[danickstr]

So they got these 4" cans that have ballasts on the box plate with 1-4 romex in each can. They want to change to LED. I can barely fit my fat hands in the tiny holes. I think these may bid out at 20 minutes each to take out old can, remove ballast from wiring, add the new can with the whip and close up.
I looked at other ways to do it, but only drywall breaking will speed me up, so far as I can find. Any other ideas?

 

[Auselect]

Got any photos or model/brand, I'm not sure what you mean by can plate

 

[Auselect]

Got any photos or model/brand, I'm not sure what you mean by can plate

Box plate?

 

[Deep Cover]

20 mins seems really light to me.

 

[J. Temple]

1.5 hours for the first one and probably 20 min. for the last.

 

[swimmer]

So they got these 4" cans that have ballasts on the box plate with 1-4 romex in each can. They want to change to LED. I can barely fit my fat hands in the tiny holes. I think these may bid out at 20 minutes each to take out old can, remove ballast from wiring, add the new can with the whip and close up.
I looked at other ways to do it, but only drywall breaking will speed me up, so far as I can find. Any other ideas?

Replace with 6". Should give you enough room to demo the 4" stuff.
Still a pain though.

 

[Southeast Power]

So they got these 4" cans that have ballasts on the box plate with 1-4 romex in each can. They want to change to LED. I can barely fit my fat hands in the tiny holes. I think these may bid out at 20 minutes each to take out old can, remove ballast from wiring, add the new can with the whip and close up.
I looked at other ways to do it, but only drywall breaking will speed me up, so far as I can find. Any other ideas?

They make a direct replacement and it fits the existing CFL socket. You dont even need to change or disconnect the ballast. Same lamp is good for 42,28, and all the way down to 13 watt.

PM Me!!

 

[sbrn33]

They make a direct replacement and it fits the existing CFL socket. You dont even need to change or disconnect the ballast. Same lamp is good for 42,28, and all the way down to 13 watt.

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I would like to see that myself.

 

[J. Temple]

They make a direct replacement and it fits the existing CFL socket. You dont even need to change or disconnect the ballast. Same lamp is good for 42,28, and all the way down to 13 watt.

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My lighting supplier told me about these a couple of months ago. The only downside is that the LED lamps still use the CFL ballast, which will still need replacing eventually.

 

[serrano7503]

Should be easy.....
We changed out 152 4" halogen to led a few months back, it did take just about 20 minutes to remove the ballast and convert, No drywall damage was done.
We installed the Cree led units from Home Depot.