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Posted by Wayne Boatwright on July 25, 2008, 8:20 pm
On Fri 25 Jul 2008 12:41:45p, David Nebenzahl told us...
> On 7/25/2008 12:15 PM infiniteMPG spake thus:
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>> We're getting ready to get our new kitchen cabinets and want to pre-
>> wire for the under cabinet lights. We're going to tap into the power
>> off the light switch that currently runs only the light above the
>> sink and add in a single gang double switch so the sink light and the
>> under cabinet lights run independently. The cabinets will be coming
>> with light kit molding that will run around the bottom edge of the
>> wall units.
>>
>> The question is where we run the wires to the lights, how do we come
>> out of the wall? We are planning on four (4) outlets to the lights as
>> the wall units are on two walls and one wall is divided by the kitchen
>> sink, the other wall is divided by the stove/over stove microwave. I
>> am looking at two choices. First, just run the 14/2 Romex out small
>> holes in the drywall at a position that should be just below the edge
>> of the wall units, leave enough wire to connect and leave that hanging
>> until ready to run.
>
> This would be my preference (assuming it's kosher according to code,
> which I *believe* it is, but of course you have an architect and a
> licensed electrician to assure you on that, right?). Thing to do is to
> make sure the cables come out in the right place so they can go directly
> into the cable entrance for the fixture, which is considered a closed
> unit according to code.
>
>> Secondly is to mount 2X4 boxes against wall studs recessed into the
>> walls and either put a single round hole faceplate (like for a cable
>> TV coax plug) and run the wire into the box and do the connection in
>> the wall. Or wire actual 120VAC outlets and just put plugs on the
>> lights.
>
> I wouldn't mess with any of these other options. Much more work,
> unnecessary and messy.
>
>
When we had this done in a previous kitchen, we had 12 lights installed.
The wiring came through the wall and through the bottom rail of the cabinet
at the back. The light strips had a knockout at the center of the back of
the fixture, so no wiring was visible at all.
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Wayne Boatwright
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Friday, 07(VII)/25(XXV)/08(MMVIII)
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