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These lights are easy to install and great if you want to save energy....but. They don't give off enough light.

If this compnay came out with a model which was twice as brite, I would buy them.

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I bought the starter kit as an inexpensive way to try the lights in my home; I say inexpensive, because if you price these systems at your local lighting retailer, you will see just how much these systems can cost. Afterwards, I purchased the contractor kit to install under my kitchen cabinets. I would point out the following: this starter kit is inexpensive considering the benefits of testing the lights; lighting is subjective even if you understand lighting calculations, the final results are in the eyes of the beholder. Also, this system is carried by Rockler my experience has been that they typically carry quality items.

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We purchased the contractor kit (LED Under Cabinet Lights Contractor Kit), along with two starter kits (Under Cabinet LED Lighting Start Up Kit), to install lighting under our new cabinets that we installed around Thanksgiving this year.

I can't believe how easy these were to install. Took less than two hours to install all three sets of lights. The two longest parts were pulling the backing off the stickers and cutting the wire to the proper lengths.

First we laid out how we wanted the lights, then pulled off all the plastic covers and wire caps. I plugged in the transformer and hooked it up to the switch. Then I cut the wires to the proper lengths and laid them in place. Then we just snapped on the wire caps, and we had light(s). Mounting the lights easily took the longest time because I am challenged by pulling paper off of sticky things. Once that was conquered, we stuck them in place and were done.

Once we were satisfied with how things looked, I went back later and screwed the lights into the cabinet.

The lamps in the box were very well packaged and the shipping speed was excellent. One light by itself does not produce much light, but the 6 under our cabinets produces plenty of light to see in the bread machine or on the cutting board.

Information for the energy-conscious: I hooked 11 of these lights up to the Watt-O-Meter, and it was reading 7 watts. When powered off for several hours, the total energy usage recorded did not register even .01 kilowatts used. The third set was used to replace an under-cabinet fluorescent light over the sink. 3 of these LED lights are about half as bright as that 20-watt tube, with much less glare.

If I had more cabinets to do, I would buy these again in a heartbeat.

UPDATE (2/26/13): Over a year later, these lights are still going strong. We leave one set on as our "don't come house to a dark house" light, and our electric bill hasn't changed. These lights are still as bright as the day we put them in, and have seen a lot of use. The only minor issue we had was the sticky tape was not holding, so we put in small wood screws bought from {insert local big box home improvement store here}.

I have recommended these to several people, and will continue to do so.

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Though the system is easy to install and afford, the lights are quite dim. I started with (2) under each 24" wide cabinet, but have had to keep adding more. Even with (4) of the 6" fixtures under each cabinet, it's still a bit too dim to be useful. My advice is to spend a bit more for better, brighter lights.

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Very easy to install. Only recommendation is to get some 3m adhesive because the adhesive on these doesn't always stay stuck. They were super easy to install, minimal tools required, clean with very little extra wire, and cast a very bright light on the counters for working. We will be installing another set in our laundry room when we finish off that room.