How to Install Undercabinet Lighting and Power | All About Lights | Ask This Old House
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- Опубликовано: 26 окт 2016
- Electrician Scott Caron helps a homeowner upgrade her kitchen with new LED lights and electrical outlets.
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Shopping List for How to Install Undercabinet Lighting and Power:
- LED undercabinet light fixtures
- Outlet strips, to provide undercabinet electrical outlets
- Old-work electrical boxes, to house wires and wall switch
- Nonmetallic electrical cable, for powering new lights and outlet strips
- Blank plate, to conceal wires in junction box
- Electrical tape, to secure cable to fish tape
- Twist-on wire connectors, for securing wire connections
- Dimmer wall switch, to power new lights and outlet strip
Tools for How to Install Undercabinet Lighting and Power:
- Jigsaw, for cutting through cabinet back
- Drywall saw, to cut through drywall
- Screwdriver, for tightening screws
- Torpedo level, to mark level and plumb cutlines
- Pliers, for gripping and twisting
- Cordless drill, to drive screws
- Fish tape, for pulling cable through walls
- Wire strippers, used to strip off wire insulation
Steps for How to Install Undercabinet Lighting and Power:
1. Go to the main electrical panel and turn off the power to the existing undercabinet lights and outlets.
2. Unscrew the old light fixtures from the underside of the cabinets.
3. Use a jigsaw to cut a hole in the cabinet back for an old-work junction box.
4. Cut a similar hole in the wall directly above the cabinets.
5. Push two nonmetallic electrical cables through the upper hole and down into the hole cut inside the cabinet.
6. Cut a hole in the kitchen wall for an old-work switch box, then use a fish tape to pull a cable into the hole.
7. Push the ends of the cables through the rear of the switch box, then screw the box to the kitchen wall.
8. Wire a dimmer switch into the box; be sure the switch is designed for use with LED lights.
9. Make the wire connections in the junction box inside the cabinet. Screw a blank cover onto the junction box.
10. Make the wire connections inside the light fixtures, then screw the fixtures to the underside of the cabinets.
11. Run a new cable to the wall beneath the cabinets, then install the 120-volt outlet strips.
12. Make the final wire connections at the outlet strips and test your work.
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I Love how this channel says what they are going to do as if they are going to teach you, but instead it just cuts to where he is done without breaking a sweat.
Agreed. As soon as he started pulling wire the explanations stopped and it was just pictures. Guess the whole point is to call an electrician and spend $$$$.
Miss leading for the diy
He just wanted to see this customer bend over.
Customer: We really hate having to bend over and find the outlets
Electrician: OK I’m going to install the same thing but with a couple USB outlets so you can struggle with them too
🤣
W
The first minute I had to double check, if I was still on youtube. But then nothing happened and everything is good.
This is why I love the comment sections.
hahahaha!!!
.Renato. Nailed it.
.Renato. Really
Lmfao
The new box just appears in the cabinet, you install a dimmer and that's it! Thanks This Old House!
I know they have a lot of beautiful homeowners on this channel, but she is STUNNING!
Rumor has it, Scott never left.
Ha ha ha
He's locked in the basement until the next DIY job is needed LOL ;-)
I wouldn’t either
Pulling lights forward is a big improvement. You want light where you work. I'm critical of Scott sometimes but he did a great job this time.
can lori be on all the shows
I don't know what this video was about, but I liked it.
1:15 "Let's get to work.". Haha. Love his facial expression after.
Client: “The outlets are a hassle.” ATOH: “OK, lets push them back further”
Its all good he got his thing wet just saying lol
theyre gonna be a hassle again once the integrated led fails and you have to replace the entire unit instead of just the bulb
This gentleman is so professional although I am not too sure sometimes what he is teaching. He is very friendly and easy going.
Great opportunity to add indirect lights above the cabinets!
Hi TOH , I think under cabinet lighting looks really nice !!! 👍😊🛠
Scott does a very good job
Great video! Just what I needed.
Nice job. Thanks for sharing.
Surprised they haven't disabled comments on this video lol
Lori... you're totally awesome!
Lori's a plant
"I dont like how the outlets are up top because you have to bend down to see where they are"
"Yea so the outlets up top are real nice so were just gonna push em back"
He WANTED her to have to bend down
@@KillerRaspberry "He WANTED he" Hmm....nice Freudian slip right there.
I am Brazilian, I like to see is programs and videos.
I like that idea.
I need you in my kitchen!!!
All this was great except you did not show how you added a light switch by the doorway and how you routed the wires to the power and light strips. There are studs in the walls. Did you route the wires in the bottom cabinets ???
3:06
You failed your license test for electrician.
Thanks for all of your help today
I want to learn more about the homeowner 😍😉
Ohhhhh yeaaaah
I’m only here for Lori
She's. Very bright!
She's like- "I don't care about how it's done. Just give me new lighting please..."
I feel like I've seen this before but the guy was an astronaut, or a doctor, or a pool boy. It ended a little different
Cable guy
He was there to check the meter
Don't forget teacher.
he was a plumber laying down the pipe
"Hey step brother. Can you help me fix these lights?"
Wow cool channel and now I've got some ideas
Great......
She is absolutely gorgeous!
Yeah she is
I have a live wire coming under my kitchen cabinet, but the light I got has no switch on it. Is it legal to put a junction box with a switch between the light and live wire?
Who's patching the wall?
rjmlakota electricians don’t worry about that.
Tommy
Lori would do that herself
In the spirit of this comment section:
Don't you worry- he'll fill her holes.
good stuff
Can’t find light fixture Brand/Mfr. Anyone know? These are the only fixtures I’ve seen daisy chain. TY.
DRILLED
I was an electrician’s apprentice in Boston, and I never saw a Lori on a job.
If wiring is too much of a hassle for your situation, I paid around $16 at my local COSTCO for an 8 pack of LED pucks. I can touch them individually or use a remote to turn them all on or dim them too. The remote controls up to 36 pucks. Works great!
John Dough you have a link to those lights?
Costco dot com or just go into your local Costco
How long have the batteries lasted in your case?
I trying out the puck lights as well. For $20 it's worth a shot to see how long they last. So far they are working good. I like that the remote has different timer settings so you don't have to remember to turn them off
But they eat batteries like crazy
Nice tunes
What is the brand of LED lights did you use?
Johnny sins the electrician
:D
Imhotep from The Mummy
5:06 "hit that switch" Lori- "umm that takes way too long, I want my old lights and not all these holes in my cabinets"
So are they too far forward or to far back? Which is it?
Nice job on this one - however I would have located the switch under the cabinets - a switch next to the door looks like a room switch to me, but thats just me....
Love the replacement. But, what if you don't have power outlet dedicated for it. Do I need an electrician?
Most likely, unless you have an easy place to tap into and run some new cable.
Hmmm I wonder if the plug strip is gfci protected....hopefully 20 amp rated wiring in the strip? Are these on the required 20 amp dedicated kitchen circuits? I guess if you used a gfci breaker. The 15 amp plugs in the strip are legal but I hope the wiring in the plug mold was #12.
If it's just a retrofit, and not running new wire from the breaker, then it's not needed. He's just replacing the existing outlets with a new one in the same spot.
Hahaha bro! Why does this dude always gets the “house calls” with the chicks! Bro what else are you doing besides replacing bulbs?
Its Johnny Sins...thats what he does
He's Electryifing her!
Mounting boxes
Have you seen him? His good looks are what sell this channel. Plus she’s an actor, probably works with them.
hello ... and the diagram of the electrical connection, of lights and taps, can facilitate it ...
Ok you got me , Click bait worked !
It would have been nice to see better how he fished those lines through. I guess I need to see another video for that.
Why don't they manufacture kitchen (or custom) cabinets with lighting already installed?
What brand are those lights
where do i get this kind of outlets with led lights
Who makes them has tech changed and can they be used with wi fi or a ipad????
I would've thought running romex outside the wall over cabinetry would be a code violation.
^^^^^^THIS!!!
Most jurisdictions IMO would consider that not susceptible to damage and therefore ok to be exposed.
So what if you have soffits above your cabinets and backs to your cabinets that you don't want to disturb...
I probably would've just ran an extension cord and put a Phillips (more likely a knock off from Amazon) Hue light with the remote and partied it up with the changing colors 😅
What brands were these ?
She’s a real piece!
She's an actress
You should have jacked before watching. Clearly you have no self control.
Unless I missed something, doesn't that power strip need to have GFCI protection?
My understanding is you only need gfci when the outlets were within 6 feet of a water source or outdoors. I could be wrong. I'm a landscaper not an electrician.
There could be a gfci outlet earlier in the circuit (and the lights are on its "load"), or the whole circuit is protected with a gfci breaker, or the local laws don't require it in that situation somehow.
Johnathan Schreiner you are correct
Nope all counter outlets in kitchens
Yes but he should have at least mentioned it is required.
4:55 still using those rotated red hubs, those are prone to get loose and might causes sparks between wires that might cause fire.
Merets? How do they get loose?
We love our wire nuts here in the states lol. I’ve never seen one come loose, but they do seem primitive. Those push connectors were pretty sweet looking.
@@conqwiztadore2213 Every time someone uses electricity those wires heat up a little bit which means they expand and when it happens many times that twisted bundle start losing up and there is possibility for spark. All those wire nuts are banned in my country only push connectors are being used.
I always twist the wires together before installing a wire nut.
Hey Guys would you do a video of an LED install using solderm8? I can send you 1!
What is the product that they installed?
Remember the part, it's awkward to go under the cabinets and plug things in...
Fakest video ever. Theres no way she was able to plug that USB cable in on the first time.
D@mn it, thats funny. Thanks for the laugh!
That tablet was already at 100%. Fake news!
It's a real video you dumbass,otherwise the video wouldn't be on RUclips
Stephen Snell because everything on the internet is true. Learn to take a joke. Dumbass
Stephen Snell You kisses the joke entirely lol
Serious question, Can I just run wires from outlets to new boxes through my walls without securing them?
almcken2 yes, there would be no way to secure them without removing the drywall.
That’s the real question.. isn’t that breaking code?
@@MichaelAye Check with your local Authority Having Jurisdiction for any local issues. The NEC allows for NM cable to be fished through existing walls, floors, attics, and what have you but the NEC is not law until adopted locally.
@@denali9449 The NEC's purpose is the bare minimum regarding preventing an electrical fire. I would want work in my home done to that standard even if it wasn't required by local code.
For anyone not knowing: NEC = National Electrical Code, and it's administered by the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association).
@@wownewstome6123 Yes, you are correct that the NEC is the bare minimum. Many local jurisdictions who adopt the NEC into law also amend it to be more restrictive than the model code. That is why I suggested they check with the AHJ.
On the other hand, several states and local AHJ's have reduced the model code requirements especially concerning arc fault protection and I would agree with your concerns about building to the code minimums.
First it is a production to fit in a limited time frame and the home owner is in on it.
I cut those connectors off and use wire nuts so I know I have a tight connection.
*Plot twist* I don’t have any money but.....
Hahahaha
If only I could be a moderator for this old house you tube channel lol
I watched this video in hopes of learning what to buy. Nope. I see the lights but have no idea what brand or where to get them.
Only description is "LED under cabinet light fixtures." Oh, but they plug into each other without a connector! THAT'S what I want! What brand? What model number?
I’m thinking they had a non permitted remodel when they put in that original electrical. They didn’t put outlets on the smaller counter to the left of the stove, which is more than a foot wide. I didn’t hear anything about the two required countertop 20 amp circuits, and it looks like this only had one. Also, no mention of gfci. I don’t think Scott would do a non-GFCI outlet in a kitchen, so I’d have to assume they were protected at the breaker, or that strip had protection he didn’t mention.
Does anyone actually get permits when they do remodels inside where an inspector can't see while driving by?
If you own a house you can do whatever you want to it. If you have to get permission from somebody that means you don't own it.
She is fine!
now lets talk about money lol
Zafarstyle “payment”
I love watching usa Sparks, terrible yet brilliant at the same time. I'm a UK sparky. What testing do usa Sparks do?
if only British homes were so easy to run wires through walls, damn soild brick wall construction!!!
Is it not a code violation to have the romex exposed in the corner feeding the plug molding
whatisfun #1 yea, but I didn't see exposed romex, thought he covered it with a blank
How did he find the wires
So is there a bunch of exposed wires sitting on top of cabinets?
Yes. It’s usually ok because at that height, they are not susceptible to damage.
leds do burn out but they should have used one with a replaceable led strip... and one that has more leds per foot than what appears to be 2... i prefer 5-10 leds per foot it gives good coverage and when one dies you dont notice it... oh and leds can blow in a thunderstorm easier than a normal bulb...
No they don't burn out
They only fail 1 by 1
I don't get it. There was already 110v at the florescent fixture. I would have put a 12-24VDC power supply under the cab and run 18-20AWG low voltage wire behind the microwave. Same effect, less than half the work. Much less cost.
I put a motion sensor on mine with a timer. You enter the room...bing...we have light. Great if your hands are full and you are groggy.
LEDs do burn out. When they're built into the fixture they're impossible to replace.
I don't think I have something that's LED that's burned out yet, even the power lights in my Gameboy Color still work
Nothing lasts for ever but you'll easily get 5-10 years out of these vs. those old flourescents that would need a new bulb every year and a new ballast. In many cases they sell replacement LEDs and worst case, you buy a new fixture after 10 years.
Mr Luqman: it depends on their manufacturer and lamp type. But i've replaced all my old lamps with led ones 2.5 years ago, so far so good.
Mr Luqman, with LED's you get what you pay for usually. I've only installed Maxxim lighting and Kichler and they have not let me down.
Not sure what fluorescent bulbs and ballasts you've had experience with, but it's actually more like bulb replacement every 5 years and ballast replacement maybe once in 20 years.
I noticed he uses different materials for same install on all shows.
Where's the video where Scott introduced her to his electrical hot stick?
I've seen this episode awhile back I'm sure
And your point is?
twennywonn that they re-upload the same content constantly, probably the only channel on RUclips that I have seen do this.
NickGerv1 they cut out segments and upload them separately. That makes sense. But I've also seen whole episodes reuploaded lately and I'm not sure what that's about. Season 1 is still missing too, I think.
@@briancnc Not the only channel. I have seen others that re-upload content for money.
isn't there a tiny bit of romex exposed under the cabinet
Should have put a 3-way switch in on the other side
where do i buy the strip light with usb ports?
Carlos Freitas google it. If you need help using google, google that too.
If you Google google. Does that open a wormhole?????
For real life lesson , got to other website after 5:40 and do the same search
😎
Why aren’t you showing us how to do this step by step?
That screws at 2:30 didn't grab anything !
You obviously don't know anything about electrical material.
Those screws swing out wings that press against the inside of the Sheetrock so the box can’t fall out and the box has ears that hit the front of the rock so the box can’t fall in.
Just use LED light strips.
Quick and easy and no screws or electrical work.
Set up in 10 minutes or less
$20
Not widely available in 2016
shouldnt we use wireless switch at this point? fishing wire in drywall seems very 2000 late
I don't want anything wireless because it might be dangerous to health. I use an ethernet cable on my laptop and I don't own a phone.
@@flat-earther You have a valid.concerns. If you have a fear for wireless signals, then you should do what the video did. Otherwise wireless options such as zwave are much easier, cheaper and not to mention less mess.
she kinda look amazing
Actress
I've been watching this guy… And finally realize who he sounds like. John Turturro. "Look into your heart!"
this will be quicker with a fewer 50cm LED bar lights with 12v 2a DC adapter :) hehehehe!
Diodes are still fairly expensive but they are worth it.
And they hardly use any electricity.
LED?
@@avenged06x illuminati isn't technically wrong, they are Light Emitting Diodes.
I think the USB conector is better on the right side !!!