Non UL Approved Fixture

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I am installing 14 light fixtures under a pedestrian walkway as part of a job. When I went to install the client supplied fixtures, I checked for the UL approval and noticed it said "Approved fop Indoor Use." Under that it said "OK for damp locations."

So, other than my house prior to the new roof, I'm not sure where exactly the manufacturer had in mind for this fixture. It is clearly not a bath fixture.

My questions are:

Does "approved for indoor use" mean approved for indoor use only?

My opinion about the location is that it is a WET location. It's outside in San Francisco under a 7' wide walkway that is 12' in the air. Any wind at all will have the fixtures quite wet.

The lighting consultant says (with the certantity only a lighting consultant could have) that this is a DAMP location since the fixtures are covered on top by the walkway and no water can get into the junction box.

Is she right? It seems to me that if there is rain coming into contact with the fixture anywhere, it is WET, not DAMP.

And the most important question...Does it matter? I think technically it's not a good idea, but the consultant specidied these fixtures and I don't want to make everyones life difficult over a technicality...on the other hand, I don't want to get sued when things go bad later if I am install a fixture in a manner not consistant with its UL approval.

Thanks for any input!

[ February 09, 2005, 09:54 PM: Message edited by: sfav8r ]
 
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Location, Damp. Locations protected from weather and not subject to saturation with water or other liquids but subject to moderate degrees of moisture. Examples of such locations include partially protected locations under canopies, marquees, roofed open porches, and like locations, and interior locations subject to moderate degrees of moisture, such as some basements, some barns, and some cold-storage warehouses.
 
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Does "approved for indoor use" mean approved for indoor use only?
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I would say that since they did not say "Indoor use only" that it does not mean indoor use "only". There are outdoor fixtures that are not approved for indoor use and some that are. I would say this is what they are getting at. As far as location type unless you have rain that falls from the ground to the clouds this is a damp location. Seeing that you are in San Fran this may actually be the case.
 
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Thanks for the info. Looks like I can go ahead and install them.

No rain fallin uphill, but there is that fog ;)

[ February 10, 2005, 10:00 AM: Message edited by: sfav8r ]
 
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