18-2 WIRE WHITE (PER FOOT)

Name: 18-2 WIRE WHITE (PER FOOT)
Brand: LEDCO
SKU: LCWIRE-182-WH
Price: 0.97 CAD
Availability: InStock

SKU: LCWIRE-182-WH

Brand: LEDCO

Wiring a run of LED strip, a row of pot lights or a set of under-cabinet fixtures always comes down to the same thing: having the right low-voltage wire on hand, in exactly the length you need. This is 18-2 white wire, sold by the foot, a two-conductor 18 AWG wire in a clean white jacket that blends into white ceilings, white baseboards and white cabinetry instead of fighting with them. People look for it under a lot of names — light wire, LED extension wire, two-conductor low-voltage cable, 18/2 wire, hookup wire for LED tape — and it all points to the same workhorse. Cut it to length, strip it, connect it, and your single-colour LED job is done right. SKU: LCWIRE-182-WH.

Because you buy it per foot, you order the exact footage your project calls for instead of a full spool you'll never finish. Two conductors make it the natural match for single-colour work: one positive, one negative, no guesswork. The 18 AWG gauge gives you more copper than the thinner 22 AWG cables, which is what you want on longer runs where you're trying to keep voltage drop under control and keep the far end of a strip as bright as the first foot. The white jacket is the quiet hero — along a white crown moulding, inside a white toe-kick or across a white ceiling, it disappears with a dab of paint or a few clips.

Contractors reach for this low-voltage LED wire on kitchen cabinet lighting, cove and coffer details, closets, staircases, garages, retail display cases, reception desks and sign work. It's the everyday connection wire for LED strip lights, drivers, power supplies and single-colour fixtures on residential and commercial projects across Canada. Need a different look or a different job? There's 18-2 wire black for dark ceilings, 18-2 black and white wire when you want polarity marked at a glance, and for colour-changing tape, 22-4 RGB wire. Order your footage and get wiring.

Built for everyday low-voltage lighting work
This is the kind of wire that lives in the van and on the bench. 18-2 white wire is a two-conductor cable in 18 AWG, supplied by the foot so the cut matches the job rather than the spool. Two conductors, one white jacket, nothing to overthink: it's built for single-colour, two-wire connections between a driver or power supply and the fixture or LED tape at the other end. Strip, twist or crimp, land it in your connector, and move on to the next run.

Why gauge matters on LED runs
On low-voltage lighting, the enemy is voltage drop — the further the current travels, the more the last section of a run dims down compared to the first. Stepping up from a thin 22 AWG conductor to 18 AWG puts more copper in the path, which is exactly what you want when a kitchen island run, a long cove detail or a display case circuit has to stay even end to end. As a habit, keep the wire run as short as the layout allows, place the driver near the middle of long runs when you can, and feed from both ends on stubborn installations. Those three moves plus a proper gauge solve most "why is the end dimmer?" callbacks.

Technical specifications
SKU: LCWIRE-182-WH
Type: 18-2 wire, two conductors
Gauge: 18 AWG
Jacket colour: white
Sold: per foot
Intended use: residential and commercial projects

Where it gets used
Think under-cabinet and over-cabinet lighting in a kitchen, a cove detail around a living room ceiling, closet and pantry strips, stair nosing lighting, a garage workbench, bathroom vanity accents, and on the commercial side, retail shelving, display cases, reception desks, backlit signage and cabinetry in a dental or salon fit-out. Anywhere the surface is white — white MDF cabinets, white ceilings, white trim — this jacket blends in so the wire reads as part of the millwork instead of an afterthought. Canadian jobs also mean cold garages, basements and seasonal spaces, so keep terminations inside enclosures or junction boxes and protect the run where it crosses framing.

Companion products and documentation
Pair it with your low-voltage driver, connectors and single-colour tape. If the job calls for another colour or another conductor count, the same family covers it: 18-2 black and red wire for clearly marked polarity, 18-2 wire black for dark finishes, transparent 22-2 wire for discreet clear wiring on glass and light surfaces, and 22-5 RGB-W wire for colour-changing plus white tape. There is no spec sheet in the Documentation tab for this item — order the footage you need and reach out if you want help matching the wire to your driver and fixture layout.