You just pull down on it. It should have springs holding it up.
Based on the shape, I’d guess it’s an integrated LED. In which case you would need a new fixture.
Xian said:
You just pull down on it. It should have springs holding it up.
Based on the shape, I’d guess it’s an integrated LED. In which case you would need a new fixture.
That is what I’m fearing… not a fan that I have to replace an entire fixture everytime one of these LED lights goes kaput.
@Mal
Yea man, LEDs are awesome. The manufacturing process that has brought the price so far down is not awesome.
I’m a commercial electrician. The fail rate on LEDs now a days is pretty insane and it’s almost always due to manufacturing defects.
@Xian
I hear that. I’m not an electrician though, I’m a HD mechanic. When LED lights for automotive and equipment applications first came out I remember saying “I can’t wait till these things are on every machine, I’ll never have to change a bulb again.”
Fast forward a decade or more and I change more failed LED lights than I ever did bulbs, and they are more of a pain to change. Careful what you wish for I guess, they are still awesome for lighting but the quality is atrocious.
@Xian
What I find funny is that people still believe that going to led will mean they never have to change the light again
And even manufacterers encourage their thinking with this integrated crap, dont even get me started on ban laws that take away tried and true methods of lighting, cuz of one reason or another (mercury is bad, they arent as efficient, color is not optimal, etc)
LEDs should have stayed as indicator bulbs, because they are great for that
BTW: I do wonder why neon bulbs never made it to general public though, they are also great indicator lamps and if leds made it to general lighting, why neon never did
@Xian
I hate LEDs, more I hate how people make lamps with LEDs. They are not awsome
This light burned out, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to change the light bulb for it. I don’t want to rip the fixture off the ceiling, but I think that is what I have to do? And if so, i want to read how to do it before I do.
@Mal
Pretty sure this is what I just recently installed. There will be spring arms on opposite sides. By pulling down on it it should just come out of the ceiling. Then there will be a connector to a junction box you can unscrew/unplug. Then you’ll have to replace it. They’re fairly cheap potlights
@Mal
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@Mal
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DO NOT TWIST. The spring mechanism above could be damaged or cause damage. Pull straight down.
That is held onto place with 2 spring clips on either side. It will pull out, start with one side, pull a little, then do the other side. You’ll see the springs as it starts to come out. If you can hold the springs it’ll come out easier… But watch out, the springs might snap back down on your fingers. You may need to start by putting something like a knife under 1 side of the light to get it pulled out enough to get your finger behind it.
@Kiran
This is what I was suspecting as well; I guess once this is done I have to replace the fixture? I am thinking it is an LED light like above poster said.
Mal said:
@Kiran
This is what I was suspecting as well; I guess once this is done I have to replace the fixture? I am thinking it is an LED light like above poster said.
It can be either LED or a more recent recessed incandescent lamp. My home was built in 2007 and has a few of the incandescent variety that look otherwise identical.
Google LED wafer light installation. TONS of videos online, super helpful. And very reasonably priced on Amazon or your local HD or Lowe’s.
You could replace the LED source inside but not worth the hassle. Throw and buy a new one, these are very inexpensive.