Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design Re: downlights setting fire to insulation in the roof 36Jul 27, 2007 5:30 pm double07 Hang on. This just occurred to me. I remember reading a lot of places that insulation is supposed to be non-combustible. Yes it is fire retardant. But the older stuff that is chemically treated can loose its fire retardation over time, so I have heard, not sure if it has merit or not. Fibreglass batts would be my choice of insulation. Re: downlights setting fire to insulation in the roof 37Jul 30, 2007 8:44 am ahuang Not on mine! We didn't install any as we were told that downlights drive your electricity bills nuts.... Is this true? How much extra would you be looking at per bill? Our Adenbrook home was completed in September. Re: downlights setting fire to insulation in the roof 38Jul 30, 2007 10:32 am aaurora ahuang Not on mine! We didn't install any as we were told that downlights drive your electricity bills nuts.... Is this true? How much extra would you be looking at per bill? Sorry, I don't have any figure to answer that question. But I do remember reading one of the post somewhere in this forum talking about some LED based downlights which doesn't generate that much heat and are much cheaper with the bill. May be someone can help about this? Re: downlights setting fire to insulation in the roof 39Jul 30, 2007 10:34 am Halogen downlights are the ones that are pricey - especially because where you might use a single 100w bulb (incandescent) for a room - you'd need anywhere between 4-8 downlights - and even though they may be marked low voltage, the transformer also requires power.
You can get CFL downlights - similar to the energy saver bulbs - but use way less electricity. Plenty of information on the NECO site. Re: downlights setting fire to insulation in the roof 40Jul 31, 2007 11:56 am ahuang aaurora ahuang Not on mine! We didn't install any as we were told that downlights drive your electricity bills nuts.... Is this true? How much extra would you be looking at per bill? Sorry, I don't have any figure to answer that question. But I do remember reading one of the post somewhere in this forum talking about some LED based downlights which doesn't generate that much heat and are much cheaper with the bill. May be someone can help about this? There was a bit of LED discussion in this thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.p ... ght=#13580 LED prices are coming down almost weekly and their quality is going up every few months. Once our halogens start dying we will be replacing them with luxeon LEDs. We are tossing up between a Jarrahdale radiant wood fire (the Pioneer) and a convection wood fire (Innovator or Countryman) but cannot decide on which type of wood fire is… 0 5254 Need some advice. Living in a townhouse with one common wall, recently we have discovered that the fire separation wall is incomplete and on further investigation, support… 0 3869 Not back peddling at all. You seem to have issues with comprehension my friend. Guy fcked up, he's considering being dishonest with his bank and hiding it. It will end… 21 14282 |