Hi All, Our dining room has a flat roof above it. The ceiling is plasterboard and directly above the plasterboard is insulation. I have recently has LED downlights fitted. The downlights have been pushed right up into the insulation. The electrician says this is fine as LEDS don't generate much heat. Can anyone confirm this please? Thanks Matt
Yes they are far cooler to run than the old halogen. Seen them burned out a number of times. Wait for others to see what they say but yes definetly less heat
Well, when we moved into our present house (bungalow) i noticed in the attic that all the LED's were covered with insulation!! No way was i going to let that stay the same so i went out and bought these: http://www.screwfix.com/p/halolite-downlight-insulation-guard-220mm/97932 I made sure no insulation was touching the LED's or wiring
Over the last five years government scheme which is free to add another layer of insulation. Do you think that insulation installers. Checked to see if there were down lighters, cables underneath. I very much doubt it. It's a worrying thought really
If you know the manufacturer you can email them. I fitted some not long ago and it stated in the guide that they were OK to cover. I think the only concern is if someone were to swap them for halogens, but if its you and you intend to keep them like that cannot see a problem. I have left some on for days (not Intentionally!!) And they are as cold as ice.
I have bought insulation boxes to put over the 2 I have in the loft. However the 4 in the dining room I can't access from above to put boxes over them....the only access I have is through the round holes in the ceiling from below. Is it good enough to just push the insulation back a bit with my hands?
Thanks koolpc. The downlight has a frame that looks like it would be doing the same job as that guard. So would it be ok to use this without the guard - I don't think that guard would fit over the top.
You'll be fine with leds, minimal heat generated, with halogens keep rockwool about a foot away and that will be more than sufficient.
depends on the heat exchange system your leds use if its a vented air system then insulation may cause problems metal heatsinks same problem may happen
We had British Gas ( or at least a sub contractor to them) install blown insulation throughout our whole loft as part of the government scheme. To be fair, I thought the same thing regarding them not protecting any downllights but to my amazement they put a hood over every single one of them. Guess I was lucky.
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