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Under kitchen lights

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  • 20-05-2020 1:37am
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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭


    Light plugged in. Untidy. Any suggestions


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    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,429 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    Any spare sockets behind a fridge or microwave that you could plug it into locally?


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭adrian92


    Mr Magnolia wrote: »
    Any spare sockets behind a fridge or microwave that you could plug it into locally?

    Thanks for your response. External wall.
    Would have preferred some light switch.
    Cannot chase the wall because kitchen counter below and cabinet above.

    Perhaps some way to use adjacent power socket to link into for lighting?

    I don't know


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    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users Posts: 14,329 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    Is there a socket abvoe the wall cabinets for a cooker hood that could also be used to power lights - that's what I'm planning to use to do the same.


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭adrian92


    jimmycrackcorm wrote: »
    Is there a socket abvoe the wall cabinets for a cooker hood that could also be used to power lights - that's what I'm planning to use to do the same.

    Thanks. There is but built in kitchen cabinets so I can't chase the wall. If I could then could make contact with a lighting circuit too.

    Thanks for your response

    The lighting is under the press


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    cheif kaiser
    Registered Users Posts: 632 ✭✭✭cheif kaiser


    adrian92 wrote: »
    Thanks. There is but built in kitchen cabinets so I can't chase the wall. If I could then could make contact with a lighting circuit too.

    Thanks for your response

    The lighting is under the press

    Is there no gap in between any of your cabinets where you could pull the wire up through and plug in to vent hood socket?

    I ask because I was able to wire in an outside cctv camera by doing this.


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    NSAman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,386 ✭✭✭NSAman


    How about tiling the wall after chasing it and putting a switch on it from the socket already there?


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭adrian92


    Thanks for your suggestions. I cannot find a way up or down to connect a lighting circuit. The kitchen fittihgs are too fixed.

    There are power outlets available between top of counter .
    Just wogdering if tyey could be used for this under counter lightijg.
    I am just plugging tyem in , but not the best.
    Thanks all for your advice


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    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,462 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    Bring it up inside the cabinet with skinny plastic conduit? You'd barely even notice it was there.


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭adrian92


    SweetCaliber wrote: »
    Bring it up inside the cabinet with skinny plastic conduit? You'd barely even notice it was there.

    Thanks for that tip


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    babi-hrse
    Registered Users Posts: 787 ✭✭✭babi-hrse


    Is there a empty hollow space at the back of the corner unit I brought mine down through that.
    You can also find conduit that has a taper to look like beading that you could stick to the sides of the units to hide the cables


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭adrian92


    babi-hrse wrote: »
    Is there a empty hollow space at the back of the corner unit I brought mine down through that.
    You can also find conduit that has a taper to look like beading that you could stick to the sides of the units to hide the cables

    Many thanks for the advice.
    Ill check that.
    Any idea how to source that conduit or what it is called?
    Thanks again


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    SweetCaliber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,462 ✭✭✭SweetCaliber


    adrian92 wrote: »
    Many thanks for the advice.
    Ill check that.
    Any idea how to source that conduit or what it is called?
    Thanks again

    Apologies youll find it in DIY shops, its called plastic trunking.


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭adrian92


    SweetCaliber wrote: »
    Apologies youll find it in DIY shops, its called plastic trunking.
    Many thanks


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭adrian92


    cheif kaiser wrote: »
    Is there no gap in between any of your cabinets where you could pull the wire up through and plug in to vent hood socket?

    I ask because I was able to wire in an outside cctv camera by doing this.
    Thanks but I can't see any gap. It is firmly fixed


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭adrian92


    adrian92 wrote: »
    Thanks but I can't see any gap. It is firmly fixed
    Just found out that there is approximately one centimeter , or more, available between back of cabinet and wall.

    Am able to drill 5mm holes very close to the wall with no interference with the cabinet

    But I cannot find a way to fish a wire from the small opening


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    cheif kaiser
    Registered Users Posts: 632 ✭✭✭cheif kaiser


    adrian92 wrote: »
    Just found out that there is approximately one centimeter , or more, available between back of cabinet and wall.

    Am able to drill 5mm holes very close to the wall with no interference with the cabinet

    But I cannot find a way to fish a wire from the small opening


    Wire coat hanger not do the job? Fish Rods?

    Sorry if I'm missing something :confused:


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭adrian92


    cheif kaiser wrote: »
    Wire coat hanger not do the job? Fish Rods?

    Sorry if I'm missing something :confused:


    No you are not missing anything. Thanks for your suggestion.

    Ill try that. Tricky to find a way with 5mm holes 600mm apart, just patience, I suppose.

    Thanks again


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    adrian92
    Registered Users Posts: 563 ✭✭✭adrian92


    Is there any accepable method that I can tap into adjacent power outlet to supply a lighting circuit, perhaps via fused spur unit ?


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    funkey_monkey
    Registered Users Posts: 8,054 ✭✭✭funkey_monkey


    I done this recently: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057995649&page=2

    What I ended up doing was to use a mains switch https://mainsswitch.co.uk to switch on and off the light.

    What I ended up doing was drilling into the conduit above the cupboard to install a spur off the sockets circuit. It is highly likely that the conduit for your switch goes vertical too, so above the unit, you can drill in and connect. However, if you do this be aware that you need to have the cables out of the conduit prior to drilling. Wire the spur into the receiver of the mains switch. Output of mains switch into the light. So, this is how to power the lights.

    To switch on the lights I took a spur off a light circuit I wanted to use to power the mains switch transmitter. Turn on the light circuit and transmitter gets powered, turns on receiver which in turn switches on the light.

    It might be more than you need. However, you can get a SONOFF RF switch or a wireless switch to do the same.


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