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Sam Leon
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Opinions on cabinet lights

Sam Leon
  • Investor
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
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A rental property has very dark kitchen cabinets and dark granite countertops.  The cabinets have glass doors.

Currently each wall cabinet has two inside lights (one mounted to the top pointing down, and one mounted to the bottom pointing up) and one under cabinet lighting the countertop, so a total of three lights for each cabinet, a total of 24 lights.  They are line voltage halogen hockey puck lights installed by the previous owner, and half of them do not work, with incorrect wiring.

Trying to decide what to do with them, this is going to be a rental.

Are cabinet lights a desirable feature?  Should I just yank them all out?  I am not sure it would be a deal maker or breaker either way.

Another option is to replace them.  I am thinking of getting rid of the bottom light that point up and just keep the inside top lights and the under cabinet lights.  If so, any comments on good reliable brands/models?  Line voltage vs low voltage?  Incandescent vs halogen vs LED?  I have seen some fancy UC line "strips" are those worth considering?

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