Electric.ie Magazine Nov - Dec 2019

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 41 Industry News Fire Rated Product Testing: It can’t be underestimated ർ Building products are coming under increasing scrutiny to ensure our homes are safe, secure and comfortable. Aurora’s Director of Sales and Projects, Des Duign, discusses Fire Rated Downlights and highlights the importance of testing. Š‡ ˆƒ…‡† ™‹–Š ƒ Ƥ”‡ǡ ’‡‘’Ž‡…‘‡ Ƥ”•–Ǥ ”›‹‰ –‘ ‰‡– ƒ• ƒ› ’‡‘’Ž‡ ‘—– ‘ˆ –Š‡‹” Š‘‡ •ƒˆ‡Ž› ‹• –Š‡ ’”‹‘”‹–›Ǥ —– ‹ ƒ ‹†‡ƒŽ ™‘”Ž†ǡ ‹– ™‘—Ž† „‡ ‰‘‘† ‹ˆ ƒ• —…Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ „—‹Ž†‹‰…‘—Ž† „‡ •ƒ˜‡† –‘‘ǡ ‡•’‡…‹ƒŽŽ› ™Š‡…‘•‹†‡”‹‰ ”‡„—‹Ž†‹‰ ‘” ”‡ˆ—”„‹•Š‹‰ …‘•–•Ǥ Š‡”‡ˆ‘”‡ǡ Ƥ”‡ „ƒ””‹‡”• ‡‡† –‘ „‡ considered during a construction project to make a safe evacuation possible. These are placed in a Š‘—•‡Ȁ „—‹Ž†‹‰ –‘ •‡…–‹‘ ‹– ‘ơ ‹–‘ †‹ơ‡”‡– Ǯ…‘’ƒ”–‡–•ǯǡ •‘ –Šƒ– ™Š‡ ƒ Ƥ”‡ „”‡ƒ• ‘—–ǡ –Š‡ Ƥ”‡ is contained in the compartment in which it started, allowing time for safe evacuation. Fire barriers can include walls, ƪ‘‘”• ƒ†…‡‹Ž‹‰•Ǥ  –‡”• ‘ˆ ceilings, the overall building height has to be considered as this determines the level of protection required. The standard ratings are 30/60/90 minutes. The Fire Rated Downlight is a Ž‹ˆ‡Ǧ•ƒ˜‹‰ Ž—‹ƒ‹”‡ •’‡…‹Ƥ…ƒŽŽ› †‡•‹‰‡† ™‹–Š Ƥ”‡ „ƒ””‹‡”• ‹ mind. From the steel can that can withstand the extremely high temperatures experienced in a Ƥ”‡ǡ –Š”‘—‰Š –‘ –Š‡ ‹–—‡•…‡– material which expands when heated, sealing up any ˜‡–‹Žƒ–‹‘ Š‘Ž‡• ‹ –Š‡ Ƥ––‹‰ǡ –Š‡…‘•–”—…–‹‘ ‘ˆ Ƥ”‡Ǧ”ƒ–‡† Ž—‹ƒ‹”‡• ’”‡˜‡–• –Š‡ Ƥ”‡ ˆ”‘ •’”‡ƒ†‹‰ –Š”‘—‰Š ƒ Ƥš–—”‡ ‹–‘ –Š‡ ”‘‘ˆ •’ƒ…‡ ƒ…”‘•• ƒ Ƥ”‡ „ƒ””‹‡”Ǥ Residential properties must have a minimum period of resistance, which depends on the height of –Š‡ –‘’ ƪ‘‘” ƒ† †‡’–Š• ‘ˆ ƒ› basement below ground level. For above ground installations, ‹‹— Ƥ”‡ ”ƒ–‹‰…ƒ ”ƒ‰‡ from 30 minutes to 120 minutes protection whilst below ground level applications will have either 60 or 90 minutes of protection. The National House Building Council (NHBC), the UK’s leading warranty and insurance provider for UK house-building for new homes, recently stated that steps should be taken to ensure that Ƥ”‡ ”ƒ–‡† †‘™Ž‹‰Š–• ƒ”‡ ‘™ also compliant when used with engineered joists such as i-Joists, which are increasingly being used in new build homes. Introducing Aurora’s ASeries Aurora has introduced the new ‡”‹‡•ǡ ƒ Ƥ”‡ ”ƒ–‡† †‘™Ž‹‰Š– range that has been designed with the installer in mind and includes ‘”‡ „‡‡Ƥ–•ǡ Š‹‰Š‡” ’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ…‡ levels and a new appearance, ‘ơ‡”‹‰ ƒ††‹–‹‘ƒŽ ”‡Ž‹ƒ„‹Ž‹–› ƒ† enhanced product features. When selecting from the A Series ƒ† ƒŽŽ ‘ˆ —”‘”ƒǯ• Ƥ”‡ ”ƒ–‡† products you can be sure that all ”‡Ž‡˜ƒ– Ƥ”‡ ”ƒ–‡† –‡•–• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ carried out and that the product is compliant with current building regulations. i-Joist Compliant Furthermore, Aurora and the –ƒ‹”…”ƒˆ– ”‘—’ ƒ”‡ –Š‡ Ƥ”•– –‘ have downlight ranges successfully assessed to demonstrate that the i-Joists and downlight …‘„‹ƒ–‹‘ ™‹ŽŽ •ƒ–‹•ˆ› Ƥ”‡ •ƒˆ‡–› Building Regulations for 30 mins Ƥ”‡ ”ƒ–‹‰ ‹ †‘‡•–‹…Š‘—•‹‰ǡ ƒ ‡••‡–‹ƒŽ •–‡’ ‹ ‡•—”‹‰ Ƥ”‡ safety guidelines in new builds. Easy to make Smart Aurora’s AOne is the world’s widest range of smart lighting. Compatible with SmartThings, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant it can easily make the A Series smart! The AOne covers power, lighting and control, easy to install and extremely cost ‡ơ‡…–‹˜‡ ™Š‡…‘’ƒ”‡† ™‹–Š traditional smart lighting systems. Available in more than 70 countries ZRUOGZLGH $XURUD·V trade solutions are WKH ¶VPDUW· FKRLFH IRU both electricians and wholesalers alike. Learn more: auroralighting.com