To start to explain the benefits of Passive Fire Products fire rated downlighter covers we first must explain the downlights application, the problem with downlighters they create penetrations through your ceiling area breaking the fire break between floors.
In any modern buildings and old, standards exist to ensure the spread of fire is slowed allowing the occupants to escape and fire services to stop the fire before the building is completely burnt to the ground.
As heat rises and so do flames, in turn so do fires. Thus the ceiling is considered one of the more important fire barriers, slowing the spread of the fire from floor to floor.
A ceiling is constructed in most domestic buildings of a single sheet (thickness) of plasterboard. The plasterboard is fire rated at 30 minutes.
30 minutes is the amount of time it takes for a fire to burn through the flat sheet of plasterboard, hence 30-minute fire rating?
When Passive fire downlighter hoods are fitted into a ceiling area above your existing or current downlighters they offer 0ver 60 minutes protection to your ceiling, keeping the rating integrity of your ceiling intact.
What are Downlights?
Downlights (recessed luminaries) are light fixtures installed in hollow openings, usually in ceilings. By installing them in these hollow recesses the light looks as if it is part of the ceiling.
Benefits
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Passive Fire Products offer a large range of fire rated downlighter hoods at all sizes for many applications.
When thinking of installing a new downlighter or protecting your existing lights it is important to choose the correct fire downlighter hood that offers ventilation to flow around you light. Please always speak to a professional before purchasing.
Fire rated downlighter covers not only offer great fire protection but also can also in some cases prolong the life of your LED downlighter by offering a thermal barrier between the loft and the downlighter, the breathable material allows any heat generated to pass into the loft keeping operating temperatures low and giving great stability.
When installing Fire down lighter covers
Always speak to a Passive fire technical consultant when purchasing your fire rated downlighter covers to ensure you have the correct size hood. We recommend that you use your registered electrician to install your fire downlights and that you keep the manufacturer’s instructions in a safe place for future reference.
Guide to follow:
- Read and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
- Check you have the correct hood for your light fitting
- Always switch off the electricity before installing a hood
