LED under cabinet lights.

[mongy1]

Got these from Maplin.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/white-decorative-led-strip-lighting-383747

Kitchen units are not installed yet. Would like to fit these under wall units.

The transformer is in the 3 pin plug supplied. Instructions describe it as a low voltage (12V) adaptor.

My intention would be to route the wires horizontally in 16mm plastic oval conduit behind the kitchen base cabinets, plugged into a spare socket behind the washing machine, then running the wires in the same size conduit vertically to each wall unit, the conduit being in chased out channels. These would then be filled in & tiled over.

Would this be an acceptable method?
Thanks.

 

[big-all]

i love leds and have replaced "several normal "bulbs
my suggestion is to buy the lights and try them out first and see if you can stand the "silver sheen" that they may give out it can be quite uncomfortable on your eyes
you need to know the lumens output for comparison a normal 100w bulb is 1300 lumens

 

[Taylortwocities]

Got these from Maplin.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/white-decorative-led-strip-lighting-383747

Kitchen units are not installed yet. Would like to fit these under wall units.

The transformer is in the 3 pin plug supplied. Instructions describe it as a low voltage (12V) adaptor.

My intention would be to route the wires horizontally in 16mm plastic oval conduit behind the kitchen base cabinets, plugged into a spare socket behind the washing machine, then running the wires in the same size conduit vertically to each wall unit, the conduit being in chased out channels. These would then be filled in & tiled over.

Would this be an acceptable method?
Thanks.

Yes, but how would you turn the lights on and off

 

[riveralt]

Don't forget these are 'decorative' lights - thats the manufacturers code for 'pretty but not very bright' and most certainly not bright enough if you intend to light an area where you prepare food - cutting etc.

For decorative lights - think christmas tree lights.

 

[Stoday]

You need to have an under cupboard light level that's better than your general kitchen lighting.

If your general lighting is efficient, say fluorescent battens with acrylic controllers, then led lights won't do because they will be too dim compared with the lighting in the rest of the room.

On the other hand if your general lighting is small recessed halogens; these are so inefficient that led undercupboard lights would be fine.

 

[big-all]

You need to have an under cupboard light level that's better than your general kitchen lighting.

If your general lighting is efficient, say fluorescent battens with acrylic controllers, then led lights won't do because they will be too dim compared with the lighting in the rest of the room.

On the other hand if your general lighting is small recessed halogens; these are so inefficient that led undercupboard lights would be fine.

exelent comment stods
down lighters are the work off the devil

 

[Chris Byatt]

need help with kitchen lighting. 2 cupboards with LED in top, then each glass panel then underneath cupboard. The two underneath that shine onto the worktop as well as one in top are all dim. These are all fed by the same box on top of cupboard.

Why would these have gone dim when others also fed from same central box are full power?