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Building Envelope Extension covers

Efficiency Window & Door Seal

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The Efficiency Window & Door Seal allows easy retrofit to draught-proof windows and doors.  This product comes in brown, white and clear,  and is capable of closing up gaps 2mm – 10mm in size.

Benefits of our seal over other foam seals on the market.

  • Closes a wider range of gap
  • Does not hamper the door from closing and opening
  • Its cheaper than other products
  • Outlasts other door seals, that begin to crumble over a short period of time.
  • Flexible options to blend in with doors and windows. Brown and white, or just plain see through.

Efficiency Window & Door SealIt comes in roles of 50m and 20m. Contact Efficiency Matrix to purchase large quantities, or visit our store.

ColourWidth installedModel NoGap Size
Brown11.75EMSealB2mm - 8mm
White11.75EMSealW2mm - 8mm

Due to our buildings constantly moving and our doors and windows being exposed to the elements, nothing ever stays the same shape.  Door seals need to be long lasting, and extremely flexible on the size of gap they can close.

Take a look at our door seals, you’ll never go back to using ordinary foam or brush door seals again…

Watch our install video for the Efficiency Seal

Small Basic Mitt for Fire Rating Spitfires and Sensors

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Small Basic Mitt for Fire Rating Spitfires and Sensors

Emergency Lighting fire rated coverFire rating and sound proofing small ceiling penetrations in commercial and residential buildings is no longer a problem, with the Small Mitt.  Providing a fire rating up to 2 hours, the Small basic Mitt fits snugly up a cut out hole as little as 50mm, quickly and efficiently fire rating penetrations in a ceiling with minimal fuss from below.  The Small Basic Mitt is not recommended for use with high output 70mm Cutout LED Downlights.  For further information please go to our support page.  Contact us for pricing and stock availability.

Can be used with:

  • Small emergency lighting (Spitfires)
  • Sensor penetrations
  • up to 5 watt LED lighting
  • Other small ceiling penetration services

Emergency Light Small Basic Mitt

 

 

 

Speaker Mitt In-ceiling Speaker Cover

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Speaker Mitt Thermal PerformanceSpeaker Mitt In-ceiling Speaker Cover

The Speaker Mitt In-ceiling Speaker Cover is designed for an install from below the ceiling for speakers that are  smaller than 280mm in width.  Our material is sound proof and is the perfect product for stopping any noise entering other rooms while also directing sound downwards rather than in to the roof space.  As an added benefit, insulation can also completely submerge the Speaker cover enabling insulation consistency throughout your entire building envelope.

Speaker Mitt comparison Diagram

This is an extremely high quality product.  Our goal at Efficiency Matrix is to enable the continuation of a building material (like insulation) over devices like in-ceiling speakers, which are half in a climate controlled living space, and half in an area which is exposed to the elements.

Speaker Mitt BenefitsHigh Quality In-ceiling Speaker CoverFor any information regarding the purchase of this product please contact us via the contact us form on our website.

Refer to our support page for dimensions and Sound proofing testing page

Click here for the Speaker Mitt Brochure

Refer to our Video’s for a sound proofing demonstration.

 

February 17, 2010 by John Konstantakopoulos

The Downlight Swiss Cheese Effect

The Downlight Swiss Cheese Effect

How our Downlight Mitt product differs from others.

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Draught and Thermal Bridging Effect of Recessed LightingCommon Inefficiencies of Downlights otherwise known as pot lights and recessed lighting

For a detailed explanation of this post click here to see the Electrical Solutions Magazine article.

Here is a brief explanation on how downlights make your ceiling into Swiss CHEESE, while also exposing your insulation to the risk of fire.

 CHEESE

Convection Currents

When your lights are turned on, heat from your halogen lamp encourages air from your living area to shoot up into your roof area.

Heated Air pressure

During cold days, opening around your downlights and gaps in your insulation enable hot air to freely pass into your roof space from your living area.  Hot air wants to go up.

Expansion of Heated Air

During hot days, the sun creates extremely hot air in your roof area (70˚+ C), this air expands and pushes down into your living area through ventilated downlight fittings.  This effect is especially undesirable when you have LED recessed light fittings installed.  LED lamps can be damaged by operating in temperatures of 70˚ Celcius.

Excessive Air Drop

During cold nights, downlight fittings enable cold air to freely drop into your house avoiding the R-value from insulation completely.  Our house gets cooler quicker, with ventilated downlight fittings.

Spread of Draughts

During windy days, your roof can become quite windy, these draughts freely move into your living area with ventilated downlight fittings.

Exposure to Fire damage

Should insulation or debris get too close to a standard halogen dichroic Lamp (300˚ + Celcius) there is a very real risk of fire ignition.

The root cause of these inefficiencies is the way standard dichroic lamps operate.

  • They produce light downwards and
  • they try to force the majority of their heat and a good portion of the light backwards up into the roof.

“So effectively they create connectivity of your living area to your roof area.”

Filed Under: Building Envelope Extension covers, Draught stoppers, insulation Tagged With: convection current, dichroic, downlight covers, downlight fire, downlights, insulation fire, pot lights, recessed lighting, recessed lighting insulation

Loft Mitt Cover for In ceiling Speakers and Downlights

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Loft Mitt Cover for In ceiling Speakers and Downlights enabling fire Ratings and sound proofing, with energy efficiency.

Dimensions of covers for inceiling speakers or lightingA retrofit solution, installable from above or below the ceiling up a 95mm cut out and complying with AS/NZS 5110 with an LED!

The Ultimate balanced solution allowing a larger heat dissipation area with an install from below the ceiling.

IMPORTANT! There maybe other cheaper barrier products on the market, but they may not comply to AS/NZS 5110 Barrier Standard, they also need to be assembled on site and they normally do not have a place to cable tie control gear..  Be sure to check that you are comparing our product with a Cover that complies to the barrier standard called up by AS/NZS 60598.

Here is an example of how our Loft Mitt downlight cover product performs with the use of Thermal Imaging.  Comparing the insulative qualities of our product compared to an Earthwool R3.5 Insulation Batt.  Downlights were not turned on for 24 hours to produce this image. Outside temperature was 10˚C and inside air was 23.6˚C.  Our Downlight covers make a weak point of the building envelope into a strong point, improving the effectiveness of the over all R-value of your insulation.  All this with a 10 Year Warranty.

 5% Gaps in insulation can equate to a 30% reduction in insulation effectiveness
Plastic, Cardboard and Metal Downlight covers just don’t cut it!

Key Features of this product are:

  1. It complies to AS/NZS 5110 with a combination LED Fitting or LED control gear.Loft Mitt In-ceiling Speaker and Downlight Cover
  2. It includes a transformer holder
  3. It is made of a proven insulative material
  4. It provides sound proofing
  5. It has a Fire Rating up to 2 hours (the material expands towards a fire)
  6. It helps eliminate the Draught Effect
  7. It is installable from below the ceiling up a 95mm hole
  8. 10 Year Warranty, with a single installation from below the ceiling.

Product Description

Being a cover that includes an R-value, unlike other downlight covers, this cover is restricted to only be compatible with  LED lighting of wattage up to 20w to ensure a long lamp life.  Other downlight covers on the market are not restricted but are also not insulative.

The Loft Mitt is an Insulation installers’ best friend, passing stringent standards with ease and enabling energy efficiency with its R-value and draft proofing of recessed light fittings or In-ceiling speakers. Primarily a cover that is installed from above the ceiling, this Cover can also be installed from below the ceiling up a 95mm hole, recessed lighting fitting or in-ceiling Speaker. This is the largest downlight cover in the family enabling quick and easy installation over LED fittings. The Downlight cover is made of an insulative, sound proofing and up to 2 hour fire rated material, allowing the installer to have piece of mind for safety with lighting and sound performance/proofing for in-ceiling speakers.

Loft Mitt In-ceiling Speaker and Downlight CoverHave a look at the product Specs for the dimensions of this cover compared to others in the family for compatibility with fittings or in-ceiling speakers.  Also take a look at our test reports for this cover on the right hand side of this page.

This cover enables insulation to be installed all over the Lighting fitting/in-ceiling speaker to enable, fire rating, sound proofing and energy efficiency for heating and cooling no matter whether you have batts or blow in insulation.

Refer to Specifications for Loft Mitt installation Recommendations.

November 14, 2009 by John Konstantakopoulos

Thermal Imaging of Downlight Mitt fixing downlights.

Thermal imaging of Downlight cover compared to plasticThermal Imaging of the Downlight Mitt fixing downlights.  At a time when LED’s are becoming very popular, downlight covers are also becoming critical for recessed lighting energy efficiency in Australia due to the need to have insulation consistency in 6-star energy star rated homes.  Efficiency Matrix provides Australians more reasons to move forward with a product to cover downlights.

Plastic vs MittIn this thermal imaging, the Downlight Mitt is the cone-shaped product on the right.  It completely stops the convection current effect and separates your roof from your living area with an R-value, unlike plastic downlight covers, which only prevents draughts.

The R-Value consistency of your insulation in your roof is equally as important as reducing the draught effect and convection current effect in your home.  There is no need to settle for just a fire retardant product, demand the best, demand downlight insulation which also has a fire rating!

 

 

View our full report!!

Images provided by Air Leakage Measurement Australia

Filed Under: Building Envelope Extension covers Tagged With: Australia, cone, convection current, downlight insulation, downlights, plastic downlight covers, thermal imaging

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Brochures

  • AS/NZS 5110 Downlight Cover Cheat Sheet
  • Downlight Mitt
  • Loft Mitt Brochure

Sound Proofing Downlights

  • Basic Mitt Acoustic Test Report
  • Halogen Mitt Acoustic Test Report

Downlight Covers Marketing Material

  • Downlight cover Installation Instructions
  • Efficiency Matrix Presentation
  • In-ceiling Speaker Mitt Brochure
  • Legacy Basic Mitt Brochure
  • Legacy Halogen Mitt Brochure
  • Legacy LED Mitt Brochure
  • Marketing Pictures
  • Mitt Install Instructions

Sound Proofing Downlights

  • Basic Mitt Acoustic Test Report
  • Halogen Mitt Acoustic Test Report

Downlight Mitt Certifications

  • Air Tightness Certification
  • CSIRO Fire Rating Testing Report
  • Downlight Cover Energy Savings
  • Halogen Mitt 60598.1-2.2 Test Report
  • Halogen Mitt Acoustic Test Report
  • Insulation R-Value Certification
  • LED Mitt 60598.1-2.2 Test Report
  • R-Value Certification
  • Sound Proofing Certification

Loft Mitt Certifications

  • Air Tightness Certification
  • AS/NZ60598 Loft MITT
  • AS/NZS 5110:2010 Draft
  • CSIRO Fire Rating Testing Report
  • Downlight Cover Energy Savings
  • Insulation R-Value Certification
  • R-Value Certification
  • Sound Proofing Certification

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