Customer Reviews

GE 10409 LED Light Fixture 18-Inch Linkable Aluminum

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I just installed/hardwired 3 of these undercabinet in a kitchen remodel and really like the way they produce a significant volume of light at minimal power usage (~ 6 watts per fixture).
Note that these fixtures can be hardwired in but require an optional wiring box/kit that has to be purchased seperately (~$8).
Surprizingly I got the best price as well as the wiring kits over the counter at a major home store(HD).
I would have given these 5 stars except for the "premium" pricing set by the manufacturer.

I picked this up recently as a replacement for more energy hungry xenon under-cabinet lights. The unit seems solid/well constructed. It has 4 LED bulbs in it. When I first saw this, I was concerned that the light output would be too low but these bulbs REALLY crank out the lumens and only uses 6 watts: an 8th of the unit it replaced! It's plenty bright and the color is very warm - very close to the Xenon unit it replaced and not the 'cold' white LED color I was concerned about. Installation is a snap: drill two mounting holes with included template, put screws in, slide on fixture, plug in and you're done. The units can be daisy-chained as well and the package includes a cord to do this. I only gave it 4 stars as it is very expensive - I would have thought $30-40 would be a fairer price for this.... but I do like it a lot.

This is a copy of the review that I wrote for the GE 10408 LED Light Fixture 12-Inch Linkable Aluminum light fixture.

This is the 18-inch three-LED under-cabinet light fixture. In all, I needed five of the 18-inch and two of the 12-inch fixtures for my kitchen cabinets, as the existing 20+ year-old fluorescent under-cabinet fixtures were getting long in the tooth. I found five of the 18-inch fixtures from an eBay seller, as this Amazon merchant had only one to sell. And, I got the last two 12-inch fixtures that remained in the local store (marked down to under $45 each because they were discontinued).

This is a wonderful fixture, very fairly priced, considering the pricing of other ***bright*** LED units on the market (other lower-priced, but more dimly-illuminating fixtures can be found, but I rule them out). I have tried out one of the 12-inch fixtures, and find that it casts really bright, white-light illumination under the cabinets, much brighter and more pleasing than the fluorescent fixtures. I am awaiting the eBay shipment before doing the complete installation to replace existing fluorescent fixtures. [Note: for permanent wiring, you need a $7 junction box that transitions from the house wiring to the GE linking cord, but these are easily obtained from stores that sell GE undercounting lighting, as they are common to the complete line of linkable lights: fluorescent, Xenon and halogen units included.]

The point of all this: my major concern is how long these LED fixtures, or more precisely, the LEDs in them, will last, because GE apparently no longer offers them, and replacements would not be available. Therefore, the subject of this review: "GE, Why hast thou forsaken me?"

ADDED NOTE (Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010): My eBay shipment arrived Thursday mid-morning, and I spent about eight hours removing the seven fluorescent fixtures, figuring out how the wiring was installed, re-wiring the GE junction boxes, and, finally installing the seven GE LED fixtures. Unlike the skyscraper window washer who stepped back to admire his work, I could do so without risk to life and limb. ;-) And, the the results were wonderfully pleasing. Bright, warm illumination that classed up the kitchen counter areas and gave the kitchen a much more up-to-date look. To say that I am very pleased would be an understatement.

Wish I hadn't waited so long to buy these. The light output is far superior to other LED fixtures I have tried at 6 watts I didn't expect the amount of light I am getting. It is easy on the eyes and sufficient as an under cabinet work light. A bonus for me is the way the light brings out the color in the slate in my back splash.
Before these lights it looked dark gray now all the beautiful color in the slate have come alive. They are pricey as other reviewers have said but worth every penny.

wonderful undercabinet lighting...a little more pricey for initial purchase, but uses minimal energy. I am VERY pleased.

Note, photo is for the 12-inch light. The 18-inch light has 4 LEDs.

I used these to replace "Puck Lights" which once melted a coffeemaker and we had stopped using. I cut off the plugs and wired them in to the existing electrical boxes connected to a switch and they worked perfectly that way. I used the series connection cables to connect 5 of them up to one electrical connection and was glad they had that feature.

The light from these is extremely bright and white, great for work in the kitchen. Now we often use them instead of the overhead lights; because of their low power we can just leave them on all day if we want. We had previously seen some other LED lights that were dim and had a visible flicker so I had a little anxiety but these eliminated my worries.

They seem somewhat larger than they would have to be but the space is probably needed for the power supply electronics and they are thin enough to be out-of-sight under the cabinets with a 1-inch recess.

These seem expensive but I have conclued that they are well worth the cost. I had to shop around on the web to find both the 18-inch and the 12-inch ones. I worried that maybe they were being discontinued or something.

I like this product much. I have been using this product since August and the recent order thru Amazon is a 2nd piece. As under cabinet lighting device it is good, no glare, no heat. I think that the fixing arrangement under the cabinet be more robust. Presently it is delicate and allows lateral movement because of slot mechanism. On the whole I like it much