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Baumhaus.Bau27 Sep 2017 13:06Hello,
We have been living in the house for over six months now and have already installed most of the planned lighting fixtures. Now we are starting to work on the kitchen.
Here is a brief update on the current situation:
We have an L-shaped kitchen with a switched outlet on one of the walls. From this outlet, two circuits of LED strips are to be installed.
The plan:
I have looked at the Paulmann "YourLED" products. The LEDs are encapsulated and seem to be the best choice for the kitchen. A power supply will be connected to the outlet, from which two circuits will be run.
The first circuit is relatively simple: the power will run behind the wall cabinets and the LED strips will be glued underneath the cabinets.
I am still unsure about the second circuit: this is for the indirect lighting of the countertop from underneath (handleless kitchen).
The kitchen installer has laid a cable through the corner of the L-shaped countertop (fairly central) inside the profile beneath the countertop. Since two strips (one running right, one running left) need to be connected from this point, I am not quite sure how to manage this.
Paulmann only offers a four-way splitter, which will likely be too large to hide externally under the countertop. Unfortunately, there is no T-connector available...
Do you have any ideas on how to split one power source into two LED strips in the smallest possible space?
Best regards,
Sebastian
We have been living in the house for over six months now and have already installed most of the planned lighting fixtures. Now we are starting to work on the kitchen.
Here is a brief update on the current situation:
We have an L-shaped kitchen with a switched outlet on one of the walls. From this outlet, two circuits of LED strips are to be installed.
The plan:
I have looked at the Paulmann "YourLED" products. The LEDs are encapsulated and seem to be the best choice for the kitchen. A power supply will be connected to the outlet, from which two circuits will be run.
The first circuit is relatively simple: the power will run behind the wall cabinets and the LED strips will be glued underneath the cabinets.
I am still unsure about the second circuit: this is for the indirect lighting of the countertop from underneath (handleless kitchen).
The kitchen installer has laid a cable through the corner of the L-shaped countertop (fairly central) inside the profile beneath the countertop. Since two strips (one running right, one running left) need to be connected from this point, I am not quite sure how to manage this.
Paulmann only offers a four-way splitter, which will likely be too large to hide externally under the countertop. Unfortunately, there is no T-connector available...
Do you have any ideas on how to split one power source into two LED strips in the smallest possible space?
Best regards,
Sebastian
Soldering it yourself? That would immediately seem like the easiest option to me......and please, don’t just stick the LED strips anywhere without any backing, it looks really cheap and tacky! It’s better to invest around ten into a narrow aluminum profile with a frosted cover. That way, it looks much more high-quality!
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stefanc8427 Sep 2017 23:03Are the strips powered with 230 V?
Perhaps use a blank cover with a small hole for the cable entry instead of a socket? Or simply solder them to a plug.
Perhaps use a blank cover with a small hole for the cable entry instead of a socket? Or simply solder them to a plug.
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Baumhaus.Bau28 Sep 2017 12:57Hello,
thanks for the feedback.
We have now installed the first loop and will use the delta profile under the cabinets instead of just the bare LEDs.
For the strips that will go under the countertop, we will also choose a profile with diffusion or make something out of plexiglass ourselves. It really doesn’t look that nice when you can see the individual LEDs...
They will all be operated at 12V. That’s why I will solder a cable myself so that I only have to pull the cable through the hole...
We chose Paulmann because it was affordable at our local hardware store and we know someone who works there and recommended it to us (not just because they work there 😉
Once everything is finished, I can post some pictures if needed.
thanks for the feedback.
We have now installed the first loop and will use the delta profile under the cabinets instead of just the bare LEDs.
For the strips that will go under the countertop, we will also choose a profile with diffusion or make something out of plexiglass ourselves. It really doesn’t look that nice when you can see the individual LEDs...
They will all be operated at 12V. That’s why I will solder a cable myself so that I only have to pull the cable through the hole...
We chose Paulmann because it was affordable at our local hardware store and we know someone who works there and recommended it to us (not just because they work there 😉
Once everything is finished, I can post some pictures if needed.
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