Hi all, I am working on installing some recessed lights in my kitchen. Unfortunately, the space between the drywall ceiling and the next floor is only 7 inches (no insulation) so I am forced to use shallow cans. In a perfect world, I'd like to install Cree CR6 LEDs but these are too tall for a shallow can to accommodate as they are 6.5 inches, but they fit in my ceiling on their own. So while this may be a question with an obvious answer, I am wondering if it is against code to cut a hole in the top of the can to allow the LED edison screw base to poke through the top (e.g., does a recessed lighting can need to be totally closed off for a LED if no insulation is present)? Thanks, Matt

I apologize if this has been addressed already, but I return to work tomorrow and need to get this done. I have been working on it for three days already, when I expected it to take no more than one. I recently installed a new dedicated circuit to recessed lighting in a portion of my basement. There are six cans, which all work and illuminate at this point. However, when I try to wire a switch into the circuit, it either has no effect or trips the breaker. I am running the switch from the first light and I have tried any and all different types of connections between the wires. I will post a picture if necessary. Thank you for the help guys and girls.