What a load of rubbish

[ackbarthestar]

I installed some Robus fire rated downlights in a customers bathroom about 5 years ago. I get a call from her to say one of the fittings exploded.

I thought at this point I'd better go round and have a look and sure enough the metal surround had fallen out and smashed on the floor after the lamp had exploded.
What shocked me that the heat generated from these GU10 halogens was sufficient to cause the Chrome plating to bubble away from the surrounding dural aluminum surround plate...

It maybe that the wrong lamps were fitted or that the fire rated fittings were from a dodgy batch.

I wonder if anybody else has had this type of problem - its a first for me and I've been sniffing around for nearly 30 years....

 

[ackbarthestar]

I've just done a little more research, checked my documents as well as a chat with the wholesaler and found that the downlights were JCC IP65 JC9010, fire rated suitable for bathrooms.

Not 'Robus' as previously presumed. Installed April 2008.

They are certainly not suitable with Halogen lamps. The heat generated in such a confined space is /was a poor design move....