Tell them to use a Cree CR6 variant that will spring itself in place.
Yep....that is what I was thinking about....I think Anderson's talking about these things, which you've no doubt seen a million times. Or the lack of them in his customer's existing incandescent cans.
TNTSERVICES said:Why would you need to change the trim ring? Just replace the bulb.
I replaced 57 incandescent bulbs in my home with those. They were 15 bucks a piece vs. 35 (at the time) for the Cree all in one bulb and trim lights. That's a $1140.00 dollar savings in comparison. Were ok with looking at the bulb for that much.
The one piece trim and bulb looks a lot nicer than the old trims with a bulb.
http://www.cree.com/~/media/Files/C...ights/Spec Sheet/Cree_Downlight_CR6_SpecSheet
TNTSERVICES said:I just put one in my kitchen next to incandescent and my family couldn't tell. I had to tell them a week later what I did. I replace three bulbs through out the house to see if they could tell. The only time you can tell the difference is when they are dimmed. But it's not a big deal to me. I will begin swapping them out over the next year.
That's subjective though. I like the look of the Halo 312 baffle which allows for the bulb to be up a bit in the fixture.
It's more like the fact that they are 3 to 4 times as much.
i just put one in my kitchen next to incandescent and my family couldn't tell. I had to tell them a week later what i did. I replace three bulbs through out the house to see if they could tell.
The only time you can tell the difference is when they are dimmed. But it's not a big deal to me. I will begin swapping them out over the next year.
2700k?
Yep.
I think the ones that you got look like wet area fixtures. I never liked that look.
I will say that I have switched in all my remodels to LED's. I love the wet area models. $50, but well worth the money, IMO.
Yeah, the 2700K LEDs look just like incans. The 5000K on the other hand......
The pre LED cans that we used in showers had a lens that was flush with the bottom of the trim. A lot of LED trims look like that. I don't care for it either. The CR6 lens is recessed about 1 1/2" up from the bottom so it looks more like a Halo trim, minus the ribs. They are also suitable for wet locations.