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    derfberger Posts: 5, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 1, 2007, 04:54 PM
    can light spacing
    I want to install recessed light in a ground floor family room.

    the room is 20 x 20 with 8 ft ceiling. What spacing should the lights be for reading and what wattage.

    No need for wall wash

    Incandescent or fluorescent?
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    tkrussell Posts: 9,659, Reputation: 725
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    Nov 3, 2007, 03:19 AM
    Someone else had found this website, I thought it illustrated fairly well:
    How to layout Recessed Lighting Cans or High Hats

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