I have a owner of a commercial office building where the main glass entry doors require more than 5lbs to operate. He is proposing using an automatic door operator on one of the doors of a pair. This is a pair of doors but a single door would provide the necessary clearance width for a wheelchair.
The concern I have is that they are proposing a "Push n Go" type of operation. There is no button for operation, but the door senses that it is being opened and then the automatic operator takes over to open the door.
I have not seen this before, but it seems like it should be acceptable if the door can be moved enough for this sensing device to work with just 5 lbs applied.
What do you folks think? ever seen this application before? Code concerns?
The concern I have is that they are proposing a "Push n Go" type of operation. There is no button for operation, but the door senses that it is being opened and then the automatic operator takes over to open the door.
I have not seen this before, but it seems like it should be acceptable if the door can be moved enough for this sensing device to work with just 5 lbs applied.
What do you folks think? ever seen this application before? Code concerns?