How to Measure LED Kitchen Lighting, Ideas, Design Practices

In this video we show you how to measure the LED kitchen lighting output in your kitchen renovation to see if your kitchen lighting design is following best practices outlined by the National Kitchen and Bath Association. We also show you how to use the LED light meter to measure light intensity of recessed your LED lighting. The LED light meter measures led kitchen lighting output from LED kitchen ceiling light fixtures in lumens per square meter (lux) or in footcandles (fc). You'll be the expert in light intensity meters in no time, and you'll impress your friends when you show them how to measure lumens from your kitchen ceiling light fixtures, and lux, with your LED light meter. Then you'll show them how to conform to the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) recommendations for modern kitchen lighting upgrades, and how to measure light intensity. You'll quickly determine if your kitchen lights are bright enough in the right spot, and this will give you some modern kitchen lighting ideas, and even test your own kitchen lighting design to see if it effectively lights up the kitchen.

By using the light intensity measurement device and learning how to measure lumens to measure light intensity, you are using a more scientific approach in your kitchen lighting design, and finally realizing your kitchen lighting ideas and replace your recessed lighting with flush mount kitchen lighting. So, if you are looking for a kitchen light upgrade, be sure to watch both of these videos related to kitchen lights and light brightness and how to measure light intensity. Make sure you adopt smart light measurement techniques for your kitchen lighting design, and use the correct light measuring meter for your type of LED kitchen lighting. The only way to accurately measure led kitchen lighting is to use an LED light meter.

Parts and tools mentioned in this LED Kitchen Lighting video:

✅ This is the prequel video we mentioned in this LED kitchen lighting measurement video:
Kitchen Light Spacing Best Practices, How to Properly Space Ceiling Lights:

The LED wafer lights we used are Lithonia Lighting WF4 LED 30K MW M6 9.6W Ultra Thin 4" Dimmable LED Recessed Ceiling Light. These give real bright led kitchen lighting for your kitchen renovation. Then you just measure lumens of your recessed lighting with your light intensity meter.

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[saab]

I"m going to wow (or annoy) my husband with knowledge, thanks.

[janboon]

My kitchen is roughly 138" x 138". We have a long island "lengthwise" down kitchen (opposite of widthwise) with three pendant lights over the island down the middle. I think one row of 4" wafers on each side of pendant row are too few, thus wanting me to put two rows on either side of the pendant row. This will require 16 recessed lights about 36" apart, but closer to cabinets than what you suggest. (I am doing under cabinet lighting too, so shadows not too much of a concern). I prefer "more lighting" rather tan less, so would this be an over kill even if I use a dimmer?

[robmigs]

Are those 6” wafer?
What do you recommend for a smaller Kitchen?

[disillusioned]

I've watched this video as well as the first one you did with this kitchen's lighting and I understand what you mean about the 36" rule but I think you are getting hung up with the shadow under the counter while ignoring the shadow created on the workspace. My own personal preference is to set the lights around 30" - 32". For me this keeps ample light on the task area without creating annoying shadows on the work space. Granted there may be a small shadow on the back few inches of the counter but this is typically not where the work takes place so any shadows on that area are simply aesthetics and do not interfere with the practical use of the work space.

[Dentropolis]

One way of indicting where the pot lights should be would be to have the tallest person stand near the counter then put a long broom handle and place one end on the outside edge of the counter and lean the handle against the forehead of the tall person. Follow the line to the ceiling and this will indicate where the light should be to place a shadowline the front of the counter. This means the light in this position will light the most of the counter without the tall person creating a shadow on the counter. The same results could be done with a cheap laser light etc.

This is very similar to how I installed the lights in my last house. If you don't want shadows, the proper distance for lights from the cabinet face is based on the height of the ceiling and distance to the counter. With that said I would still recommend under cabinet lights for effective task lighting.

[kevinjanet]

Thanks so much for your videos. I would have completely screwed up our lighting project without it! Since IKEA cabinets are 15 inches deep we decided to just go with the 24 inches in front of the cabinet rule.

[boostismagic]

You said the meter was only for LED, and then you used it to measure natural sunlight. Is that accurate? Would it work with other light sources?

[ilaris]

the can light on the edge of the cabinet by fridge is horrible.

[leesonnsmith]

Crickets from the detractors, good job!!

[alexstokowsky]

Those puck lights are no good. Why not put in a switchless led light under the cabinets? How is wiring those any different than wiring pott lights into the ceiling? Why would you need an inspection for under cabinet lighting and not for the pott lights?

[boostismagic]

And the damned old fluorescents in my kitchen magically throw light EVERYWHERE in my kitchen compared to the LED's I am holding up in there testing. Damn you am spending money for less light. But yes low power consumption.