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Have two small closets that it would be nice to have lighting in.
One is a small linen closet about 18" wide x 18" deep & the other is a pantry in kitchen about 18" deep by 40" wide.
Was planning on using two 40" T5 microflourescent enclosed fixtures mounted vertically on wall by doors of each closet - this way all shelves would receive lighting. They would be hardwired & controlled by motion sensor switch. Would have liked to use door jamb switch, but it is an existing house so their installation would be very difficult.
In my reading the 2008 NEC it states that enclosed surface mounted flourescent fixtures must be @ least 6" away from storage items. Obviously 6" space in an 18" x 18" closet is alot.
Is there anything else that can be done in this lighting scenario in terms of other lighting options such as low voltage, etc. that would reduce required spacing to lets say 1" or 2" instead of 6"?
Thanks,
Matt
One is a small linen closet about 18" wide x 18" deep & the other is a pantry in kitchen about 18" deep by 40" wide.
Was planning on using two 40" T5 microflourescent enclosed fixtures mounted vertically on wall by doors of each closet - this way all shelves would receive lighting. They would be hardwired & controlled by motion sensor switch. Would have liked to use door jamb switch, but it is an existing house so their installation would be very difficult.
In my reading the 2008 NEC it states that enclosed surface mounted flourescent fixtures must be @ least 6" away from storage items. Obviously 6" space in an 18" x 18" closet is alot.
Is there anything else that can be done in this lighting scenario in terms of other lighting options such as low voltage, etc. that would reduce required spacing to lets say 1" or 2" instead of 6"?
Thanks,
Matt