Multiple recessed cans wiring

[shawhite]

Changing the lighting in my kitchen from fluorescent to recessed cans. Currently I have two flourescent fixtures and would like to replace them with 5 or 6 recessed cans. My question is the correct way to wire this. Should I tie all the blacks together and all the whites together or should I daisy change from light to light.

 

[seanc_mt]

Daisy chain... but it all depends on what wire and what breaker its using.

That said this kind of question is a bit scary to hear. Maybe hire someone out or have an experienced friend help/show you.

 

[Tunajoe]

Daisy chain. Utilize the new LED light and trim rings

 

[b-boy]

Another option is standard cans with LED bulbs.

I went that route. It's a little cheaper, and you can use the older style lights if there's ever a need. Plus, if one of the LED light/trim rings fails, you might have trouble finding an exact match.

 

[rburke65]

Or you could use LED bulbs........

 

[cybrdyke]

Screw the cans. Use the new wafer lights.
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[audioworks04]

Daisy chain, and waffle lights would be a little easier and cheaper. Could also use remodel style recessed led lights. 6 cans might be a little much for a kitchen unless it is pretty large. 4 is pretty standard.


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[machsnell]

Screw the cans. Use the new wafer lights.
CD

I hadn't seen the wafer lights. I gotta agree screw the cans those look like the shnitz!

I have 14 more 5 or 6 inch (was gonna be cans) lights to put in and it seems like the job got easier.

What do you do if you are goimg.to spray foam over? Just make a covering for light out of drywall or similar?

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[MadMechMaster]

Careful what you call daisy chain. The black should still be connected to black etc..

By daisy chain, I think most of the above mean to connect each can to the box for the one before it. I am just pointing this out since it's not clear in the OP what his plans are.

 

[cybrdyke]

What do you do if you are goimg.to spray foam over? Just make a covering for light out of drywall or similar?

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Most are insulation contact rated (IC rated), but for spray foam, I'd make a little cover.
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[Gmonkee]

I installed 27 of them in my home. I like the look of the regular can with bulb and the led version with flat lens gives better light.

Daisy chain and keep the polarity consistant. Low draw bulbs on good wire work well.

 

[Milton Shaw]

I just got through installing 20 in my ceilings. The house originally had ceiling heat with heating coils imbedded in concrete over drywall and loose fill insulation on top of it. I made me a vacuum attachment to keep the mess down. I used a Rubbermaid cake carrier with a hole in the middle for a Milwaukee drill extension driving a carbide 6" hole saw with a 2 1/2 vacuum port glued to the carrier, hooked to a shop vacuum. I had the wife hold the vacuum hose and help keep it against the ceiling. It would **** up to the ceiling great until you cut through and then it would try to fall. It caught a lot of the mess and most of the dust compared to the first ones I did without any dust/insulation catcher. I used the Halo remodel can lights and did daisy chain them with 12 gauge wire and running 9 watt Halo LED 3500k lights. I did put them on dimmers for LED for three way and I am very pleased with the results. The dimmers have the feature of being able to adjust the low setting so the lights will turn on from the remote 3 way switch

 

[PhysicsDude]

Daisy chain 100%

 

[PT Doc]

Daisy chain, and waffle lights would be a little easier and cheaper. Could also use remodel style recessed led lights. 6 cans might be a little much for a kitchen unless it is pretty large. 4 is pretty standard.


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We have 8 with LEDs bulbs and it's not too bright. You can always add a dimmer if it's too bright.

 

[Dirtydan69]

Those new wafer lights look pretty cool. As for cans I hate 6” cans. They look like a giant hole in the ceiling to me. 4” look so much nicer and give off just as much light.