Fire Resistant Door Vents

Some require electrical wiring controlled by an alarm system and some use a heat activated mechanism only.

Fire resistant door vents. By the tone of your question you seem to realize that a variety of smoke and heat dampers are available. We offer a range of intumescent grilles and dampers with an added smoke control shutter. Seal attic and ground vents with pre cut plywood or commercial seals. Wherever ventilation is needed through a fire resisting wall or where ductwork runs through that wall an intumescent fire damper should be fitted at that point to maintain fire compartmentation.

Smoke protection is also vital. Protect vents in eaves or cornices with baffles to block embers mesh is not enough. It shows fire penetrating a frieze block vent with flames entering into what would be the attic. Select fire resistant shrubs such as hedging roses bush.

Eaves and soffits should be protected with ignition resistant or non combustible materials. Cover all vent openings with 1 16 inch to 1 8 inch metal mesh. This is a photograph from a test conducted in a fire research laboratory. Flame ember resistant vents naturally provide less airflow than regular unprotected vents and brandguard vent airflow ratings nfva are approximately 30 that of the same size standard 1 4 screened vent and are listed within each products description.

Vents are vulnerable to wildfires when embers and flames enter into the enclosed attic or crawl spaces and ignite combustible materials in those areas. Bulk packs 0 drop down door seals 0 electrical protection 0 fire door closers 0 fire door glazing seals 0 fire door hinges 0 fire door kits 0 fire door safety week 1 fire exit panic hardware 1 fire pillows and barriers 0 fire rated foam 0 fire rated packers 0 fire wraps and collars 0 infection control 0 intumescent grilles 63 intumescent. Fire rated door vent. Do not use fiberglass or plastic mesh because they can melt and burn.

Shut all windows and doors leaving them unlocked. As seen on this old house vulcan vents are designed to be fire and ember safe. Dryer vent grill bird guards inserts stop birds nesting in dryer vents and bathroom exhaust vents 3 inch to 8 inch 2 pack 4 6 out of 5 stars 227 8 99 8.