Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 2Aug 12, 2023 7:21 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 4Aug 15, 2023 11:54 am ![]() ![]() You would normally run power from the central switch to a socket that sits above or concealed in the cabinetry that the driver plugs into. Then the tail from your LED runs back to the driver. Just make sure it's in an accessible place. Thank you chippy ![]() Appreciate it. Just to understand your point. Is the below what you mean? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks! This is what I did. When building I got a GPO put in top of an overhead cabinet. A couple years later I added the LED strip running above splashback and drilled small hole up into cabinet to connect to GPO. The hole is hidden by the LED channel. Looks professional and can replace parts in event of fault. I also added a smart wifi outlet so it comes on with timer/smart phone control. Your sparky should be able to add a GPO to cabinet feeding off the existing GPO below. Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 5Aug 15, 2023 12:17 pm ![]() ![]() You would normally run power from the central switch to a socket that sits above or concealed in the cabinetry that the driver plugs into. Then the tail from your LED runs back to the driver. Just make sure it's in an accessible place. Thank you chippy ![]() Appreciate it. Just to understand your point. Is the below what you mean? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks! Yep, that's what we normally do. The tails from the LED strips are only small so it's easy to run them through small rebates. Try to put the socket in a spot that is accessible should you need to get to it at some point. We would normally put the socket and driver in a bulkhead with access panel or in the rangehood cabinet (if you have an undermount) behind the duct panel. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 6Oct 09, 2023 12:20 pm ![]() ![]() ![]() You would normally run power from the central switch to a socket that sits above or concealed in the cabinetry that the driver plugs into. Then the tail from your LED runs back to the driver. Just make sure it's in an accessible place. Thank you chippy ![]() Appreciate it. Just to understand your point. Is the below what you mean? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks! Yep, that's what we normally do. The tails from the LED strips are only small so it's easy to run them through small rebates. Try to put the socket in a spot that is accessible should you need to get to it at some point. We would normally put the socket and driver in a bulkhead with access panel or in the rangehood cabinet (if you have an undermount) behind the duct panel. Hi chippy Thank so much for explaining, been busy with the house move and now will get to the small projects. Makes sense. Have a nice day! Cheers Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 7Oct 09, 2023 12:27 pm Alternatively, you can just put together a 220V provision and then wire driver directly to it. Why to pay for extra outlet? You would still need to have a light switch in place in the above configuration somewhere on the wall. Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 8Oct 09, 2023 1:20 pm ![]() Alternatively, you can just put together a 220V provision and then wire driver directly to it. Why to pay for extra outlet? You would still need to have a light switch in place in the above configuration somewhere on the wall. Most drivers come with a plug and lead already attached. It's easier for the sparky to do the prelay and terminate it with a socket, then the cabinet maker can simply plug everything in when they install and test it as they go. There's no need for the sparky to come back and wire the driver after the cabinet install. The sockets only cost a few dollars which is cheaper than a callback for the sparky to hardwire the driver. All the LED's are designed to be a simple low voltage plug and play install without having to get a sparky to hardwire. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 9Oct 09, 2023 1:29 pm ![]() ![]() Alternatively, you can just put together a 220V provision and then wire driver directly to it. Why to pay for extra outlet? You would still need to have a light switch in place in the above configuration somewhere on the wall. Most drivers come with a plug and lead already attached. It's easier for the sparky to do the prelay and terminate it with a socket, then the cabinet maker can simply plug everything in when they install and test it as they go. There's no need for the sparky to come back and wire the driver after the cabinet install. The sockets only cost a few dollars which is cheaper than a callback for the sparky to hardwire the driver. All the LED's are designed to be a simple low voltage plug and play install without having to get a sparky to hardwire. Yes, makes sense this way. Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 10Jul 17, 2024 1:59 pm chippy, alexp79 supersleuth jstan my kitchen design going on and want to run the full recessed LED channel under overhead cabin including the undermount rangehood (BOASH Series8 - 282mm deep). cabinet guy said the overhead cabin depth needs to be increased from 350mm to 460mm in order to run the LED channal under the this rangehood. otherwise rangehoood area needs to be skipped for LED. i love the full LED covering my 3.9m kitchen. whats the alternate if i want to fully run LED channel without increasing the overhead cabin depth. will it looks good to run the LED channel without recessing after cabin work handover. kindly advise. Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 11Jul 17, 2024 4:47 pm ![]() @chippy, alexp79 supersleuth jstan my kitchen design going on and want to run the full recessed LED channel under overhead cabin including the undermount rangehood (BOASH Series8 - 282mm deep). cabinet guy said the overhead cabin depth needs to be increased from 350mm to 460mm in order to run the LED channal under the this rangehood. otherwise rangehoood area needs to be skipped for LED. i love the full LED covering my 3.9m kitchen. whats the alternate if i want to fully run LED channel without increasing the overhead cabin depth. will it looks good to run the LED channel without recessing after cabin work handover. kindly advise. The standard way to do it is as your cabinet maker has suggested. The LED light strip stops at the rangehood then starts again after. The rangehood has its own lights to light up the cooking area. Our light strip is at the back because we have mirrored splashback and there is plenty of light reflected back and it adds a bit of feature to the back wall. If it's purely task lighting then the light strip can go to the front as in the office overheads in the picture below. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 13Jul 17, 2024 6:56 pm ![]() @chippy thanks. my rangehood light is not that much bright. so want to run the LED channel to full length . how abt surface mounted LED channel. Is it durable and withstand with steam and hot above gas cooktop Your rangehood has 2 LED lights so it should be ample to light up the cooking area. If you want to run a surface mount there are some good ones available but you still need to have adequate depth so the track can run in front of the actual rangehood. The track I use is 22mm so you would need at least that in front of the rangehood. It also depends if the doors hang down or finish flush with the bottom of the overhead. Ideally you want the doors to hang down and hide the track. Any lighting needs to be provisioned during construction otherwise it can be difficult to fit after. 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Your cabinet maker should be able to get it from his hardware supplier. All the cabinet hardware suppliers have their own version. Your cabinet maker should be able to get it cheaper than you can and will be familiar with the version he normally uses. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 16Jul 17, 2024 11:48 pm chippy cabinet guy is only making provisions to run the LED channel. this is what its mentioned in spec: "Under-Panel, Supply and install poly/laminate under-panel to wall cabinetries as per design" i need to supply LED channel, strips and driver to electrician who can install after cabinet work. Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 17Jul 18, 2024 11:33 am ![]() @chippy cabinet guy is only making provisions to run the LED channel. this is what its mentioned in spec: "Under-Panel, Supply and install poly/laminate under-panel to wall cabinetries as per design" i need to supply LED channel, strips and driver to electrician who can install after cabinet work. There are a number of companies you could talk to. Titus tekform will probably be the most reasonably priced. Otherwise you can go to Lincoln Sentry, Häfele or Wilson and Bradley. Take your cabinet plans and have a chat to someone. They can show you there range of aluminium profiles, led light strips and drivers and you can decide what option you want to go with. Just be aware that you have to be able to run the cables from the transformer down to the aluminium profile so make sure the cabinet maker has allowed for that as well. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 18Jul 19, 2024 10:34 pm chippy thanks. Is it possible for you to answer the folllowing points. so i can be prepared before i buy these items from electrical shop to supply to cabin guy. how about the following factors for my two separate LED left & right channels bec of excluding the rangehood area in middle: total kitchen length is 3900mm including rangehood(900mm): 1) LED channel width 2) LED length to go for left and right 3) how many LED drivers 4) how these two channels are connected to drivers Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 19Jul 28, 2024 12:39 pm chippy cuttingEdgeKitchens cuttingedgecabinets Is this 480mm depth of overhead cabin too much to hit head. kindly advise. Standard is 350mm and they increased to 480mm in order to run LED channel recessed including undermount rangehood. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Electrical question - Under cabinet LED strip, double GP 20Jul 28, 2024 10:00 pm ![]() @chippy cuttingEdgeKitchens cuttingedgecabinets Is this 480mm depth of overhead cabin too much to hit head. kindly advise. Standard is 350mm and they increased to 480mm in order to run LED channel recessed including undermount rangehood. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ That's an incredibly deep OH for a standard 600 deep benchtop. It will feel very closed in and awkward for taller people trying to use the sink or cooktop. I don't know why you need the LED light strip to run full length. As I mentioned above typically they stop at the rangehood and continue the other side. The rangehood lights are used as the task lighting when cooking. I also don't understand why the cabinet maker is adding an additional 130mm in order to fit the continuous LED strip. It should all fit in a 400 deep OH. Personally I prefer a deeper bench at 650 (it's more spacious) then if you are determined to run a continuous LED strip you could go 400 deep OH and it would still work. However if you are already locked into 600 deep benches don't run your overheads anymore than 350 as it will seem very closed in. Particularly as you have the sink and cooktop under them. Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Struggling to find a chandelier with LED globe replaceable without any LED diver for my U-shaped staircase. Please share details if you bought similar to… 0 9903 Hello! Recently purchased apartment and have no renovation experience. Kitchen cabinets had flimsy plastic material along woodboards. 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