WHAT TYPE OF LIGHTING IS SAFEST FOR A HIGH-HEAT APPLICATION?
Question by Kelsey: What type of lighting is safest for a high-heat application? Trying to install accent lighting under a fireplace mantle, which obviously gets hot when there is a fire. Halogen bulbs are a no-no – killed the bulbs after 2 hours the first time the fireplace was on. Will LED bulbs be safe in this application? If so, should I buy a pre-integrated puck, or a fixture for MR16 or Gu10 lights? And which of those two options would be safer. MR16 means the transformer would be elsewhere, but it’d end up inside the wall or directly behind the plasma TV, so I am not sure that is any superior – Gu10s would have the transformer right at the light, but can they handle the light?
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