Reviews of Kichler 10581WH 22-1/2-Inch Under Cabinet Light

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I'm an electrical contractor. When asked, this is the only light I will recommend. If I have to supply undercabinet lights this is the only brand I will use. The light burns 50% cooler than Halogen, is dimmable via an wall switch or you have the switch on the fixture that has a "High low & off" I never get call backs on these and I cant remember one of these ever failing.

And yes, I have these in my kitchen office and laundry room.

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The light itself is a perfect glow. The installation is straightforward. The big drawback is attaching the light diffusing lens back in place. The lens is designed to attach to the light by hooking the front end of the lens to the body first and "popping" the lens onto the body. For some reason, the light frame's dimension changes once mounted to the cabinet. This ever so slight change in frame size prevents the lens cap staying in place. It makes the task of putting the lens cap on a nightmare.

To get this to work, I had to place VERY small washers in the back of the light interior. This made the interior dimensions ~1/16" smaller. This difference made the lens stay in place once assembled. Even with the modifications, the lens does not "pop" in place. The front edge HAS to be depressed into the retaining lip last. This is backwards from the directions and is not easy.

All in all, the lights look nice. The price was right and with some modifications they are fully functional. Would I buy this model again? Doubtful.

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Product was purchased 3 years and 2 months ago and was installed by licensed electrician. When one stopped working, i determined that the transformer (functions similarly to the ballast in florescent lights) had failed. An internet search revealed that this is not an uncommon problem for these lights. Don't even try to find the transformer at electrical supply centers because i wasted a morning trying to do so. I called Kichler customer service and the service courteously informed me that they do not sell replacement parts for their under-cabinet lights and my only option was to purchase a replacement given that the two year warranty had expired. So after 3 years, my Kichler lights are disposable; very disappointing.

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In the spring of 2006 I renovated my kitchen. I chose Kichler 10581 series for my under cabinet/over counter top lights. I have eight of them, five large (roughly 30 inches), three small (roughly 12 inches). In the last two years I have had to replace four lights, three large, one small. My most recent replacement failed after less than 6 months use. Not one light bulb was bad. My contractor, who recommended Kichler and advised me to contact Kichler. He told me the problem has to be the transformers.

I am really unhappy. I emailed Kicher to ask for an explanation for this abysmal performance. No one responded

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The light is well made although it requires to be hard wired or convereted as there is no plug.

The lens cover is difficult to remove when replacing bulbs. It needs more strength than some people may have to unsnap it.