My bathroom has 6 halogen lamps in the ceiling, the ceiling gets quite wet when we use the shower so i'm going to get an extractor fitted to remove a lot of the steam that the shower emits. My qustion is; in the loft the lamps are sticking out of the plaster board with no loft insulation covering them what so ever, i really need the loft space above the bathroom lagged, but is it safe to just lay the insulation over the part of the lamps that are sticking thru the plaster board? Only been in here 10mths and its one prob after another!
Halogen lamps in bathroom.
- Thread starter millerman
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No, don't put the lagging over the lamps. Use hoods or some other method to leave clear space above the lamps with the lagging going around. Lag over the top and the lamps will overheat; at best they'll burn out very quickly (and expensively), at worst they'll damage the lagging - I've found black, crispy lagging above lights in such situations, can't be good.
PJ
PJ
You need something like this..
http://www.screwfix.com/p/halolite-downlight-insulation-guard-220mm/97932
http://www.screwfix.com/p/halolite-downlight-insulation-guard-220mm/97932
Your bathroom downlights must be the type that are sealed. Otherwise the lamp will draw all that moisture up and into the loft where it will sit and fester on your roof timbers. And they will rot.
If your lamps are not sealed then you should install something like these
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/TLALC724.html
They provide a moisture prevention facility and you can throw all your insulation over the top of them.
If your lamps are not sealed then you should install something like these
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/TLALC724.html
They provide a moisture prevention facility and you can throw all your insulation over the top of them.
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Or you could build enclosures yourself: http://www.nhbc.co.uk/NHBCPublicati...ical/StandardsExtra/filedownload,16553,en.pdf
Or....
What lamps do they use? Does the total wattage seem reasonable for lighting a room that size?
Or....
You could get rid of them.
What lamps do they use? Does the total wattage seem reasonable for lighting a room that size?
It's not the lamps, it's the fittings. They need to comply with Building Regulations Part C - resistance to moisture.
Do yourself a favor and remove the lights/fitting. Reboard the ceiling and replaster. Have a centre bathroom light fitting which will be bright enough. Have a fan fitted.Then supply insulation above the bathroom to a min. of 270mm.
Not doing the above now will only cause problems later on.
Andy
Not doing the above now will only cause problems later on.
Andy
What would you build the enclosures out of? Plasterboard, screwed together with the edges sealed with silicone?
I ask as my bathroom has 5 downlighters and the insulation has had holes ripped around each light. Each light currently has an LED bulb so gives off next to no light, but at some stage, someone may put a 50w heating device in there,.
Plasterboard would be an ideal material.
If you can be rsed to do all that to save the price of the OTS caps...
If you can be rsed to do all that to save the price of the OTS caps...
I literally have nothing better to do tomorrow morning and it help clear out the plasterboard odds and ends i've accumulated in my garage.... 
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