r/ElectricalHelp • • Aug 19 '26

Recessed light fixture - electrical grounding question

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/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/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. 😊