Features and Benefits:
Rytons A1® Fire-rated Sheet Rolled Tube
General Details
- Versatile sheet rolled tube suitable for a wide range of applications.
- Manufactured from A1 classified galvanised steel.
- Custom-made to any diameter and length to meet specific requirements.
- Effective sleeve protection for service pipes, preventing contact with combustible materials.
- Applications include encasing flue pipes and air source heat pump pipes as they pass through timber frames to improve fire safety.
- Bespoke design service available. For further information contact our Technical Sales Office on 01536 511874 or email admin@rytons.com.
- Suitable for:
- The external walls of high-rise relevant buildings over 18m high (11m high in Scotland).
- The external walls of relevant buildings 11m+ in height or more than 5 storeys, undergoing unsafe cladding remediation work (Building Safety Act 2022).
- The external walls of higher-risk buildings at least 18m high or with at least 7 storeys (Building Safety Act 2022).
- All other residential and non-residential buildings.
A1 Fire Classification Explained:
- Rytons A1® Fire-rated Sheet Rolled Tube is made from galvanised steel. Galvanised steel is considered fire class A1 without testing, as per European Commission paper 96/603/EC referred to in BS EN 13501-1:2018.
- Classification: A1. Definition: Non-combustible. Description: No contribution to fire.
Specification:
Rytons A1® Fire-rated Sheet Rolled Tube
Custom diameter sheet rolled tube to encase in situ pipe of a specified diameter (refer to drawing).
Custom length (refer to drawing).
Properties: Class A1 fire-rated 0.9mm galvanised steel. Spot welded. Everbuild Fire Mate intumescent and acoustic sealant used on all gaps (reacts when exposed to temperatures above 125°C).
Product Code: A1SPECIALTUBE.
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Reference Material – Fire Safety:
- England & Wales: view extracts >>
- Approved Document B: Fire safety (Volume 1) (2019 edition incorporating 2020 and 2022 amendments) for England.
- Approved Document B: Fire safety (Volume 2) (2006 edition incorporating 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2020 amendments) for Wales.
- The Building Safety Act.
- Scotland: view extracts >>
- Building Standards Scotland Domestic Technical Handbook.
Reference Material – Combustion Appliances:
- England & Wales: Approved Document J: combustion appliances and fuel storage systems.
- Scotland: Building Standards Scotland Domestic Technical Handbook.
- Northern Ireland: Technical Booklet L: Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems.
- Republic of Ireland: Technical Guidance Document J: Heat Producing Appliances.
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