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On Aug 29, 8:12 pm, "John Grabowski" wrote:
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You might want to also check out the lights that RBM recommended.
Keep
in
mind that IC lights are only rated for a maximum wattage of 75 as
opposed
to the non-IC which are rated for 150 watts.

I didn't realize that, but it's not a big deal. These lights are
rarely used, so going to a lower wattage is just fine.

It does look like the Halo H7RICAT will work. The only ssue I'll
have
is the ceiling is double dry walled. Hopefully the Halo can adjust
that much for a celing of that thickness.

You didn't mention the double drywall before! Now other issues come
up
as
a
result. Depending on the thickness of the ceiling the new remodel
cans
may
not secure easily to the drywall. Halo mentions in their catalog
that
the
ceiling thickness range is 3/8" to 5/8" for the remodel clips. My
experience is that you can push it to about 3/4". After that those
clips
are pain to lock in. If the cans are along side of joists you can
drill
a
hole or two in the side of the cans and screw them to the joists.

Another problem which you may find is whether or the not the second
layer
of
drywall was added on after the existing remodel housings were
installed.
If
so, it will be more difficult to remove them. You should be able to
check
for this by removing a trim and see if the housing is set back or if
the
housing lip is on the surface of the drywall.

Why do you want to swap out the cans?

Well, besides the double dry-wall, it gets better. I was just
assuming it was a 6" opening, but measured this am to be sure before I
ordered them. Assuming is bad - they are 7" openings, which puts me
back to the drawing board. Halo doesn't appear to have a remodel can
to replace the ones that are there. They have something but it is very
cost prohibitive at over $50 each. Is there another manufacturer that
makes them for this size?

BTW, there is no trim with these cans. The whole enchilada just pulls
out! There are clips placed between the layers of drywall holding
them in place.

oy vey.... maybe building boxes for them would be easier after
all! :-)

At this point I would just leave them as is unless there was some
valid
reason for replacement. Check other brands such as Juno, Progress,
and
Lightolier for sizes.

Well, Lightolier did have a very close size, that hopefully will
work. I'm getting them from a local company, so returns will be easy
if there are problems. These were more expensive than the Halos, but
they are ic rated AND will be air tight. Let's keep the fingers
crossed!

Again, thanks for your all the assistance from this forum.

Let us know how the job goes and the final outcome. Pictures would be
great.

Absolutely! BTW, how do you post pics in this forum? Just put the
photos in something like photobucket and then post the link here?



Yes although I have noticed from time to time that some people were able to
actually post pictures with their text.