FireHood - Fire & Acoustic speaker hoods
200 / 300 / 345
The Amina Technologies Firehoods by Hoody™ are
designed to provide installers with a 60 minute fire
protection and acoustic insulation solution on projects
where building regulations require this.
They are available in three sizes for compatibility with all Evolution Series, iQ and LFieT Series
speakers. They provide sufficient space for Amina CV back boxes to be used thus maintaining optimum
sound quality and reduced sound transmission in plasterboard installations.
Fire:
Tested to BS EN 1363-1: 2012 in various ceiling and floor constructions.
Acoustic:
Complies with Document B and E (acoustic requirements) of UK Building Regulations and meets the
revised 17th Edition IEE regulations.
Features:
· Installed in seconds
· Retains fire integrity of the ceiling
· Lightweight and flexible
· Can be used in plasterboard ceilings and walls
· Reduces speaker sound penetrating to adjacent rooms
· Meets the UK required standards for fire and acoustic protection
It is essential to fit hoods to all speakers fitted in fire rated ceilings & walls. Not only for airborne and
impact sound under Document E , but to stop fire penetrating into the ceiling & wall to meet Document
B of UK Building Regulations, keeping the fire rating of the ceiling or wall. Without this hood a 1 hour
rated ceiling would collapse in 15 minutes. These must be fitted in all ceilings as well as ceiling to loft
area to give full fire protection. The hood can be easily fitted from below. Intumescent card is fitted
to the side of the cover for the cable to be fed through. The hood is supplied with pins to fix it to
plasterboard.
Technical Specifications:-
FireHood 200
Dimensions 597mm x 222mm x 102mm (231/2” x 83/4” x 4”)
Firehood 300
552mm x 318mm x 102mm (213/4” x 121/5” x 4”)
Firehood 345
589mm x 356mm x 102mm (231/5” x 14” x 4”)
Firehood Fitting Guide
1.Cut hole in plasterboard as per speaker/backbox instructions.
It may be necessary to increase the hole width by up to 10mm
to allow the firehood side flaps to be positioned between
the speaker’s edges and the plasterboard. If there is enough
space between the ceiling joists the firehood’s side flaps can
be folded inward and positioned against the back of the
plasterboard.
2.Feed speaker cable through entry hole on firehood.
3.Position firehood up into ceiling void. Position centrally to
aperture. The two large end flaps should be folded outward.
The side flaps should be either folded inward and pinned to
the back of the plasterboard, or positioned against the cut
edge of the plasterboard and pinned into place
1. Fold metal tabs against cut plasterboard edge
2. Fix with supplied pins.
3. Cut excess tab flush to edge of plasterboard.
4. Also secure other folded edges of the firehood to the
plasterboard using the supplied drawing pins
Position
4.Fit backboxCV or mounting blocks inside firehood, fixing to the plasterboard in the normal way.