I have a ranch home in the kitchen there are recessed lights.
Insulation around recessed lighting in attic.
Insulating around recessed lighting.
I want to replace them with these led ones that home depot sells.
The tenmat ff130e recessed light cover is made out of a fire safe material and was specifically designed to protect your light fixture from insulation in the attic and to stop unwanted air leakage through your recessed light.
Smartcap attic recessed light cover is a pre assembled easy to install fire rated recessed light cover that simply unfolds into a perfect cap.
I took a look at the insulation around the recessed light cans from the attic and there is none.
When heat builds up in a recessed can light it can.
Rather keep that insulation in the attic and other areas away from recessed cans and use a different less flammable option around recessed lighting fixtures.
The cans have holes in them so my precious warm air is leaking right out of these areas.
Instead of hanging down from the ceiling like conventional fixtures can lights extend up into the attic so that the only part you see is the front edge of the.
If i replace those bulbs with leds will that reduce the heat enough so i can insulate around the existing lighting cans.
Insulation should be kept away from recessed can lights because the insulation does not allow the heat generated by the lights to dissipate.
Safest insulation around recessed lighting rock wool also called mineral slag or mineral wool is the safest least flammable insulation option around recessed cans.
The best way to avoid losing heat through gaps around recessed light fixtures is to use ic rated fixtures which are safe to cover with insulation.