Fire rated concealed door closers

Fire rated concealed door closers

Fire rated concealed door closers offer an alternative to traditional overhead, surface-mounted door closers. Fire rated concealed door closers are installed in the door and door frame, making them invisible when the door is closed.

Samuel Heath has been a leading name in fire rated concealed door closer technology for over fifty years. Our concealed door closer products meet all relevant fire performance standards.

We have developed fire rated concealed door closer products that are now installed across the world to overcome the limitations of traditional overhead door closers.

Benefits of fire rated concealed door closers

Here are some of the benefits of fire rated concealed door closers:

• Personal safety

Overhead fire rated door closers present a ligature risk. In mental health and other medical facilities, or social housing, this is a significant risk to personal safety. Being hidden away within the mechanics of the door, fire rated concealed door closers don’t offer the same means for self-harm.

• Vandalism and damage

Unfortunately, some residents of multi-occupancy buildings don’t like having doors that automatically close, and will take matters into their own hands to stop them doing so. They can easily damage an overhead door closer for this or any other reason. It is very difficult to vandalise or damage fire rated concealed door closers because they are tucked away. An element of ‘out of sight, out of mind’ is also key.

• Non-institutional

Overhead fire rated door closers are associated with institutional settings. This makes it difficult to create homely spaces in care homes, social housing and medical facilities. When fire rated door closers are concealed, a cosy environment can be created which is known to improve wellbeing and recovery.

• More hygienic

Concealed fire rated door closers are more hygienic than overhead door closers because they are not exposed. They don’t provide a surface to collect the same level of bacteria and detritus. Particularly in buildings of people with health conditions, this is particularly important. They are also positioned much lower, so can be easily inspected and cleaned.

Concealed door closer – Powermatic R100

The Powermatic R100 is one of the most widely acclaimed fire rated concealed door closers in the world. It is a high performance fire rated product that is installed in buildings such as social housing, hotels, healthcare facilities, education sites and high rise accommodation.

Successfully type tested to BS EN 1154: 1997 power size 3, the Powermatic R100 is also BS EN 1634-1 approved for use on one hour and half-hour fire doors, and BS 476 tested for one-hour and half-hour fire doors. The Powermatic R108 is the only fire rated concealed door closer that is Certifire approved, which is a third party, independent accreditation. Download a brochure with full specification here.

Concealed door closer – Powermatic R108

The Powermatic Axis R108 fire rated concealed door closer was developed to work with Simonswerk’s Tectus concealed door hinge system. The Powermatic R108 is BS EN 1634-1 fire tested for FD60 and FD30 timber doors. It is suitable for doors up to 80kg and 950mm wide (BS EN 1154 size 3 test door 60kg). Download a brochure with full specification here.