Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - under cabinet lighting
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shirsch
11-01-05, 04:14 AM
Putting in new upper kitchen cabinets, want undercabinet lighting. what do you recommend?
thezster
11-01-05, 09:04 AM
I prefer hardwired, slimline type fluorescents... that I can control with a wall switch. It all comes down to personal preference + electrical ability/construction access.
Snoonyb
11-01-05, 09:48 PM
If you install your uppers, without wiring for your fixtures, where will the power come from?
Perhaps from the counter recepticles? Derating appliance circuits?
If you reside on the truely left coast, and CA. in praticular, and your project was permited before 10/01/05, the 2001 title 24 was in effect. After 10/01/05 the 2005 title 24 came into effect. A whole new ballgame.
There are several selections of hardwired, line voltage, undercabinet lighting, fluorescent, xenon and halogen, halogen and xenon LV pucks, from a variety of vendors, such as Pegasas and associates, Segull Lighting, Juno and Elco to name a few.
Fluorescent are dimmable with a special ballast. Xenon and halogen bar fixtures are available in line voltage with integral step down xformers and are dimmable. Xenon and halogen pucks are also available in line voltage with an integral step down xformer as well as in a remote step down transformer configuration.
Were I you, I would extend out of the wall, a 16" #14/3 romex at 54" above the finished floor were ever you are planning light fixtures, wired back to a switched "J" box.
And start shopping. Look for T-4 FL's, Kichler, Juno T-12.
BTW, use halogen pucks if you wish to bake in the bottom shelve of your upper cabinets.
Perhaps from the counter recepticles? Derating appliance circuits?
If you reside on the truely left coast, and CA. in praticular, and your project was permited before 10/01/05, the 2001 title 24 was in effect. After 10/01/05 the 2005 title 24 came into effect. A whole new ballgame.
There are several selections of hardwired, line voltage, undercabinet lighting, fluorescent, xenon and halogen, halogen and xenon LV pucks, from a variety of vendors, such as Pegasas and associates, Segull Lighting, Juno and Elco to name a few.
Fluorescent are dimmable with a special ballast. Xenon and halogen bar fixtures are available in line voltage with integral step down xformers and are dimmable. Xenon and halogen pucks are also available in line voltage with an integral step down xformer as well as in a remote step down transformer configuration.
Were I you, I would extend out of the wall, a 16" #14/3 romex at 54" above the finished floor were ever you are planning light fixtures, wired back to a switched "J" box.
And start shopping. Look for T-4 FL's, Kichler, Juno T-12.
BTW, use halogen pucks if you wish to bake in the bottom shelve of your upper cabinets.
pcboss
11-02-05, 07:34 PM
Please do NOT plan to use the small appliance countertop circuit to power your undercabinet lighting. The NEC require that lighting loads not be on these circuits.
I have been happy with the Ambiance series fron www.seagulllighting.com
I normally install a dimmer, makes for nice soft lighting when entertaining.
I have been happy with the Ambiance series fron www.seagulllighting.com
I normally install a dimmer, makes for nice soft lighting when entertaining.