How to Install LED Canless Recessed lighting - Upgrade Flush Mounted Lights
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- This is how to install recessed lighting in an existing ceiling without attic access. This will replace an existing light fixture. I will be upgrading a flush mounted light fixture with a canless LED recessed light.
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For those, who ask about witing it. He had 2 main wires (1 one coming from the electrical box to yhe light, and abother one from yhe light to the switch). Each of those 2 wires has 3 individual wires inside. You end up with 6 individual wires. 2 ground (green), 2 neutral (white), and 2 hot (colored, black most of the time). The led light will have a plastic connector with 3 slots. You need to group your wires by color and insert into a corresponding led light connector slots. Connect both white wires into white coded led connector, both green wires to grounf led connector and your colored wires (black, red, purple) into the colored led connector (normally red). You will end up with one extra slot on each connector. You dont need it if you simoly replacing yiur existing light, its reserved gor any additional led lights in case you want to comnect them in series. Hope it helps.
Thanks for leaving out the main thing everone watches these videos.The wiring back to the new one.
My friend, everyone’s wiring will be different depending on many things such as connections made down stream, light switches, etc. other than that, it’s just connecting black to black and white to white.
@@EnoughAboutCars thank you 😊
@@EnoughAboutCars im still learning electrical 😅
Great step by step tutorial! It is always great to know how to fix and change out things around your home! Handy!
Great! Thanks for the video. I love the improvement.
Would have been helpful to actually show how you connected that mess of electrical wires to the new box. And how you secured that LED box.
Right!!!! That’s what I came for
All the videos I watch suck at showing the part that is actually confusing!
That’s because every light fixture is different
So the previous light has a positive, neutral and ground so you use the metal junction box for the new connections.
@@Mixwell1983there's no positive in AC, it's called a hot wire
For those with those spray/pebbled ceilings, don't hesitate to test it for asbestos before cutting into it! Seriously, asbestosis is no joke.
Is it 4inch or 6inch LED? Thanks.
What kind of approved NM box connecter did you use? OR did you just run the wires through the knockouts, exposing them to the sharp metal edges of the junction box?
Do you have the link to another video that shows a different way? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm just an inexperienced home owner looking to do something like this.
Thinking of doing this
Go for it!
Yes I’m trying to change my lighting and that’s why I clicked the video…..but the music ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
What brand light?
This is the and professional job ever see.
is it best to have all recessed LED in the whole house ? seem like recessed light are easier to change
I definitely prefer having recessed lights and if you're going with recessed lights I would definitely suggest LED because they save on energy and last longer than traditional bulbs. :)
@@EnoughAboutCars thanx for the tips ! I also think recessed LED is my preferred options. My builder said they need to make a false ceiling if built-in recessed lighting are to be installed. I found is quite strange , one cannot install recessed directly into the roof wall ? so they said they will find some flussh mounth thiner that look almost like recessed Led, what you think of all the reason they bring forth ? :) thanx
@@francis87589 without being there, it would be hard to say for certain. However, my gut tells me your builder is only considering installing recessed lights with the can. The can that traditional recessed lights use requires more attic space. However, if you use canless recessed lights, you only need a few inches of attic space. I would suggest brining up that option to your builder and see what they say.
I'm going to push a piece of insulation up ahead of the pot light
My major concern is the giant circle left behind from the metal dome
If the bulb goes out do you replace?
These LEDs typically last a very long time
For the. New work blue boxes and what ive had to do is take the gripping end of a hammer, pound the crap outta it to break the nails free that are into the joists/studs and then you're free.
I swapped a basic light bulb fixture for recessed and had to use that method to get the new work box outta the way..
I should explain, you take a hammer, turn it upside down where the handle is connected to the box, metal is downward and then take another hammer and tap it up.
It's either that method or you have to get in your attic and actually remove it manually push to be a real pain in the butt
How did he get all those wires into that mini junction box?
That’s what I said lol
He didn't lol. He just connected them and shoved them up into the abyss. Lol. Yes, the light will turn on but this is done so incorrectly.
I like the old light better
I prefer the old style!!!
Great video but what if your box is nail in ? By the way ALL of mine are and the fix is to go into the attic and tear the electrical box from the 2x4 and then do everything you did.
Drill it out
If unable, or you just don't want to get into attic or ceiling space, as a carpenter, what I've used is a hacksaw 'blade' in a vice-grips, (locking plyers). So, as not damage any hidden wires above, (you can't see them), only use 3 or 4 inches of blade. Then simply saw between the box and the joist or rafter. The nails will release fairly easily. Usually there are two.
Optionally, you can do the same with a metal cutting blade in an oscillationg saw if you have one. In my opinion, EVERYONE should! It's got to be my top 3 favorite tools!! : ))
If the box has protrusions, and you're unable to pull out the hole, you can just push it uo and out of the way.
Nice vid! What's the name of the song?
Real Life by Joe-King
Best video ever
This didn't show the unmounting the junction box from the attic, generally always these electric boxes are fixed to a 2x4 stud that can only be reached from inside of the attic & then can be pulled out from the attic not prying it out from the bottom.
That’s not correct. Most people do not need to go into there attic to replace a light fixture like this.
@@EnoughAboutCars Well yes there are cases you have no choice then to go into the attic to remove the junction box being they are nailed to a 2x4 or 2x6 stud joist, you can not just go straight up through the ceiling on older homes to remove a junction box being it's plaster less person wants to cut out a hole size of a volleyball which makes no sense rather then damaging that much plaster it's better to into attic removing the nails from the stud then disconnecting the wires as well then remove the box & install a new one it has to be nailed back in place from the attic & wires reconnected, if person is only installing bucket light recessed lighting then there are clamps that are attached to bucket light then pushed into ceiling without having to worry about renailing anything to a stud, nonetheless different applications for different lighting but regardless nails have to be removed from old junction boxes from the attic you can't just pull down on existing box from ceiling it's fastened by nails.
Time to work on the popcorn ceiling
That’s a great idea! I might actually do that tomorrow 😁
Wow 1 recessed light for the whole room! Brilliant!! Lol
Well there was clearly only 1 light there before
I hope this video helps you with your recessed lights installation! Let me know if you have any questions and..
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Is heat from the new light a problem for the insulation?
@@markvasiloff2217 This is an LED light, so it puts out little to no heat.
Thank you. Thought so but I wanted to make sure it would be a fire hazard.
Just adding 1? How do you add more than 1?
I have another video showing that! It’s a bathroom recessed light fixture
Where can I find these?
These are available at most hardware store like Lowe’s or Home Depot
Not all cans are screwed in, they’re nailed into a floor joist above (your ceiling) at right angles…. then what?
Break / bend by pushing up the box, sometime will loosen the nail, if not put your hand inside and cut the metal with metal cutter
where did you purchase this?
They have these at any Lowe’s or Home Depot 🙂
i am having difficult time turning the metal part of the dome light. it will not move so I can not take the dome light down. Any suggestion? thanks
0.42 you did it so easy???
Make sure you look for any hidden screw or bolts.
This music really had me expecting
“I TOOOOLD YOU LOOOONG AGOOOOO”
theres no bracket? How does it stay in place?
There are little clips that help it stay in place 😊
@@EnoughAboutCars thanks! totally missed that. :D
Those wires were a mess. Please show us how you actually connected each next time
How was it connect 🤦🏻♂️
You posted the obvious parts but not the wiring 😮
I think that dissuaded me from using recessed lights...
Asbestos ceiling 😢
The previous recessed light fixture was more beautiful than the next and new recessed light fixture, the previous light was more classic, elegant and stylish than the new fixture whitch is with a style more simple.
now you can't remove it and no one has a can that size for you the revert back
That annoying drumbeat!
Get some good music pls
I kno right
Very poor video
& U DIDNT TAKE THE POPCORN OFF THE CEILING!
LMAO 🤣 I was waiting for that part!