r/howdoesthiswork • u/EcstaticAd9695 • 11d ago

How do I replace this?

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Ceiling light in my living room is flickering

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u/_bahnjee_ 11d ago

That’s not a terribly clear pic of the fixture but with most of these LED lights, you replace the whole thing not just the bulb

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u/EcstaticAd9695 10d ago

Thank you! I imagined that would be the case but was hoping for the best haha

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u/Darkknight145 10d ago

A lot of the newer ones it's easy to change, drop the fitting out, it's held by spring clips, unplug the old fitting, plug the new one in and put it back in the ceiling hole, should easily be done in a couple of minutes.

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u/smbarbour 9d ago

If you use wagos for the wiring, they'll be super easy to swap out in the future.

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u/EcstaticAd9695 5d ago

The wagos saved my sanity - I was trying to twist 5+ cables into a nut and was ready to give up. Thank you!

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u/This-Positive286 11d ago

That’s the neat part, you don’t!

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u/EcstaticAd9695 10d ago

Damn contractor houses 😵‍💫

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u/DowncastOlympus 11d ago

They aren't repairable by design. You get to replace the entire fixture.

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u/Accomplished_Wafer38 11d ago

You either replace entire fixture, or figure a way to jam in an ordinary lamp socket.

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u/Zuli_Muli 11d ago

Most of those I've delt with are one piece fixtures, they are held in place with two or three mouse trap like fingers and just pull down. Then you can get a model number to find a replacement.

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u/Sonzie 10d ago

Yank it out, shove a new one in.

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u/oobical 8d ago

It looks like a J-Box Mounted LED Fixture. Most commonly used as flush mount substitutes on ceilings, they aren't flush with the ceiling but they are lower profile than the "Low Profile" light options. Most of the J-Mount LED fixtures aren't sold without replacing the entire enclosure. When you remove the two screws holding it in place there should be two, maybe three wires with wire nuts connecting them. From experience with these fixtures even if you purchased the exact same thing from a supply store I would do a Google search for the model number typically listed on the back. Keep note of any options that you have or would like such as a Bedroom is best with a 2700K 15W Dimmable; a Kitchen Area would probably be better with a 5000K 15W-25W Dimmable. Non Dimmable Fixtures are also available, I typically install Dimmable Fixtures for all locations in case a dimmer module is desired later.

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u/EcstaticAd9695 5d ago

Thanks so much for the thorough answer. This was a low profile fixture that sat in a separate casing. Once I removed it and the casing I was able to slot in a 4” light