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FAQ | How Do LED Lights Compare To 60 Watt Light Bulbs?

LED lights versus incandescent light bulb watts

We get this question a lot and one main concept has been driven into many people’s heads due to old, conventional lighting ideas: Many believe that the way to measure the brightness of a light source is by looking at the watts. This, in fact, is not the case; watts are a great measure of power used, but are not a measure of luminosity. It no longer makes sense to look at all lights and base their brightness on how many watts are used. Incredibly energy efficient lights, such as LED lights, are throwing this whole idea out the window.…

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Flexible Strips: How To Install LEDs Under Cabinets

We understand it is a little difficult to grasp the idea of how to install LED flexible strips under your cabinets if you’ve never done it before. LED lighting is still a fairly new technology for residential use, making “how-to’s” harder to come by than, say, installing halogens under your cabinets. Do you install it in the front or the back? What size do you order? Why flexible strips? How do I run it across the entire length of my cabinet? In this handy guide, we’ll go over the basics and answer common, yet very helpful, questions! Let’s start at the…

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Video | How To Reduce Glare on Granite Counters

Here at Inspired LED we occasionally get phone calls about lighting glare on granite and similar surfaces.  For now, we’ll call it the Dot Effect. Granite is like a mirror and whatever light you put above it, it will reflect, whether it be a LED strip or you use some type of diffuser.  Here we will discuss how you can eliminate this effect while keeping the same amount of light underneath your cabinets. First, if you have cabinets with frames, use a tool such as the oscillating multi-tool saw attachment to cut about a quarter to a ½ inch notch.…

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Video | Installing LED Flexible Strips Under Cabinets with Frames

How-To: Installing LED Flex Strips Under Cabinets with Frames Measure cabinet. Make sure to subtract 1.5”from each end. So, I will need 2- 27” flex strips. Drill half inch holes through cabinet frame. Feed the LED flex strip through the holes. Remember to be gentle with the connector. Use masking tape to temporarily place the flex strips before using the adhesive backing. You can also place flex strips over the frame. Using your interconnect cable, connect your flex strips. Clip down extra cable. Plug your power supply into your flex strip and the switched outlet. If you like your flex…

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