If the door serves as a horizontal exit door in a fire wall it is further restricted to 100 sq.
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.
Inches with no dimension exceed ing 10 inches.
Under the 2012 ibc unsafe wired glass is not allowed in any hazardous location.
Since 2003 the use of traditional wired glass in doors sidelites or locations where impact is a concern has been narrowed.
Today s issue will focus on revised ibc safety glazing requirements and how they affect the use of traditional wired glass.
So when it comes to fire rated glass doors wired glass can be used for vision panels but not much else.
3 hour doors are not permitted to have fire protection rated glass.
Safety wired fire glass doors.
Trudoor is certified by ul enabling us to cut re certify and label protect3 wire safety glass and fire protection rated glazing materials.
It is listed for use in openings that do not require an impact safety rating.
Safety wire fire glass has been developed to allow wire glass to be used in areas where safety glass is required.
Wirelite nt is a 17 64 6 8 mm thick glazing material composed of wired glass and a fire rated surface applied film.
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.
That exemption no longer applies.
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.
Wirelite is a 17 64 6 8 mm thick fire rated glazing material composed of wired glass.
As the only fire rated glazing product available at the time traditional wired glass was granted a temporary exemption from meeting the cpsc standard.
