Dorgard Fire Door Retainer - Black

Product Information

It is common, but illegal, to hold open a fire door using a chair or an extinguisher; the door would not be able to stop the spread of flames and smoke, making it unsafe. Dorgard is a wireless solution for use in all commercial properties, schools, hospitals, care homes and other residential environments where unhindered access and/or ventilation is a requirement. Dorgard can definitely be installed on bedroom doors and allows residents to have the door open a little way or fully open as it holds the door open at any angle.

The Dorgard acoustic retainer is manufactured to the highest industry standards, ensuring superior performance and reliability. These units are long-lasting, will hold open at any angle, and are compatible with various types of flooring. The Dorgard does not detect smoke or the fire; it works by reacting to the fire alarm that goes off on detection of a fire.

Check that your fire alarm sounds for at least 30 seconds and that your fire doors are free to close without any obstacles in the way.

The Agrippa Acoustic Fire Door Holder is modelled on the traditional magnetic style fire door holder that would have been hard-wired into the fire alarm system. Both models require power to work, either wired into a power supply or fitted with batteries, and will "fail safe" during a power failure – meaning that electricity is used to disengage the closing force and by default they will try to keep the door closed when no power is supplied. All rated doors fitted with the Dorgard product require also a controlled door closing device certified to BS EN 1154:1997 + A1:2003.When equipped with a Dorgard, fire doors can be held open at any angle by simply pressing the plunger down with your foot, and nudging the top of the plunger is all that’s required to release the door manually. In under five minutes, you can securely attach a Dorgard to the bottom of the fire door, ready to provide reliable fire safety release. With Dorgard in place, you can rest assured that your fire safety measures are reliable, compliant, and ready to protect lives and property. It is recommended that fire doors are closed at night; therefore Dorgard has an automatic night-time release facility.

By ensuring easy access and preventing the spread of fire and smoke, the Dorgard retainer offers a compliant and effective solution to hold open fire doors. Installed at the base of the fire door, in under five minutes, Dorgard is listening for a continuous fire alarm of 14 seconds or more. This fire door retainer by Fireco uses an easy foot-operated setting and release system, which unlike magnetic fire door retainers, can hold the door open in any selected position. The Dorgard listens for the Fire Alarm sound, once it hears the alarm sound, the Dorgard then releases the plunger and the door will then close.The Dorgard SmartSound has all of the popular features of the standard Dorgard model but with the intelligent SmartSound noise filtering system.

With its intelligent technology and user-friendly operation, the Dorgard offers a practical and efficient solution for any fire safety plan.

However, as the Dorgard does not control the speed of the door closing, some adjustments will need to be made to the closer on each door. The Dorgard Acoustic Fire Door Retainer is the safe, reliable and smart choice for fire door retaining problems.