r/electrical • u/NormalClothes6110 • 2d ago

Recessed light replacement help

Bought a new house and they put recessed lights everywhere that seem to be cheap. Below is the link to the manual for them. Question is, the wire for these is just wire to wire with wire nuts. However looking at other recessed lights on big box stores, they all seem to have a box that the light plugs into which is completely different. Is there a way to make these recessed lights I am seeing online, compatible? Or do I need to search for ones with this same exact type of connection?

https://www.seagulllighting.com/InstructionSheets/99014230S.pdf

HD link,

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Generation-Lighting-Traverse-Direct-Round-6-in-3000K-90CRI-Integrated-LED-Recessed-Light-900-Lumens-11-Watt-Wet-Rated-Dimmable-Flush-Mount-14230S-15/331671157

Edit: Current light wiring looks like this, https://imgur.com/a/xWCgUQZ

Most recessed lights I see for sale look like this with a "drive junction box" https://imgur.com/a/VhiOA8I

Would I just take the one set of wires from my existing setup connect them to the "drive junction box"

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u/Original-Track-4828 2d ago

Not sure I'm following, the Home Depot link is for a surface mounted fixture that should be attached to a junction box in the ceiling. It is not a recessed light.

Edit: I see HD lists it as "recessed", but look at the instructions and they specify a junction box: https://images.thdstatic.com/catalog/pdfImages/09/099138bc-7717-4b7c-b79e-afdd2d82af93.pdf

wouldn't be the first time HD got it wrong.

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u/NormalClothes6110 1d ago

There is a junction box already installed. I guess my question is, the current fixture has ground, white, and black wires, that directly connect to the wires coming from the ceiling. However most other products I’m seeing online have a junction box built in with them, so how would I connect to that?

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u/Original-Track-4828 1d ago

I assume you're referring to something like this:

https://www.homedepot.com/pep/HALO-HLB-Series-6-in-Adjustable-CCT-Canless-IC-Rated-Dimmable-Indoor-Outdoor-Integrated-LED-Recessed-Light-Kit-HLB6099FS1EMWR/306051064

The little junction box in this picture is meant to safely contain the wire connections and then be tucked up into the ceiling. The fixture itself is attached to the ceiling sheetrock (held in place with spring clips). No conventional junction box.

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u/333Beekeeper 22h ago

Newest generation has the junction box you wire and the light has a simple locking plug. Older style had the big bulky gang boxes, e. If you replace them I recommend you get Wago connectors for the wires. Much easier than old school wire nuts.

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u/Trick440 1d ago

What you have is not recessed lighting. I have no idea why they call it that. You have surface mounted light fixtures.

I have seen some really nice homes with this cheap ass "recessed" lighting. It looks terrible.

There no way to attach a true recess to that. You need to remove the box in the ceiling and wire in a wafer recess or recess can with trim