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Recessed lighting in kitchen

7 years ago

Hello, Im currently considering adding recessed lighting to our kitchen and was wondering if i could get some help here. We currently have a single ceiling light in our kitchen and i was thinking about removing it and installing 3 recessed lights. My question is can these recessed lights all be wired to the existing light fixtures wires or will i need to have new wiring ran for the new lighting. im thinking on going with the 6" led recessed lights. Thanks in advance for any help

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Design Loft Bracebridge
7 years ago
I would advise consulting an electrician on this. Have him/her come out and take a look at your electrical set up.

In theory, your fixtures can be wired together. Connecting one to another, to another, etc. However, it also depends on what else in on the same circuit, if anything. Simply put, & I'm not an electrician, a typical circuit is 15amps. If you have many items connected on the same circuit and they all draw more than 15amps, it's not good.

Now, the other part of this is, do you have access from above to install pot lights. Without above access, you'll be tearing into the ceiling from below. A very messy job.
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