Low bay lights in a freezer

[paleoelectronics]

Looking at doing a large install for a client with a number of tall (16 ft ceilings) freezers and refrigerators. The general opinion from some of these threads are that it is a dry location per NEC but I often treat it as damp since we het fairly high humidity in the summer . I will be using surface mounted PVC and since there will be many lights I want to be able to replace units without having to break into the conduit proper . The question is this , would using a cord and plug luminaire require a wet use cover in this application ? I have seen installations with wet use covers mounted on ceilings and eaves (mostly for heat tape) only to have them fill with water which seems counterproductive Love to hear any opinions on this

 

[ptonsparky]

Enclosures and raceways should be arranged to drain in those areas. Failure to drill weep holes is the small detail missed.

Raceways leaving/entering your coolers should be sealed to prevent air and consequently moisture from entering.

 

[ppsh]

Split out of a round pvc box for your lights. Glue in a FA and put a cord grip in that. Receptacles in a freezer don't really last.

 

[paleoelectronics]

Enclosures and raceways should be arranged to drain in those areas. Failure to drill weep holes is the small detail missed.

Raceways leaving/entering your coolers should be sealed to prevent air and consequently moisture from entering.

Thanks, I found that out when I saw a fluorescent fixture in a cold box filled with ice. Duct seal is on the agenda but the weepholes are crucial as well

 

[paleoelectronics]

Split out of a round pvc box for your lights. Glue in a FA and put a cord grip in that. Receptacles in a freezer don't really last.

Was leaning that way if just for simplicity Thanks

 

[rambojoe]

It is near impossible to fight condensation w/o defeating the weathertight fixture..