The Australian bush is brutal, fire can come from any direction and you need to be ready for it. EmberAttack is one part of a larger solution to protect your home in a program of maintenance and prevention creating a waterfall from your gutters.
It's a simple process to install your EmberAttack kit and this is why it's such a powerful defense during ember attack. During peak fire periods and when water supply is available, the cascading 'waterfall' around your home's perimeter provides maximum protection. The Watergate valve blocks your downpipes in seconds, flooding your gutters until they overflow. This creates a continuous water curtain that extinguishes embers before they can ignite your eaves, one of the most vulnerable points bushfires typically take hold. Use this mode whenever you have access to water supply for the most comprehensive ember protection.
To install EmberAttack cut a 100mm section into your down pipe to install EmberAttack with the Watergate valve at a manageable height approximately 1200mm off the ground.
Please note please positioning the connectors above the Watergate Valve
Once EmberAttack is installed into the downpipes make sure all joins are water proof using suitable pipe adhesives and silicone adhesives.
To create the Waterfall effect which back fills your gutters:-
We live next to the bush in Sydney’s Northern Beaches and our warehouse and dispatch is from Belrose.
EmberAttack Sprinkler System uses easy to install PVC 19-20mm hose and sprinkler spray heads connected to a high pressure 12v water pump connected to a 12v battery.
All roofs are segmented where the water when it rains drains to one point. This is our collection point for EmberAttack. From here we install the ridge sprinklers and then build on the system by running additional lines with sprayers to those hidden areas where embers can collect.
Yes EmberAttack can be used as a First Flush where the Watergate Valve is left in place for the first 5 minutes of rain with the side drain plugs removed allowing the dirty roof water to drain away before the Watergate Valve is removed for clean water to enter the tanks.
Ember attack is the most common way houses catch fire during bushfires, occurring when wind carries burning debris (embers, twigs, leaves, bark) far ahead of the main fire, lodging in gaps, gutters, or on flammable materials around a home to ignite it, often before the fire front even arrives. These burning fragments can travel kilometres, creating new spot fires and overwhelming properties with multiple ignition points, making defense crucial.
How Ember Attack Works
Why It's Dangerous
Protection Measures
EmberAttack has been designed to be delivered Australia wide buy Australia Post.
It's not the fire that destroys most homes. It's the invisible ember attack that rains down kilometres ahead of the blaze. Up to 90% of homes lost in bushfires are destroyed by ember attack - not direct flames.
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