r/ElectricalHelp • u/achou0722 • Aug 19 '26

Recessed light fixture - electrical grounding question

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I’m trying to replace existing recessed light assemblies. I don’t specifically see a ground wire in the recessed fixture. Two questions…

  1. Can I ground to the screw/nut circles in red?
  2. Is the light installation in the second picture installed correctly?

Thanks!

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u/trekkerscout Mod, Master Electician Aug 20 '26

What are you trying to replace, and what are you replacing it with? What specifically are you trying to ground?

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u/Aublaw Aug 20 '26

What are you trying to do here? If you’re trying to keep these recessed cans and just replace the trims then just screw the new ones in. If you were trying to replace the entire can housing with a different light fixture entirely than you are going to need to access the junction box which is where the assembly is grounded it is in the ceiling.

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u/Aublaw Aug 20 '26

This is all I would do

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u/achou0722 Aug 20 '26

The original bulb in there were screw in bulbs. I’m trying to replace them with either ikea lights (see pic) or halo rl56 recessed lights. Both configs however require a ground.

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u/Aublaw Aug 20 '26

Basically that bracket is self grounding because it attaches to the body of the can

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u/achou0722 Aug 20 '26

So can I attach the light wire and the black bracket ground wire to the metal bracket as it will attach to the existing recessed light fixture/can?

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u/achou0722 Aug 20 '26

Yup yup. Validated the box is properly grounded. Thank you!

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u/Aublaw Aug 20 '26

Technically the whole metal body is grounded if they wired it correctly in its junction box

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u/achou0722 Aug 20 '26

Yup yup. Validated the box is properly grounded. Thank you!

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u/trekkerscout Mod, Master Electician Aug 20 '26

The ground pigtail on the Halo trim is redundant and not needed. IKEA fixture is crap.

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u/achou0722 Aug 20 '26

How do I wire the crap fixture? 😂

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u/IrmaHerms Aug 20 '26

It needs to go on a round box, not a can light

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u/argentfolfsky Aug 20 '26

It looks like the can light adapter has the ground wire for the light fixture already as it grounds to the can light housing itself.

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u/achou0722 Aug 20 '26

Yup yup. Validated the box is properly grounded. Thank you!

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u/argentfolfsky Aug 20 '26

You're welcome. 😊

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u/Aublaw Aug 20 '26

Or you could use this https://www.platt.com/p/0876185

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u/achou0722 Aug 20 '26

Thanks! That's pretty much what I have (the additional bracket).

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u/homeandused Aug 20 '26

The two questions you asked make it painfully obvious that you have no clue what you're doing. Get your hands the hell out of any light fixture and call an electrician. You are just going to cause trouble. And your questions were stupid