Downlight cover - None Fire Proof

[Nickloli]

Hi, I have 240V downlighters fitted in the ceiling of our off-shot kitchen. They are fitted in the plaster board but above is a void which is relatively open to the elements (no rain but the breeze is evident). I've cut large spaces in the rockwool insulation so we have limited fire risk, but over time exposure to the atmosphere has caused the contacts to tarnish and the bulbs to fail.

I've come across several fire hoods available for about 10 quid, but they seem over the top for what I'm after. Are the other none fire type hoods available or is there something else I could construct easily to do the job?

Many thanks,
Nick

 

[RF Lighting]

Do you have access to the void above where the downlighters are fitted, or do you need something that can be fitted through the hole which the downlighter fits into?

 

[Nickloli]

Hi.

Yes, I have an access hatch up there and about 1.5m of room above.

Cheers
Nick

 

[RF Lighting]

A common thing to use is an upsidedown terracotta flower pot.

This is quite a good thing to try as it is fairly heat resistant, and the hole in the top (bottom) will allow alot of the heat to dissipate when the fitting is on, yet still keeping the fitting reasonably well enclosed.

Do not get the smallest one you can find, get one that leaves plenty of air space around the fitting.

 

[Nickloli]

That sounds like a very good plan, thankyou very much for the suggestion. I will pop down to the garden centre today.

Thanks again,
Nick

 

[Steve]

Do not get the smallest one you can find, get one that leaves plenty of air space around the fitting.

but not so big that the weight pushes your ceiling down.

 

[securespark]

A common thing to use is an upsidedown terracotta flower pot.

This is quite a good thing to try as it is fairly heat resistant, and the hole in the top (bottom) will allow alot of the heat to dissipate when the fitting is on, yet still keeping the fitting reasonably well enclosed.

Do not get the smallest one you can find, get one that leaves plenty of air space around the fitting.

You're taking the proverbial, surely? Buy the proper thing, man!!

 

[nozspark]

If you have access and plenty of time, why not construct a plasterboard box to fit from above - just make sure that you leave enough space around the rear of the fitting as per the fittings instructions (otherwise I'd guess that 150mm bigger [each side] that the fitting would probably be enough. Also get Alloy reflector lamps when they blow as they need to reflect the heat into the room instead of into the ceiling space.

 

[Adam_151]

You're taking the proverbial, surely? Buy the proper thing, man!!

RF's Horses are eating your roses as we speak, (out the bin, fwiw, they were put there after the flower pots 'disappeared'... >.> )