Under cabinet/pelmet kitchen lights

[Midwest]

Boing doing some kitchen refurbishments recently, and have been installing the under cabinet lights that have come with the units, led round surface/recessed type. However the lighting kits are expensive (about £100 for 3 lights & driver).

I've tried the common led tape with adhesive backing, which lit the worktop brilliantly, but came unstuck in places and I'm not convinced they'll stay in place. Can't seem to find any decent led strip, and I don't like fluorescent.

I've seen the JCC Skyblade, but not sure about its look, when installed.

Do you chaps have any other luminaires of choice?

 

[Charlie_]

Try using some lengths of extrusion
This will screw to to the underneath of the unit and the LED strip goes inside the extrusion

 

[Octopus]

Don't waste your time on self adhesive LED strips in a kitchen - it will come off.

Talk to the client and offer them the self adhesive and the type you were planning and let them decide.

The JCC skyblade is excellent, but it doesn't come cheap.

 

[Midwest]

Not quite sure what your referring to 'extrusion'. I stuck the self adhesive led tape to a section of 16mm mini trunking, which I had screwed to the underside of the kitchen cabinets. Bit heath robinson, but that was what the customer gave me.

I quite like JCC products, but the Skyblade just seems a bit big and might be quite visible from a seated position in a kitchen diner?

That's why I like the led strips.

 

[Charlie_]

Type 'led extrusion' into your search engine..
I have used it many times, it's what you need for a professional looking job
It can be fitted surface or I prefer the flush fitting method

 

[Midwest]

Looks useful way of securing led tape, wondered how it was done! Any recommendations of any particular supplier?

 

[Charlie_]

The types I have just recently installed was from John Cullen and also KKDC.

 

[bmines67]

Axiom rigid LED strips from Ansell, really easy to install, great warm colour and all of my customers love them, been using them for about 2 years in every kitchen job i do with no problems.

 

[Midwest]

Thanks guys, both useful replies. Look forward to using them.

 

[123]

Problem with led strip not sticking? Tec 7 or the like is your friend. Once set, nothing is going to fall off!

 

[amlu]

i have some of those installed in my kitchen
New LED Light Module 3M Sticky back Caravan Bright Super LED Waterproof 12V | eBay

fiver each, very very bright, you fix underneath with some small 3mm screws, runs of any 12v dc supply no need for expensive drivers.

 

[Midwest]

Problem with led strip not sticking? Tec 7 or the like is your friend. Once set, nothing is going to fall off!

Kinda worries me what 3rd party adhesive will do the led tapes though?

 

[Midwest]

i have some of those installed in my kitchen
New LED Light Module 3M Sticky back Caravan Bright Super LED Waterproof 12V | eBay

fiver each, very very bright, you fix underneath with some small 3mm screws, runs of any 12v dc supply no need for expensive drivers.

Not very attractive though :-(

 

[123]

Kinda worries me what 3rd party adhesive will do the led tapes though?

Keep it sticking I guess?

Had to use it a fair bit in some catering installs over the past couple of years, still had no failures. Its stuck there to stainless steel and on around 60-70 hours a week, 52 weeks a year.

Also had to install some submerged in a water feature that's lit 24/7 and again no issues.

 

[Midwest]

Ok thanks, sounds like good stuff.