Alarmed break glass door release button cover gives both a Visual and Audio deterrent to false fire alarms
This highly effective Green Emergency Door Release button Cover has been developed to prevent staff and visitors taking a carefree approach to gaining access to restricted parts of your building. Showing the message:
In case if emergency Lift Cover, Break Glass to open door, this reinforces that this door release break glass should only be used in emergency situations.
Importantly, this clear, tamper-proof and robust polycarbonate cover offers a highly effective barrier. Upon raising the cover a continuous 105 decibel will sound to alert others to someone trying to gain access to a prohibited area.
This cover requires little-to-no DIY experience to fit. It is easily retro-fitted over previously installed door release buttons using the screws and rawl plugs it is supplied with. It is also supplied with a rubber seal and gasket, making it suitable for covering external buttons and buttons that are located in harsh environments. This cover is designed to meet the standards and requirements of IP54.
IP54 Rated This universally recognised rating means that water splashed from any direction on this cover will not have any harmful effect on the button or break glass device it covers. This cover also offers complete protection against contact with live or moving parts inside. Finally, whilst the ingress of dust is not totally prevented, dust cannot enter in an amount sufficient to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the button below.
Please note, the above is dependent on the cover being left in the closed position.
Tamper Seal Option available For an extra 45p, you can select the tamper seal version of this cover from the dropdown menu above. This is designed to further deter unauthorised or malicious use of buttons and break glass units. One break seal is supplied with this version. More break seals are available in the related products below.
Highly Recommended for…. This model is ideal for schools, colleges, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels and all public buildings where there is a history or a threat of false fire alarms.
Flush Mount Model This cover is designed to cover door release buttons that are embedded into the wall and some slimmer surface mounted buttons. Before ordering, please check the dimensions. We also do a surface mounted push button cover that incorporates a spacer with pop-outs for the trunking to go through.
Alternative Colours See related links below.
The cover comes with the standard message: In case of emergency, lift cover break glass to open door
Want a different message entirely? Alternatively, if you want a different message altogether, please click on Bespoke Message for call point covers in related products at the bottom of this page
Dimensions
Internal Width: 116mm (4.58")
Internal Height: 138mm (5.43")
Internal Depth: 64mm (2.51")
External Height: 207mm (8.14")
External Width: 137mm (5.39")
External Depth: 68mm (2.67")
Price quoted is per unit.
Supplied with full fixing kit (Screws & Rawl Plugs)
Delivery: Up to 5 days. Delivery is free when you spend over £75
Why buy from SSP Direct? Established in 1999, our team has over 50 years of security and safety experience between us. This experience really counts when it comes to manufacturing or sourcing our extensive product range - with the savings we make being directly passed on to you at some of the UK's lowest online prices.
For more information on this product, please see this datasheet above.
Parul Sood
Tue 13th Mar 2018
1.What made you choose to buy these products from SSP? Looked online, seemed reasonable price
2.What did you think of the product? What we need
3.What did we get right? Quick delivery/response
4.What could we improve?
5. Is there anybody that you have dealt with that deserves a special mention in our team meeting? Ordered online so N/A
Finally, out of 5 what would you rate us? 5
Do I have to remove the break glass unit or button before installing this cover? No. It is retro-fittable. In plain English this means it will fit over the top of your call point or push button. Simply drill four holes around the device, insert RAWL plugs provided and screw the cover into place. If there is any trunking or conduit (wires) going into the button or break glass, be sure to order the surface mounted version of this cover.
What is the difference between a flush mount and surface mounted cover? Perhaps a little confusingly, flush or surface refers to the button or break glass unit itself. If the button is flush it is built into the wall. If it is surface mounted it is screwed on top of the wall. In essence if the button is inset within the wall it will not protrude that far, nor will it have wires going into the top of it. In this instance you will need a flush mounted cover.
What do the different colours mean? The truth, the colour coding often ties with the colours of the buttons they are covering, particularly in the case of red and green. Red covers should go over fire alarm call points. Green should go over break glass press to exit buttons. Yellow should go over emergency cut off or shut off buttons and blue is the generic catch all cover that can be used over anything.
Can I use this product in a sports hall? This cover is made from 3mm thick shatter proof polycarbonate. It is incredibly tough and durable. It also has a curved shape to disperse the pressure of any significant impact across its entire surface. To give you a little reassurance, having been selling this product to sports halls and gyms for many years, we are pleased to say this has never been returned as being unsuitable for this environment.
Can I change the message on the cover? Yes. Working with the space available we can pretty much show any message you require. However, please be aware that the lead time on doing this is around 5 days.
Can I take the message off? Yes, easy. We can do it for you or you can do it yourself. All that is required is an Allen key to take the coloured plastic out of the top of this unit. You then would need to peel off the message and screw the plastic back into place. This process takes no more than a minute. if you like, SSP can do this at no extra cost.
Will I need to order an external cover if the button in question is outside? If the button itself is water proof / weather resistant then in truth you may not need to. The only time you need the order an external cover is when the button or device being covered is not weather proof.
Can I silence the alarmed cover if it gets annoying or if I am doing maintenance work on the break glass or button underneath? Yes, this covers comes with a silencer key that can be inserted as required. More silencer keys can be bought as required. The 9 volt battery also comes out if all else fails!
Do I have to plug the alarmed call point cover in? No, the unit comes with its own 9 volt battery. Dependent on use this will last anything up to 3 years. By having a battery in place this unit is extremely easy to install and maintain.