how to access the wiring in a recessed can light
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- In this video I will show you how to access the wiring on a recessed can light that is already installed in the ceiling.
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Thank you so much for the information this saved me a lot of time and money
You are very welcome!
This saved me so much effort!!! I unscrewed and pushed the cone out of the way, got the side mounts disconnected from the joists and I was able to completely replace the lighting that was there. Awesome video!
I'm glad I could help!
You have saved me a ton of hassle! installed a bunch of these...then had drywall installed and remembered I forgot to put the covers on the boxes!
Thank you!!
You're welcome!
The most helpful video on a new construction home!!! Thx for your video
This is what I have been looking for. No one showing how it's really done. Thanks!!!!
I love you for this. I always wondered how would repair these. I have an open ceiling project which I was stuck between the remodel vs new construction just solely for the purpose of future repair cases. This makes a lot of sense. Thanks!
Thanks so much for this! During new construction, we had several lights on one circuit not working, metered it back to the problem, and used this video to find the easiest way to check that light. We found a wire had come loose from a push connector. This made it so simple to find! It's a little messier with blown-in insulation (!), but not bad if you're slow and careful - and going into the attic with that insulation would definitely not have been fun!
No it would not have been! Glad it helped!
Perfect! Nobody else could answer this.
Thanks just what I was looking for!
Thank you! Really helpful!
Thanks. You are a lifesaver. Excellent and straight forward tutorial.
I'm glad it helped!
Exactly the instructions I was looking for, you saved me a TON of time and hassle. I've got a recessed light in the shower where the socket wire is wonky and likely broken somewhere along the length. I was wondering how the heck I was going to replace the socket w/o going into the attic. This will definitely work and get me a new socket for less than a 12-pack of beer. Cheers!
Glad it helped!
I couldn't have said it better myself. Great video!
Agreed - great simple video - exactly what I was looking before I headed up the ladder! nice work!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You saved me a lot of stress. We recently had our roof redone, but either the pounding or a stray nail caused our breaker to trip. After testing with the mutlimeter, I found out there is a short in the line, most likely in the recessed lights. Unfortunately, there is no access to the attic space above the ceiling, so was thinking I needed to start cutting a big hole in my ceiling to look at the wiring. So glad I found your video of how to access the wiring from below. Wish I could like this video more than once, haha.
Thank you so much for the kind words! Please let me know if you were able to solve your problem!
This saved me. I had a chain of 6 lights one of which wasn’t working. Found a wire not stuffed into the quick connect. Bam now it’s working. Thanks mate!
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You just saved me having to hire an electrician to simply run a neutral wire so I could install a smart switch. I have super easy access to the switch box (the back of the switch is in a utility room in my basement) but I couldn't get to the can light in the adjacent (basement) hallway due to the tiny crawl space over the ceiling; so while I can get a wire over to the light I couldn't figure out how to actually get access to wire it. THANK YOU!
You're welcome! Thank you for the comment! I love hearing stories like this!
Thanks for the video. I need to do this to check my wiring.
Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for showing how to do this!
Glad it helped!
what ive been looking for too. thanks!!!
That’s great man, thank you.
Everyone else talks about the warm fuzzy stuff. Or having no problem cutting a zillion holes in dry wall. Now I can install my array of puck/can lights with out having a new fishing trip through my walls! Thank you 🏆
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Awesome video bro thank you sooooo much. I couldn’t find any videos that explained how to do this. Love the video and thank you for getting right to point on how to remove/install canned light. Other people should take notes from this in how to post a video. Thanks again
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Perfect. Thanks
Thanks for the help!
Your welcome
This is exactly what I was looking for. I need to rezone some can lights with no access above, so this is the only viable option without a bunch of extra demo and drywall work
Great video! Thank you so much.
Glad it helped!
Life saver thank you.
yeahhh thank you for this video, i wanted to remove my recessed lighting and add a fan to my backyard patio. , this was an amazing help thank you
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What a wonderful video!
Thank you! I appreciate that!
Just what I needed!!!! Thanks!!!!
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Very Cool - I had no idea this was possible. I was afraid I would have to cut through and then fix drywall. Thank you so much!
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Ditto. This was what I was looking for. I was able to change out low voltage lighting without cutting drywall. Moved into a late-90's custom home and previous owner installed low voltage halogen lighting. I didn't know anything about indoor low voltage lighting. Lights didn't work and didn't know where to get bulbs and even so, the transformers could be bad. "Electrical" guy said I'd have to cut into drywall and cut out the cans and replace. Instead, with your video, I was able to access the j box and disconnect the transformer (and dimmer?? tube-like thing in knockout), remove and put in LED light. (Halogen lights do put out nice soft light though but they're hot.)
Thanks this will help a lot need access behind mind to fish some speaker wire this will make it easy
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Great info, thanks!
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I have can in my soffit I need add two more lights this is awesome 👏🏻
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Great Video as drywall got installed and a few cans may not be connected to the wire. 💪🏾💯
Great video thank you!!
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Really useful man! Thank you
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awesome thank you for this video!!!
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Hey men, thanks for your advise. You are friking awesome men, thanks again
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awesome thanks for sharing this.
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So if my cieling has this type of recessed can and I order lights that come with a junction box, can I connect them? If so how would that look, would I connect one junction box to the other one that came with the lights?
If I am understanding you correctly, you want to add more can lights somewhere else in the room. Then connect it to the existing light. You can if you don't have to many lights on one circuit. If you want to put a new light where the existing light is then you would have to remove the existing recessed light with its junction box. If you are wanting to upgrade your existing can light the have retro kits for them so you don't have to demo the entire can light. If you are wanting to change the size of the recessed light for example, going from a 6" to a 4" then you need to take out the old light and then install the new light. Then finish with drywall repair. Hope this helps.
100% saved my ass! Take your upvote! One of my wires got disconnected or something. Doing this now. You may want to mention the Halo brand in your tags as that's what I searched on
I will look into that. Glad the video helped!
good video. Thank you. Question: so I am removing some old recessed cans from a room. Easy access in the attic, EXCEPT for 3 cans which are set directly under ducting so I can't remove them from the attic. The fixtures are disconnected from any power, so can I sheetrock over the fixtures without removing them from the joists, by just removing the "can" part and pushing that part back up into the attic?
Yes and no. Your not supposed to bury electric in the wall. If the wire is pulled or at least disconnected from any power then its okay. However if there are hot wires running to them then i wouldnt cover them i would remove them or at the very least make sure they can't be hooked up accidentally. I guess what I'm saying is if you pull the wires from the fixture it's not a problem.
@@Doityourselfwithjoe Thank you. I have cut all wires going to the fixtures. Now I'm trying to figure out if it will be easier to cut the fixture out from the bottom and do a big patch, or push the can back up into the attic and do a smaller patch. I don't need the fixtures, but I don't like leaving anything not working up there.
@@thaddeuscorea Sounds safe, now it sounds like you have to decide how much work do you want to do. I'm with you i don't like leaving things behind either.
My question . With these new led pot lights. If I capped my existing ( old light junction box ) and fed my new led junction box to old one , would it be considered accessible if it’s on top of the led light fixture hole . You’d probably need long driver bits and needle nose to work on it ( if ever need be) middle floor 2story house
That can be a gray area. If you can reach it to install the new light fixture than I would say it is accessible.
so i have a bunch of these older can lights and am thinking of installing the new led thin wafer lights. can this be done without going up into attic or kind of do what your doing? if i just remove the middle metal part of the old light (like you did by removing the 3 screws) disconnect the old wires then perhaps put the new junction box close to the old junction box , then connect the new lights? or perhaps just use the old box somehow? thank you
some of the led retrofit lights come with the wired end set up to screw into where the light bulb screws into so you dont have to remove anything. Other wise what you are explaining. However you shouldnt have to add another junction box. The one from the recessed light can still act as a junction box. I left a link to my other video where i converted to an LED light. th-cam.com/video/t3ncWiqu5Yg/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps!
@@Doityourselfwithjoe yes I seen those led lights that screw into the old can but they aren't as nice as the really flat thin ones. I'm talking about the ones that are really thin (wish they made those that screwed into old cans) and these thin ones come with their own junction box, so didn't know if you can just toss the new JB and just tie into the old box . Anyways will check out other vid. Thanks
I'm looking to remove all these can housings and put in ultra thin LEDs. Are those jboxes easy to remove from the joist through the existing hole? I guess I could leave those brackets which span between the joists.
You can leave the brackets and just take out the housing. The electrical box will most likely have to stay. You will need to wire your new lights to a power source.
@@Doityourselfwithjoe right on thanks. Those ultrathin LEDs come with their own jbox, either attached or where you can be flexible with it. Thanks again!
@@flawlessvic You're welcome!
I’m wanting to put in the new slim LEDs. Can I just remove the existing can housing open up the box and rewire right there? No reason to remove the entire can assembly?
yes you can. It will act as an electrical box.
Is there a way to access the inside of the can from the attic, to change the bulb? I have a broken bulb in a can that is really high up and over a staircase.
No i dont think so. Because the screws are inside the can. The only way i know to change the bulb is with a bulb suction cup and and extension pole.
Joe, that was very helpful. You likely don’t check this thread any longer, but if you do there’s one more question. Do you disable the transformer on a recessed can lite in the same fashion?
How old is the recessed light? I don't know about a transformer unless its a different kind of light fixture. If you are talking about the little black cube with two wires coming out, that is a heat sensor.
I will post a pic for your expert opinion.
I’m at unable to post pics so this is what I can tell you.
Underwriters Laboratory Inc. Recessed Incandescent fixture. Issue No: 995034
120 Volts AC 60 HZ only
@@julierichardson4710 send me an email and pic at doityourselfwithjoe@gmail.com and i can look at it there.
Hey i have a question. so what if it's a 4inch can light with clips and not screws? The clips are holding the entire can in place
If the clips are holding the can in place, then it is most probably a remodel can. Release the clips and you can pull the can out.
This is very clear for models with screws in the inner housing, but mine doesn't have ANY screws or tabs to unhook. How would I remove the inner housing for this sort of model? I have the H99ICT construction model of recessing lighting and no access via attic as its on the ground floor.
Im not exactly sure how this is held in place however i did find something in the directions so i copy and pasted it here. Double wall aluminum
construction helps dissipate heat.
The inner housing is secured in
the plaster frame with SPRIING
BARBS. This tells me that you can pry it out with a screw driver or small pry bar. I hope this helps. Please comment here when you do figure it out so others will benefit from the solution to your problem. Thanks!
I came here looking for the same thing, the non-ic ones just pull down, I can't seem to find anything holding it inside the can. I haven't been able to find instructions anywhere
@@shaunbava1801 look for three or four black, or metal colored clips. They push in and out with a screwdriver. Google remodel recessed lights and then click on images and you will see the clips im talking about.
Is this the process to add new LED thin lights that have a junction box?
Usually there are kits where the wiring for the new led light will screw into the threads for the light bulb socket in the existing can light.
How to do thus in a remodeling tipe lught ?
Watch this video it might be what you're looking for. Specifically the clips holding the can light in.
th-cam.com/video/V8m91xBsETo/w-d-xo.html
does this style not have a ballast?
No it does not. You will see a small black piece that looks like a usb drive for a computer. That is a thermal link. If the light gets to hot it will shut the power to the light until the temperature come down.
My can light has no screws to remove 😩 Any idea how to remove one without screws?
if there are no screws the electric must me mounted differently. Normally there is supposed to be access to all electrical connections. You possible have a remodel can light in which case there should be clips holding the can to the drywall.
@@Doityourselfwithjoe Ah yea, I found the clips. Nasty buggers. I replaced everything with a canless pot light. Much easier!
This is just ONE of MANY types of can lights that are used, yet you speak as if this is the ONLY can ever used by anyone.
Try accessing a HALO 272 wiring, which cannot be done without extreme difficulty.
Super helpful. Thank you!
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Hi there - this is *almost* what I was looking for. My housing does NOT have screws holding it in - for the life of me I can't see where it's attached, so I can remove it. It's over a front porch, where there's no access from above. Do you have another video of how to remove a housing that does NOT have screws holding it in? Thanks!
If it doesn't have screws holding it in , i believe that it may be a remodel type fixture and is possibly held in by clips or springs. If you google remodel can lights and click on images you will see how the can lights are attached with clips. If you want to send an email with a picture to doityourselfwithjoe@gmail.com maybe i can help that way. If you are going to send a picture, take the picture of the inside of your can light where the screws would be. I might be able to tell what kind of clips you have.