How to Invest in Cabinet Lights for the Kitchen

The kitchen is a special indoor lighting area. It needs not only basic lighting, but food storage, shaded areas, environmental atmosphere and other related factors.

We often put a lot of thought on ceiling lights and ignore some small area lighting. With the increasment of activity time in the kitchen, people are keen to improve their cooking skills, kitchen lighting has became a very important role. Cabinet lighting is an indispensable part of it. Now let's discuss a few elements that need attention in cabinet lighting:

1. The location and number of cabinet lights

The cabinet light, which is installed under the cabinet, illuminates the cooking, dishwashing area, or where the ingredients are placed. Because these are often in lower positions, the lighting of the ceiling light is easy to cause shadows, the cabinet light can solve the problem well. Therefore, its location and number depend on the location of the owner's cabinet, including the required brightness, and the type of lamp.

2. Cabinet light type

There are many types of cabinet lamps on the market, the most commonly used is linear lamps. The linear lamp can output uniform light well, it can be selected according to the size of the cabinet. The linear lamp is long enough to provide a large enough brightness area, than reduce the number of lamps. There are other ice hockey lights, led light bars, and led rope light options. LED linear lamp is a very popular energy-saving lamp. Meet the needs of environmental protection lighting concept.

3. What are the basic elements for cabinet lights

The cabinet light above the dishwashing area is close to the water source and needs to have certain waterproof properties. The cabinet lamp has a low lighting height and is close to the real thing. In order to avoid being too dazzling, a soft light is needed. Choose a lower power and choose a color temperature range between 2500K and 3000K. The color rendering index does not need to be extra high. After all, it is not a shopping goods, as long as we can see it clear.

4. Installation of cabinet lights

Choose the cabinet type of linear lamp type, it will be fixed on the cabinet first with screws. The cabinet light is clamped on the installation buckle, the linear led light bar connected with each other by using terminal wire. One disturbing point is how to hide the external wiring. Generally, we first wrap the wire tightly with tape, then place the wire on the bottom of the cabinet, paste it again with tape, and lead the wire to the main line at the back of the cabinet.

In order to meet the above requirements, UPSHINE Lighting has developed a lamp specially used as a kitchen cabinet light. It has the following characteristics:

1. A variety of sizes can meet different cabinet size requirements;
2.  Power optionable
3. Color temperature adjustable, 2700K / 3000K / 3500K / 4000K / 5000K
4. Triac dimmable is available, easy to operate
5. The shell is composed of aluminum and lens (PMMA), using aluminum profile radiator
6. Easy installation with spring structure are good for later management and maintenance
7. The price advantage is obvious, cost performance is extremely high