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Originally Posted by BRPORSCHE
Here is some backstory....
Apt. is maybe two years old. Many safety upgrades including "fire doors." The doors are held open on each level (3) by magnetic stops. It's my understanding that if there were to be a fire the air rushing to supply the fire would shut the doors and the fire would be minimize. Well I noticed that in my building that the doors were held open with wood chockes. I was going to take a picture and e-mail into the local fire dp.
What would be the point of the door if it can't close? Thoughts?
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Every place I have worked that had those magnetic hold opens, they were electromagnets, which released when the fire alarm went off (or the power went out). During the rolling blackouts a few years ago, it was fairly common for power to go out, followed by the "BANG...BANG...BANG" as the fire doors slammed shut all over the building
If they are held open with wood blocks, yeah, that kind of defeats the purpose.