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Open back downlight EICR code

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A trade association says that no fire hood fitted on an open back downlighter in a first floor ceiling with a room above, is a C2, and C3 when no room above, whereas a different trade association says no code required because it's not a wiring issue. So, which is it, code or no code?


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    Sounds like a load of old nonsense to me.


    if this is a standard house the ground and first floor are one fire compartment. No compartmentalisation between the ground and 1st floor so fitting open backed down lighters does not breach a compartment. Do a loft conversion then a fair chance the new second floor is a separate compartment so fire rated down lighters or top hats required. Same for flats below flats without concrete floors.


    That said open backed down lighters fitted with halogen lamps are a fire eating to happen. I did a court case where an electrician fitted open backed down lighters with halogen lamps in to a lathe and plaster ceiling below a loft conversion causing a fire. Cost him £20,000 plus costs. 


    So so no code for an EICR unless fire compartment breached. If breached then Code C2.
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    Sounds like a load of old nonsense to me.


    if this is a standard house the ground and first floor are one fire compartment. No compartmentalisation between the ground and 1st floor so fitting open backed down lighters does not breach a compartment. Do a loft conversion then a fair chance the new second floor is a separate compartment so fire rated down lighters or top hats required. Same for flats below flats without concrete floors.


    That said open backed down lighters fitted with halogen lamps are a fire eating to happen. I did a court case where an electrician fitted open backed down lighters with halogen lamps in to a lathe and plaster ceiling below a loft conversion causing a fire. Cost him £20,000 plus costs. 


    So so no code for an EICR unless fire compartment breached. If breached then Code C2.
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