Recent content by Jmcnyc

This is the insert I am using. You can see in the pic the completed light and the one I want to convert.

I have 8 of the 9 lights fitted with new trim. This is the only one of the nine that is different for some reason. I want them all to match which is why I want to convert it so I can use the same trim I used in the other 8 lights.

I have 9 recessed lights in my basement. I am refreshing the basement and I am replacing the trim in the lights as the old trim is discolored and painted over. 8 of the 9 lights have old trim that came out easy and was easy to replace. This is what they looked like when I removed the...

Problem solved. I inspected the main line from beginning to end. I had forgotton that last year I cut the line when digging. There was a section I spliced together using a connector I bought from Lowes. It was under the mulch and hidden by a shrub so it was not obvious. It was also just...

Ok so I went to Home Depot and bought a 300W transformer. Replaced the existing transformer. When I turned it on The cable from the transformer to the first light immediately got very warm. The first and second light turned on. As did the third. After about 5 seconds the third light...

Thanks for all the responses. I am going to try and diagnosis it this weekend. Some of you asked how I can smell the wire burning - there is a section that comes off the transformer before it goes underground. This section of the wire is hot to the touch. I am assuming that the smell comes...

I have had a low voltage outdoor light setup running for years. All good. Something happened the other day that tripped the circuit. When I reset the circuit and the lights go on I start to smell electrical burning and the wire cable feels hot to the touch. Then the circuit breaks. I...

I live on a sloping property. When it rains heavily a lot of water is flows to the front wall of the houses foundation. I get water in the basement. I have had a few contractors look at it. If their specialty is basement waterproofing they recommend a sump pump. If their specialty is...