Halo H7RICT 6-Inch IC Housing for Remodels

by Halo

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The H7RICT is the fixture to choose if you want a larger-aperture (six inches) lighting solution for use in a remodeling project where the housing will come into direct contact with insulation.

The H7RICT offers you some flexibility in lighting and appearance. The wide variety of trims available with Halo's H7 family of recessed housings allows you to match your décor, finish, and desired lighting effects. In addition, the adjustable socket bracket allows you to use a range of different lamp types.

Halo makes installation easy with an array of useful features. The H7RICT can be installed from below the ceiling using the included remodel clips (these accommodate 1/2- and 5/8-inch ceiling materials). The fixed-position porcelain socket with screw shell provides consistent lamp positioning, and three "Quick Connect" connectors eliminate the need for separate wire nuts.

Available with a variety of trim options (sold separately). UL rated for damp location, feed through, and direct contact with insulation and combustible material; CSA certified; IP rated. For a non-IC-rated version of this product, see Halo's H7RT.--Josh Dettweiler

What's in the Box
Six-inch-aperture housing

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 6.5 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009J8RMA
• Item model number: H7RICT
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,828 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #16 in Home Improvement > Electrical > Recessed Lighting

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars easy to modify for LED later and it is "air tight", November 24, 2010

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Bryan Sanders (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Halo H7RICT 6-Inch IC Housing for Remodels (Tools & Home Improvement)

The Halo H7 can is the most common high hat model sold by Cooper and they have kits that make it easy to change them later for use with LED modules when they come down in price. Not mentioned by the seller but this is a air tight can and if makes no sense to use any other type in a house with the costs of home heating. Standard cans will leak heat from the house up into the attic like crazy.

Three different versions of the H7 for new construction only, for remodel, or for new construction and remodel. The size of the ceiling cutout is different for these. For the remodel one sold here you need a 6-1/4" while for the other two you need a 6-1/2" hole saw. If you are cutting through a plaster ceiling you will quickly find that these two sizes do not exist in carbide grit hole saws. Same goes for the Halo 3" recessed light cans that need a 3-3/4" ceiling hole.

I rely more and more on my Hole Pro adjustable hole cutters with all the new sizes (Halo alone has 11 different cutout sizes for its recessed light cans. With the tungsten carbide blades it cuts well even with thick plaster.

Hole Pro X-230 Kit: 1-7/8" to 9" and all fractional sizes in between. Infinitely Adjustable Cutter with Twin Tungsten Carbide Blades needs ¼ drill power of a hole saw to quickly cut Plywood Sheetrock Plaster Fiberglass OSB Plastic MDF Hardie Board

HOLE PRO BT-002: Tungsten Carbide Blade Set

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars poor design for retrofit installation and bad template, February 28, 2011

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Peter Mitchell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Halo H7RICT 6-Inch IC Housing for Remodels (Tools & Home Improvement)

Halo recessed can lights are easy to find and they make LED adapter kits which are not difficult to install. The can itself is a poor design for remodel use. The bracket between the can and the junction box is too thick and too high and the recommended opening is too small. The template that comes with the can is for a 6 1/4 inch hole and the can alone takes 6-3/8 with the tape and at that size pushing the arm and can through the hole can lead to broken sheetrock. The side clips depend on gravity to stay in position and this does not work well when having to tilt the can to get it into the opening. The Juno, Progress, Utilitech, and Con-tech light cans are a lot faster to install.

The "air tight" is mostly hype. A thin piece of foam tape is wrapped part way around the can and is not about to make a tight seal. Any manufacturer can say they have a can that meets the new air tight regs but nobody is actually testing the cans to see if they really work and I have found none that do.

They all take a different size hole in the ceiling and like the 6 1/2 inch hole for the Halo ceiling light cans there are no carbide hole saws the right size. Easiest to use an adjustable hole cutter and get the hole size you need which changes between models even for the same size lamp and with the same manufacturer.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick & Easy recessed lighting, July 25, 2010

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Sam B. "moolji" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Halo H7RICT 6-Inch IC Housing for Remodels (Tools & Home Improvement)

This fixture is very easy to install, the six-inch size is versatile for many lighting situations, and there are many compatible trims available for this fixture. Highly recommended, though the prices online can be much higher than at your local big box stores, so it may pay to shop around if purchasing multiples.