Fire rated downlights

[Luminous]

My customer, who has a lot of downlights (12v )throughout the house would like them all changing to mains led. I pulled a couple down to check the connection - JB in place so I could cost accordingly. I have noticed that all fittings including ones with habitable room above are not fire rated.
Am I obliged to change to fire rated? In essence I'm removing transformer and changing lamp holder.

 

[Andy78]

I would always fit fire rated, even when I'm not obliged to. I usually find little or no difference in price between fire rated and non fire rated fittings, so struggle to find justification to use a lesser protected fitting.

 

[yellowvanman]

Fire rated lights are necessary when the above rooms are a different property ie. flats. In a house there is no obligation as I understand it.

 

[Luminous]

I would always fit fire rated, even when I'm not obliged to. I usually find little or no difference in price between fire rated and non fire rated fittings, so struggle to find justification to use a lesser protected fitting.

I would normally if im fitting from scratch ,but I dont want to incorrectly inform customer that she has to replace whole fitting. If I can use existing fitting and just change lamp holder to gu10 then its cheaper for her.

 

[telectrix]

just replace the lamp holders and lamps. removing the transformers as you go. ssimplesss.

 

[Luminous]

just replace the lamp holders and lamps. removing the transformers as you go. ssimplesss.

Thats what Im doing! Its just whether I'm obliged to change to fire rated as I go along.

 

[shocking_eg]

retro fit Gu10 LED's are old tech now ! erghhh

fit the Haler, JCC or ELD proper LED fitting

 

[Luminous]

retro fit Gu10 LED's are old tech now ! erghhh

fit the Haler, JCC or ELD proper LED fitting

I commend my customer for seeing the bigger picture for energy and money saving, but she may faint at the cost of replacing 70 odd lights for the haler ones!

 

[telectrix]

retro fit Gu10 LED's are old tech now ! erghhh

fit the Haler, JCC or ELD proper LED fitting

he's dealing with a common or garden customer, not the NHS who love wasting other peoples' money.