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arcbrightmike
Hi Good evening everyone. I am doing a job in a takeaway/restaurant and they want me to swap 12 halogen downlights in the lobby for twin 18w PLC downlight which are in a suspended ceiling and install 9 in the restaurant area which has a plasterboard ceiling directly onto the joists and upstairs floor. Whilst cutting the holes out today it dawned on me that I will probably need to put fire hoods on top of them as the specification of the fitting does not state that they are fire rated. I bought the fittings from toolstation and they seem to be of the same quality as you would get at the wholesaler. They have a glass diffuser that sits flush into the fitting, but I would not suppose that would provide any fire protection. They sell fire hoods that should fit them, so would someone please reassure me that I am right in thinking that these fitting need fire protection.