Ok, I dropped the ball on this one. I have ten 6" shallow Halo Cans (H27ICAT) in the basement. I bought 1 of each of the Ecosmart LED Retrofits. 1- 2700k and 1 - 5000k to let the homeowner see the color difference and make a decision on which light he likes. The other 8 cans are temped out with "A" lamps for now.
Well even though the box says, "Will fit most standard and shallow cans" it doesn't. About 1.5 - 2" short from being flush. I am looking for suggestions. The homeowner is BIG into LED so that is the most likely route I am going. He is also not in CFL's either as he is replacing them with LED lamps.
A one piece light/trim would be preferred but if price is right and the home owner likes I can do bulb and trim separately.
MFDagger - I know of those - Commercial Electric right? I heard they hum alot. I understand the reviews could be from Homeowners who didn't change the dimmer to a LED dimmer.
NRP - I found the brochure online and looking it at - seems though limited on trims - thanks for the advice.
Mbed - I did remove the flap to see if I can get more clearance and with it removed still fell short. Those look good I will check them out.
Doc - interesting idea. You are always hard-core!!
True, I rarely use anything other than white baffles that I forgot someone else might. They do have a couple of different lines that might include different trims, eyeballs even.
The Lithonia is supposed to be excellent, Midwest just picked up all of their lines so I was looking forward to trying them out. Their display is pretty impressive looking. What is the color temp the ones you are wanting? I've found that most my customers really like the 2700k
Right now I have 2 Ecosmarts (1 - 2700k & 1 - 5000k ) sitting 1.5 inches out of 2 separate cans.
I am awaiting word from the home owner on what he likes. I got 8 cans in the basement and 6 cans in the living room. I like the 5000k for the basement - (Washer/Dryer/Mechanical/storage) and 2700k for the living room, but again it is his decision. I also like the 5000k for outdoors. (Brighter light - better security).
I have to look into Halo & Lithonia if they have different "K" values.
I haven't looked too much into the 5000k but that would be a great idea especially for security lighting. Have you installed many of the 3" cans? They are really popular here and I would suggest the led bulbs from Sylvania. They look excellent
No not much on 3" cans here - most of my LED work is retrofit and 6". I do have some 4" retrofit work coming up - I am going to use the 5000k ecosmart 4" retro. (Security - driveway sofits)
I did do 5000k 6" retros in a kitchen with a black slate floor/black granite and the whole kitchen popped. The customer loved it.
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