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Originally Posted by 1990C4S
Some people make an additional box (around the metal box) from drywall. Just cut the shapes and caulk it. Keeps the insulation away from the box.
Switch to LED bulbs and the heat issue disappears.
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Ugh, no LED. I hate them. Very little light, and what light there is makes everything look like a morgue. I don't use CF or LED lights anywhere except work surfaces.
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Originally Posted by don911
There are IC (insulation contact) and non IC. If your lights are IC you should be fine.
You mentioned vapor barrier laid over the drywall ceiling. I didn't think you wanted a vapor barrier above the drywall. ??
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The lights are non-IC. (never heard of that, but just looked them up).
The vapour barrier seems to be over the entire surface of the ceiling, below the joists. That would've been there when they built the house (1983) I'm assuming - we certainly didn't put it there.
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Originally Posted by look 171
Don is right, IC can are only allowed down here. Is it new construction or remodel cans? YOu call em' pot, we call it can.
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It's remodel - cut holes in the bedroom ceiling, but installed the box in the unfinished attic.
Here are the lights and boxes I used:
Commercial Electric | Promotional Pack, (6) 3 In. GU10 New or Remodel Construction Housing Kit w/ (6) White Gimbal Trims with Bulbs Included | Home Depot Canada
EasyLite | Insulated Box New Construction | Home Depot Canada
See those gaps at the top of the box? They open into the chamber, so I filled them with expanding foam, as well as covering the unused knockouts with foam.