Questions tagged [recessed-lighting]
For questions about [light] fixtures that are recessed into a building surface, usually a ceiling.
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Wiring diagram for 3 way switches at end of parallel circuit
I have a wiring diagram that is similar to what I have but not quite. I have power running into the rest of the new school room but am unsure what my screw up is on this DIY project.
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Why was this lighting fixture smoking? What do I do about it?
When we moved in 3 years ago, we replaced the 12V MR-16 halogen lamps in two recessed fixtures in our ceiling with matching LED lamps.
This evening I smelled electrical burning and wisps of smoke ...
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IC recessed lighting with no insulation
A few years ago, I replaced my non-ic lights that used 75 watt halogen bulbs with IC rated lights with LED bulbs. The space above has no insulation and I did not add any. I did it basically as to save ...
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How can I install recessed lighting where there's a joist in the way?
I'm installing downlights in the hallway of my apartment, the hallway has a 90 degree turn and along one of the sides I have been lucky, no joists in the way. I cut the first hole along the other side ...
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How can push my can light back up into the ceiling?
I can’t manage to push this can light back into the ceiling. I think it’s getting caught in the metal frame/lip above but no matter how hard I push it won’t break through. Any tips?
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How can I remove the trim from this recessed light
I have this recessed light and I want to replace it with one of those LED all in one units. I can't figure out how to get the trim off.
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Spray Foam Near Recessed Lights
I'm about to install new canless recessed lights, but before drilling into the attic, I wanted to close a gap between an old ceiling and the new strapped ceiling to prevent any mice from getting ...
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Adjusting Dimmer with no visible low end trim
When the dimmer is too low, the lights don't turn on with the flip of the switch until I raise the dimmer and then I can lower it again to make the lights dim.
One thing I read that might be the issue ...
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3 wires, 2 switches, 1 problem!
My friend had a stacked light switch in his kitchen, 1 switch operated the can lights, 1 operated the pendent lights. No 3 way lights, that’s the only switch there, tab broken off between the 2 ...
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How to disribute spotlights to provide best light results?
I'm working on wiring spotlights for my basement, which includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a hall. Each room has different dimensions.
For example, I have a rectangular room ...
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Access to interstitial space from new work air-tight recessed lights (Halo H995ICAT)
Short question: Is there a (reversible) way of getting access to the interstitial space in the ceiling through new work air-tight recessed lights, Halo H995ICAT in my case?
Longer question: I'm ...
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How do I fix this Underwriters Laboratories light fixture part that's missing side clips?
One of my light fixtures (recessed ceiling) fell in the kitchen. It's a UL thing that stays in place with these metal clips that go in the holes you can see in the images below. What happened to the ...
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having to cycle switch to get fluorescent lights to come on
In our kitchen are 2 two fixtures that hold 4 48in tubes. There are two switches for these lights. We have to cycle the switch several times to get them to fully light. It does it with both switches. ...
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Cannot reinstall trim into a can recessed light
I have about 15 of these same recessed lighting fixtures in my home, all with MR16 halogens. To change them I grab the edge of the trim and pull down - takes from force but it comes out, then swap the ...
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What would cause ceiling lights in a circuit to stop working after the first one?
enter image description hereSo, I have three recessed ceiling lights on a single switch. The first ceiling light turns on, but the next two do not. Because the lights downstream of light 1 don't ...
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Possible to change LED light color when Junction box does not have a switch?
Is it possible to switch these lights (pictures attached) to Daylight White color when junction box does not have the switch on it?
(Context : Older owners have installed these lights in the entire ...
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How can I warm the color of cool white LED fixtures? [closed]
I recently installed recessed LED lights (very thin, which was needed for the ceiling). But the color of the LEDs is so bright and glaring! The lights are on a dimmer and are still too bright and blue-...
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Is this LED light fixture compatible with a dimmer switch? (Photo attached)
I have three of these recessed LED light fixtures on the ceiling of my apartment kitchen (Virginia, USA, brand new construction). All three lights are controlled by one switch. They are extremely ...
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Recessed retrofit light unable to fit into can with shallow depth
I am trying to replace the bulb in my outdoor recessed light with a Utilitech Retrofit Kit White 5-in or 6-in (Model #LLEDR6/5CCTCA). The diameter of the can is approximately 5.5", with a depth ...
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A single can light in my kitchen goes off after a while and then comes back on a while later
Our kitchen ceiling lights are can lights in series on three-way switches. One 3-way switch is a dimmer switch. When the lights are turned on, after a while a single can light goes out and then comes ...
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How to install a LED light over an old square recessed box?
My question is similar to an old question posted by someone else 3 yrs ago but hasn't been active for 2 yrs (see link). My house was built in the 1963, so I have two old 9 sq inch ceiling lights with ...
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How to replace canless recessed led lights with retrofit recessed led lights
These are the canless recessed led lights I have in my ceiling now.
These are the new retrofit recessed lights that I'd like to install instead.
Considerations: The new retrofit lights have metal ...
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Is 18 AWG wire with peeling outer insulation still good to use?
I am changing my can lights to LED can lights using the Halo retrofit lights. Can Lights I am using
Unfortunately my house has two different style can lights. One has the normal E26 screw type and the ...
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How do I remove this light bulb?
I cannot work out how to remove this type of light bulb in my bathroom. The little black bits on the outside seem to hold it in place, but I can't seem to remove them or the wider unit. And the usual '...
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What could cause my recessed light to not work?
I replaced a flood light lightbulb in recessed light fixture, thinking the previous bulb had burned out, but that new bulb isn't working either. I've tried a regular lamp bulb to ensure my new ...
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Remove junction box (no viable screws)
I'm like 90% through a remodel but I want to add some recessed lighting so I need to remove this junction box. There's the same style junction box in my bathroom that needs to be moved as well. This ...
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Where to position ceiling lights in pantry?
I'm pretty sold on placing the lights in the ceiling, but where for spacing?
The pantry is 24" deep, 8' long and just under 8' high. The shelves are 15" deep, and run to within 12" of ...
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Where should I attach the ground wire in a recessed light?
I have a recessed can light on the 1st floor with e26 light bulb (Below are pictures) and want to upgrade to LED. I have the LED with metal box and have a green grounded wire. I do not see a place to ...
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How far should the recessed lights be from 24” kitchen cabinets?
Most of the info on the web calls for lights to be centered at the counter’s edge. However, my upper cabinets are going to be 24” deep - basically matching the counter.
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How do I diagnose lights that won't turn on?
When we purchased our house a year ago, I replaced all the burnt out lights throughout the house. 2 of the recessed lights in our master bath were out but within a couple months of replacing them they ...
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Adding a new can/light on same switch-controlled circuit as ceiling fan
Objective: to install a new can light fixture, to be controlled by an existing wall switch. Original configuration: the wall switch supplies power to a ceiling fan with light kit.
What I did: I ...
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Most future-proof j-box/light for closet
I have a normal, small closet (approximately 46”x24”).
I am doing electrical work and on that occasion I’d like to add some light to the closet.
I was thinking just adding a normal j-box (e.g. Carlon ...
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Remove Halo Remodel Cans
I've got several 4" Halo Remodel MR16 cans (model is 528-786 or 528-7S6) in one of my rooms - plasterboard ceiling, first floor, no attic access. I want to replace them with wafer lights because ...
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Need help removing recessed canister light without a screw
I need to remote a Halo H572RICAT recessed light canister. It has a CFL and I want to remove the ballast so need to remove the can.
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Wet Rated Pot Light
I moved into my house last year, the bathroom has pot lights and had a walk in tub. We are now installing a shower and a pot light will be in the shower. Is there a way to tell if the pot light ...
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How do I remove the frame from a can light without attic access?
I am replacing my can light, operated by a switch with a led wafer light in a space without attic access. I have removed the 3 screws from the can fixture and removed it completely. The trouble I am ...
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What kind of light fixture connector is this? What can I replace this with?
I've got some recessed downlight fixtures at my place that have these three extra wires with a weird looking circle connector. All of the light fixtures in the building have a 2 wire connector, but ...
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How can I fix an LED light running along my stairs?
First time buying a house and noticed one of my stairs light is not turning on (but all 6 other lights do turn on). I opened up the cover plate and I noticed that there are 3 wire nuts; 2 of which had ...
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Remove Halo recessed fixture completely
Older house built in the late 60's. Trying to remove existing Halo (new work?) recessed fixture completely to retrofit and extend circuit to one more fixture. I removed the 4 screws (well there ...
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Wiring 5 LED Lights in Parallel
We are (attempting) to replace our kitchen light fixtures with LED recessed lights. Let's just say it's been a huge learning curve... which I'm going to summarize here so you know the things we've ...
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What type of light fixture is this?
I just moved in recently and this light is in the ceiling of our closet. It's mostly burned out and I need to replace it. I have never seen a light fixture like this before.
The 2nd picture shows the ...
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Installing lights in drop ceiling - do I really need multiple contractors?
Sorry in advance for the basic question. I just need to replace my fluorescent lights with some flush mount or pot ones. The fluorescent lights are recessed in the drop ceiling and removal will leave ...
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Ceiling LED recessed light installation gone wrong
My contractor installed a recessed ceiling LED light. The metal box that comes with the light (pictures attached), he just kept it on the dry ceiling, covered by insulation cotton material. I am ...
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Replacing recessed lighting socket
A tenant managed to rip out the socket threads from a recessed lighting can while trying to remove the light bulb. Pictures of the fixture and the existing socket below.
I would like to just replace ...
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Are IC rated recessed LED drivers safe to be in contact with insulation?
Sounds like a dumb question, I know IC stands for Insulation Contact, but I'm not sure if both the LED panel and driver can be covered in direct contact with insulation. I touched a driver today and ...
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Swap can light for wafer not working
I have a circuit with 3 old recessed can lights (lightoleir)
I just swapped out one for a new wafer led light and all the lights no longer work.
The light I added was at the end of the circuit with ...
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How can I add GFCI protection to these bathroom lights?
I have two lights (well, the square one is also an exhaust fan) in my bathroom.
There is a blue box that I've opened up to connect these lights. I've labeled the three wires going into the box. 2 is ...
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One of several recessed lights on a dimmer making a faint ringing noise
I have compatible, dimmable LED light bulbs for my recessed fixtures and they are the correct watts. However, when on, one of the recessed lights makes a distinct but faint ringing noise. This is the ...
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Retrofit LED pot lights without housing, is it safe?
We’re replacing old can pot lights (the ones with bulbs). photo of old fixture
The new slim retrofit led pot lights do not fit into the metal housing so we’ve removed it. photo of metal can removal. ...
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Can anybody identify this light bulb base? It resembles a lot of possibilities, two small pins
There is no markings, labels, or anything on the light bulb
House is in Los Angeles, built in 1942
Lightbulb is in a recessed light.
https://www.bulbs.com/learning/basechart.aspx
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