Installing recessed mounted downlights requires large holes to be made in the ceiling, compromising its natural ability to act as a barrier against the spread of fire. Fortunately, Online Lighting offers an impressive selection of fire rated LED downlights that solve this problem. These feature a built-in intumescent pad that quickly expands when it reaches a certain temperature, effectively blocking holes cut into the ceiling and slowing the spread of flames. A fire rated downlight has been specially tested for fire resistance to determine the amount of time it can protect against fire, which ranges from 30 minutes to 120 minutes. The best fire lights are typically rated 60 to 120 minutes, which you can find in stock at Online Lighting. We recommend installing these lights in high-traffic areas such as living rooms, bedrooms, kitchen and dining areas, and basements.
A house that’s built with fire-preventive construction techniques, fire-resistant materials and fire-rated LED downlights is able to provide additional protection to a house against fire. These measures all work in conjunction to contain fires for a certain period of time and stop them from spreading to other parts of the house, as well as neighbouring households. An intumescent material will swell up or melt to seal off the hole where fire lights are installed, helping to stop fire from spreading.
Although fire rated LED downlights aren’t capable of completely containing fires, they can help to delay how fast it spreads throughout a building. This gives the building’s occupants sufficient time to escape before the light’s fire-rating protection capabilities are depleted. How long the fire is contained will depend on whether a 30, 60, 90 or 120 minute fire rated downlight is installed.
Fire rated LED downlights can help uphold the structural integrity of a building for a certain period of time during a fire. This is due to their fire-resistance features that offer a high level of fire protection without compromising the building’s safety requirements, even if a hole was cut into the ceiling to mount the fire rated downlight.
Getting fire rated LED downlights installed is a legal building requirement established by Australia’s electrical commission authorities. Specific areas of a house must have fire lights installed to keep those areas and the building’s occupants safe if a fire breaks out, thereby ensuring the building adheres to legal requirements.
All fire rated LED downlights on the market undergo testing and obtain a fire calibration certification before lighting stores can sell them. When being tested, the fire lights are exposed to a high amount of intense heat, smoke and flames to make sure they’re capable of functioning if a fire breaks out.