Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation 1 Feb 04, 2010 1:12 pm I've had 3 quotes and they are all conflicting and it's doing my head in. 2 recommended earthwool over glasswool as they said that glasswool (Bradford Gold) etc had harmful chemicals in them which were an issue if people were working in the roof or we went up and down for storage. The person sellng glasswool said this was a load of garbage and their products were perfectly safe and certified by the Asthma Council. Re downlight covers, one recommended new fully enclosed ones that the insulation sits around, one recommended tripod covers where the insulation sits on top of it (which seems strange to me) and the last one recommended we don't put any covers in at all as they would cause the downlight to overheat and the bulbs to blow. Who do I believe??? Is glasswool safe? Is earthwool better? And should I use downlight covers or not? Can anyone guide me on these questions? Thank you! Re: Ceiling insulation and downlight covers 2Feb 04, 2010 2:20 pm earth wool and glasswool are the same thing. The are both fibre glass and will both cause irritation when people are working in the ceiling. Use polyester for the safest approach. Re downlight. You have to have covers over the down lights as per regulations also the insulation needs to be away from the downlight. Re: Ceiling insulation and downlight covers 3Feb 12, 2010 12:58 pm downlight covers are a must. Halogen downlights can get upwards of 150degrees C. Do you really want your flammable insulation anywhere near that? As for the tripod idea.. that sounds like nonsense. The downlights need air to breath (to cool) if you place a tripod over it and the insulation over the top, where is the heat going to escape to? Also if you don't have fireproof safety containers, it's a reason for your insurance to not pay out. Diagram of minimum clearances. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The canister will sit over the downlight ---------------------------------------- Building the PD Lisbon 24 http://www.porterdavis.com.au/#homeviewer/lisbon/24 Blog of our progress. http://lisbon24.blogspot.com/ Homeone build thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28665 Found the answer. The recommended distance is .... 1 5957 Unless the room is for storage then it's non compliant BCA V2 2019 S3 P3.8 You have 2 options 1. The builder deconstructs the section and rebuilds as per plan /… 7 10658 |