Ladybug, I am fairly new to the whole growing with lights thing, but there is a fairly helpful fourm on this site that is dedicated to that. I started my seeds this year under lights and had great success (not African Violets, just seeds in general). Just go to light fixture section at Lowes and find the shop light fixtures, you know the ones that have the long floresent (sp?) bulbs in them. We had a fixture that had 4 bulbs, but they sell them with just two bulbs as well. The bulbs you buy are not as important as how close the bulbs are to the plant. Go to the growing with lights forum, there is some great info there and hopefully something you can use. Good Luck!!

Here's a front view photo. Measure the space you have underneath in front of your cabinet, they should fit. Also mount at the front for the best task lighting. You can't see the lights from the front. I can see them from the adjacent sitting room open to the kitchen but if they are off it doesn't bother me. I haven't bothered to order a light rail, since the dealer & I are not speaking. Have you read davidtay's UCL lighting threads ? These lights are a really nice option for direct wire, dimmable, LED bars. I do not like LED strips at all. The ones the electrician showed me were so dim and I couldn't figure out the material charge from the estimates so I ordered my own lights and paid for labor. The install is easy, if you are handy you can do it yourself. Color Kinetics has the installation guide on their website I think.

I didn’t do led tape but in my laundry I installed this low profile under cabinet light and really like it. They can be linked together. They are hardwired but you can also order a plug for $10. There’s an on-off switch but I put mine in a wall switch. Also you can direct the light on the unit. And there’s a set here to change from 2700 to 3000 depending on your need and preference. The piece that I’m touching tilts so you can direct the light. The problem I’ve seen with tape light without a shroud is seeing the reflection from the individual diodes. I am going to install WAC tape for above my bathroom cabinets but they are so expensive. I’m still looking for a lower priced option for my shoe cabinet in closet. Too large of a run for the WAC $ Good luck!

There already is a built-in one-inch light rail integrated into the cabinets (i.e. the underside of the cabinet is about an inch deep). Designer said at the outset when I asked this question in December that we would not need additional light rails because of that integrated rail. I think the issue is really just that the electrician chose thicker LED bars (I did not see them before install). I should have specced them myself, but did not. I know that is on me. In my defense, this is a whole house project that has been going on since November, this is my first major renovation, and I am also in the middle of selling my current home. So tired! Lawrence, to answer your other questions. 2. Hard wired. 3. There are three separate banks of UCLs on separate switches in different areas of the kitchen. The UCLs within each bank are linked together. 4. As currently installed there are wall switches AND switches on the lights themselves. No dimmer. 5. Countertop is honed 6. I am not sure of the light temperature. I think they said around 2800K.