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Under Cabinet LED Lighting ..... Tips On How To Create Distinction And Design To Your Kitchen.

Under cabinet LED lighting is the best way to lighten up any kitchen. A set of LED recessed lighting can enliven and show off your counter tops. It have been a major project to try and install under cabinet LED lighting but fortunately there are kits available now that make it simple. There are several ways to do the job so read on for a few under cabinet LED lighting How-To suggestions.

When purchasing under cabinet LED lighting you have few choices. You can go with either a small direct spot light or full extent recessed fluorescent pipes. Both offer an attractive look to accentuate 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.

The first step is to go down to the hardware store and pick out an under cabinet LED lighting tool kit.

When you've decided on the correct light for your kitchen, installation is a breeze.

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

Start the first device far enough from the end of the shelves to permit equal spacing of all the bulbs.

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

Keep tacking lights up until you get the end of the string.

Place an inline splice into the under cabinet lighting wiring as close as possible to an electrical outlet. The cabinet lighting package should have this included in it.

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

Next use a staple gun to staple up the electrical wiring. Be careful to center the wire in the staple to avoid cutting into the wire. If the wire is lengthy to lay flush in plain line between the lights you can snake it along underneath 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 to finish work on the lights. Working through the light string, pop bulbs into the sockets being sure they're tight. After all the lights are fitted simply snap on the decorative coverings and that's it, you're done!

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

These handful of under cabinet LED lighting How-To tips can help simplify the installation of distinctive kitchen lighting system. There are several options available, all you need to do is spend a little time searching for just the right choice that is compatible with your kitchen.