This can be potentially dangerous. The carbonized wood is one step away from combustion. It is just a matter of time. You need to find out what is creating this situation.
I ran into this while taking down a halogen fixture but I'm having a hard time finding precise info as to its degree of danger. The customer wants to keep the fixture. Am I making too big a deal out of this?
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Tell your customer he can keep the fixture, just not put back in that location.
Or at least use one of those ceramic medallions to go between the wood and the fixture?
SUPPLY WIRE TEMPERATURE ? luminaires that require greater than 60 ?C supply wire are
marked ?MIN ___ ?C SUPPLY CONDUCTORS? for which blank space is replaced with the
temperature.
Luminaires intended to be installed in a dwelling, connected to or over an outlet box, and
marked for supply wire rated 75?C or 90?C are additionally marked on the luminaire and on the
carton ?CAUTION - RISK OF FIRE. CONSULT A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN TO ENSURE
CORRECT BRANCH CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR,? or just the carton may be marked ?CAUTION ?
RISK OF FIRE. THIS PRODUCT MUST BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
APPLICABLE INSTALLATION CODE BY A PERSON FAMILIAR WITH THE CONSTRUCTION
AND OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT AND THE HAZARDS INVOVLED.?
NON-COMBUSTIBLE SURFACE ONLY ? A ceiling mounted or ground-mounted recess
luminaire that is permitted to be mounted only to a noncombustible ceiling because of
temperature or other considerations is marked ?NONCOMBUSTIBLE SURFACE ONLY.?
However that is a wood surface that has been stained - and it will fade lighter when exposed to light/UV - are you sure it was not stained that color originally? Then all the rest of the room got exposed to either light from the sun, and the fixture itself - but not where the fixture was covering the wood.... And certain stains will also darken when exposed to heat...
Used to be made of plaster, but I think it is made of styrofoam nowadays. Otherwise it is a good ideaOr at least use one of those ceramic medallions to go between the wood and the fixture?
Actually, I believe most of them are made of polyurethane now.Used to be made of plaster, but I think it is made of styrofoam nowadays.
Actually, I believe most of them are made of polyurethane now.
Any photo's of the fixture?