Extractor Fan not fire rated

[telstar]

After all the fuss and expense of making sure I had 'fire rated' AND IP65 downlighters fitted in my refurbed bathroom, I now find to my alarm, the extractor fan I purchased, ( although the spec says, "conforms to latest Building Regulations ADF" ) the ceiling mounted vent cover is just plastic with no effective seal Surely this is wrong and negates the care and expense of ensuring the downlighters were compliant?

Fan type is: Attic mounted with flexible hose connecting to inlet/outlet.
Make: Airflow, Aura In-line 100mm Axial Fan.

Your comments / observations would be appreciated

 

[EFLImpudence]

 

[DaftPunk]

If this fan really is penetrating a fire barrier, then it should be fitted with an intumescent sleeve on the back of the fire barrier which will seal the hole in the event of fire.

Is there another dwelling above your attic into which the fan penetrates?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

After all the fuss and expense of making sure I had 'fire rated' AND IP65 downlighters fitted in my refurbed bathroom,

Why did you want fire-rated ones?

Did part of the trouble and expense extend to ensuring vapour-proof enclosures around the lights, sealed to the ceiling, so as to prevent warm moist air getting into the loft?

I now find to my alarm, the extractor fan I purchased, ( although the spec says, "conforms to latest Building Regulations ADF" )

Approved Document F contains guidance on how to achive compliance with Part F of the Building Regulations, which is concerned solely with ventilation, and no other aspects of the Building Regulations, such as Part B, Fire Safety.

the ceiling mounted vent cover is just plastic with no effective seal

Seal to what and against what?

Surely this is wrong and negates the care and expense of ensuring the downlighters were compliant?

Possibly.

What compliances did you believe the downlighters had to achieve?

 

[telstar]

Opps, miss-interpreted the regs, but I'd rather over-engineer and fit the best any day, hang the expense.

Thanks, my question answered.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Fair enough.

You did build the sealed enclosures though?

 

[Taylortwocities]

Its gone suddenly quiet

Personally I would hope that a fire doesn't break out in my bathroom.....

 

[telstar]

Yes ban-all-sheds, will be fitting seal hoods, even though I'm using 5w super LEDs, some idiot in the future may go and swap them for Halogens, Unless they rip the downlighters out completely, I note you're not a fan

 

[Taylortwocities]

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[ban-all-sheds]

Yes ban-all-sheds, will be fitting seal hoods, even though I'm using 5w super LEDs, some idiot in the future may go and swap them for Halogens,

The type of lamp is completely irrelevant - you need a sealed enclosure to stop warm moist air from the bathroom getting into the loft where it will condense and rot the timbers.

Unless they rip the downlighters out completely, I note you're not a fan

Not of small ones, no. But the moisture passage problem will affect any size of light.

 

[telstar]

Thanks for the advice ban-all-sheds, duly noted. I'm beginning to side with you, downlighters are a pain in the bottom.