Downlight covers Protect your home from fire – use an Igloo down light cover

A down light with no cover fitted showing the scorching from the down lights heat.	A house fire caused by our unprotected downlights can be prevented with an Igloo down light cover.	This house has an Igloo down light cover fitted and protected.

A down light cover that snaps over LED lights, Halogen lights, low voltage lights and whatever light it is that you are using in your ceiling is a necessity not a luxury. Down light covers provide the security and prevent ignition of ceiling insulation by not allowing the heat to bypass the cover and start a house fire.

Protecting your home from fire is not just protecting your main asset but also your family. The insulation in your ceiling could prove to be fatal if your down lights are not protected. Did you realise that it is a mandatory government requirement since 2009 that ALL downlights have to be covered with some form of Downlight Cover. There have been too many fires from installers installing insulation over the top of downlights without shielding. The heat from a downlight, particularly a Hologen down light is more than enough to ignite the insulation in your ceiling.

Australian and American Fire Associations for the setting of safety codes.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is the equivalent body in the USA to FPA Australia. NFPA produces a vast range of "Codes" similar to Australian Standards: in many instances, there is no equivalent Australian Standard.

In 2005, FPA Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the NFPA to provide a framework for our two organisations to work cooperatively together to reduce the impact of fire through the development of codes and standards, industry guidance documents and publications, and through conducting educational events.

As part of this agreement, FPA Australia is able to localise NFPA Codes for use in Australia, by developing a companion document called a "Good Practice Guideline" to be made available to accompany the relevant Code.