Pacific Smoke Control door sets are manufactured to comply with the requirements of the NZ Building Code (NZBC), set out in the Acceptable Solutions Appendix C, C6.1.2. They are required if doors are needed in smoke separations.
The door set configuration may be single leaf or pair, finished with a variety of facings and hung in a timber or steel frame.
Product features:
The door set configuration may be single leaf or pair, finished with a variety of facings and hung in a timber or steel frame.
The minimum thickness of the Smoke Control leaf is 45mm with an approximate leaf weight of 27kg/m2
Wall Type | Fire Resistance Rating Stability/Integrity/Insulation | Door Application | Max Leaf Height (mm) | Max Leaf Width (mm) |
Steel Stud Wall Timber Stud Wall Masonry Wall | -/-/-sm | Single | 3000 | 1500 |
Pair | 3000 | 1500 |
Notes:
Wall Types
Timber or steel frames may be connected to timber stud, steel stud, or concrete/masonry walls. Walls must be be of non-combustible construction or else have a FRR of at least -/10/10.
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Notes:
Leaf Edge
Paint quality doors have unclashed edges.
Timber veneer faced doors are clashed on the vertical edges with solid timber.
Meeting Stiles
The meeting stiles listed below are applicable to paired door sets only.
Timber Frame
The timber frame profiles listed below are available for the Smoke Control door set
Steel Frame
The steel frame profiles listed below are available for the Smoke Control door set.
The Smoke Control door set is available in the two-part steel frame system for fixing to walls already lined.
For more in depth information on frame profiles and sizes, please see our Installation Instructions.
Glazing Type | Maximum Glazed Area | Max Height (mm) | Max Width (mm) | Glazing Bead | |
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Timber | Aluminum | ||||
Toughened or Laminated Glazing | 3.24m2 | 2700 | 1200 | √ | √ |
Notes:
Timber Bead | Aluminium Bead |
Smoke seals are required and “shall be in continuous contact with the mating element, and located so as to minimise interruption by hardware” (C6.1.2c).
Pacific Smoke Control doors utilise frame-mounted rubber seals or else brush seals fitted to the door leaf.
Sill seals are not required in the Acceptable Solutions, but can be supplied fitted to the doors, typically as automatic drop seals.
As described in Appendix C, C6.1.2, smoke control doors have these characteristics:
- Leaf to frame 3mm
- Leaf to leaf 5mm
- Leaf to top of any floor covering 10mm
All smoke control door leaves must be self-closing (Appendix C C6.1.4) and the self-closing device needs to be adjustable to meet the frictional forces requirements. A self-closer mechanism which activates in the event of a fire but does not operate at other times is acceptable (C6.1.5).
In C/AS2 (Risk Group SI) 4.6.5, smoke control doors in smoke separations subdividing a group sleeping area firecell need not be fitted with self-closers.
Latching of Smoke Control doors is not specifically required by the NZBC Acceptable Solutions, however positive latching may be required to provide adequate sealing against smoke. If present, the type of latching or other hardware used must not interfere with the ability of the door to self-close.
Requirements for the maximum forces required to open any smoke control door on an escape route are set out in Appendix C6.1.3.
This door leaf has a thermal insulation rating (R-value) of 0.493 Km2/W.
Kickplates of most materials can be surface-mounted or screw-fixed to the Smoke Control door set.
Door sets with ventilation grilles cannot be certified as Smoke Control door sets.
Overpanels are available for the smoke control door set to any practical sizes. Please contact Pacific Doors to discuss your requirements.
Sidelights and overlights are available for the smoke control door set to any practical sizes. Please contact Pacific Doors to discuss your requirements.