Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] under cabinet lights

02 February 2013

Re: [DIY] under cabinet lights

we have dimmable xenon lights and if we were to do it over again, we'd definately go with dimmable

LED's.

The incandescent bulbs generate a LOT of heat that transfer to the bottom shelf of the cabinets.

if you have perishables, like bread on the bottom shelves, it will significantly shorten the shelf life of

those items.

I'm not even going to discuss what that heat does to wax candles. :-(

-aki

On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Strat <stratmister@gmail.com> wrote:

Beauty of going with LED is the low voltage wiring which makes routing much less cumbersome, more flexible and safer than 110v
I would avoid CFL for several reasons:
* Requires 110v wiring,
* contains Mercury in the bulbs,
* Title 24 code requires that only CFL with special base be used so one can not unscrew and put in regular incandescent bulbs in.
* Warm up time delay to full brightness.
* Shorter lifespan than LEDs.

Here are some LED options to consider:

http://www.tmart.com/Other-Lights/

-S-

--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, Mike Shoaf wrote:
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> I am looking at installing Legrand brand outlet strips with lights as part of a kitchen remodel, allowing me to keep receptacles out of a granite backsplash while also providing lighting where needed. New product so availability isn't the best yet, but it should be in stores and supply houses soon. These will be installed under the cabinets on wiring roughed in before cabinets were installed.
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> I'd like to add lights under my kitchen cabinets, but don't really know what's available. My ideal would be low-power-consumption lights (like CFLs, not so much tube fluorescents) that are hardwired to a switch. Is such a thing available? Would I have to tear up walls to wire it? Yeah, I'd probably get an electrician for something like that. Or my brother. I want to light up the undersides of about 5 feet of cabinets in total. Any suggestions, favorite brands, horror stories? Thanks! Lee
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