Closet Luminaires

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I'd sit down and get real comfy with 410.8, look at the diagram, get a rock-solid footing about it.

The shower trim just gets you legally into the closet, it doesn't get you legally over the shelves.

NEC-2005 410.8(D) Location. Luminaires (fixtures) in clothes closets shall be permitted to be installed as follows:

(3) Recessed incandescent luminaires (fixtures) with a completely enclosed lamp installed in the wall or ceiling, provided there is a minimum clearance of 150 mm (6 in.) between the luminaire (fixture) and the nearest point of a storage space
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If you're 6" off the shelf, a recessed can is perfectly legal. If he doesn't like it, show him the code and ask to see the local code that overrides it. I'd bet you 25? it ain't local code. :D
 
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Originally posted by aelectricalman:
Sorry for not being clear. Our inspectors here require 2 ft from the shelf, at least thats what one of them says. What im trying to do is please him.
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In lieu of pleasure, educate him. :D
 
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So, with a shower trim all I have to be is six inches away. Even if it is above the shelf. Or does this mean 6" adjactent from the shelf. Sorry, code doesn't seem clear.
 
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Originally posted by aelectricalman:
So, with a shower trim all I have to be is six inches away. Even if it is above the shelf. Or does this mean 6" adjactent from the shelf. Sorry, code doesn't seem clear.
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Ace,
With a recessed can w/incandescent and inclosed trim you need to be 6" away from the storage area above the shelve.Imagine a vertical line extending upward from the storage shelve edge.Luminare can't be in area directly above the shelve storage.Refer to figure 410.8
 
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Originally posted by dillon3c:
Imagine a vertical line extending upward from the storage shelve edge.
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Mornin' Dillon! :)

Now, the can cannot be within 6" of that vertical line. So, if the shelf is 12", the edge of the can has to be 18" from the wall, measured at the ceiling. :D
 
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