How to Install Kitchen Cabinet Lighting | eHow UK

Under-cabinet lighting provides both a utilitarian and decorative purpose.

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Lighting in the kitchen is essential. Many homeowners have turned to under-cabinet lighting to achieve a decorative and utilitarian aspect in their kitchens. Today's under-cabinet lighting opens the door to a perfectly coordinated kitchen. The installation of under-cabinet lighting in the kitchen is a moderately easy and straightforward process. The result is a kitchen with task lighting exactly where it is needed and a decorative flair that helps convey your personal design tastes.

Remove the included wiring cap nuts from the light s wiring.

Place the lighting fixture up against the underside of the wall cabinet. Use a pencil to mark on the cabinet where the screws will need to be installed. Mark the narrow part of the screw keyhole.

Use a drill or screwdriver to secure the supplied screws in the marked spot on the underside of the cabinet. Leave 1/2 inch of the supplied screw exposed from the upper cabinet.

Use the back of the screwdriver to remove the plate in the power supply housing of the fixture. Insert a Romex connector into the hole.