What's the best choice in under-cabinet lighting?
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Comments (29)Wow! I spent all evening reading and measuring. I knew nothing a few short hours ago. I do have an electrician coming, and a general contractor, but I'm trying to avoid their 'canned' options (hot halogen pucks mounted center and semi-flushed into plywood)and save some money by figuring this out myself and having the parts here so there are no delay excuses. Here's what I typed up before I saw that you responded: I need to purchase my UCL and would like to try out lightbars from ebay and then get misc parts from environmental lights and HD. I need task lighting over the sink and ambient lighting for the rest of the UCL. The sink light will be on its own dimmer and all the others will be connected to a second dimmer power supply. These will be mounted with flat brackets right behind the front cab rail. Here is the list of cabinets I have for my uppers with the LED lengths IÂm planning next to each: 18" cab  11.8" (30cm) LED 36" cab over sink 23.6" (90cm) LED x 2 18"  11.8" LED 18"  11.8" LED 12"  5.9" (15cm) ? ItÂs on a blind corner so I could do the 11.8 and put some light into the corner. 15" -  11.8" LED IÂll need the lights, mounting brackets, connectors, enough cable to connect the lights to each other and power supplies and switches, a jumper for the double sink lights, 2 dimming power supplies, 2 magentic dimmer switches. WeÂll put the power supplies in the attic near our exhaust fan ductwork so it can cool off. Is that it? Am I on the right track? Should I go with 15cm instead of 30cm for the ambient lighting to save money? Can I use the same dimming power supply and just have two dimmers? I designed our basement low-voltage halogens (we need the heat down there!) and remember the math project of figuring out wattage, length from transformers, wire gauge, install patterns and lighting zones, and my electrician was impressed and only supplied a better dimming system. This seems easier than that, but I'm rushing this (early June install), so I'm very thankful for the assistance. I thought posting my plan here might help someone else, but feel free to email jem199@hotmail.com if you think that's more appropriate. Sorry to hijack this thread! Janet Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreHelp with LED under cabinet light choice
Comments (2)The main choices are between low voltage and direct wire lighting. The diy Ucl thread on this forum and the follow on thread have more details...See MoreBest Under-Cabinet Hardwired Lighting?
Comments (2)I made my own fixtures from tape lights and aluminum channel. This lets you have custom length lights the width of the cabinets. Hide the transformer in or above the cabinets....See MoreBest under cabinet kitchen lighting
Comments (1)Our electrician recommended these for our new build (still under construction, so haven’t experienced personally):...See More
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