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Under Cabinet LED Lighting ..... Ideas On How To Add Distinction And Fashion To Your Kitchen.

Under cabinet LED lighting is the best way to improve any kitchen. A set of LED recessed illumination can enliven and display your counter tops. It have been a major endeavor 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 stay with me for a few under cabinet LED lighting How-To tips.

When choosing under cabinet LED lighting you have few options available. You can decide on either a small direct spot light or full extent recessed fluorescent channels. Both offer a stylish look to accentuate the kitchen. It just falls back on personal choice.

For the sake of functionality let's look at installing a set of lights which doesn't need to be hardwired back to your main circuit panel.

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

As soon as you've selected the right light for your kitchen, installation is a breeze.

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

Start the first bulb far enough from the end of the shelves to provide equal spacing of all the bulbs.

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

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

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

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

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

The final step is to finish work on the lights. Working down the light string, pop bulbs into the sockets making sure they're tight. After all the lights are hooked up simply snap on the classy outside covers and that's it, you're done!

Plug in the LED lights and flick the switch. Put your head under the counter to ensure that all the LED lights come on.

These various under cabinet LED lighting How-To tips can help facilitate the installation of the latest kitchen lighting system. There are numerous options available, all you need to do is spend a little time searching for just the most appropriate one that is compatible with your kitchen.