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Replacing fluorescent lights with recessed lights.
Then you ll know what your options are.
Let s look at a few options for replacing your old lights with modern recessed lighting.
The first thing you need to do is identify the type of ceiling you have.
Learning how to replace recessed lighting is not difficult with a recessed lighting conversion kit.
Recessed lights became available in many sizes styles and allowed several bulb types traditional halogen compact fluorescent light and led bulbs that can be used with recessed lighting fixtures.
The color temperature select recessed lighting kits are the color temperature select recessed lighting kits are the recessed lights of the future.
Recessed lighting is ideal for kitchens and it s what you ll find in most new homes.
Many older fluorescent light fixtures offer little in the way of design aesthetic so replacing them with regular light fixtures will open up a world of creative choices for your room.
Replacing a fluorescent light fixture doesn t require an electrician.
And it has trusses i know underneath the ceiling and i m looking to replace that with a round of maybe five or six recessed lights.
A 4 lamp 4 foot fixture can go from what you have now about 7200 lumens in led terms or the equivalent of replacing a fixture that has four brand new fluorescent tubes with four 1800 lumen led tubes to nearly twice as bright about 12 000 lumens with four 3000 lumen led tubes depending on the lumen rating of your led replacement tube.
These led marvels install easily and contribute to energy savings which can add up when you consider that most recessed lighting layouts in a home consist of multiple bulbs.
Not only is each fixture is designed specifically for small spaces where height clearance is limited such as beams or ductwork you can change the color temperature with a flick of a button.
And one of the things that it came with in the kitchen instead of recessed lighting was a fluorescent light.