Insulation over downlights

Meets Current Regulations. Free UK Delivery On Orders Over £29. Hi All, Our dining room has a flat roof above it. The ceiling is plasterboard and directly above the plasterboard is insulation.

I have recently has LED downlights.

Just recieved the latest Aurora catalogue and they now produce downlighters which can be covered with insulation. EFD Pro downlights are the new premium fire rated offering from Aurora Lighting that are set to replace the Sola and DLM ranges. The bathroom is solely illuminated by downlights , one of the downlights above the bath was sagging and when I tried to relocate it the plaster around the fitting began to break away easily. Insulation coverable as standard and.

I decided to investigate the lights via the loft. They were completely obscured by the loft insulation and one light looked like it had been burning or melting the loft insulation around it. Alternatively, depending on the size of the voi you can buy fire hoods that go over and around the light unit that might have some insulating properties.

Many lighting manufacturers will have their own products to solve this problem.

After fitting LED downlights , can they be covered with loft. Thermahood downlight covers has been developed to be fitted over downlights which are situated in ceilings to lofts and attics. It is known that downlights are a weak point in the fight against heat loss. Downlights are often installed in ceilings directly below loft space and.

Various types of insulation can be laid over these downlights such as rock wool, Celotex and Kingspan without the need for any additional loft caps or support boxes. With the advent of LED lighting, insulating downlights with clearances of 200mm can now be a thing of the past, as most LED manufacturers now recommend less clearance of insulation. On this page we cover thermal imaging comparisons of a living area with clearances and LED lighting without clearances, using a thermal downlight cover.

In the section ‘How to prepare to lay loft floor insulation ’, you checked if you have insulation guards fitted over any recessed downlights. The following steps advise on how to fit new guards (if there are none in place) and lay insulation accordingly. Look up at your ceiling and imagine a 400mm wide hole around each incandescent downlight. These caps and fire insulation covers will allow the insulation material to go directly over the downlights thus not affecting the air tightness of the material but not at the price of fire safety.

This is why it is extremely important to always carefully read the manufacturer’s instructions and information on installation and fire performance of a specific downlight. We have downlights spread between rooms. They are all LED or low energy spots. I am installing top up insulation and note that the original. The short answer is that in most cases you cannot just cover fire rated downlights with insulation.

Fire rated downlights are essential for safety but it is important to remember that they still need lots of air both around and over them in order that they can dissipate the heat created from the lamps inside.

I brought of these from Screwfix , very easy to make up then simply put over your. Donrkebab, The activation temperature of sodium silicate intumescent is about 1– 120°C. My understanding for fire rated lights is that as air temp.

However, while the light may be safe to operate when covere the elevated temperatures resulting from lack of ventilation may in some cases reduce the expected lifetime of the product. The Loft Lid creates a protective barrier or cover over downlights to prevent over heating and house fires. The design ensures loft insulation does not directly contact downlights and that there is sufficient ventilation around the light for heat dissipation.

Re: the insulation , Click (Scolemore) do CFL firerated downlights that run cool enough to be covered by insulation - and say so in the instructions. Additionally, downlight hoods can offer acoustic insulation properties between floors, as the airtight seal created by the downlight cover can prevent noise travelling around downlights and up to floors above. Modern LED downlights that are rated IC, IC-F or IC-can have compatible insulation fitted over.