Installing a Class 5 Vault Door | Security

CLASS 5 SECURITY VAULT DOORS:

General Information:
The primary purpose and design of the Hamilton Products Group Class 5 Security Vault door is to provide protection for the safe storage of classified documents, restricted data, weapons, narcotics, valuables, and all other sensitive materials against covert, surreptitious and/or forcible attack. When installed as directed, this Security Vault Door meets the stringent requirements of Federal Specifications AA-D-600C.

Each Hamilton GSA Approved Class 5 Vault Door unit is shipped in one palletized container. The container contains a vault door and frame; and on top, a three-piece wall flange set appropriate for the masonry wall thickness specified in the purchase order; and other materials required for installation. Net weight for the Class 5 Unit is about 1,350 pounds, while shipping weight is approximately 1,500 pounds.

If a GSA Day Gate was specified, it will also be shipped on the container along with the modified inside wall flanges. The day gate adds 120 pounds to the shipping weight.

Masonry Opening:
The Masonry Opening dimensions for Hamilton vault doors must be a minimum width of 47” to a maximum width of 49”, a minimum height of 82” and a maximum height of 83” from the finished floor.

1.) Prior to unpacking the vault door, double check the Masonry Opening to make certain that it complies with the above dimensions as shown on the illustration.

Installation Procedure:

1.) For safety purposes, clear all debris and foreign matter from around the opening both on the walls and floor.

2.) Remove the lid from the container to expose the door unit. Remove all internal packing and check for parts box, which contains a sealed zip lock bag containing the combination lock instructions and change key. This sealed zip lock bag also contains two “Emergency Release Keys” one of which “MUST” be supplied to the inside installer before the door is hoisted into the opening.

3.) Lay the container flat on the floor with the bottom end of the door adjacent to the opening into which the door is to be installed.

4.) Place one installation person inside the vault with a flashlight, a pry bar, a pair of “Vise Grip” pliers, and adjustable wrench, the complete installation kit (parts box) and the inside wall flanges.

5.) Raise the door unit into a vertical position and insert into opening. A forklift or “come along” may be utilized to raise door into position, however, be careful to protect surface of door if pushing with forks or attaching straps and chains. The inside installer should use his pry bar to guide the unit into place.

6.) Use steel shims (not provided) under the sides of the frame if necessary to level the door & frame assembly. Center the frame in the wall opening and run the bottom jack screw on each side of the frame outward until it contacts the wall opening. Next, run out the uppermost jack screw on each side.

7.) Check that the frame is plumb in both directions. If the wall is not plumb, it may be necessary to shim between the outer face of the wall and the front flange of the frame. Once the frame is plumb, tighten the 4 jack screws and run the outer vertical jack screws upward to the top of the wall opening and tighten them. Now run all of the rest of the jack screws out and snug them up but Do Not Over-Tighten to the point that the frame distorts.

8.) Install the flange mounting studs into the threaded receptacles around the back of the frame. Screw each one in until the face of the welded hex nut is flush with the inside surface of the vault wall. Position each wall flange over the studs so the studs project through the holes in the flange and install the washers and hex nuts provided. A large flat blade screwdriver may be inserted in the slot in the end of the studs to prevent them from turning while the nuts are tightened.

9.) Open the door by pressing down on the lever handle, using only moderate force and test for free movement of locking bolts and door within the frame. This unit was pre-hung in the factory and inspected for free and easy movement of all parts and the combination lock was set in the unlocked position.

10.) If the door does not open easily, one of two conditions has occurred.
a.) Frame has slipped out of alignment. Double check frame placement with spirit level and make appropriate adjustments.
b.) Someone has manipulated the combination dial from its factory setting, locking the door. This can be determined if the inside installer, following “Emergency Escape” procedure is able to unlatch and open the door. The combination must then be reset to the factory setting following procedure described under the section of these instructions entitled, “Activating Combination Lock at Factory Settings.”

11.) After the door is operating freely, have inside installer make sure that all of the adjustment bolts are still in snug contact with the wall. Do not over tighten and warp the frame.

12.) Install door stop.

Activating Combination Lock at Factory Setting:
The Hamilton Products Group Vault Door is equipped with either a GSA approved Mas-Hamilton X-09 Electro-Mechanical combination lock or the U.L. Group I Sargent and Greenleaf Model 2937 Mechanical Combination Lock.
All doors are shipped with a factory preset combination and with the lock bolt in the retracted (Locked) position to simplify early stages of door installation. In this condition both the interior and exterior handle should turn downward freely.

Should someone inadvertently or maliciously manipulate the dial, locking the door, the factory set combination should be redialed and the lock-bolt retracted.

General Operation:

Hamilton Class -5 Security Vault Doors operate in the same manner as most other swinging doors – unlock, depress handle to retract locking bolts and swing door open. The complicating factor in the operation of this door as opposed to operating a standard key-lock door is the need to release the bolt-work through operation of a combination lock. (See “Activating the Combination Lock” above).
Closing the door and throwing the bolts does not activate the combination lock. To lock the door, the combination lock dial must be turned several revolutions in each direction to scramble the combination and activate its locking mechanism.
As a final test, depress the lever handle several times to make certain the combination lock is engaged. Cycle the door and locking mechanisms several times to assure all functions are correct and reliable. If the lever handle allows the door to reopen, or any other malfunctions are observed, the security officer should be notified immediately.