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Dorgard Fire Door Retainer

Dorgard is a device designed to safely hold open a fire door and automatically release the fire doors upon the sound of a fire alarm. Dorgard can be used to hold the fire door open in any position.

We stock all four colours of DORGARD, available in; Red, White, Black and Brown.

Unlike electro-magnetic retainers (EMR), Dorgard requires no wiring as it is battery operated and self-contained. Installation is easy, quick and non-disruptive. The Dorgard is affixed to your fire door with four screws and takes approximately 5 minutes to install. Once you have inserted two C-size batteries (supplied), Dorgard is ready for duty.

How the Dorgard works

Dorgard is a Complete Wirelss Solution as it is a Battery Operated Self Contained device. The Dorgard constantly listens for a Sound above 65 db. Once the Fire Alarm sounds the Dorgard will pick up the noise and Appoximately after 14 seconds the Dorgard will release the Fire Door. The Dorgard is also capable of Automatically Releasing Doors at night for Maximum Protection.

How does the Dorgard Automatically Release the Doors? Although the Dorgard can be used to hold open a Fire Door 24 hours a day, It is not ideal at night. The Dorgard has an Automatic Night Time Release Feature. Dorgard has an internal clock, which allows the user to set a time for the Dorgard to Automatically Release a Fire Door. The Dorgard then will not operate as a Hold Open Device until the next morning at a time set by the user. This allows the Dorgard to provide Maximum Protection 24 hours a day.

Operating Dorgard

To hold the door open

1. Open the door to the required 'hold open' position, or open fully against the bump stop of the floor plate (if fitted).
2. Stand sideways to the door.
3. Press the black knob on top of the Dorgard down using your foot. Greater foot pressure may be needed depending upon force from the door closer or the type of floor surface.
4. Whilst depressing the black knob pull the door gently in the direction of closing.
5. Remove your foot and let go of the door.

To release Dorgard manually

1. Lightly kick the black knob toward the door.
2. Or push the door in the direction of opening. Dorgard can only be released by kicking the black plunger knob if a floorplate is installed.

Dorgard Applications

Dorgard is ideally suited to hotels, office buildings, guest houses and any buildings where hard wiring door release mechanisms is not an option.

Dorgard is easy to install and will help you meet the fire regulations without having to fit an expensive and intrusive alternative. Dorgard installs in under 5 minutes!