Post #320312 by 5446 on Sat, Jul 21, 2007 5:41 AM

On the side of caution:
Recessed lights have a thermal cutoff located inside the fixture. If the fixture over heats (too high a lamp wattage or an enclosed trim ring)the thermal cutoff opens the circuit and power is cut to the lamp. It eventually closes and restores power to the lamp once it cools, but if not corrected, it will continue to cycle. If for some reason this safety feature failed in the on position, an increased potential for fire can occur. Now being in a room with dried bamboo and grass weave matting....fire can't be good.I'm not sure how much these filters retain heat, but a safer alternative would be to just use colored lamps in conjuntion with a dimmer. The only fire I want to see at a bar is the 151 floater in my scorpion bowl!!