Smoke vents


Porter Fire provide smoke ventilation Maintenance and installation of all naturally vented vents in residential and commercial applications.

No matter whether you are looking for a stairwell smoke vent, a roof smoke vent or a smoke vent window we are sure to have a smoke vent solution to meet both your design and regulation requirements.

Porter Fire also provide regulatory serving to ensure your systems are kept in full working order and fault free.

Porter Fire provide smoke ventilation maintenance and installation of all naturally vented systems in residential and commercial applications.

How do automatic smoke vents work?

They are placed on roofs and wall spaces and are triggered to work by heat and smoke alarms in the building. In the event of a fire smoke vents are triggered and open automatically, allowing smoke and fumes to escape and bring fresh air into the building.

Smoke ventilation system roof vent - covered by our service and maintenance

This shows an example of a roof hatch AOV’s or Automatic Opening Vents. These are rooflights which have been designed to open in the event of a fire to reduce smoke build-up in the building thus providing a safer escape route for the occupants.

No matter whether you are looking for a stairwell smoke vent, a roof smoke vent or a smoke vent window we are sure to have a smoke vent solution to meet both your design and regulation requirements.

Typical smoke ventilation system - covered by our service and maintenance

Smoke vent

Here is an example of a stairwell smoke shaft. Smoke shafts, allow smoke to escape from common lobby areas to protect the essential escape stairs in the building thus providing a safer escape route for the occupants.

Smoke vent and smoke shaft system regular maintenance

Porter Fire also provide regulatory servicing to ensure your systems are kept in full working order and fault free.

To prevent the vents from failing over time, the smoke vent systems need on-going maintenance. The maintenance involves testing all parts of the smoke vent system including the fire alarm. We recommend an annual or biannual maintenance of your smoke vents to ensure you are meeting regulation standards.

Smoke ventilation system main panel - covered by our service and maintenance