Fail Safe Door Hardware

Fail safe and fail secure commerical locks.

Fail safe door hardware.

Here is a great video about the door hardware fail secure vs fail safe. Most products provide free egress whether they are fail safe or fail secure. Fail secure or fail locked electric door strikes can be opened when electric current is applied and remain locked during power failures. Fail secure locks are locked when the power goes out i e they require power to unlock the door.

Access control door hardware electric locking electric strike fail safe fail secure this entry was posted on saturday march 26th 2011 at 8 57 pm and is filed under access control door hardware security hardware. The outside or key side. Should the power be interrupted or fail the door automatically unlocks or releases to let people. Fail safe fail secure refers to the status of the secure side key side outside of the door.

Hardware that automatically unlocks when the power goes out. They refer to how hardware on the outside or keyed side of the door operates and controls entry in the case of an emergency or power outage. Fail safe and fail secure are specific regulated terms within the industry. Electric strikes an electric strike replaces the regular strike for a lockset or panic hardware to electrically control access.

To keep it locked during normal business operations power is applied. When looking at fail safe locks this means that it s default state is actually unlocked. Most electronic door locks whether fail safe or fail secure still allow you to exit the building in the event of a power.