Under Cabinet LED Lighting ….. How To Create Difference And Design To Any Kitchen.

Under cabinet LED lighting is a great way to brighten up any kitchen. A set of LED recessed lighting can liven up and display your counter tops. It used to be a major endeavor to try and install under cabinet LED lighting but luckily there are kits 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 tips.

When purchasing under cabinet LED lighting you have few possibilities. You can decide on either a small direct spot light or full size recessed fluorescent channels. Both offer an attractive look to accent the kitchen. It just depends on personal choice.

For the sake of simplicity let’s look at putting in a set of lights that doesn’t need to be hardwired back to your main circuit panel.

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

When you’ve picked out the correct light for your kitchen, installation is a breeze.

Calculate the total length of your shelves. This will determine how many lights you need. A good rule of thumb is to use 1 spot light every 18 inches.

Start the first light far enough from the end of the drawers to permit equal spacing of all the lights.

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 completely through the bottom of the cabinet.

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

Put an inline splice directly into the under cabinet lighting wires as close as possible to an electrical wall socket. The cabinet lighting box should have this included in it.

Now splice the power 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 straight line between the lights you can snake it along the underside of the cabinet. Since the wires and lights are unseen it doesn’t matter how the electrical wiring 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 ensuring they’re tight. After all the lights are hooked up simply snap on the decorative outside covers and that’s it, you’re done!

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

These few under cabinet LED lighting How-To tricks can help assist in the installation of a new kitchen lighting system. There are several options available, all you need to do is spend a little time trying to find just the right one that works best for your kitchen.

John Reid is, an electrician and advocate in living Green, been helping to promote aGreenSupply.com high quality LED light bulbs products to consumers in saving energy and money just by changing incandescent bulbs to LED light bulbs. Get the full story and reap the rewards TODAY at http://www.aGreenSupply.com