Fire Door Hold Open Magnet

Name: Fire Door Hold Open Magnet
SKU: FIR-0118

In Stock GULF MEP Ref.: FIR-0118 Unit: pcs MOQ: 1

Electromagnetic fire door holder designed to hold a compatible fire door open and release it when triggered by the fire alarm system

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Availability

Riyadh · Saudi Arabia
Dubai · United Arab Emirates
Doha · Qatar
Kuwait City · Kuwait

Description

A fire door hold-open device intended for compatible fire safety installations where doors need to remain open during normal operation and release automatically during an alarm condition

Applications

Commercial buildings
Hotels
Hospitals
Office buildings

Specifications

Type	Electromagnetic door holder
Release control	Fire alarm system compatible

Available on request: Holding force, Operating voltage, Mounting. Tell us the configuration you need and we will confirm these in writing: Get Quote

Choosing and specifying this item

Sizing the hold

Start from the leaf, not the opening. Record the door's mass, leaf width and the power size of the closer fitted to it, because those three together decide the holding force you need to ask for: an under-specified magnet lets go the first time someone leans on the leaf or corridor pressure builds, while an over-specified one overloads the fixings on a light partition.

Supply and release path

Settle the operating voltage against what the alarm installation can actually deliver — a monitored auxiliary output, a dedicated power supply unit, or a local mains-derived feed (GCC single-phase distribution is 220-240 V). Ask for the current draw per device before you total a circuit; several holders sharing one output is where the supply budget usually breaks. Confirm how the release signal is interfaced and proven at commissioning.

Fixing and site conditions

Mounting — wall or floor, surface or recessed, and the standoff needed to bridge leaf to substrate — is best dimensioned once the door hangs. Ask for a swivelling armature where the leaf may sit out of true. Keep the pole face clean: dust and coastal salt film are the usual reason a holder quietly loses grip. Confirm that the authority having jurisdiction accepts hold-open on that door.

See what else is available in Fire Protection Equipment & Safety Accessories, Fire Fighting. See also: Fire Detection and Safety Signage: Coverage and Placement.

Frequently asked questions

How do we work out the holding force we should ask for?

Measure the leaf: mass, width, and the power size of the closer already on it, then add how the door is used - a busy corridor leaf gets pushed and knocked far more than a plant room door. Send those figures with your enquiry and ask for the rated holding force to be confirmed in writing against them, rather than assuming one force suits every door on the floor.

What happens to the door if the building loses power?

An electromagnetic holder is designed to let go when its coil is de-energised, so loss of supply and an alarm signal should both drop the leaf onto its closer. What you need to confirm for your installation is the operating voltage, how the release command is interfaced to the panel, and that the closer fitted to that leaf can still close and latch the door fully from the held-open angle.

Do we still need a door closer on the same leaf?

Yes. The magnet only holds the door open; closing and latching remain entirely the closer's job, and a fire door is only effective when it latches. Coordinate the two: a closer strong enough to shut a heavy leaf against corridor pressure needs a holder chosen to resist that same force, otherwise the door creeps closed or the magnet is pulled off during normal use.

What should we confirm before requesting a quotation?

Quantity and door schedule, leaf mass and width, the supply available at each door position, whether mounting is wall, floor, surface or recessed, and the standoff distance between leaf and fixing surface once the doors are hung. Also confirm what the project's authority having jurisdiction and the consultant require for hold-open devices on fire doors, so any approval or documentation requirement is settled before ordering.