General
Aluminum hinged doors shall be Series 900 as manufactured by Western Window Systems, 5621 South 25th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85040-3628. Available in 4.71" medium stile with 4.18" top rail and 7.17" bottom rail, or 2.79" narrow stile with 2.90" top rail and 4.18" bottom rail. All dimensions include a .75" stop for Duo-Pane glazing. Door frames, sidelites and transoms shall be constructed using Westerns 4.5" deep Series 600 Window Wall System. Single panel swing out doors, mounted in a Series 600 frame with Westerns E9158 1.5" residential step threshold shall conform to AAMA/NWWDA 101/I.S.2-97 HGD-R20, NFRC 100-2001 for U-factor and NFRC 200-2001 for Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) and Visible Transmittance (VT). Western reserves the right to change specifications without notice.
Material
Frame and door panel members shall be of commercial quality 6063-T5 alloy and temper extruded aluminum. Component parts and accessories shall be of aluminum alloy, plated steel, stainless steel, or nonmetallic materials to resist deterioration and corrosion.
Construction
All door frame members shall be neatly fitted and mechanically joined at the corners using plated or stainless steel screws. Door rails (horizontal members) shall be designed to nest with stiles (vertical members) to eliminate daylight and shine at cut edge. Door stiles shall be fabricated to achieve an interlock system that engages the rails and is secured with a tie rod assembly to ensure a permanent rigid connection at the top and bottom corners of the door panel. Door panel stiles and rails shall be full-hollow (tubular) extrusions with a nominal wall thickness of .125. Glazing will be secured with extruded aluminum snap-in stops that can be removed for re-glazing.
Finish
Extruded aluminum members furnished from stock inventory shall be Warmtone tan paint or dark bronze anodized. Custom colors are available in both painted and anodized finishes. Unless otherwise specified, painted finishes on extruded aluminum members shall conform to a minimum of AAMA 2604-02, "Specification for High Performance Organic Coatings on Aluminum Extrusions and Panels". Anodized finishes shall be a minimum of Class II.
Glazing
Insulating glass shall be DUO-PANE® as manufactured by Western Window Systems, and shall conform to ASTM E774-97 Specification for Sealed Insulating Glass. Units shall have a dual seal of polyisobutylene (PIB) and silicone. Insulating glass shall be manufactured using 5mm (3/16") thick glass with a minimum air gap of .50". Single pane glass, when specified, shall be supplied in 5mm (3/16") up to 32 square feet and 6mm (1/4) over 32 square feet. Insulating and single pane glass shall conform to ASTM Specification C1036-01, Standard Specification for Flat Glass. All glazing in doors shall be fully tempered or laminated. Laminated is only recommended for special applications up to 28 square feet.
Hardware
Standard Type "A" locking hardware shall include a maximum-security plated steel lock case with latch bolt and lock bolt in one assembly, euro style aluminum lever handles on the interior and exterior of all single doors, and active panels of pairs (dummy levers can be supplied on the inactive panel as an option). A thumb turn is supplied on the interior and a 5 pin, Schlage type "C" keyway cylinder on the exterior. The door shall be mounted to the frame using a continuous aluminum hinge. The inactive panel of pairs shall be equipped with top and bottom flush bolts and Western part E9150 astragal assembly. Doors that swing in shall be equipped with Western part E9152 door bottom weather-strip assembly. Door frames shall be equipped with a stainless steel frame strike with dust box and Western part E9158 1.50 tall, extruded aluminum threshold. Lever handles, continuous hinge, threshold and astragal shall be finished to match the frame. Cylinders, thumb turns, flush bolts and faceplates shall be finished in bronze for bronze frames and in satin for all other frame finishes. Self-closing and self-latching hardware to meet swimming pool codes is available as an option. When stainless steel hardware is specified, it shall include stainless steel fasteners for assembly. In addition to the standard hardware described here, a wide variety of optional hardware with a 2.375" backset can be specified.
Screens
Western does not provide insect screens for hinged doors.
Weather-Stripping
Shall be a black santoprene bulb at the doorframe stop, full perimeter on swing out doors and at jambs and head only on swing in doors. Swing in doors shall be equipped with Western part E9152, door bottom weather-strip assembly at the threshold. Glazing shall be accomplished using a black extruded EDPM bulb on the interior and a non-stretch extruded EDPM rubber wedge on the exterior.
Installation
Shall be in accordance with published instructions by Western Window Systems.