Commercial emergency exits must allow occupants to leave a building quickly and safely. Panic bars, also called crash bars or exit devices, release the door when pressure is applied to the horizontal push mechanism.

Phoenix Commercial Locksmith installs, repairs, replaces, and adjusts commercial panic bars for offices, stores, restaurants, schools, apartment buildings, warehouses, event venues, and other Phoenix properties.

How Commercial Panic Bars Operate

A panic bar is mounted across the interior side of an exit door. When the bar is pushed, the locking mechanism retracts and allows the door to open in the direction of travel.

This design allows people to exit without turning a knob, finding a key, entering a code, or operating a complicated lock during an emergency.

Common exit device configurations include:

• Rim panic devices
• Mortise exit devices
• Surface vertical rod systems
• Concealed vertical rod devices
• Alarmed panic bars
• Fire-rated exit hardware
• Devices with exterior lever or pull trim

The correct product depends on the door construction, building occupancy, traffic level, and applicable safety requirements.

Signs a Panic Bar Needs Repair

Exit hardware should release easily and allow the door to close and latch securely afterward.

Service may be needed when:

• The push bar is difficult to operate
• The latch remains retracted
• The door fails to lock
• The device feels loose
• Exterior trim does not work
• The alarm fails to activate
• The door drags against the frame
• Vertical rods do not engage
• The door can be pulled open from outside

The problem may involve the panic device, hinges, strike, frame, door closer, or alignment of the complete entrance.

Exit Device Repairs

Our technicians inspect the entire door assembly before recommending repairs. Service may include tightening the device, replacing internal components, adjusting the latch, repairing exterior trim, realigning the strike, servicing vertical rods, or correcting the door position.

The closer may also require adjustment to ensure the door shuts at a controlled speed and latches properly.

Panic Bar Installation and Replacement

Replacement may be necessary when the device is severely worn, obsolete, damaged, repeatedly malfunctioning, or incompatible with the door.

Phoenix Commercial Locksmith can help keep exit doors secure from the outside while preserving safe and dependable egress from inside the building.