Ruskin manufactures two different combination fire/smoke dampers for applications in a shaft wall where there is no access on the non-grille side. What's the difference between them?
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Ruskin announces the availability of TDF roll-formed flange connections on fire and fire/smoke damper sleeves. That's right! If you use TDF connections, Ruskin can roll-form that connection into the fire or fire/smoke damper sleeve.
That means the sleeve can be installed at the Ruskin factory and the fire or fire/smoke damper assembly can ship directly to the job site. The sleeve and TDF connection no longer need to be formed nor the fire damper installed at "the shop."
"TDF breakaway connections save labor, time and money and make Ruskin fire and fire/smoke dampers even easier to install," says David Wall, a member of the Ruskin Fire/Smoke Damper Application Group.
For more information about TDF, read our TDF installation instruction supplement. For pricing and availability, contact your local representative, or contact Ruskin directly at (816)761-7476.
When the Mahaska County Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa, needed to renovate their building, there were several challenges that had to be overcome before they would be up to code. To meet those challenges, they turned to Ruskin.
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...and Ruskin had the solution.The existing shafts were not fire rated and none of the penetrations were protected with fire or combination fire/smoke dampers. The plans called for new fire rated wall construction and combination fire/smoke dampers for penetrations in all shafts.
Many of the applications had three ducts penetrating the shafts above the ceiling, one hot supply and one cold supply and one return air.
Because the shafts were only 36 inches wide, it was impossible to use standard style combination smoke dampers with side mounted actuators and accessories. They would be too wide to properly fit in the space.
KJWW Engineering Consultants turned to its local Ruskin Representative, Hart-Hammer, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa, and contractor Cunningham, Inc., Oskaloosa, Iowa for help. Working together, Cunningham, Hart-Hammer and KJWW Engineering Consultants found that Ruskin's [model:fsd60v]FSD60V[/model] combination fire/smoke damper offered the performance and flexibility necessary to get the ...
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Ruskin Manufacturing, Kansas City, MO, introduces the new and improved [model:ibd10](D)IBD10[/model] fire damper. The (D)IBD10 is the industries most versatile and easy to install fire damper! The (D)IBD10 saves valuable installation time which equals money in your pocket! Some of the money saving benefits are:[list]
[*]Complete [b]one trip[/b] installation from one side of steel stud walls
[*]Installation [b]before or after[/b] the sheet rock (less coordination headaches)
[*]Complete installation from one side of masonry walls with easy to use holding straps
[*]No additional retaining angles required.
[*]12", 14" or 16" money saving integral sleeve.
[*]Ships directly to the job site ready to install.[/list]
Ask your [link:http://www.ruskin.com/RepLocator/USACanada.aspx]Ruskin representative[/link] about the (D)IBD10. It's so easy to install you'll never use another damper.
Ruskin builds a complete line of commercial and industrial control dampers, fire/smoke dampers, louvers and grilles for th ...
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