LED Tape & Channels
Why Invest in Tape & Channels
Tape lighting is like a designer’s secret weapon; an artist’s palette of light that can be used to bring out the beauty in a variety of spaces. It goes anywhere and lights nearly anything. Combining the flexibility of tape with the unique design configurations of channels increases the variety of ways it can be used. Brilliant task-oriented lighting or subtle night lighting; anything is possible.
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Versatile
+ -Anywhere you want light, there’s a Kichler solution. With in-wall channels, tape lighting can become an integral part of a room’s design—and a functional part of your space: any space.
A Deep Dive Into Channels
Whether you're looking to elevate a kitchen, enhance a shelving project, or want a more customizable built-in look for a closet - our standard, enhanced and professional extruded channel options offer the solutions you are looking for. Discover the endless design possibilities you can achieve with our illustrated lighting techniques.
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Crown Channels
+ -Choose between two channel styles - transitional or contemporary - to deliver a vibrant, lighted crown molding effect. The channels easily install with a mounting extrusion, and can have either dry wall mud or paint applied for an added accent.
Stair Channels
+ -Utilize either a 45-Degree or 30-Degree Channel under the lip of a stair tread to create a directional lighting effect on the each step below.
Channel Rods
+ -This channel is sturdy enough to hang clothing from it, but versatile in all its many uses. Suspend to create architectural accent lighting. Rotate to present lighting at an angle. Or, even change the beam of light with its beam adjustment accessory.
Pendant Channels
+ -Many TE Series channels are compatible with the pendant accessory suspension cable. Simply trim the channel to a desired length or shape to create your own unique pendant.
Sconce Channels
+ -Channels allow you to create custom sconces. Kichler offers two surface mount sconce channels that can be trimmed to custom lengths, installed vertically or horizontally (creating a bath bar), as well as suspended as a pendant. With channels you can also install custom lengths of any recessed channel to create the dramatic effect of a built-in sconce.
Floor Channels
+ -Integrate a decorative lighting element into wood, tile or cement floors. The floor channel is durable and recesses into flooring to create a modern design statement.
Low Profile Channels
+ -Use these sleek channels to tuck lighting into spaces where there's no edge or overhang to hide a channel. Ideal for installations under modern, frameless cabinetry and entertainment centers.
Recessed Wall and Ceiling Channels
+ -Channels that can recess into a surface allow the light to sit flush - creating a seamless look. Varying sizes and depths allow you to create a thin design element or a wider, unique recessed fixture. Many recessed options in our Pro line allow dry wall mud to be applied up to the channel trim to create a built-in lighting effect.
How To Build A System
Planning is a critical piece to installing tape lighting. It starts with selecting the right light source and ending with the right accessories. Before starting a project, ensure to have all the necessary compatible components to build your tape lighting system.
1. Select Light Source
From residential to commercial grade, select the appropriate light source based on required output, voltage, and application.
2. Select Supply Leads and/or Interconnects
Connecting your low voltage system together requires the right supply leads and interconnect accessories. These allow you to link your tape to another run, to low voltage wire or to the power supply.
3. Select Power Supply
Having the right power supply to complement your system voltage and total project watts will work to deliver consistent, reliable energy to not only illuminate, but extend the life of the lighting fixture.
4. Select Accessories
Accessories, like splice boxes or channels, can enhance the system installation and performance. Extruded aluminum channels aid in installing tape in walls, ceilings or even floors while both protecting and gently diffusing the light.
Installing LED Tape Lighting
8T-Series Commercial Grade Tape Light
The 8T Series, powered by the 8TD 0-10V Dimmable Driver, is designed to integrate with our patent-pending connector accessory system to simplify and speed up even the most complicated tape light installations. The connector accessory system recognizes any polarity regardless of its direction. This way, the electrician is only responsible for keeping the supply wire polarity correct, helping to eliminate challenges in the field and deliver ease of installation.
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Polarity
+ -A game changer in LED Tape Light installations - our connector accessory system is polarity independent to allow for easy installation, no matter which direction the tape is facing.
Tape-to-Tape
+ -Connecting two strands of tape close together for an even, uniform spacing of light across the length of a run.
Tape-to-Wire
+ -Easily add your preferred wire to any installation with our Tape-to-Wire connector. With the wire polarity aligned, you can simply push in the connector to bring power to the tape. Also available in Tape-to-Wire, Flex that can easily bend around corners.
Tape-to-Tape, Flex
+ -Flexible enough to connect the intersection of two, three or four strands of tape together to create unique lines or fixtures no matter which direction the project takes you.
Tape-to-Supply Lead
+ -Save time wiring connections with the Tape-to-Supply Lead. This ready-made solution is equipped with 6’ of pre-soldered, securely wrapped wire so you can make a quick connection.
Tape & Channel Resources
Power Supply Planning 101
Learn the ins and outs of how power supplies work, the importance of having a plan in place, and the tips and products you need to get started.
Tape and Channels - Tips To Major Renovation
LED Tape Lighting has found its ideal companion – channels. Together, they give you amazing potential, limited only by your imagination.
Installation Planning for Tape with Channels
Tape lighting must be hardwired into your electrical system, making planning critical.
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Where to Buy
Find a lighting showroom for advice and design consultation from trusted lighting experts, connect with an electrical distributor for your indoor project needs or a landscape distributor for any outdoor lighting systems, or shop online.
CATALOGS
Whether you're interested in a certain lighting category or a stylized collection, it's easy and quick to browse products with our interactive catalogs.
Customer Care
We’re here to offer expert advice and to support you each step of the way. If you need further information from Kichler Lighting, contact our Customer Care Department.
LAYOUT DESIGN SERVICES
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