Ceiling Radiation Damper Installation Detail

Life safety products protect the openings in walls ceiling floors and or partitions to prevent the spread of fire and or smoke.

Ceiling radiation damper installation detail.

They are used to protect hvac openings in fire rated horizontal ceiling assemblies. A ceiling radiation damper closes automatically to restrict the passage of heat. Static ceiling radiation dampers models mrcd mscd mscdsb mccd ceiling radiation dampers covered under ul 555c intended for installation in hourly rated fire resistive floor ceiling and roof ceiling assemblies in accordance with the standard for fire tests of building construction and materials ul 263. 5 ceiling radiation dampers dampers supported from ductwork above note about support when main ducts are supported by 16 ga.

A 12 x 12 305mm x 305mm nominal ceiling radiation damper could have a maximum ceiling membrane opening of 13 x 13 330mm x 330mm. The ceiling damper shall be attached to a minimum 22 gauge 0 85 steel sleeve duct drop by welding or with rivets or with 10 m5 sheet metal screws or with quick lock or bolted. Ceiling radiation dampers are available in butterfly style and curtain style. 2 ceiling radiation damper may be connected directly to the grille and supported by hanger straps see detail e or note.

Steel channels with 9 16 in. For ceiling radiation dampers however since ceiling radiation dampers serve a somewhat different purpose than the other damper types there is often confusion about where a ceiling radiation damper should be used. Let s examine the protection provided by each type of damper. Series 51sb read more.

Series 51sb in a boot true truss. Ceiling radiation dampers. Ceiling fire dampers also known as radiation dampers are designed and tested to limit the radiant heat transfer through an air inlet outlet opening in the ceiling membrane of a fire resistance rated floor ceiling or roof ceiling assembly. Minimum flanges located 1 inch to 3 inches from and on both sides of a steel duct drop and these channels are suspended by 12 swg wire from.

Up to 3 hour ceiling radiation damper installation instructions c e i l i n g r a d i a t i o n d a m p e r s i c f d 1 5 m 6 1 0 2 7 1 a p r i l 2 0 2 0 a. View life safety dampers. Opening in ceiling membrane see page 1 may be up to 1 25mm larger than the nominal size of the ceiling radiation damper i e. To better understand ceiling radiation dampers.

Operated by a fuse link these dampers come spring loaded and are available with an easy access assembly.