Guest DonnaJon Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 Is there any guidance on whether the final exit door should be fit with a closing device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sutton Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 There could be situations where a self closer would be required but in most situations self closers are not required on final exit doors to open air. If a means of escape has to pass close to the door on the outside, like an external fire escape and there are other situations, then self closers would be required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A.N. J Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Hi. Is there a code that supports this as I need it to back an argument similar to this. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sutton Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Not that I am aware but it is common sense because the self closer is designed to keep a fire door shut to prevent it accidentally being left open and allowing a fire to enter the escape route which is very unlikely from the outside. In most situations the final exit door to outside doesn't need to be fire door because in most situations the escape route is not threatened by the outside, but in certain situations the outside could be an escape route and threatened by the inside, this when a self closing fire door is required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 I'm confused, I've read all final doors should have closers to prevent oxygen being fed to the fire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyB Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 Read where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil ashdown Posted May 2, 2021 Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 12 hours ago, AnthonyB said: Read where? Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike North Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 That would create one hell of a vacuum making the door all but impossible to open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sam Taylor Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Once you could get a special final fire exit door closers, that was always acting as a closer until a electro/mechanical interrupter made it free flow. (opposite to a normal internal door closer) are these still available?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Ashdown MAFDI Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 A swing free self closer? https://www.safelincs.co.uk/free-swing-door-closers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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