Manaras-Opera will comply to the revised United States National Standard: ANSI/UL325

As of August 29th, 2010, the United States ANSI/UL325 requirements for Commercial Door Operators will be revised. In short, CDO's will now have to monitor an external entrapment protection device (photo cells, sensing edge).

What are the facts?

• UL325 is a National United States of America standard (ANSI). Other countries will have different requirements.
• UL325 compliancy is voluntary.
• UL325 is a design/manufacturing standard.
• UL325 is not a law.
• CDO's must have a means to monitor external entrapment protection devices (photo cells/sensing edge/other) or must function in constant-pressure-to-close.
• If the entrapment protection system is not functioning properly, the CDO will revert to constant-pressure-to-close.
• Photo cells or sensing edge protection devices will be monitored by the operator at least once during close cycle.
• The operator plus the monitored photo cells or sensing edge must be tested as a unit by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
  (ex: CSA, UL, etc).

As an Installing Dealer, what are my options?

• Electronic control operator with monitored external entrapment protection device; either photo cells/sensing edge (several models will be available).
• Operator with constant-pressure-to-close only (no field modifications allowed).
• Other options may be available to you, please contact our inside sales department at 1-800-361-2260.

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