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Tubing clearances for IC rated recessed lights

steveg
steveg Member Posts: 16
in Radiant Heating
I have read some older posts about the effects of IC rated recessed lights on radiant tubing. There was a lot of speculation but no hard evidence.



Has anyone seen any published literature on minimum clearances between an IC rated recessed light and PEX tubing?

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  • Mark Eatherton
    Mark Eatherton Member Posts: 5,853
    I've seen the results...

    and they weren't pretty.



    With the elimination of the incandescent bulb, the potential is significantly less, but I'd still recommend keeping as much clearance as possible, 6" minimum to avoid potential issues.



    Never know when someone may have hoarded 100 years of bright hot incandescent flood lights for use in cans…



    ME
    It's not so much a case of "You got what you paid for", as it is a matter of "You DIDN'T get what you DIDN'T pay for, and you're NOT going to get what you thought you were in the way of comfort". Borrowed from Heatboy.
  • Rich_49
    Rich_49 Member Posts: 2,766
    Funny thing

    about IC  ( in contact) can lights is the fact that once you install a bulb with a higher wattage rating than the light was rated for they cease to be IC fixtures . By the way the IC means in contact with insulation only .
    You didn't get what you didn't pay for and it will never be what you thought it would .
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  • 4Johnpipe
    4Johnpipe Member Posts: 480
    IC Insulate Caps

    I was just on a job site where the electrical contractor was installing insulated caps over top of all of his cans. It serves a double purpose of insulating around the cans and preventing anything from contact with the unit. Unfortunately I did not get a name or brand...
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  • Zman
    Zman Member Posts: 7,569
    Hats

    I don't have a specific brand. The hats are required as part of a 1 hour fire assembly.

    Most IC rated cans have high temp cutout switches. It is crazy that they are achieving 250+ degree temps. That is not just dangerous for pex.
    "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough"
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