Elevator Fire Doors

For the last 25 years we have been the original high performance orange opening protective for elevator openings.

Elevator fire doors.

The elevator smoke door assembly has been tested in compliance with smoke and fire ratings for up to 8 6 x 10 0 openings. The smokeshield elevator is perfect for virtually any elevator opening and you can customize it to complement your building. To meet this air leakage test the doors or opening protectives that serve as smoke and draft control assemblies must be designed to fit snugly in the space. This assembly satisfies the ibc requirement for elevator opening protection no enclosed lobby required.

Elevator shafts are among the most vulnerable areas of a multistory structure in the event of a fire. During a fire an elevator is a lifeline for people living on the upper floors. Belco doors is a trusted and professional manufacturer of elevator doors with over 30 years experience supplying the elevator industry with fire rated swing doors residential elevator doors marine passenger elevator doors marine service elevator doors. So as a building owner or manager it s imperative and the law that you test your elevator fire service monthly.

Smokeshield elevator elevator smoke door. Inches in door vision panels in 60 90 minute exit enclosure and passageway doors provided that building was fully sprinklered. A reliable smoke curtain that seals after every use. In combination with the fire rated doors used in nearly all elevators our elevator smoke containment curtains provide comprehensive and code compliant smoke and draft opening protection.

The award winning smokeshield elevator is an elevator smoke containment system that eliminates vertical migration of smoke and hot gases in a multi floor structure all while offering limitless design freedom. Elevator shaft doors fire rated doors smoke doors elevator shaft protection an economical and architecturally pleasing solution to your smoke containment elevator shaft protection requirements. As a point of reference standard fire rated elevator doors are allowed a 3 8 inch gap between the door and the frame by nfpa 252 standard. These units are easy to install in elevator openings and integrate seamlessly with existing fire protection systems to quickly bring a structure up to code.

Before the 2012 ibc the code provided for an exception that allowed fire protective glazing such as ceramics and wired glass to exceed 100 sq. Code change clarifies glazing panel size in 60 90 minute exit enclosure exist passageway doors.