Accent Lighting For Shower Niche With 12V LED Strip Lights

[@brandons673]

Thanks man for actually giving the part list as well! Great video

[@richofalltrades1]

Glad I could help.

[@mochafit42]

Great video. Thanks for part list

[@richofalltrades1]

Thanks for the feedback. Glad it was useful.

[@awesomerpower]

Thanks Rich, do you know if this will work with a dimmer? I want to run the power off the overhead light which will be on a dimmer.

[@richofalltrades1]

Thanks for the question, I would think so, as long as you use a light/ dimmer switch that is rated for led lights.

[@zatridevyatzemel]

I would always make sure to have it wired to a GFCI protected circuit. Low-voltage power supplies are not all made the same way, and may create a false sense of safety. Many switched-mode ones (like phone chargers and the laptop ones) are not galvanically decoupled/isolated from the mains, which means they may send line voltage through when they do fail. This may not be a high-risk issue in dry environments but definitely becomes one in a shower stall. Keep safe, people!

[@richofalltrades1]

Thanks for the thoughtful comment, I just so happen to repurpose my old bathroom receptacle circuit, which was a 15 Amp GFCI circuit for my lighting circuit. I upgraded the bath receptacles to 20 Amps, so the GFCI was available for my lighting in and out of the shower.

[@aleemmohammed6404]

Is this a dimmable power supply?

[@richofalltrades1]

Thanks for the question, no this is not specifically dimmable.

[@paulstephens9274]

Want use color changing lights

[@richofalltrades1]

Color changing lights could be fun. I just kept it simple.

[@puppet022]

Dude, 5000K? Accent lights should be warm so they're flattering to skin tones. I always tell people the ONLY place appropriate for lighting with that temperature is doctor's offices.

[@richofalltrades1]

Thanks for the feedback and comments, I normally use 3000 K lighting in other living spaces, but wanted to have brighter lighting in the bathroom so I went with 5000 K. I am happy with it, but it may not be for everyone. I liked it so much I changed out bulbs in the secondary bath to 5000K too.

[@puppet022]

@@richofalltrades1 So, I. understand wanting brighter in your space, but raising the color TEMPERATURE is not the same thing as raising the BRIGHTNESS. It's a bigger number, true - but what you really want to be looking at is the output of your light strip in LUMENS.

[@richofalltrades1]

Thanks for setting me straight, lumens for brightness, Kelvin for color temperature. I like it cool and bright😎.

[@puppet022]

@@richofalltrades1 Cheers, Rich!