Hi Folks,
The wife and i have just moved in to our new home and having previously lived in a very cold victorian house i'm looking to make sure the attic is well insulated before the winter kicks in.
When i popped up to the attic the other day i noticed that the dowlighters in the ceiling of our son's bedroom aren't mounted in a false ceiling as i'd first assumed but are actually cut through straight into the attic, with the insulation above resting directly on the back of each light (5 of them)
They're M258 EXN 50w halogen lamps so they get pretty warm. I gather loft insulation is fireproof but should they have fire hoods as well to further reduce the chance of fire? It seems counter intuitive to pack the insulation around them when they emit so much heat.
The fitting has a pair of spring loaded 'wings' up in the attic (excuse my layman terminology) and the lamp is held in by a circlip type of thing (photo attached)
Any advice warmly received.
Thanks,
Huw
The wife and i have just moved in to our new home and having previously lived in a very cold victorian house i'm looking to make sure the attic is well insulated before the winter kicks in.
When i popped up to the attic the other day i noticed that the dowlighters in the ceiling of our son's bedroom aren't mounted in a false ceiling as i'd first assumed but are actually cut through straight into the attic, with the insulation above resting directly on the back of each light (5 of them)
They're M258 EXN 50w halogen lamps so they get pretty warm. I gather loft insulation is fireproof but should they have fire hoods as well to further reduce the chance of fire? It seems counter intuitive to pack the insulation around them when they emit so much heat.
The fitting has a pair of spring loaded 'wings' up in the attic (excuse my layman terminology) and the lamp is held in by a circlip type of thing (photo attached)
Any advice warmly received.
Thanks,
Huw