home cheapo

[mcelweec@gmail.com]

Has anybody had the pleasure of installing HDs contractor friendly light fixtures.The quick plate version cost me 2hrs of my life,actually 3,because after 2hrs i returned it after trying everything to make it work.Second fixture I was able to hang after cutting off the time saving devices.Thank god these were for personal use,let me here your bad experiences with these type of fixtures,before i think its just me?

 

[electricalperson]

Has anybody had the pleasure of installing HDs contractor friendly light fixtures.The quick plate version cost me 2hrs of my life,actually 3,because after 2hrs i returned it after trying everything to make it work.Second fixture I was able to hang after cutting off the time saving devices.Thank god these were for personal use,let me here your bad experiences with these type of fixtures,before i think its just me?

usually anything that says contractor friendly or EZ install or whatever is a complete waste of time and very difficult

 

[Mule]

Has anybody had the pleasure of installing HDs contractor friendly light fixtures.The quick plate version cost me 2hrs of my life,actually 3,because after 2hrs i returned it after trying everything to make it work.Second fixture I was able to hang after cutting off the time saving devices.Thank god these were for personal use,let me here your bad experiences with these type of fixtures,before i think its just me?

Not those lights but I did buy some Plug Wire Mold strip from Lowes to install underneath a ladies upper cabinets the other day....Never could get it to snap together I tried and tried, wound up bending it, then threw it in the trash can....I was "Smok'n"....

 

[peter d]

I found the "contractor friendly" features to be quite friendly.

 

[peter d]

Not those lights but I did buy some Plug Wire Mold strip from Lowes to install underneath a ladies upper cabinets the other day....Never could get it to snap together I tried and tried, wound up bending it, then threw it in the trash can....I was "Smok'n"....

Was it the Mono Sytems stuff? I've noticed they sell that stuff at Lowes. I've had the same problem...it's absolute trash. It was the worst garbage I've ever used.

 

[B4T]

Home Depot fixtures come with a unique feature.. fixture bars that have "wiggle room" for the 8/32 (cough) screws in the parts bag. :grin:

 

[480sparky]

Home Depot fixtures come with a unique feature.. fixture bars that have "wiggle room" for the 8/32 (cough) screws in the parts bag. :grin:

They sure ain't 8/32s, I can tell you that. They're more like 8.016/31.978s

 

[Karl H]

Home Depot fixtures come with a unique feature.. fixture bars that have "wiggle room" for the 8/32 (cough) screws in the parts bag. :grin:

I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed that.

 

[LarryFine]

Home Depot fixtures come with a unique feature.. fixture bars that have "wiggle room" for the 8/32 (cough) screws in the parts bag. :grin:

The funny thing that 'real' 8-32's won't fit in the holes; they're too thick.

It's as if the supplied screws are 7-32's and the strap holes are 7.5-32.

 

[iwire]

Not those lights but I did buy some Plug Wire Mold strip from Lowes to install underneath a ladies upper cabinets the other day....Never could get it to snap together I tried and tried, wound up bending it, then threw it in the trash can....I was "Smok'n"....

If it was genuine wiremold I will bet you placed a mounting screw behind one of the receptacle locations. Unless it is a flat head there is no room for screws behind the receptacles.

 

[GUNNING]

They weren't 8-32's they were metric.

I like the HD fan with the click on blades and lights. They are sweet. Have noticed the QC from China is way down.

 

[bikeindy]

The funny thing that 'real' 8-32's won't fit in the holes; they're too thick.

It's as if the supplied screws are 7-32's and the strap holes are 7.5-32.

They are a metric screw and hole drilled in some of those fixtures. Just tap them out and use your own screws.

 

[daleuger]

They are a metric screw and hole drilled in some of those fixtures. Just tap them out and use your own screws.

I guess tapping out your own screw holes is what makes these faster and easier to install. I see the light now. (No pun intended)

 

[B4T]

They weren't 8-32's they were metric.


OK.. say they are metric.. they still have "wiggle room" when you screw them into the fixture bar. I thought ALL parts in a bag were to speed up the install job. Trying to poke loose screws through the insulation on the fixture only makes it worse.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I agree with Dale. I always throw those screws away and use my tri-tap and make a real 8-32 hole. BTW, this problem isn't limited to the big box stores.

 

[rt66electric]

universal fit bracket

universal fit bracket

do ya know what a universal fit adapter plate is??? It means that there is something somewhere in the universe that this thing fits. It just dosent happen to be in front of you...