Astragals are required on:
3 hour fire rated pairs:
Double doors - swinging in the same direction
Double Egress - swinging in opposite directions
Fire rated Dutch Doors
Fire rated 1 3/4" t...
An Astragal is an applied molding attached most commonly to the meeting edge of doors to:
Protection against weather conditions
Minimize the passage of light between the doors
Retard the passa...
Yes, wood doors can be used and installed in most hollow metal frame applications including FE-Series and DE-Series Double Egress frames.
Caution - For fire rated applications the wood door manufa...
The 4040SE uses the regular arm for any Push Side mounting (minimum 28" door width).
ST-2788 (a special arm and track) can be used to mount a 4040SE on the Push Side of a smaller (narrow) door. Sm...
The overhead concealed operators (2850/2860) will not work on a Double Egress frame because the doors are not in the same plane. You will have to use the surface mount (9553 / 9563) on Double Egres...
If your Von Duprin EL (solenoid) device pulls and releases quickly instead of holding the latch retracted, please check all of the items below.In most cases, one or more of these solutions will r...