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Great video. If I had one suggestion to any budding installer...move the light strips a little forward under the cabinets. It will shed more light on the actual counter by allowing the light to spread out. Just play with it to get the right setup for you.
Good video. when you install these light strips, don't put them so close to back wall, all we see are hot spots on the back wall, and not much lighting on the center of the counter. A Lot of pro installers make this mistake also. This is more important as you age because the elderly can't tolerate glare of the backsplash as a useful lighting source. By mounting your LED strips closer to the front of the cabinet, the counters will be more evenly lit without the glare.
Thanks for the tip! I actually intended for mine to be more of an accent light than functional lighting for the counter so I kinda wanted it to light up the backsplash. But I definitely hear you. I've been thinking about getting some diffusers to put the strips in... maybe a future update.
I’ve installed these in several applications and the best result I’ve have found is no more than 3” front the front of the cabinet and no less than 2”...if they are too close to the cabinet front they tend to shadow the front of the countertop....between 2 and 3” work the best
Maybe it’s not new but I really appreciate the fact that whenever you send Alexa you edited the volume down so I would not trigger devices nearby. Sometimes it’s the little things.
If I were doing this project, I’d go through the cabinets on either side of the microwave and through the cabinet above the microwave. That eliminates concern about the wire falling and also protects it from heat and steam from the stovetop.
Good video and I like the fact that you installed them to the back of the cabinets. That’s the way I did mine too. I didn’t want to see the strip and my goal was to highlight the backsplash. I still get plenty of light. The only difference I did was I continued under the microwave. My microwave was the same level as the cabinets so now I have lighting that highlight my professional range too.
First, I love that your making a Homekit smart home and sharing your info when most people are going the amazon or google route. Second, I was trying to figure out how to run power becuase ive been wanting to do this and I completely forgot about the plug by the hood. Genius! Thanks again for taking the time to record and share this!
When the LED's transition under the microwave area, above the range, is that considered a fire hazard and should be better protected? Granted it is low voltage wiring.
Couple ideas Shane: 1) You may be able to get some wood channel to hide it so it doesn't look so obvious, but I probably would've run it in the corner and just notch the shelves there instead. 2) You also may want to look into a plastic channel diffuser over them so they create a more even lighting field, that should make for a rather even distribution.
Thanks for the suggestions Rob. I didn't care much about a diffuser since you can't actually see the LEDs, but I'm noticing you can actually see a reflection on the countertop at times. So that's something I might end up doing.
@@ShaneCreates Dude. On a total side note. This entire comment section is like a bunch of guys standing around the hood of your car telling you how they would’ve done it while you’re in there trying to get shit done. Jokes aside your patience is impressive. Good, sir. I think it looks way dope, and I definitely learned a couple things from the video.
Hi again Shane, awesome upgrade and your wife’s happy what else you can ask. The Meross outdoor plug that I received doesn’t turn on. So I received the refund just in time with the news of the new Wemo outdoor plug. I buy it and have plans to open it up tomorrow let’s see how it works. One month ago I bought a Vocolinc LS2 with the extension. I put it in my living room and it works great. I use your older video to expose the lights effects to HomeKit and have created scenes with it. I’m planning to buy another Vocolinc light strip with an extension to put it over my cabinets. And with the news that you gave us about the adaptive lighting it will be better. Thanks again!
Awesome! Well about the light strips and effects...not so much about your outdoor plug. I actually just bought one of those also, but I haven't taken it out of the box yet. Hopefully I'll have better luck. I did see the Wemo outdoor plug also. That looks like a good one. And yes, I will also be quite happy if they do actually bring adaptive lighting to these light strips! Thanks for watching!
I realize this is an older video, but you did such a good job, I ordered the kit. Same setup to go under cabinets and on top. If you read this, question is, how do you get the under and over cabinets to work independently? Maybe it will be clear when I get it in front of me and watch install video. Thanks
Finally someone explained and showed us how to install the strip lights under the microwave. Thanks brother. Love the details in the video. 2 question, the other light above the cabinets, Is that a separate kit you bought with the same app or is it the same strip?...can I buy any light strip and use the the extender wire you have in the video, as long as it's 4 wires?
About to start this project tomorrow! quick question - on 6:30 you cut along the connection piece but what if my measurements don't line up, can I cut the LED light strip anywhere and just connect up or does it have to be at the connection piece?
Shane said around 3:35 that he was going to use some sort of homekit button to use a single click, double click, & long click to help with automations... Did I miss the part of the video where he talked about it? or was that not included in the video? If it's in a different video, I am very interested in using something with these strips. I keep coming back to this video as I am working on a project. Thanks for the help.
Thanks for watching. No, I didn't add a button in the video. If using the lightstrip with HomeKit, any HomeKit button will work. I like Aqara wireless buttons (requires hub). The Eve button is another that works with homekit and connects via bluetooth (no hub required).
@@ShaneCreates Thanks for the feed back. I am also considering the Ajax Online platform... I have a whole room that I want to automate and they have "Mi.Light B4 Wireless 2.4G RF 4-Zone Wall-Mounted Smart Panel Controller" that you can mount to the wall. They require a Zigbee hub and the rumors are that you can use IKEA's hub (which I already have). It does require buying their bulbs to work with controller. Although Ajax does not directly support HomeKit, if they can connect to the IKEA hub, could that allow for HomeKit compatibility? https amzn.to/3kwsgru
I bought an under lighting fixure to go above my sink. It's one of those LED new types. I'm frustrated because it has 3 plugs that supposedly plug into a type of electrical box ( I don't have that...all I have is a live wire that goes into the old fixure). The new light fixure comes with hardware that is identical to the way my old fixure is secured to the live wire from the wall and into the fixure itself. Then there are three electrical cables from the new fixure that have been terminated with these large plugs that look like the old telephone line plugs that are used in old home telephone lines, only bigger in size. So what do I do know?
I have posted to you before with some questions before Christmas time and had mentioned to you that we had bought a new house and that I wanted add under cabinet lights to our new kitchen after we have moved in. Now we are moved into our new house and had previously mentioned that our new Kitchen was very similar to your kitchen. Again, now that we have moved into our new house, I have bought a Vocolinc color changing light cord, I think they are wireless lights? I have forgotten how to hook them up. There is no usb or plug attachment? What do I need to purchase or get so to get them to work? I still haven’t gotten a smart plug yet, I have a echo dot, I also plan on getting the new Apple HomePod mini. But for now I forgotten what kind of attachment I need for my wireless light cord or cable??
Hey Trisha. Sorry I'm not sure I understand. You shouldn't need to buy anything additional to plug them up. If you don't have a wall plug/power supply then maybe you accidentally purchased the Lightstrip "extension"?
@@ShaneCreates yes I have bought one of those light extensions, I now realize it. So since I have gotten a light extension, what light strip attachment do I need to purchase?
Thank you for posting this video. I was holding out on installing under cabinet lighting due to technology changing so quickly and not being happy with what was on the market. Now watching your review, I'm confident that this lighting kit will meet my needs!
Thanks for the video. It was hard finding a cabinet lighting video with a backsplash already up. I have two questions if you can help me out. (#1) Is the extension in the kit used for separating light effects? Meaning, is an extension going from above the cabinet to underneath the cabinet will allow colors or patterns to be different. (#2) I have 3 separate locations of cabinets I would like to have lighting. 2 areas are separated by a wall and the other is across the way. In order to have above and lower lighting at all 3 locations, will I need 3 kits and will these 3 kits all function on the same app?
I have three huge separations between my cabinets It's l-shaped and I can't figure out a way to get them all to light. The only thing I can think of is use three different power sources which means three different controllers to control the lights under my cabinet which is kind of ridiculous. I like what you've done a lot it looks absolutely amazing. Any ideas for people that have cabinets with huge spaces in between?
Each power supply is controlled separately. In my case I have two: one for the upper cabinets, one for the lower. I have the option of grouping the together to control them as one, which I prefer, but I can control them separately too.
@@ShaneCreates okay cool that makes sense. So it’s worth it to go with this brand because you can do that. Did you buy the separate power supply or did it come with the extension?
Need some advice. I brought one VOCOlinc strip for the bottom of my cabinets and fixing to put a whole new one on the top of the cabinets too but have some leftover from the bottom strip and want to combine to fill wall to wall on top. Is there a simple connector to attach to both not shown in the video bc I still have the end i don’t really want a 3inch section of wire connecting them like he did for his in the video. Thanks in advance!
Currently remodeling my kitchen and going to install under cabinet leds but i want to hook it up so that it comes on when I turn on the led cans via light switch. any suggestions for that kind of install
I'm trying to figure out how to connect 2 strips on angled diffuser channelling L shaped connectors 90 degree definately won't do the job so I'm thinkinking 6 pin connector to wire trim wires down add a connector job done in theory
You’re wify also needs handles or knobs on her cabinets. Highly recommend. The moment my husband and I moved into our condo, the first thing I bought for the kitchen were handles and a jig to put in handles.
Great tip! We actually did install hardware. 😃 if you look real close at some of the b roll shots of the finished project you’ll be able to see them. I agree, it makes a big difference!
Shane, hoping you can help me with an issue. I am able to connect two stripes together (using the same connectors you did) but they are two different colors. Any suggestions on how to sync them? Thanks.
It just sounds like you don't have a good connection between one or more of the wires. I'd recommend tweaking and wiggling the connections and wires around to see if you can get a good connection and the colors should match up.
How do I jump across the sink to add a strip under another cabinet that will sync up with the opposite side? I don’t have a cabinet over my sink. I did install hidden outlets in each cabinet anticipating under cabinet lighting. I am hoping there is some sort of wireless receiver that will link up to the main controller instead of having to buy another whole kit just for a 24” cabinet.
To keep them wired together, you'd have to hide the wire somehow to make the jump across the sink. I'm not sure about any wireless receiver that will link them up.
Yes, I learned real quick to not forget about everyone else in the house (or guests). At the end of the day, most will just go to that wall switch to turn on the light.
@@ShaneCreates that's my concern. We're knee deep in gutting our kitchen and I want under cabinet lighting. I'd like to just hit a switch and maybe use the app if I want to change scenes. What kind of switch did you use and where didnyou place it? Thanks!
@@maritza5808 If you are using HomeKit like I am, you can use any smart HomeKit button. I like the Flic and the Aqara buttons. I use both. Both do require a hub also. You can place these anywhere. Another is the Wemo Stage that doesn't require a hub.
currently looking for the same thing. I know they exist. My church has them on stage and they are plugged into a dmx lighting control which is hardwired to the stagelights, but it probably doesn't have the ability to change effects via app--computer interface only is what I'm thinking
Is it just me or do vocolinc not make this strip light anymore? Only rope light shows for me on their site (great price btw) and Amazon’s out of stock, or is it just Canada?
Actually, you can set up a new homekit scene from within the Vocolinc app and include the light effect. Call the scene whatever you want, then you can use siri or include the scene in any homekit automations, etc.
How warm do these lights get? I just purchased an Embrighten kit, which is basically a strip inside an aluminum frame. Gets WAAAAAAY too hot. So I need to change it out with something.
Shane can you change the color of each individual section of light? For example the above Blue counter top red and toe kick white? If I wanted to install toe kick as well as counter top and above cabinet all with Separate controls will they change or is RF frequency on same channel for the remote?
I'm really hoping you can help me here. I bought everything you told me to buy, and I got it to work! Yay! However.... the lights on either side of the extension are different colors. I CANNOT get them to match! What did I do?!?!
While it's true that an LED light kit does not consume much power, the outlet located in the cabinet is a dedicated circuit for the microwave in is not supposed to power any other devices. It works in this instance and I am sure others have made it work.... it's just worth noting for anyone who may consider doing that type of project. The lighting effect does look pretty cool though.
Hey Michael, thanks for pointing that out. Definitely worth noting. I wouldn't plug anything major in there, but it should be fine for something that draws such a small amount of power such as a light strip.
You can cut the lightstrips at those points and use small extension cables to go over them. Or you could drill through them... whichever you prefer. I used the extension cables.
Hi Shane Just a couple questions .. What lengths can the light stripes be cut at ? Second question ..Do you know how often you can you use the wire connector to fill in gaps . Example you gave was around your microwave. I have three gaps in my kitchen spanning three feet on each side .Thank you for your help.
Will these work if I want to add them under the lower cabinets and under the upper cabinets? Seems like I would need to add a bunch of extensions to get the lights all over my kitchen. If I had to run 2 or 3 different sets of these to get it everywhere would I be able to sync them all up together on the app.
Your videos are very well thought out and you are meticulous! Love it!! Although, I am hesitant to purchase anything that doesn’t have thread built in at this point. Thread seems to be the way to go, my router seems to be giving me issues now since I have so many devices connected to it directly. Keep these videos coming Shane!
Thanks for the vid. I was actually hoping you would have a little more detail on the adhesive and how well the strips hold to the wooden surfaces. The choices are pretty limited, either the balsa wood(?) underneath or the finished wood on the lip. I actually plan to do the perimeter but it’s nice to know a single strip does just fine.
I need help! I’m trying to troubleshoot what happened, but I am having no luck. I cut the strip and did the connections, but now the app says the strip is off-line. Any suggestions?
Try restarting the lightstrip (unplug and plug back in) or doing a factory reset of the lightstrip. If that doesn't work, remove it from homekit and the re-add it.
Great video Shane! As video can often skew the ‘true’ effect of lighting, how well do these strips actually provide brightness? I am insanely (probably psychopathically) detail oriented in regards to making an installation look ‘clean’. My thought is to install this type of lighting on the outermost ‘lip’ above & below the cabinets (seems that everyone else puts them on the ‘wall side’, facing out). So that the LED strips themselves will never be seen, and the light would shine towards the wall. Are these bright enough to install that way? Thanks for the upload.
Thanks Brad! I played around with that a bit and they definitely looked better, and lit up that backsplash better, the closer I got the the wall. There are probably brighter lightstrips out there, but you may have to pay twice as much. The affordable cost and those light effects exposed to HomeKit are the selling points for this particular lightstrip imo.
I’m doing this tonight but the connectors aren’t working. I’ve tried all different combinations of wire to connector, but the strip after the extension wire won’t power up. Thoughts?
Hard to say without seeing exactly what you've done. Something must not be connected right. You do have to get the connection just right for the colors and power to flow correctly.
@@ShaneCreates I noticed that your wires in the video didn’t align with the RGB on the LED strip. Would that cause the issue? Also, my LED strip has copper connection points with and without soldering between them. Does it matter which set of connections I’m cutting?
This was a great video, helped me out a lot. One thing, doesn't seem Vocolinc doesn't like the US Market. Oh well...not like there aren't a ton of other options.
True, there are lots of good options nowadays. Vocolinc has struggled unfortunately in the past year to keep products in stock. I don't think it's just a US thing.
Can you connect two separate light strips to your phone? I’m wondering how to add lighting to two separate sides of the kitchen without having to run the wiring across
Of course you can add multiple lightstrips to HomeKit etc. If you are using HomeKit, and you have a HomeKit home hub (Apple TV, HomePod, iPad), then get a HomeKit compatible smart button, or motion sensor, and then you can just configure it to turn on both lightstrips.
I actually didn't need to because I have mine controlled with automations so they always come on and off the way I want automatically. But if I did, I would probably use Aqara or Flic buttons, which I use for other things.
Hi Shane, how are the light strips holding up after 1 year? Are the strips mounted under the cabinets falling down with the steam and heat from cooking appliances? Also are these strips as good as hue in terms of reliability?
I tried the same setup, and couldn’t get the 2nd strip to light. I’m using the Meross 16.4ft one. I got a flat, white, 6-wire cable, and the same strip-wire clips. I tried for an hour, to no avail. I lined up the 1 wire as to not cross them. I think I covered everything. Any tips?
So it appears you have so many comments that there is no list. So is there a supply house that will have all these items and someone you can discuss the elements?
How does the separate strips change colour independently? Is it two separate controllers or just the one? bit confused how it works. Any help would be appreciated
Would you recommend this same set up today? Also love that you silently said alexa because you are like all of us, so triggered from accidentally saying her name rofl
Yes it can, as long as you get the right connectors. I believe phillips hue strips are 6 pin light strips. But double check that and get the right connectors and it should work.
You can program any HomeKit button/switch to turn the light on and off and maybe set some presets. Can't do a dimmer tho. But there are other lightstrips that have a on/off + brightness controller that you could mount somewhere.
Shane, with Nanoleaf Essentials supporting thread/matter, if you were doing this now would you go with Nanoleaf or stay with the same brand of light strip?
Good question. Although Nanoleaf essensials support thread, I don't think the current lineup will support matter. That said, I personally don't make decisions based on Matter. Only HomeKit. I do think the Nanoleaf strips would be good for an installation like this. There are connectors for them that are easy to find and purchase, plus the Nanoleaf has really bright whites. So they would provide good functional lighting if that is of interest.
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How do I get them to stick under cabinets… it keep falling🙏🏻
Great video. If I had one suggestion to any budding installer...move the light strips a little forward under the cabinets. It will shed more light on the actual counter by allowing the light to spread out. Just play with it to get the right setup for you.
Good video. when you install these light strips, don't put them so close to back wall, all we see are hot spots on the back wall, and not much lighting on the center of the counter. A Lot of pro installers make this mistake also. This is more important as you age because the elderly can't tolerate glare of the backsplash as a useful lighting source. By mounting your LED strips closer to the front of the cabinet, the counters will be more evenly lit without the glare.
Thanks for the tip! I actually intended for mine to be more of an accent light than functional lighting for the counter so I kinda wanted it to light up the backsplash. But I definitely hear you. I've been thinking about getting some diffusers to put the strips in... maybe a future update.
I’ve installed these in several applications and the best result I’ve have found is no more than 3” front the front of the cabinet and no less than 2”...if they are too close to the cabinet front they tend to shadow the front of the countertop....between 2 and 3” work the best
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Using this tip. Thanks!
@@ShaneCreates I actually was going to ask you about diffusers. Do you have any that you would recommend?
Maybe it’s not new but I really appreciate the fact that whenever you send Alexa you edited the volume down so I would not trigger devices nearby. Sometimes it’s the little things.
If I were doing this project, I’d go through the cabinets on either side of the microwave and through the cabinet above the microwave. That eliminates concern about the wire falling and also protects it from heat and steam from the stovetop.
Shane, you are the MAN! This is exactly what i've been looking for. Thank you for all your content. I'm so glad I've subscribed to your channel. 😃
This was awesome! I'm so glad I came across this and found a solution to routing the cabling under the microwave!
Good video and I like the fact that you installed them to the back of the cabinets. That’s the way I did mine too. I didn’t want to see the strip and my goal was to highlight the backsplash. I still get plenty of light. The only difference I did was I continued under the microwave. My microwave was the same level as the cabinets so now I have lighting that highlight my professional range too.
I can't Thank You enough for the detail and shared knowledge!
First, I love that your making a Homekit smart home and sharing your info when most people are going the amazon or google route. Second, I was trying to figure out how to run power becuase ive been wanting to do this and I completely forgot about the plug by the hood. Genius! Thanks again for taking the time to record and share this!
Thanks for the comment. I appreciate the support!
“This was the first smart home project my wife was actually excited about”.... raise your hands if your wife is the same. 🙋🏼♂️
The best LED strip video I’ve seen. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
When the LED's transition under the microwave area, above the range, is that considered a fire hazard and should be better protected? Granted it is low voltage wiring.
Couple ideas Shane:
1) You may be able to get some wood channel to hide it so it doesn't look so obvious, but I probably would've run it in the corner and just notch the shelves there instead.
2) You also may want to look into a plastic channel diffuser over them so they create a more even lighting field, that should make for a rather even distribution.
Thanks for the suggestions Rob. I didn't care much about a diffuser since you can't actually see the LEDs, but I'm noticing you can actually see a reflection on the countertop at times. So that's something I might end up doing.
@@ShaneCreates Dude. On a total side note. This entire comment section is like a bunch of guys standing around the hood of your car telling you how they would’ve done it while you’re in there trying to get shit done.
Jokes aside your patience is impressive. Good, sir. I think it looks way dope, and I definitely learned a couple things from the video.
Thank you for this tutorial! It just proves that you do not need a solderer to do this correctly, and have it look great in the process 👍
Thanks for watching!
Hi again Shane, awesome upgrade and your wife’s happy what else you can ask. The Meross outdoor plug that I received doesn’t turn on. So I received the refund just in time with the news of the new Wemo outdoor plug. I buy it and have plans to open it up tomorrow let’s see how it works. One month ago I bought a Vocolinc LS2 with the extension. I put it in my living room and it works great. I use your older video to expose the lights effects to HomeKit and have created scenes with it. I’m planning to buy another Vocolinc light strip with an extension to put it over my cabinets. And with the news that you gave us about the adaptive lighting it will be better. Thanks again!
Awesome! Well about the light strips and effects...not so much about your outdoor plug. I actually just bought one of those also, but I haven't taken it out of the box yet. Hopefully I'll have better luck. I did see the Wemo outdoor plug also. That looks like a good one. And yes, I will also be quite happy if they do actually bring adaptive lighting to these light strips! Thanks for watching!
I realize this is an older video, but you did such a good job, I ordered the kit. Same setup to go under cabinets and on top. If you read this, question is, how do you get the under and over cabinets to work independently? Maybe it will be clear when I get it in front of me and watch install video.
Thanks
We are about to redo our kitchen and want far more Siri integration and this video is exactly what i wanted! keep up the good work!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
At 8:24 you mentioned to make sure that the colors change appropriately. On one strip the color doesn't change, what should I do???
Finally someone explained and showed us how to install the strip lights under the microwave. Thanks brother. Love the details in the video. 2 question, the other light above the cabinets, Is that a separate kit you bought with the same app or is it the same strip?...can I buy any light strip and use the the extender wire you have in the video, as long as it's 4 wires?
I had same question today after watching.
Do you think the extension wire would get messed up from the heat from cooking?
Nice video. Those led strips are really cool! :)
Thanks!!
Really like your videos Shane. You’re my new “go to guy”. I’m actually thinking about replacing my hue strip now
Thanks Christopher! Appreciate the support!
About to start this project tomorrow! quick question - on 6:30 you cut along the connection piece but what if my measurements don't line up, can I cut the LED light strip anywhere and just connect up or does it have to be at the connection piece?
If you plan to extend the lightstrips in any way, you have to cut along the copper connection pieces.
Shane said around 3:35 that he was going to use some sort of homekit button to use a single click, double click, & long click to help with automations... Did I miss the part of the video where he talked about it? or was that not included in the video? If it's in a different video, I am very interested in using something with these strips. I keep coming back to this video as I am working on a project. Thanks for the help.
Thanks for watching. No, I didn't add a button in the video. If using the lightstrip with HomeKit, any HomeKit button will work. I like Aqara wireless buttons (requires hub). The Eve button is another that works with homekit and connects via bluetooth (no hub required).
@@ShaneCreates Thanks for the feed back. I am also considering the Ajax Online platform... I have a whole room that I want to automate and they have "Mi.Light B4 Wireless 2.4G RF 4-Zone Wall-Mounted Smart Panel Controller" that you can mount to the wall. They require a Zigbee hub and the rumors are that you can use IKEA's hub (which I already have). It does require buying their bulbs to work with controller. Although Ajax does not directly support HomeKit, if they can connect to the IKEA hub, could that allow for HomeKit compatibility?
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Love love love this!! Just ordered some! And thank you for turning down the volume when you said “Alexa”! Appreciate that!! Someone who gets it! Yes!!
I like this. Just wanna know how I would connect to a light swtch
I bought an under lighting fixure to go above my sink. It's one of those LED new types. I'm frustrated because it has 3 plugs that supposedly plug into a type of electrical box ( I don't have that...all I have is a live wire that goes into the old fixure). The new light fixure comes with hardware that is identical to the way my old fixure is secured to the live wire from the wall and into the fixure itself. Then there are three electrical cables from the new fixure that have been terminated with these large plugs that look like the old telephone line plugs that are used in old home telephone lines, only bigger in size. So what do I do know?
You may also be able to just use electric tape/ other high light blocking to just cover the lights, which is what I did
I have posted to you before with some questions before Christmas time and had mentioned to you that we had bought a new house and that I wanted add under cabinet lights to our new kitchen after we have moved in. Now we are moved into our new house and had previously mentioned that our new Kitchen was very similar to your kitchen.
Again, now that we have moved into our new house, I have bought a Vocolinc color changing light cord, I think they are wireless lights? I have forgotten how to hook them up. There is no usb or plug attachment? What do I need to purchase or get so to get them to work? I still haven’t gotten a smart plug yet, I have a echo dot, I also plan on getting the new Apple HomePod mini. But for now I forgotten what kind of attachment I need for my wireless light cord or cable??
Hey Trisha. Sorry I'm not sure I understand. You shouldn't need to buy anything additional to plug them up. If you don't have a wall plug/power supply then maybe you accidentally purchased the Lightstrip "extension"?
@@ShaneCreates yes I have bought one of those light extensions, I now realize it. So since I have gotten a light extension, what light strip attachment do I need to purchase?
But must one use a profile aluminium for the light strips or just the strip and a gum can also serve?
Thank you for posting this video. I was holding out on installing under cabinet lighting due to technology changing so quickly and not being happy with what was on the market. Now watching your review, I'm confident that this lighting kit will meet my needs!
Thanks for watching!
Iam debating between buying the RGBW strip or just the black and decker lights to install under kitchen cabinets?
Thanks for the video. It was hard finding a cabinet lighting video with a backsplash already up.
I have two questions if you can help me out.
(#1) Is the extension in the kit used for separating light effects? Meaning, is an extension going from above the cabinet to underneath the cabinet will allow colors or patterns to be different.
(#2) I have 3 separate locations of cabinets I would like to have lighting. 2 areas are separated by a wall and the other is across the way. In order to have above and lower lighting at all 3 locations, will I need 3 kits and will these 3 kits all function on the same app?
I believe that wire is just for RGB lights right? What wire & connectors do I use if I have white lights only & need to jump them?
I have three huge separations between my cabinets It's l-shaped and I can't figure out a way to get them all to light. The only thing I can think of is use three different power sources which means three different controllers to control the lights under my cabinet which is kind of ridiculous. I like what you've done a lot it looks absolutely amazing. Any ideas for people that have cabinets with huge spaces in between?
How do you set it up to where each strip is controlled separately? This is one thing I can't find explained in any of the videos. Thanks.
Each power supply is controlled separately. In my case I have two: one for the upper cabinets, one for the lower. I have the option of grouping the together to control them as one, which I prefer, but I can control them separately too.
@@ShaneCreates okay cool that makes sense. So it’s worth it to go with this brand because you can do that. Did you buy the separate power supply or did it come with the extension?
The only helpful video that I found!!! Thank you
Need some advice. I brought one VOCOlinc strip for the bottom of my cabinets and fixing to put a whole new one on the top of the cabinets too but have some leftover from the bottom strip and want to combine to fill wall to wall on top. Is there a simple connector to attach to both not shown in the video bc I still have the end i don’t really want a 3inch section of wire connecting them like he did for his in the video. Thanks in advance!
You should be able to find connectors that allow you to connect a lightstrip on both sides.
Currently remodeling my kitchen and going to install under cabinet leds but i want to hook it up so that it comes on when I turn on the led cans via light switch. any suggestions for that kind of install
He Shane, is there any video where U show this scene with the l light flashing that fast?
Great instructions doing it this week. One question, where do I get the extension??
I'm trying to figure out how to connect 2 strips on angled diffuser channelling L shaped connectors 90 degree definately won't do the job so I'm thinkinking 6 pin connector to wire trim wires down add a connector job done in theory
You’re wify also needs handles or knobs on her cabinets. Highly recommend.
The moment my husband and I moved into our condo, the first thing I bought for the kitchen were handles and a jig to put in handles.
Great tip! We actually did install hardware. 😃 if you look real close at some of the b roll shots of the finished project you’ll be able to see them. I agree, it makes a big difference!
@@ShaneCreates oh that’s awesome! I’ll have to look for that again. ☺️
If you run the cable on the inner lip of the cabinets so you don’t see it dangling when you open the doors.
Shane, hoping you can help me with an issue. I am able to connect two stripes together (using the same connectors you did) but they are two different colors. Any suggestions on how to sync them? Thanks.
It just sounds like you don't have a good connection between one or more of the wires. I'd recommend tweaking and wiggling the connections and wires around to see if you can get a good connection and the colors should match up.
I really like these cheap led 4 pin led lights because they allow me to do a basic feature within my lockdown home automation system
Do i need to connect or plug in elctric socket
How do I jump across the sink to add a strip under another cabinet that will sync up with the opposite side? I don’t have a cabinet over my sink. I did install hidden outlets in each cabinet anticipating under cabinet lighting. I am hoping there is some sort of wireless receiver that will link up to the main controller instead of having to buy another whole kit just for a 24” cabinet.
To keep them wired together, you'd have to hide the wire somehow to make the jump across the sink. I'm not sure about any wireless receiver that will link them up.
I really like that you prefer to have a physical switch as well as the app. That's definitely one of my concerns with adding smart devices to my home.
Yes, I learned real quick to not forget about everyone else in the house (or guests). At the end of the day, most will just go to that wall switch to turn on the light.
@@ShaneCreates that's my concern. We're knee deep in gutting our kitchen and I want under cabinet lighting. I'd like to just hit a switch and maybe use the app if I want to change scenes. What kind of switch did you use and where didnyou place it? Thanks!
@@maritza5808 If you are using HomeKit like I am, you can use any smart HomeKit button. I like the Flic and the Aqara buttons. I use both. Both do require a hub also. You can place these anywhere. Another is the Wemo Stage that doesn't require a hub.
Can you do solderless connections for any led lighting that was cut with positive and negative?
Would be great if some manufacturers decided to make a direct wire / hard wire set of smart light strips that fit under cabinets. Hard to find!
currently looking for the same thing. I know they exist. My church has them on stage and they are plugged into a dmx lighting control which is hardwired to the stagelights, but it probably doesn't have the ability to change effects via app--computer interface only is what I'm thinking
Shane, this kit only has 6.6 feet of led strip, i will need around 20 feet, do you know if they make a length kit this long ?
Did you think about routing a grove and insetting the strips?
Is it just me or do vocolinc not make this strip light anymore? Only rope light shows for me on their site (great price btw) and Amazon’s out of stock, or is it just Canada?
Hey! Just bought the strips excited for install, what button did you go with for manual use?
Love mine I just wish I could say “turn on flow mode” or say the effect to engage it. I have to go into the app to do it.
Actually, you can set up a new homekit scene from within the Vocolinc app and include the light effect. Call the scene whatever you want, then you can use siri or include the scene in any homekit automations, etc.
@@ShaneCreates oh I see yes it works. Instead of just calling out a color I should call out a scene. 👍
How warm do these lights get? I just purchased an Embrighten kit, which is basically a strip inside an aluminum frame. Gets WAAAAAAY too hot. So I need to change it out with something.
When did you install the physical switch, 1 Tap top light, double tap bottom light?
Shane can you change the color of each individual section of light? For example the above Blue counter top red and toe kick white? If I wanted to install toe kick as well as counter top and above cabinet all with Separate controls will they change or is RF frequency on same channel for the remote?
I'm really hoping you can help me here. I bought everything you told me to buy, and I got it to work! Yay! However.... the lights on either side of the extension are different colors. I CANNOT get them to match! What did I do?!?!
Nevermind, I fixed it! Thanks for the great video!
Oh good, glad you fixed it! Thanks for watching!
While it's true that an LED light kit does not consume much power, the outlet located in the cabinet is a dedicated circuit for the microwave in is not supposed to power any other devices. It works in this instance and I am sure others have made it work.... it's just worth noting for anyone who may consider doing that type of project. The lighting effect does look pretty cool though.
Hey Michael, thanks for pointing that out. Definitely worth noting. I wouldn't plug anything major in there, but it should be fine for something that draws such a small amount of power such as a light strip.
And I am curious about the plug. How does that work? Is one end plugged?
Yes, plugged in behind the cabinet, shown at 3:15
Can you put these on a physical light switch
Thank you for your video. Where is the controller for the lights?
This particular lightship has a button, that is mounted inside the cabinet. I control it with my homekit scenes and automations every day.
So I can make this gap with the philips hue lightstrips, too? They are so expensive and I don’t want to mess this up….
yes, you can, you just need to get different connectors and accessories that will work with hue lightstrips.
Been looking for a solution like this for under my microwave - thank you!!!
Thanks for watching!
How do you handle the wooden bumps under the kitchen cabinet
You can cut the lightstrips at those points and use small extension cables to go over them. Or you could drill through them... whichever you prefer. I used the extension cables.
Hi Shane
Just a couple questions .. What lengths can the light stripes be cut at ? Second question ..Do you know how often you can you use the wire connector to fill in gaps . Example you gave was around your microwave. I have three gaps in my kitchen spanning three feet on each side .Thank you for your help.
Will these work if I want to add them under the lower cabinets and under the upper cabinets? Seems like I would need to add a bunch of extensions to get the lights all over my kitchen. If I had to run 2 or 3 different sets of these to get it everywhere would I be able to sync them all up together on the app.
I use HomeKit and can sync multiple lights together within the Home app. You can group multiple lights together and control them as one, if you want.
Your videos are very well thought out and you are meticulous! Love it!!
Although, I am hesitant to purchase anything that doesn’t have thread built in at this point. Thread seems to be the way to go, my router seems to be giving me issues now since I have so many devices connected to it directly.
Keep these videos coming Shane!
Thanks Jordan!!
Thanks for the vid. I was actually hoping you would have a little more detail on the adhesive and how well the strips hold to the wooden surfaces. The choices are pretty limited, either the balsa wood(?) underneath or the finished wood on the lip. I actually plan to do the perimeter but it’s nice to know a single strip does just fine.
Can I see the floor in your kitchen Shane? I am looking for ideas and I have a very similar kitchen
I need help! I’m trying to troubleshoot what happened, but I am having no luck. I cut the strip and did the connections, but now the app says the strip is off-line. Any suggestions?
Try restarting the lightstrip (unplug and plug back in) or doing a factory reset of the lightstrip. If that doesn't work, remove it from homekit and the re-add it.
Great video Shane!
As video can often skew the ‘true’ effect of lighting, how well do these strips actually provide brightness?
I am insanely (probably psychopathically) detail oriented in regards to making an installation look ‘clean’.
My thought is to install this type of lighting on the outermost ‘lip’ above & below the cabinets (seems that everyone else puts them on the ‘wall side’, facing out). So that the LED strips themselves will never be seen, and the light would shine towards the wall.
Are these bright enough to install that way?
Thanks for the upload.
Thanks Brad! I played around with that a bit and they definitely looked better, and lit up that backsplash better, the closer I got the the wall. There are probably brighter lightstrips out there, but you may have to pay twice as much. The affordable cost and those light effects exposed to HomeKit are the selling points for this particular lightstrip imo.
Was hoping to see what you did with the strips between the cabinets
I’m doing this tonight but the connectors aren’t working. I’ve tried all different combinations of wire to connector, but the strip after the extension wire won’t power up. Thoughts?
Hard to say without seeing exactly what you've done. Something must not be connected right. You do have to get the connection just right for the colors and power to flow correctly.
@@ShaneCreates I noticed that your wires in the video didn’t align with the RGB on the LED strip. Would that cause the issue? Also, my LED strip has copper connection points with and without soldering between them. Does it matter which set of connections I’m cutting?
This was a great video, helped me out a lot. One thing, doesn't seem Vocolinc doesn't like the US Market. Oh well...not like there aren't a ton of other options.
True, there are lots of good options nowadays. Vocolinc has struggled unfortunately in the past year to keep products in stock. I don't think it's just a US thing.
Can you connect two separate light strips to your phone? I’m wondering how to add lighting to two separate sides of the kitchen without having to run the wiring across
Of course you can add multiple lightstrips to HomeKit etc. If you are using HomeKit, and you have a HomeKit home hub (Apple TV, HomePod, iPad), then get a HomeKit compatible smart button, or motion sensor, and then you can just configure it to turn on both lightstrips.
Where did you mount the lights underneath ? The middle of the cabinet , looks great btw.
Thank you! At first I mounted them towards the middle but ended up moving them to the edge, furthest from the wall.
Can you control then at the same time in a single tile?
yes you can group accessories to control together in the Home app.
Hi Shane, have you tried the corner connectors on these before? Would you be able to use multiple corner connectors for one strip?
I have not used them, but you should be able to use multiple connectors as long as you can make good connections.
@@ShaneCreates thank you
Did you ever install the button you wanted to add to turn them on? If so what did you use? Thanks great video!!!
I actually didn't need to because I have mine controlled with automations so they always come on and off the way I want automatically. But if I did, I would probably use Aqara or Flic buttons, which I use for other things.
Hi Shane, how are the light strips holding up after 1 year? Are the strips mounted under the cabinets falling down with the steam and heat from cooking appliances? Also are these strips as good as hue in terms of reliability?
I tried the same setup, and couldn’t get the 2nd strip to light. I’m using the Meross 16.4ft one. I got a flat, white, 6-wire cable, and the same strip-wire clips. I tried for an hour, to no avail. I lined up the 1 wire as to not cross them. I think I covered everything. Any tips?
Another great video Shane. Thanks
Thanks Steve!
Well done bro. It was worth a second view.
Thanks Eric! 🙏🏻
So it appears you have so many comments that there is no list. So is there a supply house that will have all these items and someone you can discuss the elements?
How does the separate strips change colour independently? Is it two separate controllers or just the one? bit confused how it works. Any help would be appreciated
Yes, they are two separate controllers.
Would you recommend this same set up today?
Also love that you silently said alexa because you are like all of us, so triggered from accidentally saying her name rofl
Had a curious question if someone could help me with, Can this be done with the Phillips hue light strips by chance?
Yes it can, as long as you get the right connectors. I believe phillips hue strips are 6 pin light strips. But double check that and get the right connectors and it should work.
@@ShaneCreates Thanks Shane! Really appreciate the Helpful Video!
@@edgarcanales5920 you're welcome!
Probably can’t easily do animations- Phillips doesn’t seem to care about them
Can you háveď an on/off dimmer switch to turn the lights on?
You can program any HomeKit button/switch to turn the light on and off and maybe set some presets. Can't do a dimmer tho. But there are other lightstrips that have a on/off + brightness controller that you could mount somewhere.
Shane, with Nanoleaf Essentials supporting thread/matter, if you were doing this now would you go with Nanoleaf or stay with the same brand of light strip?
Good question. Although Nanoleaf essensials support thread, I don't think the current lineup will support matter.
That said, I personally don't make decisions based on Matter. Only HomeKit. I do think the Nanoleaf strips would be good for an installation like this. There are connectors for them that are easy to find and purchase, plus the Nanoleaf has really bright whites. So they would provide good functional lighting if that is of interest.
Do you have a video on how to get these on your homekit app?
The light strips used support HomeKit. So just add a new device in the Apple Home app, scan the HomeKit code, and you should be good to go.
Can the above connectors work with LS 3?
Why didn’t you cut where the picture of the scissors ✂️ are? If you cut there do you still need to buy the other wire accessories?
If you cut where the scissors are you can't reuse the part that's cut off. You need the accessories to create the gaps, etc.
hey @shane, how do you connect those strips to the power? I bouth two and they don't come with any plug or anything like that.
They should come with a power source.
Just what i was looking for!! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Where did you plug in the power source? Is it concealed in any way?
2:16 Running the Power Cords
This is so sick! Tbh I need advice on how to get stuff set up, things just don’t work hahaha