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Under Cabinet Light Help Please
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asked this on March 21, 2011 04:56 pm
--- Originally posted by gzilins96! Feb 17, 2011 ---
I'm desparate for help. We have cabinets in our kitchen which look horrible from the bottom so we are adding a panel at the bottom and I want to put lighting into that panel for my countertops. When the panel is added, there will be a space of 1.5 inches between the bottom of my cabinet and this new panel to house the light. I need it to be recessed so that it's not hanging down and in sight. What can I use because I'm concerned about the small space of 1.5 inches. I thought perhaps your ultra slim lights or your ultra slim cabinet light or low voltage gemstone puck or low voltage puck lite palpx. I'd like to get a dimmer on them if possible and I'd like the light to be warm rather than bright white but I'm open to suggestions. Please help! Thank you.
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-- Originally posted Feb 18, 2011 ---
You were definitely on the right track - all three of the fixtures you mentioned would work very well!
We do have some very thin surface-mount under cabinet lights (15/16 inches thick), but you're right: with that small of a gap, you're probably going to want to go with recessed.
Xenon will be an excellent choice for you because it is fully dimmable and the light is warm. (Since xenon is a type of incandescent lamp, the light output is very similar).
Considering how small your space is with the panel, I would go with the Xenon Low Voltage Ultra-Slim Lights. These are our lowest-profile recessed lights.
The advantage with these over our Xenon Low Voltage Puck Lights is that you will not need to drill as much through the panel surface. These two products both "hang down" about the same amount (they differ by just 1/16 of an inch) - but the Xenon Low Voltage Ultra-Slim Lights are thinner as a whole so that installation will be just a bit easier.
Hope this helps, and let me know if you have any more questions!