Comments on: How Do I Install Under Cabinet Lighting http://www.handymanfixhomerepair.com/how-do-i-install-under-cabinet-lighting/ How to Fix, Build, Install, Customize, Repair, Restore, Renovate, and Demolish your House and Home Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:30:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: FoggyMtnBreakdown http://www.handymanfixhomerepair.com/how-do-i-install-under-cabinet-lighting/comment-page-1/#comment-537 FoggyMtnBreakdown Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:44:23 +0000 http://www.handymanfixhomerepair.com/?p=337#comment-537 I am a DIYer and this is not the way to do it. First, since you are connecting the Under Cabinet lights to an outlet, the lights will always be on, unless each UC light has a switch. Not all of them have individual switches. Second, it is not code to knock out the back of an electrical box. Third, it is not code to cut off a plug on anything and then connect it to anything but another replacement plug. Fourth, the receptacles above kitchen counters are on a dedicated 20 amp circuit. It is not code to hard wire any lights to that circuit. As far as transformers go, any transformer has to be exposed for replacement and heat dissipation. These transformers have a habit of going bad. I am a DIYer and this is not the way to do it. First, since you are connecting the Under Cabinet lights to an outlet, the lights will always be on, unless each UC light has a switch. Not all of them have individual switches. Second, it is not code to knock out the back of an electrical box. Third, it is not code to cut off a plug on anything and then connect it to anything but another replacement plug. Fourth, the receptacles above kitchen counters are on a dedicated 20 amp circuit. It is not code to hard wire any lights to that circuit. As far as transformers go, any transformer has to be exposed for replacement and heat dissipation. These transformers have a habit of going bad.

]]> By: AJ http://www.handymanfixhomerepair.com/how-do-i-install-under-cabinet-lighting/comment-page-1/#comment-493 AJ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:04:18 +0000 http://www.handymanfixhomerepair.com/?p=337#comment-493 Looks like you're suggesting modifying plugin lighting to direct-wire. From what I understand this voids all UL listings and will probably not be considered up to code. I'm also fairly certain that knocking the back out of an outlet box will be frowned upon... Looks like you’re suggesting modifying plugin lighting to direct-wire. From what I understand this voids all UL listings and will probably not be considered up to code.

I’m also fairly certain that knocking the back out of an outlet box will be frowned upon…

]]> By: Cliff http://www.handymanfixhomerepair.com/how-do-i-install-under-cabinet-lighting/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Cliff Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:20:05 +0000 http://www.handymanfixhomerepair.com/?p=337#comment-472 In the hard-wire case described, where would you put the transformer? Is it OK to be in the wall near the receptacle? Should it be stuck up under the cabinet? Sorry, just having a hard time reconciling the warning about transformer heat w/ the actual installation. In the hard-wire case described, where would you put the transformer? Is it OK to be in the wall near the receptacle? Should it be stuck up under the cabinet? Sorry, just having a hard time reconciling the warning about transformer heat w/ the actual installation.

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