Recessed Light Condensation Problems

[@ecklar123]

It seems like it would be an insulation problem above that light, but, did you ever come up with a solution?

[@BrandonActionJackson]

Andy Mackay in all spots where flex duct or duct board plenum was below blown in insulation there was condensation I found it all over the place and there were no air leaks craziest thing ever I ended up taking closed cell foam to all of the duct board

[@KatyushaRockets]

Did you ever find out what the problem was?

[@BrandonActionJackson]

KatyushaRockets condensation forming on ductwork that made contact with the light fixture in the attic. Turns out I had this problem in many areas of the house

[@AR-du4ty]

By any chance this house is down in the south ? I’m in south Florida and on my top floor I have this mildew problem staining around my low profile led lights. I’m thinking it might be as a result of the lights not being sealed with a caulking and the cold air from inside the house catching that gap in the light seal and condensing when meeting the warm attic air

[@stargazer7361]

I have the exact same problem with recessed light in my kitchen.. trying to figure out why!🥺

[@KatyushaRockets]

@@stargazer7361 for me it was the quality of the lights; for whatever reason condensation built up inside them rather easily but when I replaced them with some high end LG brands the issue went away.

[@stargazer7361]

@@KatyushaRockets thank you for the info… I will definitely try that. We were told by an AC repairman that it was due to insulation being removed from around some of the ducting by a rat, so we had all ducting rewrapped. That has done nothing to help the problem.