A white cable runs between two cone-shaped devices in an attic with wooden beams and insulation.

Sowing the seeds of disaster

High fire risk for ad-hoc downlight covers Fitting the correctly tested and proven “loft covers” to downlights makes simple sense in both energy efficiency and safety terms, the common ad hoc use of “upside down plant pots” has been shown to be highly dangerous, Rupert Coggon of Tenmat Ltd discusses the dilemma. Recessed halogen downlights…