Do fire doors need maintenance? If so how?

Fires can break out or they can be organized. Fires are necessary and cause reckless damage. For instance fires caused by lightning in forest help the natural re-growth of plant species. And it helps mankind by providing heat when needed, for cooking and many more activities. But the same fire in unnecessary places at the wrong time will claim severe damage to life and property.  

To prevent fire from spreading when it occurs, fire doors are used. For a good rated fire door there are a few components that need to be taken care of. A fire door expert makes sure that these necessary components are well intact in good condition to perform its duties well. A small variation or alteration can cause damage to its functioning and hence regular Fire Door Maintenance from time to time should be carried out based on the crowd using the door on a daily basis.

Some tips on what door fire door expert generally check are: 

●Surface of the door and frame: Care should be taken to see that there are no cracks or holes on the surface. Fire can easily penetrate through to the core of the door by which it will lose its protective capacity. Make sure during the Fire Door Maintenance that the fire holes are coated with the special material properly so it will hold the fire for some time. 

●Intact vision light frames and glazing beads: Another important aspect to be checked is the light frames and the glazing beads. They must be well inspected and taken care to be fastened accurately in its position.

●Secure and aligned frame, door and hinges: All the components during the Fire Door Maintenance must be seen to it are in proper condition and secured as per alignment without any breakage or damage. The fire door must be well fitted to keep the fire from escaping. 

●Measurement of door clearance: The fire door expert will make sure that the clearance distance from the ground level is on point to keep the door’s capacity to contain the fire as the improper gap will let out fire very easily without holding its purpose. 

●No missing parts: The fire door fitters expert will also make sure that there are no parts missing from the door. Incise there is a part missing then a request for its replacement will be made. 

●Functioning of the self-closing device: The basic necessity of the fire door is that it should function automatically in case of a fire when no one is around. So in that case the fire door expert will check for the active functioning of the self closing device as well. 

As a part of the Fire Door Maintenance activity, the fire door expert will finally give you a list of all the replacements that needs to be made for the proper and efficient functioning of the door.