R56, Recessed Can Light Conversion Kit, for Ceiling Light Fixture, Pendant, Ceiling Fan, with 7’¾ Inch Flat, Steel, White

So I was a little leery about using these to hang ceiling fans on 24”oc joists. It seems like a lot of weight for a can fixture. I emailed the manufacturer and they confirmed these would work. They actually work out great! Are they worth it? After cussing up a storm on the first one I would have said no way and to just use a retrofit brace! However, the second was a breeze. Despite the instructions, not all cans with three screws will work out using the existing holes. Mine were not equally spaced, by eye they were but definitely not when assembling the bracket. To make it easier on yourself use bit extensions or a long flex bit adapter, a magnetic bit and REAL tek screws (not the Phillips head self tapping screws included in the kit). I also found that trying to get the adapter with the mounting tabs, screws, wing nuts and large hands in the can to line up, mark and drill holes to be quite cumbersome. I found it much easier to install the first mounting tab on an existing screw location then loosely attach the plate, then loosely attach the remaining tabs. Then you can center everything and manipulate the bracket as it will not be square. If you’re using the flat trim I would also cut a couple inches off the stem and file the burr’s. Otherwise it will end up very deep in the can, and in my case hit the socket adapter. It takes a few stabs to get the plate screws at the right level, especially if there’s play in the can. Like I said, first one was a major pita, second a breeze. Beats having to break and cut the can and legs, hope there’s enough slack in the wiring, install a retrofit brace, and patch the ceiling or buy a oversized cover plate. I wish they were a little cheaper. The plain white version is reasonable. Another $20 to get a bronze colored trim piece seems excessive.

This is a solid, well built kit. Since you're building it into a recessed can, getting the three screws in can be a bit tricky.All the parts of this kit are great. Thick metal. None of it easily bends. Final result is a secure mount for your new light.Installation is a bit tricky. The kit comes with three self tapping screws and you need to set them a couple of inches up and into your existing recessed can. There isn't much room to maneuver the screws and your screw driver to make that happen. While they are self tapping, I ended up drilling pilot holes. Once you get past that, the rest is easy. Wing nuts and simple wiring you could do in your sleep.Now we have a chandelier where we once had an outdated looking can.

It did the job was easy to install. Looks good. It did what it said.

This a a better solution to install other types of lighting in an existing can fixture than takings the whole can out and installing a new drywall.

What a great retrofit idea and worked prefect since i was working with a can installed between floors with little space. Only problem is the threaded crew is a weird size that doesn't fir American common fixtures. I had to buy another long threaded crew then drill out the hole for the common size.

First, the instructions provided indicate that both a flat AND beveled ring are included in the package. This is not the case. Not sure if this was an oversight in the item I received or if the company is not sending items with both rings. Since I was going to use the flat ring and that’s what I received, I did not return the item; however, I did remove a star from the review.As many reviews indicate, there isn’t enough room to get a drill into the can to install the self-drilling screws. Luckily I had a 90 degree angle drill attachment which made the job somewhat easier. In addition, having to manipulate 3 moving parts and try to get them evenly spaced in the can was also difficult as you had to do this in order to figure out the proper placement of the screws. It took almost 2 1/2 hours to get the can converter installed and ready to begin installation of my ceiling fan. When I went to install the ceiling fan hanger, you are supposed to use the junction box screws. Since the can converter takes the place of a junction box, screws should have been provided (especially for the price), but they were not so I had to buy screws to complete the job. Difficulty of installation and lack of screws resulted in loss of another star.Although not an easy job, it was much easier than the alternative since I did not have access to the can light fixture from above.

Decided to turn a recessed light into a ceiling fan. My contractor said he couldn’t do it… I found this converter and it’s done!

The price tag is I guess fair. But to be honest I don't understand why it's so expensive. The product works great. It's been put together very thoughtfully to make your life easy. Here's the problem. If you have one of the round existing recessed boxes for lights, you're perfectly fine. But try doing this in a square box. It's almost impossible. The dimensions don't work even for a 6-in box and you can't reach one of the other ends. You have to jerry rig this which will make your light off center. I tried to reach out to the company if get to a solution but they were closed by the time I got there