Welcome to ledundercabinetlights.org, your to-the-point practical, yet comprehensive and timely information source about all types of LED under cabinet lights. We will dispell myths about LED and competing technologies along the way as we describe the new possibilities of the revolutionary LED technology.

Are you remodeling your kitchen and are wanting an energy efficient, low cost kitchen under cabinet light option that gives your cupboards a special look, and the cook a usable light to work with? Would it be okay if your guests would find your kitchen lights fascinating and marvel about them?

You will find on this site the most unbiased information on manufacturers of LED lights, uses of under cabinet lights, as well as answers to very practical questions about types of LED under cabinet lights that will be best for you. You will learn where to find kitchen LED lights, and about the specifics of under cabinet LED lights installation.

What are LED under cabinet lights?

LED technology is the new, the greenest, the most energy efficient, and the most sturdy technology ever invented for generating visible light. LED lights are recently becoming mass produced and are making their way into our homes, and especially kitchens with an accelerated pace as kitchen under cabinet LED lighting.

"LED" stands for Light Emitting Diode. Light emitting diodes are electronic semiconductor elements that, when a DC electricity is sent through them, will emit light of specific quality and intensity. The properties of light emitted, such as color spectrum and intensity depend on the exact substances that the LED is made of.

For practical purposes it is also important to know that LED lights are a solid state technology which means that it is extremely long-lived and sturdy. This is in distinction to its predecessors, incandescent lights such as the regular light bulb, and its cousins incandescent halogen lamps, and incandescent xenon lights.

LED lights are sturdier and longer lived than commonly used fluorescent lights as well. It is commonly stated that LED diodes will last 50,000 hours of operation, which could be dozens of years depending on use.

Where are LED under cabinet lights used?

Although there are other places where under cabinet lights are used, their most important placement is under the kitchen cabinets.

We will talk in the section on under cabinet kitchen lighting LED about kitchen remodeling, and installation of energy efficient, great looking, LED undercabinet lights.

We will also talk about types of kitchen undercabinet lights and give pointers to where to purchase quality LED undercabinet lights inexpensively.

Why are LED lights better?

Are you replacing your existing xenon under cabinet lights, halogen or any other incandescent lights, or fluorescent lights? What other types or light technology are there?

Are you frustrated about bulbs burning out faster than you expected? Are you asking "Why do my light bulbs keep burning out?"

Are you wondering whether buying LED under cabinet kitchen lighting will be advantageous?

The short answer to that question is YES, very much so, if you choose LED lights correctly. For a longer answer, but still straight to-the-point, see section Xenon Under Cabinet Lighting And Fluorescent Under Cabinet Lighting Comparisons.

Types of LED lights by electricity source and electricity delivery

If you are a DIY-type person, or even if you are working with an electrician who gave you choice of lights to install, you may be wondering "How to install under kitchen cabinet lighting?" Therefore, it will be good for you to know what types of LED under counter lights are there with respect to how much wiring is required.

The cost of wiring LED lights for larger kitchens, including hiring an electrician can go into thousands of dollars, so the choice of wiring is important for your bottom line.

We will discuss LED under cabinet lighting direct wire or hardwire LED under cabinet options both of high voltage (110V or 240V) and low voltage (typically 12V) as well as wireless LED under cabinet lights which are typically battery driven. Using just batteries was unheard of previously with energy-hungry xenon, halogen, and fluorescent under cabinet lights, but is now possible using LED under cabinet lights. Similarly, safer low voltage LED under cabinet lighting is becoming very popular.

Types of LED under cabinet lights by shape, connectors, and functionality

We will go into more detail on circular, "puck" shaped LED lights in the section Under Cabinet Puck Lighting. We will talk about installation, wiring, and other practical aspects of puck lights there.

We will discuss other under cabinet lighting options such as undercounter LED tape, kitchen undercounter LED bar, LED T8 as well.

Because of their small size, under cabinet LED lights are suitable for under counter illumination as well.

Last but not least we will discuss options for dimmable led under cabinet lighting such as dimmers and switches.

How to install under cabinet lighting

We will talk about the gotchas that you want to be aware of when installing under cabinet kitchen lighting. Even though LED undercabinet lights will save you a bundle over time, the initial investment is not exactly cheap. It is therefore important to know what to look for when installing under cabinet lighting.

What are the best reviewed LED undercounter lights and what are the top brands?

Finally, we will present links to some of the best reviewed LED light packages in section Best Under Cabinet LED Lighting Reviews.

We will present top LED lighting brands in section Utilitech LED Under Cabinet Lighting And Other LED Lighting Companies.

In general, it will be fun to watch over the next couple of years how under cabinet fluorescent lighting, and most incandescent lighting gets gradually but rapidly replaced.