Recessed luminaries to be anything else but ic or non ic?

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ritelec

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Jersey
Hello all.

Hired to put 4 or 6 high hats in.
The job will be inspected.
Been a few years since I installed high hats on an inspected job, but I vaguely remember something about "air tight" being mentioned at last ceu.

The high hats are going in a small one story cape so I will use IC.
Looking at 410 I see no mention of "air tight"

Am I in left field ??

Thank you.

Rich
 

ritelec

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Jersey
nope.. did an on line search and saw mention to 410-66 (which doesn't seem to be in the 2011 nec) which states what 410 X - 410.116 does.
the search mentioned to check with state energy codes, but I see nothing referencing to be air tight via nec.
 

electricalist

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dallas tx
f i remember correctly we installed air tight cans when there was open attic above ceiling. The first floor of a 2 story house we didn't use air tight.. They had a gasket they you would stick on which would fall off in a day or so. I think it was more of an energy code.
 

LEO2854

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Ma
nope.. did an on line search and saw mention to 410-66 (which doesn't seem to be in the 2011 nec) which states what 410 X - 410.116 does.
the search mentioned to check with state energy codes, but I see nothing referencing to be air tight via nec.

I think that the rule can be found in the 2009 energy code, and it really depends on what your city or town is doing for enforcement.
 

LEO2854

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nope.. did an on line search and saw mention to 410-66 (which doesn't seem to be in the 2011 nec) which states what 410 X - 410.116 does.
the search mentioned to check with state energy codes, but I see nothing referencing to be air tight via nec.

Look on page 13 here...
 
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