Can you put a keypad lock on a fire door?
Get a priceOnly if that lock is allowed on that door. You cannot decide it by looking.
A fire door was tested as a complete set. The leaf, the frame, the seals, the hinges, the latch. Change one part and you can be outside what was tested.
Why a keypad is a problem
A mechanical keypad lock usually needs a deep hole in the face of the door and another cut into the edge for the latch. The photo on this page shows both. Every hole takes out part of the door core.
Then the lock has to be the kind the door's maker allows. That information is in the door's certification or the maker's fitting instructions. If you cannot find either, it is a guess.
Getting out
On an escape route a person should be able to open the door from the inside without a key or a code. Check this before anything else. If the keypad can be used from the escape side as well, people trapped by smoke will have to remember four digits.
Before you fit one
- Find the certificate or fitting instructions for the door
- Ask the door's maker whether that lock is approved
- If you cannot find out, choose a different door
When one is already fitted
We note it in the inspection. We look at how large the holes are, whether the edge was packed properly and whether the lock can be opened from the escape side. Then we tell you whether it can stay.
Send the postcode and a rough number of doors. We will come back with a price the same day.
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