Can You Insulate Over Recessed Led Lights

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Can you insulate over recessed led lights.

Go to a home center and buy a fire rated recessed light cover like the ones made by tenmat for every fixture. You can minimize this heat. Active 3 years 8 months ago. With the advent of led lighting insulating downlights with clearances of 200mm can now be a thing of the past as most led manufacturers now recommend less clearance of insulation.

The heat that recessed lights produce can affect temperature in the attic and in the room in which they shine. You could hire an electrician to replace each fixture with a sealed one rated for insulation contact ic. Viewed 1k times 1. But here s another solution which you can do yourself.

Plugging the holes should be your first priority. You can insulate more effectively if the cans are ic rated. Insulating that attic hatch the type with fold out steps. Active oldest votes 4 in order to cover your recessed light cans with insulation you need to have ic rated insulation contact cans installed regardless of the type of light installed in the can.

On this page we cover thermal imaging comparisons of a living area with clearances and led lighting without clearances using a thermal downlight cover. I am losing a good amount of heat through my recessed lights.