Installing Pendant Kitchen Light Fixtures
Electrical Question: I’d like to hang some pendant lights over a kitchen island but don’t have direct access to the ceiling due to a ceiling fan.
- My ceiling is 12 feet tall and I would like to run a decorative electrical chase (rigid channel) between two existing timbers, 8 feet off the floor and drop my pendants from there.
- The problem I have is that I don’t have anywhere to put junction boxes anywhere other than on the adjacent beam.
- Would this be to code if I made all my connections in the box and ran continuous runs to the fixtures?
Thanks in advance.
This electrical wiring question came from: Chris, a Homeowner from Avon, New York.
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Dave’s Reply:
Thanks for your electrical wiring question Chris.
Wiring Kitchen Pendant Light Fixtures
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate – Best installed by a Licensed Electrician.
Tools Required: Basic Electricians Pouch Hand Tools, a non-aluminum ladder and Voltage Tester.
Estimated Time: Depends on personal level experience, ability to work with tools and access to the light fixture(s).
Precaution: Identify the light circuit, turn it OFF and Tag it with a Note before working with the wiring.
Notice: Installing additional pendant light fixture wiring should be done according to local and national electrical codes with a permit and be inspected.
Wiring Methods for Pendant Light Fixtures
- The wiring can be installed into one central junction box.
- Continue the electrical wiring to each individual light fixture box.
- One option would be to take the incoming wire to the first pendant light box and then loop to the next pendant light box.
- Repeat the wiring for the number of pendant light that will be installed.
- The key is to have a junction box for each pendant light fixture.
- Size each fixture junction box being large enough to contain the number of wires that will be installed.
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Electrical Question: I’d like to hang some pendant lights over a kitchen island but don’t have direct access to the ceiling due to a ceiling fan.
- My ceiling is 12 feet tall and I would like to run a decorative electrical chase (rigid channel) between two existing timbers, 8 feet off the floor and drop my pendants from there.
- The problem I have is that I don’t have anywhere to put junction boxes anywhere other than on the adjacent beam.
- Would this be to code if I made all my connections in the box and ran continuous runs to the fixtures?
Thanks in advance.
This electrical wiring question came from: Chris, a Homeowner from Avon, New York.
Additional Comments: Love your site.
Dave’s Reply:
Thanks for your electrical wiring question Chris.
Wiring Kitchen Pendant Light Fixtures
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate – Best installed by a Licensed Electrician.
Tools Required: Basic Electricians Pouch Hand Tools, a non-aluminum ladder and Voltage Tester.
Estimated Time: Depends on personal level experience, ability to work with tools and access to the light fixture(s).
Precaution: Identify the light circuit, turn it OFF and Tag it with a Note before working with the wiring.
Notice: Installing additional pendant light fixture wiring should be done according to local and national electrical codes with a permit and be inspected.
Wiring Methods for Pendant Light Fixtures
- The wiring can be installed into one central junction box.
- Continue the electrical wiring to each individual light fixture box.
- One option would be to take the incoming wire to the first pendant light box and then loop to the next pendant light box.
- Repeat the wiring for the number of pendant light that will be installed.
- The key is to have a junction box for each pendant light fixture.
- Size each fixture junction box being large enough to contain the number of wires that will be installed.
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[ad#block]Electrical Question: I have wall cabinets in the kitchen up to the ceiling.
- I have Romex coming into the back of the over-the-sink kitchen cabinet for a switched light fixture to be mounted under that cabinet for the sink area below.
- What kind of junction box should I use inside the cabinet to make the wiring connection to the wiring from the light fixture?
This electrical wiring question came from: Burt, a Homeowner from Knoxville, TN
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Additional Comments: Thanks for an informative website!
Dave’s Reply:
Thanks for your electrical wiring question Burt.
How to Wire a Kitchen Cabinet Light Fixture
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate.
Tools Required: Basic Electricians Pouch Hand Tools, a non-aluminum ladder and Voltage Tester.
Estimated Time: Depends on personal level experience, ability to work with tools and access to the light fixture(s).
Precaution: Identify the light circuit, turn it OFF and Tag it with a Note before working with the wiring.
Notice: Installing additional fixture wiring should be done with a permit and be inspected.
How to Install Electrical Wiring for Kitchen Cabinet Light Fixtures
- The electrical wiring inside the cabinet should be protected by installing it into flex conduit.
- The flex conduit can be run to a metal junction box such as a handy box, or single gang box.
- The box can be mounted above the fixture and a metal nipple can be installed between the fixture and the metal junction box.
- Depending on the type of light fixture, if there is a built in junction box which will contain the wiring connections then the flex conduit could be run directly to the light fixture location and a 90 degree flex connector can be installed to make the connection to the light fixture wiring area.
- Additional nipples or fittings may be added as required.
- Place a blank cover over the box after the wiring connections are made.
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[ad#block]Electrical Question: I have wall cabinets in the kitchen up to the ceiling.
- I have Romex coming into the back of the over-the-sink kitchen cabinet for a switched light fixture to be mounted under that cabinet for the sink area below.
- What kind of junction box should I use inside the cabinet to make the wiring connection to the wiring from the light fixture?
This electrical wiring question came from: Burt, a Homeowner from Knoxville, TN
See more about Home Wiring for Tennessee
Additional Comments: Thanks for an informative website!
Dave’s Reply:
Thanks for your electrical wiring question Burt.
How to Wire a Kitchen Cabinet Light Fixture
Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate.
Tools Required: Basic Electricians Pouch Hand Tools, a non-aluminum ladder and Voltage Tester.
Estimated Time: Depends on personal level experience, ability to work with tools and access to the light fixture(s).
Precaution: Identify the light circuit, turn it OFF and Tag it with a Note before working with the wiring.
Notice: Installing additional fixture wiring should be done with a permit and be inspected.
How to Install Electrical Wiring for Kitchen Cabinet Light Fixtures
- The electrical wiring inside the cabinet should be protected by installing it into flex conduit.
- The flex conduit can be run to a metal junction box such as a handy box, or single gang box.
- The box can be mounted above the fixture and a metal nipple can be installed between the fixture and the metal junction box.
- Depending on the type of light fixture, if there is a built in junction box which will contain the wiring connections then the flex conduit could be run directly to the light fixture location and a 90 degree flex connector can be installed to make the connection to the light fixture wiring area.
- Additional nipples or fittings may be added as required.
- Place a blank cover over the box after the wiring connections are made.
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