Rectangular housings!??

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glennrichard

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nwest suburbs illinois
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Residential HVAC/Electric
I've got a recessed fixture above the soffit outside near front door, approximately 6x9. The lamp holder is shot and last year I saw the wires leading to it are also going bad. The previous owner hacked in some lamp holder in the past. Any way once it gets warmer I was just thinking of yanking the complete housing and replacing it from the attic.. For the life of me I can not find a single housing on line that matches even close to these once common ceiling fixtures. Have a similar one on the slope above the basement stairs. Trying to get an exact match in l and w because of aluminum soffit with panels around 5 inches apart.

Will try and see if I get any help under the lighting section. I may be off on measurements but I'm sure 6x9 is close.
 
Dennis Alwon said:
What kind of fixture is 6x9. I have never seen that unless it is a fluorescent fixture. Can you take a picture of it...?
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I can get a picture. It's approximately a 6x9 rectangular housing with a glass lens that's attached with those long prongs that slide up into a slot on each side. Uses a regular 60W incandescent bulb. Put in when house was built maybe around 1950 or so.
 
Master Nater said:
that linked luminaire IS rectangular. it's also damp-location rated. take a look.
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It is square and even if I were to adjust the size of the opening those little locking tabs would not work. Aluminum soffit below what may be 1/2 inch plywood or 3/4 pine. I'll have to just see if I can get at the junction box from below again and try and mount a new lamp holder somehow. It'll wait till it gets warmer out.
 
glennrichard said:
It is square and even if I were to adjust the size of the opening those little locking tabs would not work. Aluminum soffit below what may be 1/2 inch plywood or 3/4 pine. I'll have to just see if I can get at the junction box from below again and try and mount a new lamp holder somehow. It'll wait till it gets warmer out.
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The specs indicate up to 3/4” thick.
 
glennrichard said:
It is square and even if I were to adjust the size of the opening those little locking tabs would not work. Aluminum soffit below what may be 1/2 inch plywood or 3/4 pine. I'll have to just see if I can get at the junction box from below again and try and mount a new lamp holder somehow. It'll wait till it gets warmer out.
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so cut enough of it out of the way to get the flaps to hold. 45° angled cuts would work just fine.

anyhow, that's just what i would do. do as you like. good luck, sir.
 
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