Improved Quality of Life With Fire Smoke Dampers

Pollution in the air that we breathe in roads or open places is enough to cause various kinds of health problems in us. What if we have to breathe in polluted air inside our houses also? We may not have direct control on the air that we breathe outside our house or office because pollution of this air is caused by several factors but we can always control the quality of air that we have within our house or office. Dampers are the equipments that when installed in our air-conditioning system, chimneys or ducts ensure that the indoor air is fresh and allergen free. This will definitely improve the air quality and would help the humans and the pets residing there have healthy and longer life. Dampers are of various types and each one of them does specific jobs. There are dampers that are helpful in preventing fire to spread from one place to the other. During fire outbreak, thick smokes get produced. There are smoke dampers that could identify smoke coming out of fire and close the outlets so that smoke does not get spread from place to the other. This helps in keeping people inside the building or house alert even if there is fire and they could take care of themselves or their belongings. The dampers that could combine the work of fire dampers and smoke dampers both are defined as Fire Smoke Dampers.

Fire Smoke Dampers get activated by the fire alarm system. Fire alarm system gets initiated by the smoke detectors. Dampers can also be interlocked with a fire suppression system installed within. Fire Smoke Dampers can be automatic or may have to be operated manually when there is an outbreak of fire. The combination of fire and smoke barrier together will ensure smoke as well as fire is controlled. How effective the damper is will be decided by the leakage class rating. While the dampers are manufactured they have to undergo strict tests so that level of air leakage could be measured. To ensure any building has passive fire protection system, Fire Smoke Dampers have become essential and integral part of it. There are many manufacturers who have designed and produced these dampers but to only if little bit of research is done regarding their features before actually buying them, buyers are sure to get the ones that that will cater to specific requirements of theirs.