Dorgard

[u587162]

Hi

I'm looking to address some fire safety issues relating to not using wedges to keep open internal doors in a small business. Someone suggested Dorgard to me as a means to allow the doors to close automatically when it hears the fire alarms go off. These are quite expensive and yes whilst you cannot put a price on safety etc I just want to know if there are other products on the market that might be less expensive than these devices (circa £160 each).

Thanks.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I doubt you'll find anything cheaper.

 

[^woody^]

As a business you are probably interested in the ex VAT price, so £86.83 at Safelincs

 

[Adam_151]

The alternative is door retaining magnets, controlled by a relay from the fire panel, but while there is a chance of it being cheaper in materials, it'll need a lot more labour to install (You haven't got to keep batteries maintained at each location though)

 

[JohnD]

For business use, I don't think the price should stop you.

We installed them in a community building I am involved with, after 20 years a couple of them needed to be replaced. Their operation was verified every month during the fire alarm test.

The batteries last a long time.

 

[u587162]

Has anyone come across these as an alternative, from the same company? Seems a bit cheaper at £89+vat but offers better functionality and possibly less false triggers?

Agrippa Acoustic Fire Door Holder

Additional trade prices for Geofire Agrippa black and Agrippa white from £80.00 nett. Agrippa brass effect from £110.00 nett via this store or phone with credit/debit card.

doorguard.co.uk

 

[RandomGrinch]

The alternative is door retaining magnets, controlled by a relay from the fire panel, but while there is a chance of it being cheaper in materials, it'll need a lot more labour to install (You haven't got to keep batteries maintained at each location though)

Although the battery operated Dorgard may be suitable for a small business, it is possibly not suitable for a large one.
In a rather embarrassing incident, hundreds of these were installed in one of our large buildings, in an attempt to save money, over the cost of installing fire panel linked mains operated ones.
Within a year all were replaced at massive expense - hundreds of low battery alarms going off simultaneously isn't that conducive to study!

However, to be fair, this was over 15 years ago - the technology (and battery life) has probably improved greatly in that time.

 

[u587162]

As a business you are probably interested in the ex VAT price, so £86.83 at Safelincs

Not really because as a clinic we can’t claim back vat as services are vat exempt.