Attic electrical outlet sealing
 

I recently put up a ceiling fan and felt a lot of cool air coming around
the ceiling outlet. What is the best way to seal ceiling outlets? I
currently have 12" of blown in fiberglass. A friend suggested a cap to
go over the outlet but I have not been able to find one at lowes & home
depot.

Any suggestions??

Attic electrical outlet sealing
 

jst wrote:

I recently put up a ceiling fan and felt a lot of cool air coming around
the ceiling outlet. What is the best way to seal ceiling outlets? I
currently have 12" of blown in fiberglass. A friend suggested a cap to
go over the outlet but I have not been able to find one at lowes & home
depot.

Any suggestions??

Perhaps try a "real" building supply outlet? An electrical supply house
might have them too, call around.

If you can't find them you can always cut some regular 4 mil plastic
sheeting to rest over the box in the attic and duct tape it to the
sheetrock and then put the insulation back over it. If it's a ceiling
fan box there won't be any heat issues like there are with recessed
lights.

Pete C.

Attic electrical outlet sealing
 

jst wrote:
I recently put up a ceiling fan and felt a lot of cool air coming around
the ceiling outlet. What is the best way to seal ceiling outlets? I
currently have 12" of blown in fiberglass. A friend suggested a cap to
go over the outlet but I have not been able to find one at lowes & home
depot.

Any suggestions??
I'd just caulk it.

Attic electrical outlet sealing
 

Why not just put a sealing gasket on it?

http://amconservationgroup.com/catalog.aspx?catid=237


"jst" wrote in message
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I recently put up a ceiling fan and felt a lot of cool air coming around
the ceiling outlet. What is the best way to seal ceiling outlets? I
currently have 12" of blown in fiberglass. A friend suggested a cap to go
over the outlet but I have not been able to find one at lowes & home depot.

Any suggestions??

Attic electrical outlet sealing
 

Did that with my fan ceiling boxes. The fit was loose in the drywall, so I
foamed the box around and over the top from the attic side then dropped the
Fiberglas insulation down over the wet foam and left. Worked well, needed a
little excess trimmed from underside of the ceiling so be sure to have a
drop cloth in place.

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On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:46:54 -0600, jst wrote:

I recently put up a ceiling fan and felt a lot of cool air coming around
the ceiling outlet. What is the best way to seal ceiling outlets? I
currently have 12" of blown in fiberglass. A friend suggested a cap to
go over the outlet but I have not been able to find one at lowes & home
depot.

Any suggestions??

Foam it in with spray foam. That is what the builders use for
draftstopping.

Attic electrical outlet sealing
 

On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:46:54 -0600, jst wrote:

I recently put up a ceiling fan and felt a lot of cool air coming around
the ceiling outlet. What is the best way to seal ceiling outlets? I
currently have 12" of blown in fiberglass. A friend suggested a cap to
go over the outlet but I have not been able to find one at lowes & home
depot.

Any suggestions??

Bury it in great-stuff, from the attic side.

Attic electrical outlet sealing
 

On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:57:22 -0500, wrote:

On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:46:54 -0600, jst wrote:

I recently put up a ceiling fan and felt a lot of cool air coming around
the ceiling outlet. What is the best way to seal ceiling outlets? I
currently have 12" of blown in fiberglass. A friend suggested a cap to
go over the outlet but I have not been able to find one at lowes & home
depot.

Any suggestions??

Foam it in with spray foam. That is what the builders use for
draftstopping.

I did this myself, went around fan boxes and made a igloo of expanding
foam around it, and once cured, moved the insulation back in.

It works for me, but then that is me. :)

later,

tom @ www.Consolidated-Loans.info