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    (314) | Xn4 ws PYY for aluminium alloy doors and side screens for domestic buildings Excluding sliding doors Specification A NIN aN. ‘Gh VERE © Scecticaton supplements ine range Of BS Specifications which cover aluminium alloy windows and sliding doors, these being: {8S 4873 Specitication for aluminium alloy windows, [BS 5286 Speciticaion for aluminium. framed siding glass doors. Performance requirements in respact of vweatherighiness are included in his document. Other performance requirements have been published in the form of a BS Draft for Development: These requirements apply to doors of diferent designs and different materials. tis the inention to add fo this Specification those which are appicable tothe alurainiur oars withia the scope ofthe Specification, \when the Draft for Development is. replaced by a full BS Specticaton. “ODI: 1987, 2.1 Aluminium alloy door 2.2 Dead lock 2.3 Double leat door 24 Frame 2.5 Glazing gasket 2.6 Hardware 27 Latch 28 Leaf 2.9 Mortice sash lock 2.10Weatherstripping '3.0 Door types and handing) 3:1 Door types 8.2 Handing of doors: SRE nero) EOS ‘This AWA standard specifies materials,construction finishes, hardware and performance requirements for aluminium alloy ramed doors and side screens which can be elther Single glazed, or double glazed with faciory made double glazing units, ncluding those {doors and screens with thermally improved aluminium profes It gives preferred co-ordinating sizes for doors for use in new buildings but the standard applies also to doors made in purpase made sizes for new buildings and for replacement Purposes, The standard does not apply to sliding doors as these are the subject of BS 5266, For the purpose of this standard the fllowing definitions apply: ‘A.complete door sel comprising the door eat and frame incorporating aluminium alloy Stuctural elements and glazing rebates or channels. ‘A device for hiding the door closed which is not sell-engaging and which is operated by ‘a removable key rom one or both sides, A pair of door leaves hung on opposte jambs in one frame. The fixed portion ofa doos set to which the leas hung. The frame is four sided. Also, the members of aside screen, ‘Synthetic rubber or plastics members to which the glass 's bedded, Fitings andor furniture attached to the door and/or rane which are used fo operate and/ lor socure the door. ‘A device for holding the door closed which is sa engaging and which is retracted bya handle from one or both sides ofthe door. The movable potion ofthe door set. ‘A device for holding a door closed which incorporates a dead lock and a latch. ‘Material around a door lo reduce air and/or water penetration, Door types to which his standard apples and their aanding shall be described by the following abbreviations: Single hinged or pivoted doorD Side screen $ Double leaf door DD The form of opening shall be described as: UW Lethand RH Fight hand OlOpen in OO Open out {Al handing of doors shall be determined 2y the postion ofthe hinges or pivots when the {600 s viewed irom outside, as shown in Figure 1 Handing of doors with side screens shall be determined by the position of he screen ‘when the doors viewed from the outside as shown in Figure 2. Figure 1 Handing of doors Figure 2 Handing of doors with side screens: SAS osece Gro ORNOO, DUHOVS (Opposte hana ‘eal be SIOFRHON) (See aso Append) 44 Aluminium Note. Where integral colour ‘anodised fishes ae require, ‘lumii alloys thal are ot covered by the above Specticatons can be used prowded that ney meet the Fequted physical properties o! the above specications, 4.2 Frame joint sealing materials 4.3 Hinges, pivots and hardware Note to () Threaded fastenings such a8 nuts and bals are Outside te scope of BS 1706 There are proprietary znc/ine chromate ron lecroiyie Coatings which prow a Sandard of protection supetior to [BS 1706 2n'8 which can moet he requitersenis og) below, by lenguring a miner sal spray Perlormance ofat least 240% Note to (g) To minimise corresion arising fom elecroho ‘acton metas thal are in contact ‘sth eaeh other sal only be Used in combinations tra have ‘atings 0 or tf atmosphere cerwronments given in PB 6484, ‘rare otherwise protected to Prevent electrolyte acon. 4.4 Weatherstripping 4.5 Fixings "Note to (a) The composition of (rade A2 conesponds Approximately 10 85 1449: Pan 2 ausoniic seo! 304515 while ‘Fade Ad coresponds io S16SI6. Exruded aluminium members shall be fabricated from designated treated alloys 6O063TF, ‘6O8GTE or 6083TB complying with BS 1474 When ancilary members are formed from sheet materials they shall be fabricated trom dasignated atoys 1200, 3103 or 5251 ‘complying with BS 1470, or alloy 5005 complying with 8S 4300/7 ina temper suitable for the particular type of application and degree o! forming to be adopted, ‘The aluminium profiles used in the construction of the frames and leaves, excluding glazing beads, nits and similar features, shall be, at minimum tolerance, not less than 114 mm thick except where the thickness is reduced to provide grooves for weatherstips. ‘The aluminium shall be finished by one ofthe following (a) anocising to comp with BS 3987; {0) a liquid organic coating to comply with BS 4842; (€) a powider coating to comply with BS 6496, ‘Materials shail be ofa type suitable to form a seal against ar and water penetration and fowithstand siresses curing assembly, ransportation, installation and operation ofthe door. Their sutabilty shall be assessed by carrying out the performance tests in clause 9, Hinges pivots and hardware shall be manufactured from one of he fllowing: (a) Aluminium,of an atoy having mechanical strength properties atleast equal to that of the door profiles, anodised to grade AAIS minimum in accordance with BS 1615 or BS ‘3987 in the case of components that are permanently exposed externally. (0) Aluminium as in (a) but being protectively treated wit a surtace fnish having corrosion resistance such that when subjeclec to 72h exposure in a neutral sal spray {estas defined in 8S 5466: Part |, there shall be no corrosion ofthe aluminium visiole to the unaided eye exceeding one spot per 600 m of signiicant surlace and individual ‘spots shall not be nearer to each other than 25 mim.No spot shall be larger than 16 mm in diameter. Examples of such trealments are Iquid organic coaings, powder coatings ‘and ceriain lacquers. (c) Austenitic stainless stee! grade 304815 or 316S16 complying with BS 1449 Part 2 (d) Zine ciecasting alloy A complying with 8S 1004, nickel chromium plated in ‘accordance wih service condition No, 3 of BS 1224, (€) Zinc diecasting alloy A complying with BS 1004 protectively treated as in (b) (0) Ste! finished to classification No Znt0 of BS 1708 and chromate passivation in accordance with class 2C or 2D of BS 6338, (@) Steel protectively treated as in (b) ‘Where letler plates are fitted they shall comply wth 8S 2011 Weatherstripping shall be of neoprene complying with ype 2 of BS 4255: Part 1,cured ethylene propylene diene monomor (epdr) Polypropylene pile ox plastcised PVC, All straps, clips, rackets, lugs, screws, bols, rivets, metal washers and shims and other ‘ixings shall be manutactured from one othe ‘olowing;, (a) Stainiess steel grade A2 oF Ad complying with BS 6105, (©) Steel which has been finished by one of the following methods: (@) Zine plated in accordance with classiicaticn 2ni0 of BST706 and chromate passivation in accordance with class 2C or 20 of BS 6338; (2) Hot dip gavvanised in accordance with BS729 to a minimum coating mass of 460 g/m; (@) Spraying wah a zinc coating in accordance with symbol Zné of BS 2569: Par 1 (4) Any other protective treatment which will meet the test requirements of 4:3 (Q), 46Glass Note ATTENTIONS DRAWNTO THE GLAZING SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS OF esé2e2. 4.7 Glazing materials EIT (Soe aso Apponcin) 5.1 Requirements for glazing 5.2.Joints in frames and leaves 53 Hardware ‘5.4 Weatherstrinping 5.6 The finished door ETT 6.1 Work sizes 62 Manufacturing tolerances 6.3 Preferred sizes ‘The type and quali of glass shall be in accordance with BS 952: Parts 1 and 2. Insulating glass units shall comply with BS 5713, Glass thickness and type shall be selected, using the recommendations given in BS £6262 to wihstand the Calculated design wind pressure. Glazing gaskets shall be of neoprene complying with type 2 of BS 4255: Part 1,cured of tuncured epdm, or PVC. Prelocmed mastic tapes may be used as an alternative to a gasket on the rebate side of the glass in beaded glazing systems, ‘The design of door leaves and side screens shall be such that hey can be glazed in accordance with BS 6262. Relazing of side screens shall be possible without the need to remove the framing from the structure o rom the sublrame. (The door eal may need fo be dismantied.or partly dismantled forts reglazing) Joints shall be made by mechanical means, (examples are cleating and screwing) and may have flush, slepped or lapped surfaces. Flush joints so formed may device rom the ‘same plane only within the limits set by the use of extrusion tolerances given in 8S 1474, ‘Alternatively, where the joints do not have to be dismanted for reglazing, they may be ‘welded, cleaned off smooth on the surfaces which are exposed when the door isn the ‘open o closed postions and where they would otherwise project ita the glazing space. Hardware shall be replaceable without removing the frame from the structure or from the ‘subframe. t shall be postioned in relation fo the edge othe lea 0 allow sulficient ‘clearance between it and the frame fr is normal operation, ‘The weatherstripping shall be capable of being renewed without removing the frame from the structure or subjrame, ‘The finished door shall be ree from all starp edges, burs and the like that might be a hazard tothe user. ‘The manulacturer shal state the work sizes forthe overall length and height. ‘The sizes of an assembled frame shall be wihin a permissible deviation of pus or minus 115 mm from he work sizes and the maximum diference between the diagonals ofthe assembled frame shall be 4 mm. Preferred coordinating sizes for doors for new buildings, to which appropriate deductions shall be made fo obtain the work sizes are: Length 900 mm (single leat door) 1500 mm and 1800 mm (double eat doors) Height 2100 mm (Doors and side screens shall have 2 level of securty atleast equal to that provided by the 71 Level of security 72 Security requirements (Gee also Appendix) 9.1 General 9.2 Test for air permeability requirements gven in 72. Where a higher degree of securily is required attention is drawn tothe Append. ‘The method of glazing shall be such that the glass cannot be removed entirely from the ‘outside by simply releasing snap-in beads or unscrewing screw-on beads, Hinges and pivots shall not be removable or capable of being dismantied from the outside, Doors shall be secured by the folowing: (@) Single doors 1 Rim night latch plus a separate morice dead ock or a key operated bol. 2 Rim automatic deadlock. 3 Morice sashlock having a deadlock operated by atleast a § lever mechanism, with handles on both sides, 4 Morice sashlock having a deadbolt operated by a5 (minimum) pin cylinder at bath sides with a lever handle inside and a fied handle outside, he latch being operated also by the key from outside, or with lever handles on both sides. ‘5 Amult-point lock incorporating a latch, and such that all locking points can be ‘operated by lever handles o: 5 (minimum) pin cylinder inside and outside, and {deadlocked by a 5 (minimum) pin cylinder inside and outside. (} Double leat doors ‘The fist closing leaf shall be secured with two flush mounted door bolts, or by two key ‘operated surface mounted bolts. The las closing leaf shall be as described in (a). Glass in doors and side panets shall be selected to meet the recommendations for saety dive in BS 6262, “The weathertightness of doors and side screens is classified according to he exposure categories given in Table 1.The tests shall be in accordance with clauses 92 to 84. The tost pressure fora class shall be attained or exceeded for the door and screen to be Included in that class. For the wind resistance tests the door and scroan shal be glazed with glass of a type and thickness complying wath the recommendations of BS 6262, ‘The tests shall be performed in the folowing sequence: (@) air permeability (0) watertighiness (c) wind resistance to P2 pressure (postive pressure fst, folowed by negalive pressure) (@) repeat air permeabilty (6) repeat water tightness. Doors and side screens shall be tested in accoréance with B'S 5368: Part 1,with the pressure applied tothe outside face ofthe door, or door and screen only. ‘The airflow passing through the door, expressed as an average leakage rale per metre {enath of opening joint visible on the inside face ofthe specimen, shall be below the limits shown in figure 3,forthe appropriate class as given in Table 1. For side screens the average leakage rate shall not exceed 1 msn per metre length of the visible perimeter ofthe glass or glazing mater when tested al the same pressure as for the door. |Where the airflow through a doar and side screen is within the limits fo the door alone, there is no requirement lo tes the side screen seperately. 9.3 Test for water tightness 9.4 Tests for wind resistance Table 1 Exposure categories “is assumed that most doors vwahin he scope of bis standars Welle at ground level and hat the cesign wind pressure wl not ‘exceed 1000 Pascale Tie may Rotbe so where doors are in very ‘exposed postions andior an ‘per floors providing access to balconies. “Tho uncassiiod performance ‘would be approprate wher the \ooris completely protected Hom ‘ring fan by a pore, Doors and sie screens shall be tested by the method described in BS 5968: Part 2 Using the preferred spraying method (No 2).There shall be no leakage dusing the test up to.and al the test pressure classes glven in Table 1 Doors and side screens shall be tested in accordance with BS 5968: Par 3. For the preparation, shall be 500 Pa For the repeated postive ang negative pressure {est 2 shall be 1000 Pa, or grealer as declared. the design wind pressure, with'n having the value of 5. ‘The deformation test described in 91 of BS 5366 Par: 3 is omited but the detlection limits of members specified in his standard shall be rneasured during the repeated postive and negative pressure tes, The safety test described in 8S 5368 Part 3 shall be modifed so that it's carried out during the repeated postive and negative pressure test. ny permanent residual

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