Anyone here got the skills to teach me, whats the safest way to remove LED Downlight fitting from the plaster ceiling.
Installing it is easy tho.
But removing it is another story as the downlight spring may break the plaster ceiling
I have googled around. but do need some opinions from malaysian



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that is easy lah... just slowly pull it out... unless the plaster ceiling very think and easily crack.

Already try. Not that easy. The spring is quite strong. Plaster ceiling already keluar habuk crack a little -.-:

Crack is normal condition

Don't worry to crack the ceiling as you still need to patch back the ceiling after you remove the light.

Thank you

If you have spare, check the spare unit

It is actually very easy. using scrapper to push one of the spring. take out one spring first. then take all out. wiring is also easy, neutral connect to the spring. feel that i can install it by ma self all 40 unit of downlight for the whole house haha. wireman taking fees of rm40 for that easy job. but i think they too need to earn a living right.

You are electrician or you see your like that the neutral connect to the spring? It doesn't sound correct wiring. And it might be danger if ON the light and touch it.

Im just following the electrician wiring. Red to the red. Black to the black. And there's this green wire looping to each one all of the downlight but only 'ikat cincai' at the downlight spring.

Kawan, that one is Ground.

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Haha yeah it is. Thanks

Don't play, play.

know where are the clips, put your thumb on plaster board where the clips are.
then slowly pull down the light with your thumb supporting the plaster board.
if you side is down, you just slide the whole light down with the other side with the clip

Based on the video above, it seems the clip one is hard to remove without damaging the plaster ceiling... (but maybe they exaggerate a bit la)

Hi. Sorry Necro old thread.

I have a dilemma. New downlight are all led type that don't use bulb. Whenrosak need to change the whole thing.

As seen from above video. Plaster ceiling bye bye.
Should old bulb type downlight be used instead and sacrifice ceiling height ?

my condo was renovated about 2 yrs back, that time also hard to find casing/bulb type one.. now i think all LED, no choice.. i've once replace the faulty LED, if u know the correct way, wont damage plaster ceiling.. habuk a bit normal..

Hello. Yeah. Nowdays. Super hard to find the traditional type.
They say no stock.

Does your led last long ? What brand ?
Do you see your plaster ceiling deteriorate when you change the light ? I mean.. if let's say every year rosak once. Do you see that 2 3 years later you need to redo plaster ceiling ?

Thank you very much. I have no experience with such lights. It's hmm... Hard decision.

Selling off my casing type ceiling light. Check my topic > https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=4746757&hl=

Did anyone come across a converter cover to reduce the existing ceiling hole size? For example, from 4.5" to 2.5" hole.

I'm looking for this too. It seems only available in Australia n NZ

If you cant find .... cover the existing hole with plaster and cut a new hole.

If dmg the plaster, can put some small wood board or some rubber /silicon at the edge of the plaster ceiling inner side to protect it from future wear and tear when replacing the downlight?