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FORCEFIELD
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ForceField has passed every imaginable test...
...and a few you would never imagine.
The standard security tests almost seem trivial compared to being hit by five steel balls less than a centimetre in diameter at 170 km/h plus. Or by a 4 kg timber block at more than 100 km/h.
You are safe behind a ForceField security screen.
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BUSHFIRE
ForceField screens are suitable for bushfire prone areas.
With stainless steel mesh, ForceField screens are approved up to the extreme Bushfire Attack Level BAL-FZ.
The Australian Standard for construction of homes in bushfire prone zones (AS 3959) simply states that openable windows must be screened with corrosion-resistant steel, bronze or aluminium mesh with an opening of less than 2 mm x 2 mm.
You can rely on Prowler Proof ForceField designs – even in a bushfire.
FIRE ATTENUATION TEST NO. FS 4302/3572
THE TEST
Prowler Proof asked CSIRO to expose a ForceField window screen to a radiant heat flux level of 60 kw/m2 for a minimum of 60 minutes.
Most bushfires will create heat levels of around 40 kw/m2 and will pass within minutes.
THE RESULTS
After 91 minutes the window screen was still in position and it was decided to terminate the test.
Throughout the test the heat level measured one metre behind the unexposed face of the window screen was approximately 10% of the level measured at the exposed face of the window screen.
YOUR BENEFIT
Even during a bushfire ForceField will protect you. It will not only stay in place. Just one metre inside your home, the heat will be reduced by approximately 90% compared to the heat outside at the surface of the screen.
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ENERGY & UV LIGHT
There are many advantages of having a ForceField® security screen.
Ventilation is one of them – the 1.5 mm x 1.6 mm mesh openings let plenty of fresh air in.
But did you know that the ForceField® mesh also keeps solar heat and UV light out during summer and reduces heat loss during winter?
Few people would have thought that a security screen could make much difference so we decided to prove our point...
WINDOW ENERGY RATING SCHEME
THE TEST
ForceField® is one of very few Australian security screens that has been WERS tested for both residential and commercial applications.
THE RESULTS
Depending on application, ForceField reduced solar heat gain and UV light by up to 67% (WERS rating 5 stars). Reduced heat loss was up to 28%, resulting in a 3 star WERS rating.
YOUR BENEFIT
Prowler Proof ForceField security screens will not only help you keep cool in summer, they will also help you stay warm during winter.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 14501
THE TEST
The solar properties of ForceField® was tested to the European Standard EN 14501 at a testing facility in the UK.
THE RESULTS
With a solar and ultraviolet transmittance of only 43%, ForceField keeps 57% of solar heat and damaging UV light out of your home.
YOUR BENEFIT
Decreasing solar heat gain by 57% means that you can keep your home cooler in summer, reducing the need for air conditioning as well as your power bill.
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