How to NOT Pick the Wrong Kitchen Lights

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Synopsis:
There’s a lot of numbers when it comes to selecting lights: Size, color temperature, brightness, color accuracy, incandescent equivalents, life cycles, and more! In this video we break down the most important labels and current trends that we hope illuminate the beautiful spaces that you call home.

Laced within the technical instruction are recommendations and points of professionalism employed daily by Jefferson Electric masters, journeymen, & apprentices.

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Outline:
0:00 - Introduction
0:47 - Light Size
1:19 - Color Temperature
2:11 - CRI
2:50 - Energy Star
3:04 - Wet Locations
3:16 - Dimmable
4:01 - Lumen Output
5:06 - “How Much Light Do I Need?”
6:01 - Recessed Can Installation
7:26 - Cost

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[padppad]

Personally, I’m a 2700K guy for spaces that I want to be warm like the Living Room and Bedrooms. I reserve the 4000K for kitchens and bathrooms. For this reason, I like the brands that offer switch selectable color temperatures.

[Byron]

We buy adjustable color temp wafers and retrofits they're really nice by Juno 2700-5000k in 5 steps one product can match anything

[davidwayneprins]

I'm still using 2700 only because I am sentimental to the old incandescent bulbs. Did not realize the pricing for can lights. Just put ten in my unfinished basement (the kids use one room as a rec room). Originally, there were three bare bulb fixtures on one switch. I rewired to have two switches. So I probably saved myself $1000 doing DIY.

[cengeb]

HERA....high quality LED stuff, i have had 15 years on HERA 3W HO surface mount units finally changing them out after around 130, 000 hours, or 24/7 use in my kitchen cabinets. Mfg. rated at 50, 000 hours...cost much more than the chinese stuff, but held up perfect, color and brightness. New versions are 1/3 of price from 15 years ago, and better drivers....HERA makes some great stuff...they use LED from the primo makers Lumiled, Osram etc

[JulieHewes-ltlk]

I appreciate your videos. I have a question, hoping you can answer. Are the recessed can light housings sold at big box stores, the same quality as the ones sold at specialized electrical supply houses. Lithonia, Juno and the like. Appreciate any input, thank you.

[bahbarino]

Always great video’s…highly recommend DMF 4000k for kitchen. DMF have high quality drivers. My remodel from 2016 not one of the 36 variants of DMF modules have failed in any way.

[beachboardfan]

2:12 Why are electricians still using can based lighting when pancake lights exist? Is it just a matter of selling old stock before moving to modern tech or is there something else?

[zekenzy]

Great Video. Thank you for sharing. I have question, I want to learn more about electrical, Can I used 14 gauge wire and 12 gauge wire and 10 gauge wire for 240 Voltage ?

[dannyhutt]

Great video, much appreciated. I bought a set of thin LED lights to go in the ceiling. But the lights just have thin bare wires and didn't come with junction boxes. Is there a small code compliant junction box I could buy or can I just use the good old Wago connectors without a junction box?? (the connections would be near the light inside the draft proof box above the light in the space above the ceiling).

[frankjones]

What happened to the video RV conversion with the NOT lithium batteries?

[holtrussell]

I learned about CRI the hard way. The “inexpensive” led spring actuated retro cans sold on Amazon are awful. Returned and purchased higher CRI from Home Depot and made a massive difference. Ironically, the incandescent bulb produces a CRI of 100. I don’t think any (or many) LED bulb on the market hits 100 CRI. Better buy the superior performing incandescent bulbs while still able!

[Mike__B]

1/10th the electricity with 25x the lifespan * (*when compared to incandescent bulbs that virtually no one uses anymore anyways). And when those LEDs go, they don't just go out, they can have a flickering period which tugs with your cheapskate genes of "it's not that bad flickers once every now and then" all the way to "screw it I'm getting migraines from it flickering!" and then my personal favorite replacing with something that even though it is the same color temp on the box it ends up looking different than all the other LEDs in the room and if you have the tiniest OCD in you you will need to replace every single one to be the same exact color and brightness.

[WApnj]

Have to disagree with you about 3000k being the best choice. Way to 'white' and glare producing. 2700k is the best for eye comfort.

[davidparker]

If 6" can lights are dated then 4" are a split second behind. Can lights are already out of style, just too many people haven't got the memo yet. Lighting manufacturers will continue making these until it becomes unprofitable.

If you are doing retrofits or renovations, get rid of the can lights and use something else. It will not look instantly dated before the paint dries. The trend is over.

[alanparish]

I personally hate the amount of choices that are out there. I see a lot of wasted product do to the amount of brands that don’t look the same in its light spectrum and physical design. If they only offered white devices and 3500k color I would be beside myself.

[Youcanthandleme]

Why do you use cans I don’t understand????