I Don't Get Why People Buy These Lights

Summary by Krater

A comparison and guide to recessed lighting options, covering cans, retrofit LEDs, and wafer lights, including considerations for size, lumen output, spacing, installation difficulty, and cost.

From the video

Answers: How do I choose and install recessed lighting for a room?

• recessed lighting types
• can lights vs wafer lights
• lumen calculation for rooms
• recessed light spacing and layout
• cost comparison of recessed lights
• LED dimmer compatibility
• installing recessed lighting

What it concludes

• 6-inch Ensenior wafer lights offer the best value and ease of installation among the options tested.
• Wafer lights are significantly easier to install in ceilings with joists compared to traditional can lights.
• Dimmer selection matters for LEDs; standard dimmers can cause lights to stay on or fail to dim, requiring compatible LED+ dimmers like Lutron.
• Rule of thumb spacing for can or wafer lights is to have spacing between lights be twice the distance as the spacing between the first light and the wall.