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Dorgard Fire Door Retainers

€166.82 inc VAT
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Dorgard with free 5 Year Warranty only available from Safelincs. The Dorgard is a safe and legal solution that allows you to hold your fire doors open safely and automatically close them in the event of a fire. This allows for better wheelchair access, ventilation and all-round convenience without jeopardising safety or breaking the law. Dorgard has a rubber plunger/stopper which remains in contact with the floor and unlike magnetic fire door retainers, can hold the door open in any selected position. When a fire alarm sounds the integral audio-electronic device inside the Dorgard signals the plunger to retract allowing the fire door close normally(Dorgard will release after appoximately 14 seconds). Dorgard is battery operated, so there is no need for complex and expensive wiring. Please note that your alarm's sound level has to be higher than 65dB at the location of the door to allow the Dorgard to pick the alarm up. This is also the required alarm sound level for populated areas according to BS5839-1:2002 (Clause 16.2).
Animation showing how the Dorgard works
Diagram showing the Dorgard dimensions
Overall Dorgard height: 205mm
Dorgard main casing height: 153mm
Dorgard width: 195mm
Dorgard depth: 45mm
Plunger / Stopper travel: 20mm
Packed Dorgard kit weight 940g
Casing material ABS
Battery: 2 x C alkaline
Battery life expectancy +12 months

Dorgard Technical Diagram

Technical digram showing the individual parts of the Dorgard unit

Installation of the Dorgard is simple using the Fitting and Operating guide


Dorgard Floorplate:

The Dorgard floorplate is designed for use with an installed Dorgard and is fitted to the floor using 4 screws.

Fire doors weighing more than 120Kg, which have a closing force in excess of 120nm (that is a force of about 15kg, 800mm from the hinge) must have the floorplate installed in combination with the Dorgard unit. Dorgard can hold a fire door open safely without the floor plate installation if the fire doors weight and closing force are less than that above.

Installing a Dorgard floorplate is recommended when:

  • Your fire door has a powerful overhead door closer and the fire door tends to creep closed even with a Dorgard fitted.
  • The floor is slippery or has a very smooth surface and the fire door tends to creep closed even with a Dorgard fitted.

This is the technical data for the Dorgard Fire Door Retainers.

Product Code FCDG01
Weight 1.0kg

Wedging fire doors open is illegal and dangerous. This could also expose employers to the risk of personal prosecution. A closed fire door can stop fire in its tracks, but wedged open, the fire door provides no protection and the fire can spread throughout the building. Dorgard is a safe and legal solution that allows you to hold your fire doors open safely and automatically shut them in the event of a fire. This allows for better wheelchair access, ventilation and all-round convenience without jeopardising safety or breaking the law.

 
Dorgard has been installed in schools, theatres, hospitals and stately homes and is the ideal solution to getting rid of the dangerous culture of wedging fire doors open with fire extinguishers or wooden blocks. Dorgard has been accepted by the fire brigade because it can save lives.
 

Specification:

 
What is in the box?
 
1 x New Generation Dorgard
1 x Floor Plate
4 x Fixing Screws for Dorgard
4 x Fixing Screws and Raw Plugs - for Floor Plate
2 x C size alkaline batteries
Fitting template, User guide, "Do not use" card and Fire Door Sticker .
 


Dorgard is available in a range of colours. Any colour can be supplied to match your corporate identity (subject to a minimum order quantity)
 
The four standard colours that Dorgard comes in are:-
 

 

How does Dorgard Work:

The unit's rubber plunger/stopper is in contact with the floor and, unlike magnetic retainers, can hold the door open in any selected position. When a fire alarm sounds, Dorgard's integral audio-electronic device signals the plunger to retract and releases the door to close. Dorgard is battery operated, so there is no need for complex and expensive wiring. Please note that your alarm's sound level has to be higher than 65dB at the location of the door. This is also the required alarm sound level for populated areas according to BS5839-1:2002 (Clause 16.2).



Click here to see how it works

 

Click here to download the instruction manual

Floor Plate:

The floorplate is designed for use with an installed Dorgard. It is fitted to the floor using 4 screws.

Fire doors weighing more than 120Kg, which have a closing force in excess of 120nm (that is a force of about 15kg, 800mm from the hinge) must have the Floor plate installed in combination with the Dorgard unit. Dorgard can hold a fire door open safely without the floor plate installation if the fire doors weight and closing force are less than that above.

A floor plate is recommended when:
A: Your fire door has a powerful overhead door closer and the fire door tends to creep closed even with a Dorgard fitted.
B: The floor is slippery/very smooth and a fitted Dorgard tends to slip closed.

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Dorgard Fire Door Retainers
Product Code: FCDG01

€166.82 inc VAT

(€137.86 ex VAT)

1.0kg
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