Intumescent Fan Covers

Description

An intumescent grille unit available in two types: wall mounted and glass mounted. Available in brown or white. Other colours and sizes made to order. Intumescent fan cover units can be installed over Vent-Axia, Xpelair or other makes of wall or window fans, giving fire and smoke protection to escape corridors and staircase fire escapes. FCW = Wall mounted / FCG = Glass mounted.

ADVANTAGES

• For use with electrical ventilation extractor units installed in fire barrier walls or glazing systems, providing up to 73 minutes integrity
• Can be installed over most leading makes of electric fan, including VentAxia, Xpelair and more
• Can be supplied with smoke shutters activated by 24V electromagnet with auto-reset solenoid
• Provides fire and smoke protection, ideal for use in escape corridors and staircase fire escapes

FIRE TEST PERFORMANCE

Contains a front MG grille, tested to BS476 Parts 20 & 22 (1987), achieving up to 73 minutes integrity.

Tested at VNE to European Standard EN1363-1 (2000).

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

The wall-mounted unit simply fits over the fan unit, offering one hour fire protection. This can be fixed to brick, block or concrete using raw plugs & steel screws (32mm No8 or No10 screws or small rawl bolts).  For plasterboard or lath & plaster walls before the plasterboard is applied metal or timber fixings can be allowed for while building, otherwise if fixing to existing walls or ceilings use steel butterfly toggle bolts The glass mounted unit consists of two plates, that are fitted to either side of the glass, between the internal rear section of the fan and the external front section. The fan unit is then constructed and fixed as usual around the plates. The grille unit is attached to the externally fitted plate with self tapping screws.

DOWNLOADS

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Technical Information

TD014-10-2012

Application Instructions

AP014-07-2013

COSHH Data

HS014-10-2012

ORDER REFERENCES

For use with Vent-Axia, Expelair and other fan types. Please contact Technical Department for further information.