So the electrical is plodding along. I haven’t had any time this week to work on it in the evenings, and it’s taking way too long. There’s only one or two more new wires to place and two or three boxes to wire up (big ones). My latest dilemma is the under cabinet lighting. I’ve gotta make a decision on what type of lighting to use, so I can figure out where my wire drops will be. Though it’s not set in stone, I’m thinking I want to go with xenon lights. Found some low voltage strip lights that look like just the thing I want to use. They come in either 3″ or 4″ spacing between lights, and the bulbs can be either 5 or 10 watts. The setup runs on a 12 volt supply, and the light strips can be daisy chained -which is great because it limits the number of wire drops I need to run. Now my only problem now is where to put the transformer. The one I’ll probably use is big enough to power all the lights in the kitchen. Unfortunately it’s about the size of a brick, and I’m not quite sure where to mount the bugger. My first choice would be the attic, since I’m already in there anyways, but it’s been suggested that the crawlspace would be better, because apparently these transformers give off quite a bit of heat. However I don’t know if I’m even allowed to mount this thing in a “not very accessible” place. A lot of websites suggest mounting it in the lower cabinets (under the sink), which I don’t really want to do unless I have to. However I’ve seen other sites claiming that mounting it in a cabinet is a fire hazard -go figure.
So I’m hoping to get the electrical basics finished this weekend, but we all know that it’s not likely at the rate things have been moving along -I’ll keep you posted.
