HALOH995RICAT LED Recessed Lighting Housing for Remodel Ceiling, T24, Insulation Contact, Air-Tite, Aluminum, 4 in., Silver

All in all these are not bad. The only real issue is the fact the flange bends easily when you are trying to seat them in the hole. There are a number of retrofit led trims available that are cheaper than the Halo brand which this housing says to use. Just be aware that this housing uses a two lead connector rather than a socket for the light. This makes sense as it is an LED only housing. They don't want anyone trying to put a standard bulb in it. Since it is only IC rated for led that could lead to a fire if improperly used. I am an avid do it yourself error so my installation was always planned for this housing. It's probably one of the few 4 inch IC housings you will be able to find.

The 16 housings were well made. Unfortunately some had missing connection box covers. There was no provision to have the missing connection box covers shipped, so I had to have more housings shipped and ship the extras housings back without covers. Other reviews indicate that other buyers experienced the same problem for years.I did not use them exactly the way they were intended to be used. Instead, I used them with 6.5 watt 12 volt MR16 bulbs. I used a 12 volt transformer for each group of 4 fixtures. Thus the wiring from the transformers to the fixtures was legal NEC class 2 wiring which is much easer to use than Romex. And, because the LED bulbs generate so little heat, there was no risk of overheating or fires.Instead of 12 volt NUC class 2 transformers, it is possible to use 12 volt NEC LED drivers which would cost a bit less. However, I figured that the simple transformers would be more reliable because they contain no electronic parts. The bulbs were actually designed to replace 50 watt halogen bulbs so they will work with either 12 volts AC or 12 volts DC. The bulbs can be dimmed if they are used with either a 12 volt transformer or a 12 volt LED driver which is designed to work with a dimmer. They produce approximately the same amount of light as 50 watt halogen bulbs.

Halo updated this retro fit 4 inch light can now to except modern day universal plug in led trims.Recommend to cut the hole in ceiling with 4 3/8 hole saw for a perfect fit. Clips spring out to hold can tightly in place.

Used this as a remodel retrofit for an existing overhead ceiling fan (in my master bathroom, can you believe it?) I just removed the existing box, used the 3-wire romex to connect inside the fixture's box, then slid it into place (the clips retract into the housing until you get it situated).This fit into a standard 8-inch joist space, and since it's LED, there's no real worries about heat / nearby insulation. Used with Halo RL460SN927PK Retrofit Baffle-Trim LED Module.

These remodel cans are very reasonably priced, however it is "paper thin". The big box store white Halo remodel cans are much more substantial. I do not trust these cans to work in my remodel so they sit in a box unused. I really wanted these work out, due to the price.Leviton L3R can has significantly better quality with a thicker gauge can - it too works with LED, Halogen, wet / damp area; it's air tight and insullation contact (IC) rated. Cost for just one Leviton can with trim is more than a few of these Halo cans. The Leviton is not perfect, but just good enough. The Leviton has the nearly same type of marginal clip mechanism, but it works a bit better. Halo or Leviton, it's best to get the fixture positioned exactly as needed the first time because second attempts to refasten the fixture will not be as easy to secure.Security of the mounting and housing thickness matter in part because of the weight and leverage on the housing due to the attached junction box and any wiring. Often, these lights will have one NM-B in and one out, which adds to the weight and leverage that the can's lip must support. The hole must be exactly right with a solid fit to the housing. A flimsy housing just doesn't feel trustworty.Bottom line - for me, it's too much work to risk issues with the ceiling lights to go with such thin housings. I went with the Leviton L3R and various trims, which were not fully available from an Amazon seller. A large electric supplier in the Portland area had full stock of trims and fixtures.It is probably worth exploring other lights that have better attachment means. If you are very skilled and willing to fiddle more with it, or if the back side is accessible from an attic space, the cost savings for these cans might work for you.

It's a good fixture with some useful features. This is the 2nd job I've used these in, and there are two little things I like. First, they come with some strain relief clamps built into the junction box so you don't have to keep screw-down ones on hand. Second, they have connectors inside the box to connect these to other lights in the circuit so you don't need wire nuts either.One word if warning: the feet are made to fit 1/2 inch drywall. If yours is thicker, these won't stay stuck and you'll need sheet metal screws to hold the feet down.

Like so many others have said, it ships with missing parts. You may not get a cover plate and you can't use the unit without this.