How to fit downlight covers, insulation around downlights, how to insulate your home For further information check downlightatticseal/ thermahood and for downlight cover installation: https://youtube/watch?v=BlKfEnX9Wdg The Down-light Attic Seal has been developed to be fitted over downlights which are situated in ceilings, to loft/attic. It is known that downlights are a weak point in the fight against heat loss. This is due to several factors that include these weak areas are not currently insulated and the lights are not air-tight. See below how fitting the Downlight Attic Seal (insulation over and around downlights) will save you energy and help make your home more comfortable. Our product: Allows you to insulate the area around and over the Downlight Attic Seal giving you extra savings on your energy bill Made from flame retardant material, the Down-light Attic Seal provides a safe seal that also contains the ambient heat from the light Allows you to seal around the downlight and reduce draughts Allows you to fit more insulation which means reduced heat loss Meets requirements for Building Regulation 2.3 C2 - Condensation L1 - Insulation And Air Leakage E1 - Sound Protection Improves air quality in living areas by reducing the air flow from loft Works in tandem with heat recovery systems (controlled air flow) Conforms to BS 5250 : 2011 : 3-3 Reduces fire risk from household storage items, e.g. Christmas decorations placed on down-lights Manufactured from recyclable flame-retardant materials Once fitted product is maintenance free Can be fitted quickly and easily by anyone, i.e. a real DIY product Can help reduce noise entering and escaping through down-lights Is used as a downlight cover or firehood for over downlights to loft ceilings Can prevent spiders and other insects entering living areas through down-lights Down-lights and Loft Insulation together in the ceiling to the loft are a source of heat loss for home owners and of-course concern of how to treat these thermally weak light fittings. The Downlight Attic Seal is a quality product developed to resolve these problems. The illustration below shows how most downlights in attic ceilings are treated and as a consequence the easy path for draughts and heat-loss. As can be seen the loft insulation should be kept away from untreated downlights. Loft insulation is not continuous and will leave the ceiling weak in the fight against heat-loss. Each downlight can pass 20 cubic meters per hour of conditioned (heated) air from living area to attic (at 50pa pressure), this is energy and heat loss. How to fit downlight covers, insulation around downlights, how to insulate your home
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:14:59 +0000
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