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Do fire resistant enclosures need a fire rating to comply with Clause 4.5.2.3?

April 26, 2017clause comply enclosures rating resistant

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Do fire resistant enclosures need a fire rating to comply with Clause 4.5.2.3?

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No, a different clause (4.2.2.6) applies to fire rating. A fire rating carries e.g. 60 or 90 minutes fire resistance (i.e. a fire that starts externally of a downlight) against fire spreading rapidly through a downlight into a ceiling space etc.