Door drapery gate louver and window operators and systems seventh edition.
Ul 325 safety standards garage doors.
Ul 325 2010 standard update all commercial door operators bearing the ul label must continuously monitor safety devices such as photo sensors and or sensing edges.
The consumer product safety commission commission or cpsc is amending its regulation safety standard for automatic residential garage door operators to reflect changes made by underwriters laboratories inc.
Ul 325 is the standard that addresses the automatic operation of garage doors that contains provisions related to the automatic operation of gates.
Consumer product safety commission federal law for automatic residential garage door openers and has guided meaningful garage door operator product safety advances over the years helping to reduce to likelihood of entrapment and injury hazards.
Specifically it applies to electric operators for doors draperies gates louvers windows and other opening and closing appliances rated 600 volts or less.
Ul 325 standard technical data sheet.
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In this technical data sheet we will provide you with some background information about ul ul standards and the requirements in ul 325 that apply to vehicular gate operators.
1 1 these requirements cover electric operators for doors draperies gates louvers windows exterior awnings and other opening and closing appliances rated 600 v or less to be employed in ordinary locations in accordance with the national electrical code nfpa 70 and the canadian electrical code part i c22 1.
1 rev march 2017.
Gate operators and the ansi ul 325 standard introduction ul 325 is a standard for safety that addresses the automatic operation of garage doors vehicular gates louvers and windows.
The photo electric eye is usually installed on the track frame of the assembly about six inches from the bottom.
Ul 325 standard technical data sheet.
The ul 325 standard in part requires that all residential garage door operators have an inherent entrapment protection system plus a secondary device most commonly a photo electric eye for all operators that use remote controls.
The new ul 325 standard is a safety standard for door drapery gate louver and window operators and systems.
In this technical data sheet we will provide you with some background information about ul and ul standards and will notify you of the current gate related aspects of ul 325.
Ul in the entrapment protection provisions in ul s standard ul 325 sixth edition standard for safety for door drapery gate louver and window operators and systems.
Inability to comply will result in the operator being limited to constant contact to close operation.
The ul 325 standard is industry supported referenced by the u s.
On june 19 1991 the commission issued the garage door operator standard 16 cfr part 1211.
The consumer product safety commission commission or cpsc is issuing a final rule amending the regulations for the safety standard for automatic residential garage door operators to reflect changes made by underwriters laboratories inc.
