For more than 50 years RUSKIN has "Made It Happen" with innovative products and installation solutions that make us the industry's leading fire/smoke damper manufacturer. "Specified by Many…Equaled by None" is not just a slogan, it's an attitude. Our latest innovation is the Ruskin Validator Smart Fire/Smoke Damper System.

What is the Ruskin Validator System?
The Validator System provides facility owners with a testing and maintenance system for the fire/smoke and smoke dampers in their buildings. The system constantly monitors the position of each damper and verifies that the dampers are in their normal positions. To keep the dampers in working order, the Validator system automatically closes and reopens the dampers on a regular schedule selected by the facility manager. The system logs all events and alarms when any damper is not working correctly.

Why Validator?
Failures are unpredictable. Fire marshals, inspectors, building owners, insurance underwriters and specifiers need assurance that HVAC life-safety systems will function properly when needed. Validator provides this assurance and reduces the facility owner's potential liability. UL, AMCA, damper manufacturers and NFPA suggest cycling damper/actuators “once every six months” to ensure proper operation of fire/smoke and smoke rated dampers during a fire event.

Click the literature titles below for more details:

• The Case for Ruskin Validator
• UL Press Release
• What Makes the Validator Technology Unique and Superior
• Application Choices/Options
• Optional Server / Software Package
• Router Spec Sheet
• RSDC Spec Sheet
• Keypad (BACview) Spec Sheet

Online Validator Demo

For a demo of the Validator system, click the following link.
Dynamic Online Validator Demonstration
Once there, enter the following username and password to login to the demo:

 

User Name: guest

Password: ruskin

For some basic instructions on how to navigate the demo, please open the following document:
WebCTRL Demo instructions

The demo is best viewed using the "Full Screen" option of your web browser.  After you login, you may enter full screen mode by pressing the F11 key (Internet Explorer or Firefox).  To return to a regular browser window, simply press the F11 key again.

 

Note: after you login, you may receive a message that you have a pop-up blocker enabled.  Please refer to your web browser's help for instructions on how to disable the popup blocker for the demo site.

For more information about Ruskin Fire/Smoke Dampers, contact your local representative, or contact Ruskin directly at (816)761-7476.