Unprotected Light in Mechanical Room

[odermann]

Hi,

Can you use unprotected light (plastic base type/no enclosure) mounted to PVC box in mechanical room?

THanks

 

[plumbstupid]

I've seen quite afew like that, not sure if it is legal.

You can read thru the 2011 NEC national electic code here;
https://archive.org/details/gov.law.nfpa.nec.2011

 

[red92s]

These things work great in areas where you are worried about smacking a bulb (crawlspace, attic, mechanical area, etc). Ends up being about the same price as a buying a porcelain base, box, and bulb guard.

http://www.vatoraccessories.com/catalog.php/vatoraccessories/pd1937028

 

[G_P]

In my basement I have some porcelain fixtures on the ceiling that have plastic bulb cages that snap onto the porcelain fixture. I have smacked while moving lumber around several times and never broken a bulb.

That metal one posted above looks sweet though. If I was doing a fresh install of a new fixture I would go with that setup.