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Has it ever been acceptable to use chocolate blocks stuffed into ceiling above lights

aligarjon

As above. Has stuffing chocolate blocks into the ceiling behind light fittings ever been acceptable.  I remember when I was an apprentice in the mid 1980s that is what I was told to do at the time, usually taped up. The guy I worked for was well respected.

I have just carried out an EICR amongst other works on what is a very nice farm house with apart from the lights a very nice electrical job.  There are probably 50 light fittings including downlights that I am changing anyway where every connection is stuffed up above them ( not taped up not that it makes much difference). The ones in the roof space buried in insulation.  

Gary

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    Well I suppose if you go back before 1882... Seriously for as long as I can remember joints are supposed to have been suitably enclosed. You can use building fabric for that in some circumstances (e.g. backless light fittings onto non-combustible walls, or even the old backless Wylex CUs), but I can't see an ordinary floor void (timber joists, possibly timber floorboards over) really doing the job. Also consider the accessibility of live parts covered with only basic insulation...

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    Well I suppose if you go back before 1882... Seriously for as long as I can remember joints are supposed to have been suitably enclosed. You can use building fabric for that in some circumstances (e.g. backless light fittings onto non-combustible walls, or even the old backless Wylex CUs), but I can't see an ordinary floor void (timber joists, possibly timber floorboards over) really doing the job. Also consider the accessibility of live parts covered with only basic insulation...

       - Andy.

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