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I am going to replace some of my existing recessed lights, and when I
took one off and measured the knock out hole, it is exactly 7" in
diameter. I thought that means I have a 7" housing but when I visited
various web sites and looked at their 6" lights, most of them have a
diameter larger than 6", may be 6.25", or 6.5"...is there anyway to
ensure that the housing will fit? I don't want to have to enlarge the
hole because those are all T4 plywood soffit.
If a 6" housing can measure different diameters, I guess it follows
that trims and housings of the same size may not match up?
MC
You need to find what manufacturer made the fixtures. Everyone uses
different measurements and socket arrangements etc. Something should be
printed inside the trim or housing, or take a picture of the thing and
post it
I checked and there is no mark inside the housing, it's pretty corroded
and it's 35 years old.
OK I examined the lights one by one and finally found one that has a
sticker in it that is still barely legible.
It says:
AT Lite Lighting Equipment
E-15522
Underwriters Laboratory, Inc.
I went to www.ul.com and there is such a company but they don't seem to
sell lights.
I have about 34 of these under my soffit eaves that need to be replaced.
Thanks,
MC
Atlite is the company that invented the "hi hat". They're from Long
Island, NY and have been bought by Cooper, I believe. They're really old
stuff is not compatible with any other brand, however newer models were
functionally identical to Lightolier 1000 and 1100 series recessed
fixtures. If you can pull a trim and post a picture we could give more
info
I had a customer last year with a problem with two of her low voltage Atlite
recessed lights. They were identical to the Halo H99 low voltage. It was a
lot easier to order parts for Halo then it was for Atlite even though they
are both owned by Cooper. One thing I found out is that the Atlite models
are cheaper than the Halo's.