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Right now I have puck lighting on my low ceiling with remote transformer. I want to replace them with shallow recessed lighting like LBL Lighting Optika 3” Shallow Low-Voltage Halogen Recessed Lighting Housing - R3-050. I do have a 4 ” clearance. What exactly do I need to complete a fixture. Do they have compatible decorative glass trims? I am interested in the smaller sized (3″ wide) Thank you.

Answer: You will need to purchase the housing that corresponds with the recessed light that you need. Also, there are trims that you can choose from depending on the recessed light that you choose. First, you will need to look at the housing that you need, I assume this is not a new construction as you are replacing pucks so you will need a “remodel housing” you will also need to choose between IC (insulated ceiling) as the IC housing is rated for direct contact with insulation and combustive materials. If this does not apply to your situation, that you can use standard housing. Another thing to consider is if you are going to use compact fluorescent lighting, incandescent, or low voltage? Also, how many recessed lights will you be implementing? Hope this helps.

Do you have a 4 inch remodel shower recessed housing that can be installed in an insulated ceiling?

Answer: We do have Nora Lighting 4” Compact Fluorescent Electronic Air-Tight IC Recessed Lighting Housing - NHPIC-413ELAT. Please be advised, that this recessed housing by Nora Lighting is in compact fluorescent version. It is actually safer to use because it is not as hot as lets say a low voltage or an incandescent bulb. Also, it can be used with IC remodels.

Hello. I have recessed lights in my family room that are on dimmer switches. They have worked just fine over the years. But I just installed the new low voltage fluorescent light bulbs and they will not work properly. Do I need new light fixtures or just new switches? I would still like them to be on dimmers if that is possible.

Answer: First, we are not sure what kind of fixtures / housing you have. In general, for fluorescent lighting, you need to make sure that the new lamps you got are rated “dimmable” to work with the dimming ballast. Majority of the fluorescent lamps are NOT dimmable, so we would recommend that you buy exactly the same lamps as your old ones.

Does installation of Nora Lighting 8” Commercial Frame-In Recessed Lighting Housing - NH-300 require a trim kit or is this optional? The installation will be in a commercial building.

Answer: We have confirmed with Nora Lighting (the manufacturer) that NH-300 recessed housing requires trim kit. Below is the direct link to our website showing item NH-300. At the bottom and you will see all the recommended Trim kits with the reflectors.

http://www.arcadianlighting.com/nh-300.html

Can this Nora Lighting 6” IC Surface Round Adjustable Trim - NL-665 work with Nora Lighting 6” Low-Voltage MR16 Non-IC Retrofit Kit Recessed Light Housing - NLK-2600?

Answer: Yes. The NL-665W trim can work the NLK-2600, 6″ Low-Voltage MR16 Non-IC Retrofit Kit Recessed Light Housing.

I am hunting (6) 4 inch remodel IC recessed lighting fixtures. I would like to use compact fluorescent bulbs with them. Could I get away with using non-IC fixtures with the fluorescent bulbs since they don’t generate as much heat? Any info you can give me would be appreciated.

Answer: Our vendor Nora Lighting has confirmed that they would not recommend to use a NON-IC compact fluorescent fixture to replace the IC fixtures you currently have. For NON-IC, it needs to have min. 3″ of clearance from the thermal insulation. It not, you might not be within building code, and in case if you file claim with the insurance company for any mishaps, they might give you some trouble to approve the claim.

Nora Lighting offers the following CF fixture in the IC version and Air Tight housing. It’s rated energy star and Title 24 Complient:

Nora Lighting 4” Compact Fluorescent 18W Electronic Air-Tight IC Remodel Recessed Lighting Housing - NHRPIC-418ELAT
Nora Lighting 4” Compact Fluorescent 13W Electronic Air-Tight IC Remodel Recessed Lighting Housing - NHRPIC-413ELAT

I have seen 5 inch trims accepting a PAR30 that are adjustable and have the bulb recessed (NOT an eyeball fixture). Do you carry such an item? Can you point me to a trim model #?

Answer: The closest we can find with regressed eyeball are both from Nora Lighting:

5” Black Baffle with Regressed Eyeball Trim - NT-5048
5” White Baffle with Regressed Eyeball Trim - NT-5049

I have somewhat of an emergency. I need to see if I can fit a NT 5022 shower trim piece into a NS-401QAT recessed housing. I am sure it will take some cutting and adjusting. There was too much space left in the shower ceiling for the correct NS-22W shower trim to cover the tile cuts. I have 4 ceiling lights in the shower and the alternative would be to have the shower ceiling retiled. I know this is below your minium order but I don’t want to order 4 if they are not going to fit. Also, is it possible to send them overnight (FedEx, UPS, etc.)? Thanks for your help.

Answer: Nora Lighting has just confirmed that you can not fit the 5” IC Albalite Shower Trim - NT-5022 into a 4” Designer Recessed Lighting Housing - NS-401QAT.

I’d like to use the 4” Adjustable Chrome Reflector MR16 GU10 Trim - NL-414, using a GU10 bulb. However, I also require an airtight can. The GU-10 can 4” IC Recessed Lighting Housing - NSLIC-401Q-10 isn’t airtight, but the 4” Incandescent Designer IC Recessed Lighting Housing - NSIC-401QAT is. Nora lighitng advised me that I can use a “GU-10 whip” to convert the socket, then use the 4” Incandescent Designer IC Recessed Lighting Housing - NSIC-401QAT with the 4” Adjustable Chrome Reflector MR16 GU10 Trim - NL-414. Before ordering, I would like to confirm the compatibility of the trim choices with fixture. Thanks!

Answer: Thank you for your inquiry. We have double confirmed with Nora Lighting that the NL-414 - trim is compatible with NSIC-401QAT - recessed housing, and that you can use what you called “GU-10 whip” or “Halogen Retrofit Kit” (NRA-37-10) if you want to use MR16 GU-10 bulb.

However, we strongly recommend you go with a low-voltage housing like the 4” Low-Voltage Recessed Lighting Housing - NL-401-SERIES, because the quality of light output of the low-voltage halogen bulb is “a lot” better than the line-voltage halogen (GU10). You also get a better lamp life from low-voltage MR16 bulbs. Hope this answers your question.

Hi. I have seen 5 inch trims accepting a PAR30 lamp that are adjustable and have the bulb recessed (NOT an eyeball fixture). Do you carry such an item? Can you point me to a trim model #?

Answer: Hello. The closest we can find with regressed eyeball trims under Nora Lighting are:

5” Black Baffle with Regressed Eyeball Trim (NT-5048)
5” White Baffle with Regressed Eyeball Trim (NT-5049)

I have recessed lights that I want to make in to track lights. I thought I had seen an adapter you screwed into the light socket and the then put the track plate over the can and then mounted the track. Is there such a product? Please provide details.

Answer: We believe you are referring to the Tech Lighting Recessed Can Transformer - 700MOREC15E. If so, the recessed can transformer has a 150W integaral transformer. Please see spec sheet that we sent via e-mail to be sure that it’s compatible with your recessed can. The rest of the monorail accesssory are listed here:
http://www.arcadianlighting.com/tech-lighting-monorail-accessories.html

I just installed 6″ shallow depth lighting. I was not sure if these 6″ 100W Open Trim (NT-40) /6″ IC Open Trim (NT-30) would fit in the housing.

Answer: These recessed lights from Nora Lighting (the manufacturer) can only be compatible with Halo-compatible IC housing. If your recessed light housing is not Halo-compatible and rate for insulated ceiling, then these trim will not work.