As for motorised roller shutters or sometimes called electric roller shutters it can be operated by pushing of the up or down buttons to either open or close the roller shutters.
How does an electric roller shutter door work.
If you have additional budget to spare you may also decide to add on a remote control for added convenience.
When opening the slats coil into a box that is on the wall of the building.
This small box is typically installed inside the door known as internal face fix.
Roller shutters work by sliding or rolling up and down through tracks these are also referred to as guide channels when rolled up the slats fit into a small box above the door.
These tracks are also referred to as guide channels.
The slats fit into a small box above the door when rolled up when opening.
When it s raised the slats fold over and roll into the compact top box above the door.
Once manufactured each slat is assembled to form a curtain of aluminium slats that form a solid wall when the door is down.
Typically we will install the box inside the door this referred to as an internal face fix other fixes can be achieved however this is the most secure.
The roller comprises of a steel tube with a tubular motor fitted at one end and a shaft at the opposite end.
The shutter curtain is held in place by a full width roller which is supported at each end by the cheek plates.
When closing the slats of roller shutter slide through the tracks on either side and once rolled down fully they fit snugly against the floor.
Luckily fire shutters have a couple of ways in which they can continue to work once a main power source has failed.
In the event of a power failure fire shutters can be bolstered with a backup battery affording the doors enough power to operate at least once in the event of an emergency.