charles wrote:
In article ,
Mr Pounder wrote:

"Adam Funk" wrote in message
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Some relatives & I went on holiday in a self-catering townhouse in
Yorkshire earlier this summer. I think the house was about 10
years old.

All the internal doors except the ones for the bathrooms had
self-closing gadgets built in (installed in the frame between the
hinges, pulling a chain attached to the hinge side of the door).
The visitors' book had several previous comments requesting
doorstops because the self-closing doors were a nuisance,
followed by a comment from the owners to the effect that they
weren't allowed to provide doorstops because of fire regulations.

Comments?

The owners are quite correct.
A fire door is useless if it is wedged open - usually by a fire
extinguisher.

but you can get "kickdown" door stops which release when the fire
alarm sounds.


Use plastic ones and wait for them to melt!
--
Adam