Geofire Agrippa Wireless Sound-Activated Fire Door Holder
This Agrippa wireless door holder is a compliant way to hold open fire doors in your facility. It doesn’t require an external power supply as it is a battery powered magnetic fire door holder.
It is still fail safe in operation, but it releases when your fire alarm sounds rather than when power is cut, as with hardwired electromagnetic door holders. Their range also includes a sound activated door closer. Select this option if you require free swing function on some doors in your facility.
Key Product Features:
- White finish
- 200N holding force
- Use with door closers up to power size EN 5
- Suitable for doors up to 100kg
- Wireless unit
- Daily timed release option
- Low battery warning display
- Manual release button
- Listen and learn technology
- LED display
- Default release volume: 70db
- Default setting: 70dBA, 1.2 - 3.0 kHz
- Supplied with 2 x 'C' cell batteries
- Typical battery life: 12 months
- 30 minute fire rating
- Approved to BS EN 1155
- CE marked
- EMC approved
- BS7273-4 Category B
- Dimensions: 118mm x 102mm x 66mm
Agrippa Fire Door Holder - Learning Your Alarm
This digital sound-activated fire door holder is ideal for installing in environments that benefit from doors being legally held open in normal use. This includes high traffic doors in hospitals, schools, and care homes.
Rather than being triggered by any sustained loud noise, this acoustic door retainer learns the specific sound of your fire alarm. This reduces false activations. Its preferred sounder has a continuous tone. It is not suitable for use with voice alarm systems.
Here is an overview of the basic listen and learn steps:
- Hold the door open so the magnet and armature engage to hold the door open
- Select option 1 so the door holder is in learning mode
- Sound the fire alarm
- Start the Agrippa recording
- The door will release after a 15-second recording
- Turn off the alarm
- Wait for 2 minutes for the Agrippa to process the recording
Follow the fitting instructions for a detailed step-by-step guide. It also covers how to set up the daily timed release function, adapting to the specific fire safety and user requirements of your facility.
Acoustic Door Holder Installation
Installing a hardwired or battery powered door holder allows for fire doors to be safely held open during day to day use. In the event of smoke or fire triggering the fire alarm systems, the fire door retainer will release. The fire door closer will close the door under its normal action. This provides effective compartmentation to prevent the spread of fire.
The Geofire Agrippa acoustic door retainer is a battery-operated door holder that is designed to be wall mounted. Make sure to install at least 650mm from the fire door hinges. The keeper plate is mounted near the top of the door. The main body of the door holder is fixed to the wall in direct alignment. Install in areas where ease of access or better ventilation is required.
Maintaining the Agrippa Acoustic Digital Door Holder
As well as being easy to install, this door holder is easy to maintain.
- Test weekly as part of the fire door maintenance routine
- Keep magnet and armature plate faces clean and free of debris
- Change batteries annually - regularly check for the battery low warning display
The weekly release test is where the integral manual release button can be used. The built-in button negates the requirement to sound the fire alarm for testing.
