external accessories

External accessories are fitted to reduce heat from the sun. Awning blinds and roller shutters reflect the sun, protecting the interior from excessive and uncomfortable heat gain.

Our external accessories do not reduce the glazing surface area of the window. The wide range of accessories increases the functionality of the window, and offers the means to control levels of light, as well as heat and energy used.

Our window control accessories provide the means to open and control inaccessible windows without the need for chairs or steps.

Which of the accessories gives the best protection from overheating?

According to the DIN 5034-1 norm rooms should be protected from overheating with the use of external accessories which give better protection than internal accessories:

How does it work in reality?

Fakro, to improve the products and with due regard to the user’s comfort, analyses the efficiency of protection from overheating with the use of different accessories. To this end eight similar investigation boxe shave been made. They are exposed to the influence of the sun’s rays and equipped with roof windows of the same type. The researches were made with closed windows, the temperature was taken one metre above the floor in a few different places.These windows then have accessories installed. The results are shown in this diagram.