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How a Maglock Talks to Your Fire Alarm: Wiring the Release Circuit the Right Way

What This Guide Covers and Who It Helps This article explains how electromagnetic locks (maglocks) must be wired to connect with a building fire alarm system. It is written for commercial electrical c...

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Aug 22, 2026

The Concealed Offset Panic Threshold: What Specifiers Get Wrong Before the Floor Goes Down

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps This guide explains how panic thresholds with a concealed offset work, why they are misspecified more often than almost any other threshold type, and what spe...

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Aug 1, 2026

Surface Vertical Rod Exit Devices on Tall Doors: Why the 8-Foot Door Prep Changes the Strike Sequence Before Any Hardware Ships

Why Tall Doors and SVR Exit Devices Are a Combination That Trips Up Even Experienced Contractors This article is for commercial contractors, facility managers, and architects specifying or replacing s...

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Jun 10, 2026

Magnetic Lock Kits on Exterior Doors: Why the Egress Release Method Gets Chosen After the AHJ Visit Is Already Scheduled

The Problem That Shows Up at Final Inspection A magnetic lock kit gets ordered, mounted, and wired. The door holds. The keypad works. Then the inspector arrives and the project stalls because nobody c...

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Jun 9, 2026

Magnetic Lock Kits With Built-In Keypads: Why the Egress Compliance Check Happens After the Kit Is Already Ordered

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps A bundled magnetic lock kit that includes a 1,200-pound lock body, weatherproof keypad, power supply, and push button looks like a complete solution on the pr...

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Jun 2, 2026

Magnetic Lock Egress Compliance: The Three Release Conditions That Have to Work Together Before the Opening Passes Inspection

What This Article Covers — and Who It Helps A magnetic lock kit can arrive on the jobsite complete with a keypad, power supply, and push button — and still fail its final inspection because one of the...

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May 21, 2026

The Magnetic Lock Kit Trap: Why a 1200 lb Maglock Without the Right Egress Plan Fails Inspection

Why the Lock Is Only Half the System A 1,200 lb electromagnetic lock kit bundled with a keypad, power supply, and push button looks like a complete access control solution out of the box. For many app...

IBC NFPA 101 access control commercial door hardware egress compliance magnetic locks

Apr 23, 2026