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Posted by indago on September 27, 2006, 9:26 am
060927 0900 - bitternut posted:
> I may be installing some canned recessed lights in a attic room ceiling.
> This room will be used as a storage area for all my hunting clothes, gear,
> etc.. The room is 12 x 12 with a 8' ceiling. Two of the walls are 12/12
> sloped to the floor and the ceiling is approx. 32" x 12'. This room will be
> unheated other than leaving the door open. It is entirely insulated. The
> ceiling will be insulated with r-38 13" thick batts which is thicker than
> the height of canned light fixtures. The fixtures I have looked at ( Juno,
> Halo ) say that their IC fixtures are safe for insulation contact but I am
> in doubt whether it would be advisable to place insulation on top of the
> fixture to completely encapsulate the fixtures with insulation. Are these
> fixtures normally completely covered over with insulation or do you cut a
> hole in the insulation so that the top is open to the air with insulation
> touching only the side of the fixture? I asked at the box stores and got
> different answers. Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
>
While helping out my daughter with a remodel of her house -- it's around 40
years old -- there were some recessed fixtures in her ceilings, in the
basement finished room, and in the halls. In the halls, I spray painted the
inside of the fixture with a high gloss white enamel, and put in the spiral
fluorescent lamps. They are a lot cooler operating, and the white enamel
paint reflects the light better. I did the same with the old Kirlin square
recessed fixtures in the basement room. I painted the inside of the
fixture, and the reflector also. The fixture is much brighter now, and runs
a lot cooler with the spiral fluorescent lamp. There would be little chance
of a fire hazard with this combination.
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