Fire Protection Ductwork

They heat and deform rapidly from the effects of fire.

Fire protection ductwork. Promat offers a wide range of solutions for both ventilation and smoke extraction for different operating pressures sizes orientations configurations even for partial fire exposures. Tested to bs en1366 parts 1 8 9 classification to bs en13501 parts 3 4 which provides best practice guidance on the use of fire resisting ducts in buildings. Our firemaster fastwrap xl encapsulated blanket product is the basis of a range of systems for up to 2 hour fire protection of ductwork. The association for specialist fire protection asfp has published a new edition of its blue book european version fire resisting ductwork.

Promat offers a wide range of solutions for proprietary off the shelf fire rated ductwork the protection of steel ductwork and for self supporting systems as well as particularly onerous conditions e g. Choosing the right fire rated ductwork is difficult due to complexity of the duct construction passing through different fire compartments function of the system in the ambient and fire conditions. This second edition of the blue book european version outlines the tests and. Where high impact strength is required or for use in aggressive environments.

Fire stopping to ductwork or high voltage cable trays ladders in a commercial fire 240 minutes fire resistance can protect your investment safeguard your insurance and save lives. The blanket is simply attached to the duct using steel banding straps and has the following key features. Fire protection of steel ductwork is important to enable buildings to perform in the event of a fire which when breached can have serious structural and financial implications. Siv fire protection is providing expertise in all types of built in fire protection and passive fire protection solutions.

In any case the fire performance of a duct which penetrates a fire resisting separating element must requires careful consideration by specifiers. Typical non fire rated steel ducts fail to meet internationally accepted fire protection requirements.