The Ritherdon R5 FireSeal is a fire rated electric meter box incorporating a high temperature lock and fire-resistant backboard providing 60 minutes of fire protection. It is a more vandal-resistant and fire-resistant alternative to the plastic meter box, with the design matching most closely in appearance the standard Small GRP box.

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Features & Benefits

• Supplied in two halves allowing fitting of the box during building work and hanging of the door later when there is less chance of site damage
• Designed so that the door can be hung on the left or right hand side of the pre-installed box to best suit local conditions
• Meter board and earthing stud fitted to the box as standard
• Cable entry holes fitted with blind grommets to allow choice of positioning
• Fitted with high-temperature lock and a fire resistant back-board

Testing

Test reports can be found in the data sheets tab above

Currently there exists no standard test specifically for the evaluation of systems such as the FireSeal that reinstate the fire resistance of walls, however the BS 9991: 2015 Code of Practice for Fire Safety states that elements in a multi-storey block provide between 30 and 60 minutes of fire resistance. Section 24.3 states that access panels provide the same fire resistance as the element into which it is fitted, when tested in accordance with BS EN 1363, BS EN 1364 and BS EN 1366. 

Fire resistance testing

Three tests were performed by Chiltern International Fire/BM TRADA/Exova Warringtonfire covering the whole fire rated product range. (Chilt/RF12153, BMT/FEP/F15263, BMT/FEP/F14180) Specimens were fixed to a supporting construction and an industrial furnace was used to simulate the effects and conditions of a fire. Two of each specimen were tested – one facing the furnace and the other facing away. Furnace was controlled to follow temperature-time relationship as specified in BSEN 1363: Part 1: 2012 Section 5.1.1. R5 meter-boxes maintained integrity for over 60 minutes, achieving E 60 rating.

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