Under Cabinet LED Lighting ..... Ideas On How To Add Distinction And Design To All Kitchen.

Under cabinet LED lighting is an excellent way to brighten up any kitchen. A set of LED recessed illumination can enliven and display your surfaces. It used to be a major undertaking to try and install under cabinet LED lighting but fortunately there are equipments available now that make it simple. There are some ways to do the job so keep reading for a few under cabinet LED lighting How-To suggestions.

When choosing under cabinet LED lighting you have few possibilities. You can decide on either a small direct spot light or full length recessed fluorescent tubes. Both offer an elegant look to highlight the kitchen. It just falls back on personal choice.

For the sake of simplicity let's look at setting up a set of lights that doesn't need to be hardwired back to your primary circuit panel.

First of all you need to head down to the hardware store and choose an under cabinet LED lighting tool kit.

Once you've decided on the correct light for your kitchen, set up process is a breeze.

Measure the total length of your shelves. This will determine how many bulbs you need. A good general guideline is to use 1 spot light every 18 inches.

Start the first device far enough from the end of the shelves to allow for equal spacing of all the lights.

Use a few small finish nails to tack the LED lights to the bottom of the cabinets. Remember the nail is short enough that it won't protrude fully through the base of the cabinet.

Continue tacking lights up until you get to the end of the string.

Put an inline splice to the under cabinet lighting electrical wiring as close as possible to an electrical wall socket. The cabinet lighting kit should have this included in it.

Now splice the electricity switch of the lighting into this wire. Cut down any excess line and link up an electrical plug to the end of the wire.

Next use a staple gun to staple up the wiring. Be careful to center the cord in the staple to stop cutting into the wire. If the wire is lengthy to lay flush in straight line between the lights you can also snake it along the bottom of the cabinet. Since the wires and lights are unseen it doesn't matter how the wire is run, you can't see it.

The final step is finally work on the lights. Working down the light string, pop bulbs into the sockets being sure they're tight. After all the lights are installed simply snap on the decorative outside covers and that's it, you're done!

Plug in the LED lights and turn the switch. Keep your head under the counter to make sure that all the LED lights come on.

These handful of under cabinet LED lighting How-To ideas can help facilitate the installation of distinctive kitchen lighting system. There are plenty of alternatives, all you need to do is spend a little time looking for just the right one that works for your kitchen.

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