What to do with existing insulation material in the ceiling, will this be a fire hazard?
1656215
What I did was build a 4 sided box with an open top surrounding the fixture. This eliminates the contact of insulation and allowing heat to escape if any.
1656216
I think these lights are rated to have contact with insulation. The lights produce very Little heart If your in doubt buy heat shields.
1428813
Yes but buy additional venting material. I bought this one for the wall. Don't buy the one with the chain for the ceiling.
31459
No, it's made for the ceiling and the top has insulation and foil among the wires.
1268953
I can't say for sure, but with halogen that is probably a bad idea. The heat build up inside the fan housing could potentially damage the wiring and cause a fire. Imho, I wouldn't try it. I agree though, it is pretty dim.
2238107
Throw that out, it's part of the packaging. If you keep it on, the light reflection on the ceiling will be partially obscured. We did this accidentally!
967125
I cut away at the insulation and made box out of cardboard which I held in place at the stud with staples. I'm not too worried about heat because I'm using LED bulbs instead of the halogens. Hope this helps.
1998798
We have textured ceilings and it works perfectly. I wouldn't think it would be a problem at all.
312801
I would not recommend that application. Probably the best and least expensive method would be a fiberglass bat (without vapor barrier) covered with drywall. If you do not want to cover the insulation, you might use an XPS (extruded polystyrene) board.
958371
Advise checking with the manufacturer. If the door is closed, I expect it would increase risk relative to oxygen levels. Also ceiling height would be a key consideration as a substantial amount of heat surrounds the top of the unit.
1694147
You can either staple it to the roof truss or alternatively stapled to the joices / bottom of truss on top of insulation. It all depends on your environment [in my situation, I did it to the bottom of the roof truss as it was in my garage where the bottom of the truss is open and used for storage, etc] and the RadiantGUARD website lists many different possible applications for the foil.
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If you try to hang it on the ceiling... there are some things to consider. 1, this is a very thin paper and should have air flow through both top and bottom holes. 2, you probably want to use low watt lamp to avoid overheating and possible fire. 3, you will have to creatively use some wire (maybe coat hanger) to attach it. If you are careful, I think your idea would work. I may even try this myself.
2206482
No. These are designed to prevent your insulation from heating up and catching fire from direct contact with light.
769316
It's not a ceiling vent, it's a floor vent. It would need to be modified to go in a ceiling. It literally just fits into the original opening in the floor.
1380328
As long as there is good air circulation, I think it would be ok. You might do a ceiling temperature check using a charcoal grill where you plan on placing the unit prior to ordering.
2233751
LEDs generate very little heat compared to cfl or incandescent bulbs. If your can had either of these type of bulbs you should be okay. Insulated ceiling type cans are fairly standard in newer construction. Hope this helps
580101
It would defect the air but you would need to find a way to attach it to your ceiling. The plastic is quite thin but if you used a very small drill bit and drilled through the plastic and possibly put a rubber washer between the plastic and the screw and then screwed it into the ceiling, it would probably work.You would probably have to screw it in several places as remember it is now upside down so gravity would work against you if you didn't . One end is rounded so it closes off the end you would put over a heat register, the other is open to direct the air. Also remember to measure as this one that I purchased is for vents in the floor not a large vent in the celing. I hope this helped you It would defect the air but you would need to find a way to attach it to your ceiling. The plastic is quite thin but if you used a very small drill bit and drilled through the plastic and possibly put a rubber washer between the plastic and the screw and then screwed it into the ceiling, it would probably work.You would probably have to screw it in several places as remember it is now upside down so gravity would work against you if you didn't . One end is rounded so it closes off the end you would put over a heat register, the other is open to direct the air. Also remember to measure as... » Read More It would defect the air but you would need to find a way to attach it to your ceiling. The plastic is quite thin but if you used a very small drill bit and drilled through the plastic and possibly put a rubber washer between the plastic and the screw and then screwed it into the ceiling, it would probably work.You would probably have to screw it in several places as remember it is now upside down so gravity would work against you if you didn't . One end is rounded so it closes off the end you would put over a heat register, the other is open to direct the air. Also remember to measure as this one that I purchased is for vents in the floor not a large vent in the celing. I hope this helped you « Show Less
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That would probably work. The more insulation the better. I would use some kind of reflective like it type material for maximum heat. Good luck.