I'm not so much "upset" as simply concerned. :) It's not a matter of code "in my area"--It's a National Electric Code issue. Which doesn't actually apply everywhere in the country, and where it is used, it is subject to however your local building officials want to interpret and modify things. This is one of the main sections of the code that applies here: 400.8 Uses Not Permitted. Unless specifically permitted in 400.7, flexible cords and cables shall not be used for the following: (1) As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure (2) Where run through holes in walls, structural ceilings, suspended ceilings, dropped ceilings, or floors (3) Where run through doorways, windows, or similar openings (4) Where attached to building surfaces (5) Where concealed by walls, floors, or ceilings or located above suspended or dropped ceilings (6) Where installed in raceways, except as otherwise permitted in this Code (7) Where subject to physical damage I note that section 400.7 does allow using flexible cords in the wiring of luminaires, so some use of cords may be allowable for U/C lights, depending on the UL listing of the luminaire, and the accompanying installation instructions from the manufacturer.

Well, since this is apparently a low voltage installation, junction boxes are not required - but aesthetically make the installation look much more professional and just overall nicer looking (if you are looking up underneath somebody's cabinet). Unless local code has some sort of unusual stipulation, you could have just run 14 gauge CL2 in-wall wiring and stapled it up, which is very easy to work with rather than 14/2 NM Romex - especially if this is with low current LED lighting. I would just look around for some type of enclosure to hide the 14/2 NM to LED wiring connections, but if you can't find anything, it should not be a problem - unless, like I said you have some sort of usual local code that addresses low voltage under cabinet lighting.

Now there I'm afraid I can't help you. I can suggest what might work here in the States, but I'm sure the rules are different where you live. When I go to Europe, I look at houses there. French people move out and they take the light fixtures with them! The cables hang out of the ceilings, with no boxes, even in recent installations. The wire colors are different. In an old house I saw an ancient switch hanging from a cable over the head of the bed, at just the right height that you could turn off the room lights after you're snuggled in for the night. Now, that's civilized. Main panels there look totally different from ours. Often they hang right out in the open, on kitchen and living room walls, with computerized meters beside them. A 60 amp main there is like 200 amps here. They might have 8 branch circuits, maybe 12. It's an electrical world I don't know. I'm kind of lost there, but I'm a geek, and I'm fascinated, and I want to learn more. I must be the only tourist who's at least as eager to check out the hardware and DIY stores as the museums. But I digress, sorry. I think Canada is probably closer to the US in its electrical practices and codes, but I just don't know. I hope that someone else here knows. I can only suggest that you head for the public library and do some reading. Visit job sites where houses are being built and wired, if they'll let you. Go see the jobbers where the electricians buy their materials, if they'll talk to you. Maybe there are websites aimed at Canadian electrical DIY. Getting back to a point I made before, maybe your code says that some voltage under X volts (48 volts here) is intrinsically safe, and you can use any junction box you want. Then you can put a power supply somewhere safe and run low voltage wiring to your LED lights. In that case you can probably (check the codes!) use anything reasonable for your junction boxes, such as plastic electronic project boxes. Sorry I can't be of more help.

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