Built for long runs
Lighting a long counter with short fixtures means more units to mount, more connections to make and more joints to line up. At 58 1/16", this LED bar covers a generous stretch of counter or shelf in a single piece, which keeps the installation simple and the result clean. Its slim body hides easily behind the valance of a cabinet or the lip of a shelf, and its white finish looks at home under white kitchen cabinets, in a laundry room or on the painted shelving of a shop. On a long wall, under cabinet lights in bar form look far more finished than a string of LED puck lights, whose round beams leave dark spaces in between.
Choosing the right white
The 5CCT designation means the bar packs 5 selectable CCT settings into a single fixture. You make the choice on site, once you see how the light plays on your countertop, your cabinet doors or the goods on display. Warmer whites flatter wood and set a relaxed mood in a kitchen or a bar area; cooler whites feel sharper and suit workshops, laundry rooms and stockrooms. Colour accuracy completes the picture: at CRI 90, reds, skin tones and natural materials look as they should, a real advantage over a craft table, in a makeup area or along a clothing rack.
Electrical and installation notes
This 3-wire fixture is designed to work within a 3-wire system of LED bars: it can be fed individually or connected to other bars of the system along a run. If the bar is hardwired to the building's circuit, hire a licensed electrician and follow your local electrical code; the power must be off at the panel before any work begins. A bar of this length is easier to put up with a helper holding the far end while you fasten it. On open shelving, fix it just behind the front lip so that family members or customers do not look straight into the light.
Quick specs
Product: LITELINE LED light bar for long cabinets and shelves
Power: 22W
CCT: 5CCT, set on site
CRI: 90
Overall length: 58 1/16"
Connection: 3-wire
Colour: white
Great places for a long LED bar
In the kitchen, it runs under the longest stretch of uppers, over a butler's pantry counter or along a wall of open shelves. In the laundry room it lights the folding counter; in the basement, the bar, the workbench and the storage shelving. Businesses use it under a reception counter, along retail shelving, in a pharmacy or hardware aisle, or inside a long display case. It also suits a walk-in closet with long shelves. Wherever the surface is long, this LED light bar delivers the kind of under cabinet lighting that makes every centimetre of counter usable.