This is a non-notifiable project providing that CE-approved kits are used and that the strip light is not installed in a bathroom or wet area.
You can mount strip lights under a kitchen unit to illuminate a worktop or provide atmospheric under-lighting without wiring the lights into the main circuit by simply plugging them in to a nearby socket.
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Position the lights on the worktop roughly every 500mm (19½in).
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If there is no convenient socket within reach of the flex, follow instructions for installing sockets.
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Mark the position of the lights on the underside of the kitchen units to give you a mark to line up the back of each fitting with. The lights should be at least 50mm (2in) away from the wall.
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Hold the base-plates in position and mark the screw holes with a pencil or bradawl.
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Cut off the power supply to the relevant circuit from the consumer unit.
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Drill pilot holes for the base-plates and fix them to the units with the fixings supplied.
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With all the base-plates fixed in place, plug the cables connecting the fittings into the outlet sockets in the base-plates.
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Keep any excess cable tucked away by securing it with self-adhesive clips supplied.
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Fit the tubes and covers onto the base-plates.
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Hide the wiring with a strip of decorative moulding or trim fixed to the bottom of the units with panel pins or adhesive.
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Drill pilot holes for the base-plates and fix to the units with the fixings supplied.
You can hide the wiring with a strip of decorative moulding fixed to the bottom of the units.
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