The Snorkel Vent has been seeking to move into new territory, and we have found that our customers are using them for lots of new applications.
In as far away as Australia, customers are attaching the Snorkel Vents to their homes, and then raising the level of their driveway. If the vents/airbricks had just been covered all [...]
Continue Reading →Snorkel Vent has recently supplied Hundreds of the Snorkel Vent products to a Scottish building project. As the Snorkel Vent is the only product of its kind on the market, it was specified by the architect working on the scheme.
The Snorkel Vent was used in the retrofitting of Tower Blocks to allow ventilation after [...]
Continue Reading →This album shows Queen’s University of Belfast testing the Snorkel Vent and Flood Door to requirements set out in PAS 1188 standard.
Continue Reading →This album shows Queen’s University of Belfast testing the Snorkel Vent and Flood Door above and beyond the requirements of the PAS 1188 standard.
Continue Reading →Its good to know sometimes that you don’t have to be outside all the time. The tests which the Flood Door and Snorkel Vent are subjected too, are being carried out in the Hydraulics laboratory at Queens University, Belfast. The facility is indoors and is being carried out by the experienced test technicians and research staff. With tests [...]
Continue Reading →The Rivers Agency has recently updated there online flood maps which have outlined possible areas that could flood in future. It is suggested that there are 46,000 homes in Northern Ireland that are at risk from flooding. Over recent months there have been a number of serious flood incidents in Northern Ireland, and hopefully now, [...]
Continue Reading →Snorkel Vent and Flood Door products have commenced independent testing! The testing is being carried out by Queen’s University, Belfast, a leading university in Environmental and Coastal Engineering with their own hydrology lab. The three main areas of testing to be carried out are static, wave and current, simulating conditions present during a flooding event. [...]
Continue Reading →Snorkel Vent and Flood Door products were on display in Dublin for the first time on Friday 18/11/11. An information day was held in the Sean O’Casey community centre to raise awareness of flood protection measures. Paul Hendy, Director of the Scottish Flood Forum, was aiming to inform residents of progress in Scotland and show [...]
Continue Reading →Recently a customer had worries that the black locking strips provided with the Flood Door, would stick out in her doorway. She did not want them to be a focal point, but rather blend in. We set about trying to find an alternative, and found a solution our customer was delighted with. [...]
Continue Reading →We have devised a very simple bracket which screws onto a wall for storing your Flood Door. This will protect the seals, keeping it out of the way from rodents and accidental damage and of course make it easy to find and deploy immediately.
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