Hi,
I am having a new kitchen put in, and I want to have 3 x 35W low voltage halogen downlights underneath the wall cabinets.
The plan is for the transformers to be in the plinth under the base units, and there is no problem running mains power to the transformers. However, I need to get LV wires from the transformers up to where the lights will be (each light must have a run of wire to a transformer), and obviously I want the wires concealed in the walls.
My kitchen installer is planning simply to put a plastic conduit in the wall and have the wires coming out at each end (at the top end, this will be just below the bottom of the wall cabiets at the join with the wall) without any connectors. I expect this is not in accordance with the regs, but
1) is it dangerous in any way?
2) is it likely to make an ugly hole in the plaster whcih will get bigger if the wires are jiggled around?
3) is there a better way of doing it?
I should add that the wall units do not have a lip at the bottom to conceal things, so I am not keen on anything bulky in the wall where the wires come out.
All help / suggestions gratefully received
Vogon
P.S. I am aware that (as per the instructions in the lights) the LV wire must not exceed 2m in length. This can be achieved with 2 transformers, with one of them having 2 sets of LV wires going to 2 lights.
I am having a new kitchen put in, and I want to have 3 x 35W low voltage halogen downlights underneath the wall cabinets.
The plan is for the transformers to be in the plinth under the base units, and there is no problem running mains power to the transformers. However, I need to get LV wires from the transformers up to where the lights will be (each light must have a run of wire to a transformer), and obviously I want the wires concealed in the walls.
My kitchen installer is planning simply to put a plastic conduit in the wall and have the wires coming out at each end (at the top end, this will be just below the bottom of the wall cabiets at the join with the wall) without any connectors. I expect this is not in accordance with the regs, but
1) is it dangerous in any way?
2) is it likely to make an ugly hole in the plaster whcih will get bigger if the wires are jiggled around?
3) is there a better way of doing it?
I should add that the wall units do not have a lip at the bottom to conceal things, so I am not keen on anything bulky in the wall where the wires come out.
All help / suggestions gratefully received
Vogon
P.S. I am aware that (as per the instructions in the lights) the LV wire must not exceed 2m in length. This can be achieved with 2 transformers, with one of them having 2 sets of LV wires going to 2 lights.