Safety

Load recommendations on the packaging

The maximum recommended load on the packaging is for guidance only and depends heavily on correct installation, the building materials in which they are installed pared with the quality and type of that building material.

All these factors can influence the holding power of the fixing negatively. If there is any doubt, consult our datasheets for further details of tested building materials.

Example: There are numerous hollow bricks available on the European market, and it is normal that datasheets include 1-3 types, but this does not mean that the stated holding power is valid for all hollow bricks available.

Loads and screws used

Many products require that the plug is used with a screw in to create the holding power in the building materials.

If plug and screw is delivered together loads given on the packaging is for the combination of these and it cannot be assumed that if the one replace the screw with another screw that then the holding power indicated on the packaging is still valid.

If a plug is delivered with a screw, it also limits the thickness of what you can fix to the building material.

If plug is delivered without a screw the rule is that holding power indicated on the packaging is valid with the largest diameter indicated on the packaging, but there can be exceptions, and it is recommended that our datasheets are consulted.

Building materials

The type, and strength, of the building material the plug is fixed in is hugely decisive for the load capacity that the plug can sustain. If the plug is defined in more than one hollow brick type the packaging will indicate the weakest hollow brick tested

Example: You have a wall built in aerated concrete which can have different holding power dependent on the type aerated concrete types PP2, PP4 or PP6:

In the case the plug is defined in more than one strength within the same building material type indication on packaging it will always be the lowest on the packaging.

If in doubt, consult our technical datasheet for details.

Below are the main types of building materials we test in and give loads for, dependent on the plugs ability to be used in that material.

The building material plugs are fixed into is decisive for the load that can be sustained by the plug. The building material symbols show which building material groups the plug can be used for. The respective loads are maximum recommended loads in the that type of base material.

THIS will also mean that if our technical documentation for instance include 2 types of hollow brick the load on the box correspond to the weakest type of hollow brick.

Loads Directions

Loads given on the packaging will always be the lowest given in our datasheets.

If a data sheet contain both Tensile and shear loads the lowest will be displayed on the box