HALOH7RICT, 6" Housing IC Remodel Housing 120V Line Voltage

the template is a tiny bit small so i cut just outside the line i traced and it fit snugly ......the clips were a pain to set but worked.....all in all very pleased

Great can for the price and ease of installation. I've installed 16 of these between my house and my parents house with no issue. The cans come with a template that is simple and easy to use for cutting. Has a small drill bit sized hole to use for centering which is useful in the template. Perfect size if you get a hole key to drill the holes for the cans. I used a drywall saw for 4 of these when I first started and it took forever ( 10-15 mins or so each can between trimming it for proper install etc). Bought an adjustable hole saw for about 30 bucks and it was beyond worth the investment for installing these (to do 4 it took about 10 mins) so I recommend going this route from the start. The template has instructions for installing the cans and the wiring too for reference if you're unsure about it. Be sure you measure though and assure that you have enough space above the can and around it. It sits sort of high and the junction box sticks out a bit.Wiring is super simple which is a time saver and not the usual strip and use an electrical wire nut. You pop open the junction box and you'll have a ground exposed copper wire, and a white and black wire. Pop open one of the slots on the box for your wiring to come into the junction box using a flat head screwdriver. Then strip your 14/2 NMB wiring and you push it into this connector on the wires from the can itself. There are 4 holes in each total, one is used by can wiring and then the others you can use (doesn't matter which hole) for the wiring from the ceiling to light to switch or what have you. Just make sure the wires are pushed in deep enough so they lock into place and won't come undone. You can see how much wire you get into there though since the casings are clear. Put all the wire back in the junction box and put the cover back on and wiring is done.Installing with the clips at first was tricky. Best way I've found is if you remove the black clips before pushing the can into the ceiling then you can push it in with very little to no resistance. With the clips installed at first I kept having a difficult time with the clips catching on the drywall. The can will sit flush and pretty solid into the ceiling as long as you cut the hole right (another reason the drill piece is worth it). Then just pop back in the retaining clips and push them into place. Make sure you don't have any crud or insulation under the clip when installing it because that will make it very difficult to properly lock in the clips. You can use a skinny flat head screwdriver to push insulation and stuff out of the way through the tiny slots. When you push and lock in the clips by hand they should be pretty stiff. To do a final lock though you need a flat head screwdriver again and have to push into the clip which has a small divet in it. Push it up and it firmly locks into place. I think a lot of people miss that part but it's in the directions too for installing. Push back the insulation on top of the can and you're done.Cans are not 100% air tight but I don't know of any that truly are that I've seen. You can use a small bit of fire block spray foam to insulate if you want for true air tightness due to the small slots in the can. As a whole though they are pretty tight, if you toss the insulation back on top of them then you're safe (especially if you have blown in insulation). Do this after installing everything though and be sure it's the fire block spray foam and not the typical spray foam in a can which is highly flammable.

I used several of these to add recessed lights to my home while I was remodeling. I definitely qualify as a DIY type of person so keep in mind my perspective of this item is based on my personal experience in my house as I completely rewired it myself, not as a professional electrician who may have experience with different brands of remodel housings.Over all it was pretty easy to install. The first thing is you need a 6-1/4" hole. I already had a good 6" holesaw so I assumed it would fit for this housing, but after cutting the first hole it was perfectly clear that was a no go. A quick trip to my local HD and I found an adjustable hole cutter with the electrical tools. It is exactly like this one sold on amazon (http://amzn.com/B001PI8S6O) but it was only ~$35 dollars. I have normal 1/2" sheetrock and that cheap cutter had no problems. Once I had the right sized hole this remodel housing slipped right in.Before I mounted it to the ceiling however, I pulled the 14/2 romex down into the room so I could work on the wiring from below instead of being hunched over in the attic. These housing have a nice connect end which makes it VERY easy to wire, practically without tools. You will need to install a wire clamp connector where you remove the knockout, but that's standard electrical code. Once I was inside it was just a matter of striping about 1/2" of the neutral and hot lines and pushing them into the connector. The nice thing is they give you a 6 port connector so you can EASILY daisy chain the next light in series without any additional work. Then I popped the cover back on and eased it into the hole I already cut.The last step is to push the spring clips up and in so they lock the housing against the sheetrock. I found this to be the one weakness. You have to put a good bit of pressure on the clips with a screwdriver to make sure they seat in the little notch, but not too much because the can itself is VERY thin metal and will easily bend if you over do it. After the first light, I got the hang of it and the remaining 4 went in easily. I deducted one star overall because the housing itself does feel pretty flimsy. Especially the arm connecting the can to the Jbox.Inside there is a standard light bulb socket, which my LED remodel trims addressed with another connector. Being IC rated it couldn't have been easier to install since I didn't even have to move my insulation, just pushed it up. Its nice they are airtight also to help prevent heat from leaking into the attic. All and all, a pretty easy process for the home DIY/first timer and probably even easier for a professional. The price was right too!

Swapped some old CFL (with ballast) new-construction (hammered into the roof joists) housing for these to use dimmable LEDs. Works just as intended.

I've used these cans for about 20 years. They have changed very little in those 2 decades. Its been a while but I needed one remodel can for a remodel/addition project and the can worked out great. Nice metal quality. Not all banged up in shipping (although the box Amazon used was enormous). Wire connectors and strain relief worked nicely.

Ordered 3, they arrived in a box big enough for 9, just a bit of plastic tossed in. 2 were very dented, two had the electrical boxes torn off. Didn't want to wait for new ones to arrive damaged. So bent them back and reattached electrical with pop rivets. Installation was easy once repairs were made, clips into ceiling were simple, have no idea what the others were talking about having problems with them. Electrical connector are included, so its just a matter of stripping the wire and pushing it in. Very easy. In the end, the lights cover the dented portions anyway, so all the damage is hidden.