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Old 12-17-2023, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by bsloan1960 View Post
Yup. that's the one. And I see mine is labeled the same. Interesting to note that when I took down the trim ring and bulb I saw that when they sprayed the ceiling they just went ahead and sprayed the stuff all over the inside of the can, all over the motor housing, wires, etc.
I’m not sure a heat lamp in a fixture like that would make much sense, as a lot of the heat would be sucked out with the exhaust. My home has a can light with a plastic cover above the shower and above the toilet near the ventilation fan. A plastic cover over a heat light isn’t a good idea. IR bulbs seem to use about 250 watts, and most of the outlets in my house say maximum of 60 watts. That’s because more than that leads to a level of heat that would damage the glass or plastic near the bulb or the ceramic fixture or cause a fire.