Insider Secrets Magazine by ecoMaster

TIP #11
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IP #12
DRAUGHTS
LIGHTING
CHECK YOUR
PIPES - “OUT OF
SIGHT” SHOULD
NOT MEAN
“OUT OF MIND”
Pipe penetrations can be found in cupboards,
bathroom and ensuite vanities and possibly in your
laundry cupboard. They are usually large holes
to accommodate the pipes, which have been cut
oversized leaving large gaps even after the pipes have
been fitted.
Traditionally the “household way” is to
stuff the gap with steel wool to keep
out rodents. This is mildly effective in
terms of draught-proofing but it does
tend to rust of time.
A better way to seal these pipe
penetration gaps is with a sealant. For
a smaller hole, I’d suggest HB Fullers
Ultraclear (also known as Fulaseal). It
is very easy to use and you can clean it
up with water. But for massive holes,
you need something more flexible,
so I would suggest silicone. Silicone
can be used with a silicone spreader,
which is not very expensive, and you
can clean up with some tissues or
newspaper.
NOT ALL
DOWNLIGHTS
ARE CREATED
EQUAL
There are multiple reasons why halogen is not
a good idea, the first being the degradation of
insulation. When you’ve got quite a few halogen
downlights, you’re going to be missing between 7%
and 10% of the insulation, whilst you only need to be
missing 5% to half the effective insulation level.
The second reason is they’re
quite dangerous to your home.
When we see downlights hard
up against paper insulation, we
can see that it has singed the
paper which is actually how some
houses burn down.
Last but not least, uncontrolled
ventilation. When you look at
downlights that can tilt but haven’t
been tilted, there is a quite a gap
around it, and when you have
multiple downlights in a home,
that’s quite a big gap.
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