Testing Information

You won't settle for less in your home — so why should we? Distinction Doors have been put through a battery of rigorous tests, assuring that they meet the most demanding of reliability standards.

Testing Results by Independent Laboratories

ASTM D 1761 Screwholding Capacity Test  
  Minimum Load: 450 lbs.
  Distinction Door Load: 867 lbs.
ASTM F 1450
SEC. 7.3
Door Static Load Test  
  Minimum Load: 1,000 lbs.
  Distinction Door Load: 2,169 lbs.
ASTM D 1666 Machining Test  
  The Distinction Door met requirements for sawing, planing, routing, boring, drilling and chisel.  
ASTM E 283 Air Infiltration  
  Test Pressure: 1.57 psf (25 mph)
  Distinction Door Results: 0.10 scmf/ft.
ASTM E 331 Water Resistance  
  Test Pressure: 2.86 psf (25 mph)
  Distinction Door Results:
Passed, no leakage past innermost.
 
ASTM E 330 Uniform Structural Load  
  Test Pressure: 50.0 psf
  Distinction Door Results:
Pass, no failure.
 
ASTM E 1886 / E 1996 Impacted/Cycle Test  
TAS201 Impacted Test  
TAS202 Air/Water/Structural Test  
TAS203 Cycle Test  
NFRC U Value = 0.16  

* For specific testing results, please contact our customer service department