Brackets are accessories of Magnetic Locks that provide installation support to the lock. Different types of brackets are used for different installation purposes. Various types of brackets are:
Straight brackets need not be purchased separately, and it comes with the magnetic lock kit.
ZL brackets need to be purchased separately as per the door condition.
U brackets need to be purchased separately for glass doors.
Electromagnetic locks have a specific installation procedure. Some doors are made of wood, some are aluminum, and some are glass. The magnetic lock must always be fixed on the safe side of the door. The safe side means the area of the door where a person has entered with access. Sometimes the door is fixed in such a way that the lock cannot be fixed with the available bracket. In this condition, we need to fix the lock and the metal bar with the bracket called the ZL bracket in which the lock is fixed to the L bracket and the metal bar to the Z that how it’s called the ZL bracket. The same procedure can also be applied to aluminum, metal, or glass doors.