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04 June 2012

Re: [DIY] Light Guard

 

Various manufacturers still make and sell the plastic cage, so it must be up to code, and they are UL listed.
A quick search of the internet shows they still sell for about $2.40



From: Ron Johnson <l0c0l0b0@hotmail.com>
To: doit_yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, June 3, 2012 10:55 AM
Subject: [DIY] Light Guard

 
I have been using those porcelain light fixtures for my crawl space; according to NEC it has to have a guard, so I've been using the yellow plastic ones from Lowe's.  Now Lowe's doesn't carry them anymore.  What they have is a metal fixture and guard set which is great, except that instead of paying $5 for the porcelain fixture and guard, you now have to pay $25 for the metal assembly. 
 
My question is: does anyone know if the NEC now states that the plastic guards are no longer to code?  I'm using them in spaces where only I have access to and positioned out-of-the-way of things, so I don't foresee anyone hitting them with any force to break the bulb.
 
 
 
 


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