The steel wings encapsulated within Hohmann & Barnard's Thermal Wing Nut Anchors' plastic wings protect the integrity of the masonry veneer in the event of fire. (The all-plastic wings featured in our competitors products completely disintegrate in fire.)
Does your anchor pass the test? JUST the FACTS.
- Fact: Independent testing has clearly shown that plastic thermal clips will melt if there is a fire in the cavity, causing complete disengagement of the wire hook; and potential structural failure due to positive and negative lateral loads (wind loads).
- Fact: HOHMANN & BARNARD’s 2-SEAL™ THERMAL WING NUT ANCHOR satisfies industry-wide building code requirements for veneer anchors, even in the most extreme conditions, surpassing the most stringent seismic and structural requirements.
- Fact: By using a steel core, the 2-SEAL™ THERMAL WING NUT ANCHOR stands up to extreme heat and fires and will always maintain the structural connection of the anchor system.
- Fact: The 2-SEAL™ THERMAL WING NUT ANCHOR uses the UL94 plastic coating as a thermal break, NOT as a structural connection.
- Fact: SEE FOR YOURSELF, the pictures unmistakably present the truth. Within the test document refer to Photo No. 6 on page 10, at the top of the image you will see the 2-SEAL™ THERMAL WING NUT ANCHOR’s steel core intact and engaged, and below it ... POS - I - tively NOTHING.
Hohmann & Barnard's Thermal 2-Seal™ Wing Nut (for metal stud) and Thermal Concrete 2-Seal™ Wing Nut (for concrete, CMU, wood stud construction) Anchors are innovative single screw veneer ties. . The anchor features a dual-diameter barrel with factory-installed EPDM washers that seal the face of the insulation AND the air/vapor barrier, and unique Thermal Wings that are designed to decrease thermal transfer through rigid insulation.
- The projecting Thermal Wings:
- Are made from steel encapsulated in plastic to create a thermal break, the plastic is highly flame resistant.
- Accept a 2X-HOOK™ or Seismic 2X-HOOK™ and spin to easily orient pintles/hooks parallel to masonry joints
- Offer up to 1/2” of inward adjustability to account for variations in wall thickness
- H&B's Stainless Steel barrels have one-third the thermal conductivity of carbon steel barrels and one-seventh the thermal conductivity of the zinc barrels of our competitors products.
