Recessed lights and can lights are the same thing, Recessed lights are nicknamed “can lights” because their housing is similar to any type of cylindrical, metal cans. Recessed down lights are also called pot lights in Canada, and canister lights in American English. Usually interior designers prefer to use recessed lights or can lights where they think there is not room for a larger luminaire or hanging lighting fixture.
The best recommended sizes for recessed lighting are 5/6 inches. Hyperlite has recently launched a new recessed LED down light line called Groplanner LED downlight HALO Series available in 15 Watts, 1050 lumens, CCT 5000K, beam angle 100 degrees, 120v 50/60Hz, IP40 suitable for indoors, you can get them in packs of 4 and 12 lights. Groplanner LED downlight HALO Series comes with all the LED technology advantages such as instant on, dimming function, energy efficiency, low power consumption, ruggedness, durability, and lower maintenance costs. With Groplanner LED downlight HALO Series recessed lights you can enjoy long-term safety, they are ETL and Energy Star certified lighting products and come with 5 year warranty against quality related issues. We recommend you to use our accessory 0-10v Dimmer or other Leviton or Lutron dimmers listed on the product’s web page. Additionally, Groplanner LED downlight HALO Series a higher color rendering index (CRI) above 90, that let's show true colors of objects illuminated. Groplanner LED downlight HALO Series with its architectural white finish will look awesome in your living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom or any other room you may think of. To install Groplanner LED downlight HALO Series we recommend you to use a 5/6 inches diameter metal receiver “can”. Convert older recessed lights to Groplanner LED downlight HALO Series retrofit, they screw into the bulb socket (E26 Edison screw base) and are held in place with torsion spring clips.
We advise you to place recessed down lights with a separation of 4 to 6 feet for general lighting, but if you are planning to use the area for tasks, working spaces, or over counter-tops, lights can be placed closer to each other, at 1 to 3 feet apart. Groplanner LED downlight HALO Series are suitable for damp places, also you can use dimmers for more versatility.
Groplanner LED downlight HALO Series used along with our 0-10v Dimmer accessory are great for downlighting, you can add moderate amounts of light to specific areas in different rooms at home. The downlighting technique is advised for areas that have plenty of natural light during the day, but that needs to be illuminated with different levels of illumination at the night. With Groplanner LED downlight HALO Series you can illuminate larger areas for a more even spread of light effect over a wider space.