A Few Questions, Romex, Fish Tape

[DKAudio]

hmm, that is a good idea. I have a Dremel, I just don't want to scratch up the can. I think I will get Halo as I have heard good things about them. I found this, great price...


My Home Depot links didn't work. If you go to their site I am thinking about the Halo 426H for trim (most of the trims are for R30 or R40 bulbs) and the Halor H7T for the can. The trim is a little more than I would want to spend but if it will work good...I could put CFLs in those too, right? I think I want to do dimming with incandescents in the main room and CFLs in the exercise room. What do you think?


Thanks

[pushkins]

If you get a drywall bit for your dremmel then you won't scratch the can light, they have a smooth tip to act as a guide. Besides the can surround will get covered by the trim kit even if you do scratch it by mistake.

[DKAudio]

I like the Halo 401P but it says R40. Could I use type A incandescents or CFLs with that? At home depot they are only $6 each and then the H7T is $9. Thanks

[pushkins]

Yes you should be able to use them in that light. Check the specs at home depot they have the full line of what you can and cannot use in Halo fitting.

[kactuskid]

I have never mudded and taped on ceilings before. I have only taped and mudded once actually (I am only 21 and did it helping my Dad). We don't want to put any texture on the ceiling, just have it smooth.

Well, below are some links that may help you out in the drywall department.
http://www.olcsh.org/jarek/woodworki...ng_drywall.htm
http://drywallinfo.com/

Recessed lighting cans do not really work well with CFL's. An incandenscent recessed bulb should be a spot light which directs the lighting downwards. There is a spot CFL on the market, though can't say how well it works. Using just a regular CFL or incandescent will not direct the beam downwards resulting in most of the light being lost inside the can.

Eyeball trims are for directing lighting to specific areas, like onto a wall to highlight a painting or for specific task lighting.

[SSN596]

You mentioned 100 watt incandescents for can lights. All can lights have a specific rating of the maximum wattage bulb allowed, and most are rated at less than 100 watts. It is a temperature issue. SO , before you get to far into this, you need to look at some specific can models, and try to find one which will accept the bulbs you want.

[Snoonyb]

There are actually two types of incandescent bulbs which will fit those fixtures.
They are available in both PAR 30 & 40. They are flood and spot and the difference is in the lite cone.
These bulbs are an efficient producer of light, in that they are internaly coated with a silvering, reflective surface, which directs the illumination.

The statement that CFL's lose most of the light produced within the can, does not take into consideration the new generation of "encapsulated" CFL's,
which perform similar to floods and have a reflector built in.