Fire Rated Downlights - FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sparksburnout · Mar 1, 2015

SJD said:
I agree, new installations should be LED now, perhaps we need the EU to introduce a ban on halogens for new installs.

Only yesterday, I was at a rental property sorting out half a dozen downlight faults in several rooms, 3 of them had burn-out plastic connection blocks and housings, in 2 cases I'd say it was lucky they'd not caught fire.

Be far better banning halogen down lights than plastic CU's. I wouldn't personally fit a halogen if asked now.

Leesparkykent · Mar 1, 2015

SJD said:
I agree, new installations should be LED now, perhaps we need the EU to introduce a ban on halogens for new installs.

Only yesterday, I was at a rental property sorting out half a dozen downlight faults in several rooms, 3 of them had burn-out plastic connection blocks and housings, in 2 cases I'd say it was lucky they'd not caught fire.

Reasonable provision to comply with part L would be to provide fixed energy efficient light fittings, at a ratio of three per four of all the light fittings on new builds so you wouldn't get away installing halogen down lights throughout each room they would have to be led or cfl.

Octopus · Mar 1, 2015

I am at my sister in laws. Big 4 year old house - 31 down lights in the kitchen diner!. I have lost count of all the halogen lamps elsewhere.

How it passed the final inspection is beyond me

sparksburnout · Mar 1, 2015

Murdoch said:
I am at my sister in laws. Big 4 year old house - 31 down lights in the kitchen diner!. I have lost count of all the halogen lamps elsewhere.

How it passed the final inspection is beyond me

makes me titter, everyone moans about the Leccy companies ripping us off but run 50w bulbs where they could run a 4.......

nickblake · Mar 1, 2015

[ElectriciansForums.net] Fire Rated Downlights - FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this was a fire rated down light that caused this. the shell of a fire rated down light using a halogen light can exceed 100 degree, I have measured one at 135 degree's , a fire rated down lighter wont protect the beams ,just the integrity of the ceiling in the event of a fire

UNG · Mar 1, 2015

My brother has a kid's day nursery the previous owner had installed a number halogen downlights next to the ceiling beams the problem was found before it became a fire because the resin out of the wood started dripping from around some of the lights, when I investigated it some of the beams had quite significant charing. Having said that when I did a PIR on the place I asked for the previous cert and was given a very unconvincing to me 2 sided single page NICEIC fake that had been accepted by Ofsted and the other local authority inspection bods without comment makes you wonder how many other nurseries have the same issues

telectrix · Mar 1, 2015

it's all OK now. the IET know of the problem and have now banned plastic CUs. apparently they are the only cause of house fires.

Octopus · Mar 4, 2015

UPDATE: It gets better!

So the installed leaves for the "customer organised" plasterer to come in and skim the room - and when he returns he finds the plasterer has boarded the ceiling and plastered it. Anyones guess where the holes are.

I didn't make a map and neither did the installer!!