Acceptable Door Specification for Electrical Rooms
Acceptable Door Specification for Electrical Rooms
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Hi,
May I inquire if wooden doors are acceptable for installation for electrical rooms? If ok, what is the minimum fire rating for it?
Thanks
arvinolga
May I inquire if wooden doors are acceptable for installation for electrical rooms? If ok, what is the minimum fire rating for it?
Thanks
arvinolga





RE: Acceptable Door Specification for Electrical Rooms
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What fire rating you need, if any, is based on what type of equipment will be put in the room. Size of transformers, if they are oil-cooled or dry, any other storage in the room, etc will all impact what level of protection the room needs. Wooden doors are available in 60 minute rating, so if you end up needing a fire door, it is possible that you can use wood.
RE: Acceptable Door Specification for Electrical Rooms
I have seen rated woods doors but it has been too many years now so I cannot recall how high the ratings go.
Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com