Wedging fire doors open is both illegal and dangerous, unless done with a special device which will release the door upon activation of the fire alarm.
Once a fire has broken out, it can spread rapidly. Fire doors compartmentalise your place of business to protect it from a spreading fire by containing the flames in the room where the fire started.
Wedging doors open with objects such as books or pieces of card to facilitate access when in a hurry could mean that when a fire incident does occur, the fire doors will not serve their purpose.
A fire door stopper is a safe, legal and cost-effective solution to keep fire doors wedged open. The system is wire-free for easy use where there is an automatic fire detection system installed. This ensures that while fire doors can be left open, they will be forced shut once the fire detection system is activated.
