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Way, Hillend Industrial Estate, Dalgety Bay
Telephone 01383 821182
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email:
sales@ merlinnetwork.co.uk
PERFORMANCE
DATA AND TESTING
Standards
| Until recently there
was no standard governing the overall performance of entrance doors. It
was possible to specify a particular weather rating or a level of impact
or scratch resistance even the amount of effort required to operate a
locking system, but all these performance standards had to be considered
independently and could be very difficult to quantify. After extensive
consultation with door users, manufacturers, industry bodies and standards
institutions, two new standards have been developed. BACK
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PAS23 - General Performance
Requirements
To achieve this demanding specification Homesafe doors were assessed to the
highest standards in an extensive range of tests, including:
Operator Forces: To ensure that locks and security features are easily
activated.
Air Permeability: Keeping out drafts and avoiding cold spots
Watertightness: Both the door leaf and the glazing system must prevent
water ingress.
Resistance to Vertical loads: Doors must not drop or deform under loads
Scratch resistance: Surfaces must withstand the rigours of everyday
life.
Colour fastness: Cheap plastics can turn yellow in ultra violet sunlight.
PAS23 doors must demonstrate very high levels of colour fastness.
Resistance to moisture: Changes in humidity or constant exposure to
water can cause some materials to display dimensional instability or delaminate.
Homesafe doors demonstrate no such weakness.
The full range of tests can be obtained from the British Standards Institution.
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PAS24 - Enhanced Security Performance
Once all the operational performance requirements at PAS 23 have been met
a door can be assessed for its level of security.
Testing includes;
Hard body impact: Severe impacts by a steel ram ensure that doors can
withstand extreme forces in potential weak areas.
Soft body impact: A 35 kg bag is repeatedly slammed against the door
to test resistance against a range of different forces.
Mechanical loading: A static load is applied to lock and hinge points
and glazed areas to check glass cannot be pushed out. An area where the Homesafe
patented glazing system excelled.
Manual Human intervention: Finally, using a range of typical house
breaking tools Homesafe doors withstood the most determined effort from human
attack.
There is no simpler way to ensure that your properties are fitted with doors
that offer the ultimate combination of general performance and enhanced security
than to specify:
HOMESAFE PAS23/PAS24 SBD DOORS BACK
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Specification of Doors Tested Within the
Scope :
BS 6206 Behaviour of glass upon breaking
BS 6262 Safety of glazing in high traffic or critical areas
BS 476 Pt 22 Performance of Homesafe Fire door sets
BS 476 Pt 12 Resistance to ignitability of door skin materials
BS 7413 White PVC-u extruded profiles
BS 5277 Flatness of door leaves
BS 3900 Scratch Resistance
BS 1474 Aluminium Edgeguard extrusion
BS 3621 Mortice sashlock; Rimlatch and 5 lever deadlock
BS 644 Primary Weatherseals
DD 171 Door set performance
PAS 23 Requirements for Door Assemblies
PAS 24 Enhanced Security Performance
Building Regulations Part L
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Part L of the
Building Regulations relates to the conservation of fuel and power
in buildings. One way this goal can be achieved is to limit heat loss
through the fabric of the building, which includes the door. |
Building Regulations Part M
Part M of the Building
Regulations relates to access and mobility in buildings for disabled persons.
By using a combination of special threshold options and minimum door opening
widths, Homesafe doors can ensure your specification meets the requirements
of Part M. |
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