Has Anything Changed In Recessed LCD Lighting Since 2012?!?
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recessed can light not working-please advise
Comments (31)I assumed that since both switches were in the same box that they were on the same breaker. Wrong. Last night I decided to give up on finding a solution at least for awhile. I only use this light about 4 times a year. In the middle of the night, I began to think what if it is on another breaker. We have 2 200 amp breaker boxes- one in an upper garage and one in the basement garage in the tool room. This morning, I checked the upper garage breaker box for the umpteenth time. Everything was turned on. I went to the 200 amp breaker box in the lower garage. A breaker was off. It was not labeled. I turned it on. I went upstairs and flipped the switch-the bulb came on and in a split second went out. I have no clue as to why the bulb went out so suddenly. I replaced the bulb with another 45 watt bulb and so far so good. All of the other first floor lights are on the upper garage breaker box. I had no reason to think that each switch in the same switch box was on a different breaker and a completely different breaker box. I think the initial positive reading I received with the voltage detector pen must have been a mistake as the voltmeter always registered 0. I have labeled the breaker as going to this can light. When the house was being built, the electrician forgot to label some of the breakers or forgot to label all the lights on a breaker. Several breakers were marked incorrectly. Over the past years, I would spend time turning breakers off to see what went where so I could label everything correctly. This one I probably forgot to turn back on as I do not use it often- thought the bulb had burned out and assumed the recessed can was on the same breaker as the chandelier. I access the upper breaker box 99 percent of the time and only need to turn off items in the lower breaker box maybe once a year. Thanks for all of your help!!...See MoreAny preference between 4" or 6" recessed lights??
Comments (55)I have just skimmed through the responses above, so I might be missing something. Steph2000, I'm not sure if you are having trouble finding a 4" housing or a 4" retrofit LED module to work in the housing. If it's the LED module, I would think the Cooper/Halo retrofit would meet your needs. It can go just about anywhere (I have them outside and in my shower), but you can't use it in housings in direct contact with spray foam insulation. It comes in 4" but I have it in the 5"/6" with my 10' ceilings. It was recommended by my lighting specialist, and it's great. My brother used the 5"/6" in his remodel (he has 8' ceilings at the most) and it looks good there, too. The LED's are a cleaner look than regular recessed bulbs. And once they are installed and you are living with it, you spend about 0% of your time staring at the ceiling. I'll link it below. lcskaisgir, you might want to consider these LED's, regardless of your can size. Here is a link that might be useful: Cooper Halo Retrofit LED...See MoreHas the housing/remodeling boom caused you to change your plans?
Comments (43)Hi everyone. Thanks again so much for all your comments. I really appreciate it. Today I met with my GC to review the numbers again in more detail. I definitely decided against doing the big remodel. (as others could have predicted, moving walls etc are not a good ROI--they are an expense). I may do some sort of kitchen or bath facelift or "botox" since there's no guarantee I'm moving right away. If my 2-3 years stretches to 5-7, it might be nice to have some updates. We'll see. FWIW, he told me two things I thought you might find interesting: 1) right now, the cost of materials is very high, and rising all the time, like month to month, due, in part, to all the natural disasters: hurricanes, the fires in Sonoma, CA and the mudslides south of Santa Barbara, etc. These people are without homes, (and rebuilding is largely being funded by insurance) so this demand is not going away until the houses are rebuilt. 2) he confirmed that even if the economy takes a downturn, labor rates are not likely to go down right away. My neighbor had guessed a year. My GC said after the 2008 recession, he still had plenty of work until 2011. He didn't feel it at all. This guy comes highly regarded, so my guess is that the good contractors will be the last to feel the pinch of a recession. For my project, if I do something small-ish, there doesn't seem to be any point in waiting a year or so to time the market. But as everyone here has said, if I may move in 2-3 years, the best option might be to do nothing or...try some decorating magic. Thanks again everyone! I feel so much better!...See MoreDo I need to change the recessed can housing for LED bulbs?
Comments (10)As someone else pointed out, the retrofits do help close off the Swiss cheese holes in your ceiling for less unintentional ventilation. (Ten 6" holes is a total of over 280 square inches, partly blocked by the housings of course.) And the retrofits have come down a lot in price. If you already have LED bulbs, though, it's hard to justify junking them. With any luck they'll last many years. In fact, if they're the earlier ones that cost $30+ each, they're probably built with better quality electronic components than the newer, cheaper models (including the retrofits). If you decide you really want the new stuff, can you find someone who could use your bulbs to give them to?...See MoreDavid
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