Installing Recessed Lighting With Blown Insulation

The next thing to check is if the lights are airtight or not.

Installing recessed lighting with blown insulation.

I know i want 4 inch pot lights recessed into the ceiling. Covering boxes with blown in insulation passes inspection here va and md just fine. This can often lead to fire hazards if not installed properly. I want to know i m getting the proper lighting and that it will be protected from fire since my attic is filled with blown in insulation.

Up in the attic clean the ceiling surface around each fixture slit the cover to accommodate the electrical cable and place the cover over the fixture. First many recessed light housings are not rated for direct contact with insulation. A home with proper insulation is a comfortable home. To install blown in insulation in existing walls holes are drilled at the top of each stud space usually on the exterior and material is blown in via a long flexible hose.

Apply the sealant around the cable and along the edge of the cover where it rests on the ceiling. My handyman suggests rolling out battens of pink panther insulation over the boxes rather than getting more insulation blown in. Since recessed lighting is installed inside the ceiling there is a chance that it may come into contact with insulation. Now it will be safe to heap insulation onto that spot.

From what others have posted it s sounding like it may be a very localized thing. Second a properly installed vapor barrier is air tight which therefore prevents heat transfer from the convection process. Placing a vapor barrier over the recessed light prevents direct contact with insulation. The prospect of placing insulation around recessed lighting and other objects is much more intimidating.

Fyi this is in napa ca where we usually have a few days of 100 degrees and a maybe 10 20 days where we get a little frost at night never really below 30 degrees and even then only for a couple hours at a time it never snows. The hole is then. I know i want led. Your best bet is to replace the lights before proceeding with blow in insulation.

When turned on a recessed light fixture produces a lot of heat inside the housing. Even an ic rated light could have a series of holes inside the housing which is letting air escape into the attic. Fwiw i first encountered this restriction in maryland the baltimore electrical inspector rejected a job where the junction boxes had been covered.