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Ryan

@TechConnectify
Love this.

It's funny, I live in an old mill, and the old fire doors are still hung up for decoration.

They're basically big doors that sit on a diagonal rail with a release mechanism. In the event of a fire, somebody fleeing is supposed to knock it off the catch, causing it to roll into place in front of the doorway

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Dec.tar.bz2

@aer
If properly installed, they are also self-closing in case of fire.
They have a cable or chain holding the door open, with a fusible section that melts when there's a fire nearby.

Ryan

@dec23k Oh awesome, yeah that makes sense. I'm sure they're not properly installed, haha. At this point they're purely decorative, with modern fire doors in their place.

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