low profile under cabinet light

[aline]

Here's some pictures of my undercabinet light display.

LED Festoon Bulbs

Halogen & Xenon Bulbs

The top shelf has the LED bulbs. I think the middle shelf has both the halogen & xenon on at the same time in these photos so it's brighter than the other shelves. I believe the bottom shelf has a fluorescent strip light on in these photos. At first I tried a 12 volt ac power supply for the LEDs and they looked like crap. After using a 12 volt dc power supply they looked much better.

 

[ivsenroute]

I use Kichler undercabinet xenons but it depends what the customer wants.

 

[cadpoint]

I hope you're kidding.

Cure the part about not seeing the light in the OP's questions. We know what he meant but that’s they said.

You right I'm totally wrong to think that a home owner doesn't want to see the light but wants light to be shining, and useable.

Do they want the light shoved into a corner thus sub lighting forward beyond the counter top. Does this design employ or create a conical light spread , and is forward of work space?

I realize LED's are coming alone.

And I'm not a pitch man, and you right I'm Kidding myself,
I don't have to hold the clients hand to get a sale, or work...

 

[SEO]

Yes Xenons are the way to go. Only problem I have ever had was the woman who left them on all night and the next morning the bottom of her bread in the cabinet above the light was "toasted". I had her leave them on for a couple of hours and did a temp. check. About 109 degrees. Anybody else had this problem?

Gene
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Remember - Speed Kills and it may not always be you.

They make a mess of chocolate candy bars as well.:smile:

 

[TerryBarnhill]

If cost isn't an issue, go to your light supply house and ask about LED ucls. I was looking through one of my light house catalogs and saw some LED units that were about 1/4" thick. Sorry, I can't give you name or number though. Owner said they were a bit expensive. Very cool lights, just the same.

 

[stickboy1375]

Your dining room is elsewhere in the house? Most DRs are next to the Kitchen.

I hardly ever see a dining room not a seperate room. So IMO, if you can see the undercabinet lights, its because your head is under the upper cabinet. :grin:

 

[electricmanscott]

I've installed a gazillion of the NSL undercabinet lights. May seem cheaply made but they are top quality.


I installed some "counter attack" fixtures yesterday I think they are made by CSL. (supplied by others) Not very impressive at all.


I believe Kichler has a line of undercabinet fixtures that are a little thinner than any others I have seen.

 

[peter d]

I believe Kichler has a line of undercabinet fixtures that are a little thinner than any others I have seen.

Quoizel makes ones very similar to the NSL, and they are linkable as well. I'd say the Quoizel and NSL would be my choices.

 

[JohnJ0906]

Thanks for all the replies.

 

[mark32]

Yes Xenons are the way to go. Only problem I have ever had was the woman who left them on all night and the next morning the bottom of her bread in the cabinet above the light was "toasted". I had her leave them on for a couple of hours and did a temp. check. About 109 degrees. Anybody else had this problem?

Gene

Gene, two of my friends are contractors and they install, almost exclusively, Kichler xenon's. One day I worked with them and after we got back to the shop I realized I had left my new tape measure there in one of the cabinets. So I drove back and when I entered the kitchen the Xenons were still on, probably for 40 minutes. I stuck my hand in one of the cabinets and was rather surprised to feel the amount of heat on the bottom/floor of the cab, you certainly couldn't store something like chocolate in there. The fixtures and the light output are nice but it's because of the heat that caused me to install fluorescents in my folks home and will continue to do so on the occasional side job. Another thing I like about the fluorescents are the color choices. Oh by the way, before I finally decided on the fluors, I thought about installing a spacer, a few washers maybe, between a Xenon fixture and the cab's surface in order to create an air gap, in theory, so to minimize the heat transfer from light to cab.

 

[LarryFine]

I also prefer fluorescents, and for several reasons. In no particular order:

They are line-shaped, like the area that needs the light.

They run cooler for the amount of light.

They use about 1/4th of the power.

They're typically easier to re-lamp.

They're relatively easy to mount.


I usually prefer them mounted out at the front of the upper cabinets. They illuminate more evenly and reflect off of the countertop into the eyes less.

 

[electricmanscott]

I also prefer fluorescents, and for several reasons. In no particular order:

They are line-shaped, like the area that needs the light.

They run cooler for the amount of light.

They use about 1/4th of the power.

They're typically easier to re-lamp.

They're relatively easy to mount.


I usually prefer them mounted out at the front of the upper cabinets. They illuminate more evenly and reflect off of the countertop into the eyes less.

Other than the heat issue all these things pretty much apply to Xenon fixtures as well.

The most inportant part though is it is really not about what we like.