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Hold-open system inspection

The annual expert inspection per DIN 14677 is the central legal evidence that your hold-open system is operable — performed by a trained specialist contractor. Our inspection team documents every detail, traceable for authorities, expert assessors and insurers.

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Expert inspection with measuring device on a smoke detector
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Expert inspection with magnet-force measurement · Hospital NRW
↳ What is the expert inspection?

Confirm operability — not just preserve it.

The expert inspection differs from maintenance (upkeep, adjusting, replacing) and the operator's monthly function test. It comprises a complete, standards-compliant check of all safety-relevant functions — smoke-detector sensitivity, reaction time, holding force, closing speed, battery status, self-test. It must be performed by an expert person with the appropriate qualification and manufacturer training and culminates in a written inspection record with defect classification (A/B/C). The record is the central basis for fire inspections, expert assessment and insurance evidence.

↳ Inspection process

Eight steps to documented operability.

Structured, measurable, standards-compliant — each step with measured value and finding in the record.

  1. ↳ 01

    1 — Visual inspection

    Complete system, fixings, wiring, labelling.

  2. ↳ 02

    2 — Smoke-detector function test

    Using test gas or test button — trigger behaviour and sensitivity.

  3. ↳ 03

    3 — Door closing time

    Measurement from trigger to complete closure.

  4. ↳ 04

    4 — Magnet holding force

    Measuring device — comparison with manufacturer-specific minimum values.

  5. ↳ 05

    5 — Battery backup

    Battery status, charge level, self-test.

  6. ↳ 06

    6 — Wiring

    Mechanical and electrical — checked as far as accessible.

  7. ↳ 07

    7 — Networked systems

    For linked doors — shared triggering and logic.

  8. ↳ 08

    8 — Recording

    All measurements, observations and defects in the inspection record.

↳ Why Abels

Expert. Documented. Bundleable.

01 / 4

Expert inspectors

Demonstrable qualification per DIN 14677, manufacturer-certified for D+H, DORMA, GEZE and HEKATRON.

02 / 4

Digital inspection record

Immediately available, completely archived, optional access via project portal.

03 / 4

Maintenance + inspection combined

Both services in one appointment — saves cost and effort.

04 / 4

Defect management

On defects an immediate quote for repair — one contact for everything.

↳ Frequent questions

Inspection — explained.

↳ See also

Related services.

↳ Next step

Book an inspection appointment.

Send us number of systems, location and last inspection date — we respond within 24 hours with a date and cost proposal.