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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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    I don't think that there is anything unusual about a householder changing an ordinary pendant lamp fitting for something more elegant. My father showed me how to do it, and yes, a chock-block was poked into the ceiling void.

    In fact, I think that such an arrangement sits above my head right now. Blush

    The modern way is to enclose the junction block in an upturned plant pot just below the ceiling, How ugly!!!

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    I don't think that there is anything unusual about a householder changing an ordinary pendant lamp fitting for something more elegant. My father showed me how to do it, and yes, a chock-block was poked into the ceiling void.

    In fact, I think that such an arrangement sits above my head right now. Blush

    The modern way is to enclose the junction block in an upturned plant pot just below the ceiling, How ugly!!!

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  • 0 in reply to Chris Pearson
    Chris Pearson said:
    The modern way is to enclose the junction block in an upturned plant pot just below the ceiling, How ugly!!!

    I'm not sure that meets BS 7671 (Regulation 526.5), unless the 'upturned plant pot' is supplied as part of the accessory or enclosure to an appropriate product standard per 526.5 (i) or (ii), or alternatively the 'upturned plant pot' can be classed as 'building material which is non-combustible when tested to BS 476-4' according to 526.5 (iii).

  • 0 in reply to gkenyon

    Morning Graham,

    As long as there is good earth in that plant pot we should be ok!

    GTB

  • 0 in reply to gkenyon

    I didn't expressmyself very well. The plant pot is the correct way up. AFAIK, it is intended as an enclosure for the chock-block (or other form of junction).

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