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I think it might be the dimmer. It comes with a black, red, red/white, and green wire. My previous switch for these lights just had the 2 black going in and a red going in. When I hooked up the new dimmer, I just hooked up in following fashion: Red wire of dimmer to black in wall Black wire of...

okay perfect. one other question... is it normal for LEDs to flicker? I noticed one or two of the 6 will randomly flicker every once in a great while. I am going to recheck the quick connects, but I'm pretty sure they are solid. I know there isn't an issue with the wiring on that run.

ah gotcha. I'm still curious though because the Halo can lighting fixtures say they are insulation safe. Is it really a good idea to throw blown-in insulation up against these fixtures?

why would I not pass, they are LED...

and then?

All done. 6 total 6" cans @ 13 watts per.

I've used the stud finder to space the first 3 of six on the sink side perfectly. I'm gonna get up there tomorrow with a respirator and goggles and climb in 2 feet of blown in insulation through the crawl space and measure up the backside facing the range. I'll also have to remove the other 2...

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Funny you ask I just was getting back up to doing this since it is cool out again. Went up in attic and checked area above drywall out. Trusses and joists in some areas. I won't be able to space everything out exactly equidistant from each other but I think I can make 5 or so 6" cans fit. There...

budget is around $300

if i position them a foot in from the edges, they will basically be similarly placed lengthwise as the current florescent ballasts. So the spread to the left and right should be the same. The spread to the eating nook and hallway will be less since the 4' length tube is reduced to a small round...

it is fine right now without the above-the-countertop lights though. So don't worry about the lumens so much?

Went to Lowe's today and looked at recessed can lights for about an hour. Lighting associate who i assumed would know nothing asked if I needed help and to my surprise he actually knew what he was doing. Drew a diagram of the kitchen and he seemed to think 6 - 6" recessed LED can lights with the...

Okay, I see. Will price out a larger light fixture in center with perhaps some smaller can lights in the lower area closer to the cabinets (right above sink, etc..) versus doing 4 - 6 can lights in recessed area or the track light option.

I'm confused. so a few led recessed lights and "snake a couple to the openings, then close the box in" do you mean eliminate the recess or not?