What does special things does a person need for a light in a shower?

 

You need to get a light that is meant for wet installations. DO NOT get an ordinally recessed type light. Look for one that says approved for wet locations.

Do you have the wiring for this light already available?

 

What needs to be for wet installations? The inner housing or the outside fixture that fits over the can?
I have the halo H7ICAT with the 172PS outer fixture.

 

The whole assembly needs to be wet rated. You just need to make sure that the light itself does not say "not for wet locations". The trim piece is the most important, that needs to be rated for shower use.

What you have should be fine.

 

The can says damp location and the cover says wet location.

 

Then you just answered your own question.

 

I just wanted to make sure from all the experts on here.

 

use the shower trim lens in shower area then you will be fine but a quick head up the wattage is kinda restrictive most will rated either 40 or 60 watts the most unless you got tons of room in there then you can use the CFL [ but however with CFL check the label if they can use with dimmer and also with in use in the recessed cans some are not rated to use in the recessed cans ]

Merci,Marc

 

I have a question about the light fixture that I have chosen to put into the ceiling of the shower. It is made by Halo and it is the 172PS model. It is wet rated. No instructions came with it and I am not for sure how it goes in. It looks like it has a place for the clips that are in the upper part of the housing and two spring loaded clamps that looks like you squeeze together and insert and the tension keeps it up. I am not sure. Does anyone know the proper procedure? I hate to sound so stupid but I have never used one of these before.
Do I remove the ceramic light socket from the housing parts that are holding it and remove the adjustable holder that comes with the housing? Then do I slide the spring loads up into the light housing? Anyones help would be greatly appreciated.

 

The shower trim useally are spring loaded just the excat way you describing on there.,,

however with the luminaire socket you may have to do little adjustment if nessecary if so there is a small wingnut or nut along the socket holder and you loosen them up a little and slide it up about half inch the most that useally take care most common bulb size but however keep in your mind with shower rated trim please check the max wattage on it they will useally marked in the can it will tell you the type of bulb, wattage and trim so AFAIK most shower trim useally are rated at 60 watt max but some case 40 watts max do show up from time to time.

Merci,Marc

 

I have the halo H7 something that has a wing nut and adjusment. Do I take this stuff out is what I need to know?

 

I figured it out.