Wiring Can Lights In Existing Ceiling

Remember that the hot black or red wire goes to the brass colored screw neutral white to the silver screw.

Wiring can lights in existing ceiling.

Be sure to attach the box cover after making the wire connections. They re easy to install into existing wiring and the best part recessed light don t go out of style. The national electrical code prohibits any connections to dedicated circuits such as 20 amp small appliance circuits in kitchens or dining areas 20 amp laundry room circuits and 20 amp bathroom circuits. I then have 3 wire from switch box to ceiling fan no light fixture on fan.

Then i have 2 wire from ceiling fan to 6 recessed cans that i want to switch from origination point being the switch box and operate fan with pull chain only. When installing recessed lighting in an existing ceiling a hole is cut in the ceiling that exactly fits the profile of a special remodeling can to keep from damaging the surrounding drywall. To power your new can lights find an existing receptacle or switch box that contains a hot wire on a suitable circuit. I have a 2 wire coming into switch box from power supply.

Recessed or can lights can be used as task lighting accent lighting or to illuminate an entire room. If you have an existing light fixture that you are replacing disconnect it before you begin the process of how to wire recessed lights. When you re doing daisy chain wiring on a light fixture each pigtail usually contains three wires but there could be more if you re adding more than one extra light. If you re just adding one the wires in the pigtail include the live circuit wire the wire going to the new fixture and the wire from the existing fixture.

I want the fan to work just by a pull chain but continue to have the switch operate the remaining can lights. Make the wire connections inside a new metal junction box. If there is a bare ground wire in the fixture often found in ceiling fans and exterior fixtures twist it together with the ground wire from the cable and put a wire nut on it. Wiring connections for ceiling fan and recessed lighting.

From above the ceiling find the existing electrical cable that comes from the wall switch and connect it to the new cable strung between the recessed lights.