Originally Posted By: aleleika
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Do you see it? try to zoom in on the pic to the left of fixture.
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Do you see it? try to zoom in on the pic to the left of fixture.
Originally Posted By: mboyett
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Do I see bare copper on the red wire showing???
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Originally Posted By: whandley
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Are we talking about the improper open j-box with exposed 120v wiring and the insulation within 3" of the ceiling mounted light fixture canister? It gets to dark further off to the left. I can’t see anything up there.
Originally Posted By: aleleika
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| whandley wrote: |
| Are we talking about the improper open j-box with exposed 120v wiring and the insulation within 3" of the ceiling mounted light fixture canister? It gets to dark further off to the left. I can't see anything up there.  |
Yes Exactly!
This was a 10,000 sq. ft monster of a place and it had open junction boxes everywhere I looked, in the attic, cabinets, basement, above ceiling tiles.
This one in the Attic was very concerning though.
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Originally Posted By: aleleika
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| mboyett wrote: |
| Do I see bare copper on the red wire showing??? |
and yes that is the bare copper wire showing with the insulation all around it. 
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Originally Posted By: bbadger
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Obviously the box should be closed and I have doubts that fixture is rated for insulation contact (Type IC Fixture)
However I do not believe we are looking at bare copper.
Typically the conductors used in EMT are type THHN/THWN which are wrapped with a shinny nylon jacket.
IMO, we are seeing just a reflection of the flash from the camera.
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Originally Posted By: jkline
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How can we tell whether or not a fixture is rated for insulation contact.
Originally Posted By: whandley
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I think those are vertical vents you see on the side of the can to dissipate heat. The thermal canisters I normally see are solid with no vertical vents.
Originally Posted By: pabernathy
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ON a IC rated can you will have …well a can over it and a thermal protector either sticking out the side of it like a black cigar ( for lack of a better visual que )…
Most of the time a IC rated cans have metal cans with no vents and Non-IC rated will have vents in the top and no thermal OL.
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Originally Posted By: jnosworthy
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Every IC can I’ve ever seen has had a label affixed to it that said it was IC rated.
Originally Posted By: whandley
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Maybe the stickers fall off. I find non-IC rated cans with and without the 3" insulation warning labels all the time. I also find the full can cover IC rated fixtures without labels.