Kitchen ceiling lights fire rating

[Gary Tollison]

time to go shopping for new lights!

 

[Tony Reidy]

View attachment 49365 greetings
Was curious about the ceiling lights in the kitchen if they were fire rated or not.
Google was no help with model info.
There’s an F in a triangle symbol on the side, but I don’t know if that means anything.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Gary

No they are not fire rated

 

[Charlie_]

FYI

 

[Timbo]

time to go shopping for new lights!

Why?

 

[GeorgeCooke]

fire rating may not be required. What is above the kitchen?

 

[Gary Tollison]

Bathroom, landing and part of the spare bedroom

 

[telectrix]

fire rating may not be required. What is above the kitchen?

possibly not, but when we can get fire rated, insulation proof, IP65,integrated fittings with option of colour temp selection for under £15+VAT, why consider crap.

 

[MJPD29]

I would be 99% certain that fitting is not fire rated. Why would it need to be anyway

 

[Midwest]

fire rating may not be required. What is above the kitchen?

If it’s a plasterboard ceiling, covering structural timbers, any holes cut into it the ceiling would need to be reinstated to it’s original specification.

 

[l4urence]

Here's a thought... What does 'Fire rating' actually mean - there is no symbol on the unit (say a downlight) describing the fire rated properties (perhaps the box is marked or sold as 'fire rated'). There is little [manufacturers] information about how long it's fire rated for, so installing in a single plasterboard ceiling I would expect some confirmation that it is at least 30 mins. Nothing, no info. Except perhaps the intumescent pad / seal / ring that comes with it. Is this pad the fire rating? - if so what is the spec of the pad? if fitted without the pad, or comes without a pad - is it still fire rated? More [manufacturers] info needed here or do we need wait for the subsequent board of enquiry to decide it was or wasn't really 'fire rated'.