Smoke Door Inspection Points

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SMOKE DOORS — 18 INSPECTION POINTS PER NFPA 105 (2016) 5.2.4.4.2
Fire-rated and nonrated door assemblies will be inspected to verify the following:

  1. Labels on fire-rated smoke door assemblies are clearly visible and legible and bear the “S” label marking.
  2. Door leaves without fire protection ratings comply with 6.3.1.
  3. Door frames comply with 6.3.2.
  4. Gasketing along the vertical edges of the door and across the top of the door and, where required, at meeting edges of pairs of doors forms a continuous seal that is not cut, notched, or otherwise modified to accommodate other hardware items.
  5. Gasketing materials, where required, are intact and close the gaps between the door and frame to seal the door opening against the passage of smoke.
  6. Doors installed in pressurized applications have a bottom seal, where required.
  7. Doors equipped with bottom seals that automatically project to fully seal the gap under the door in the closed position do not interfere with the swinging of the door when retracted or the closing of the door when projected.
  8. No open holes or breaks exist in the surfaces of either the door or the frame.
  9. Glazing, vision light frames, and glazing beads are intact and securely fastened in place, is so equipped.
  10. Glazing materials and vision light kits comply with Sections 6.5 and 6.6.
  11. Glazing materials, vision light kits, and glazing beads are continuously sealed.
  12. The door, frame, hinges, and other hardware are secured, aligned, and in working order with no visible signs of damage.
  13. No parts are missing or broken.
  14. Door clearances do not exceed dimensions listed in the 6.3.3 when measured on the pull side of the door(s).
  15. The self-closing device is operational; that is, the active door completely closes when operated from the full open position.
  16. If a coordinator is installed, the inactive leaf closes before the active leaf.
  17. Where positive latching is required, latching hardware operates and secures the door when the door is in the closed position.
  18. Where door leaves, other than doors arranged for automatic closing, are permitted to be held open with friction door holder devices, the door holder devices comply with 6.3.6.6.
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