Can it be hard-wired? I want to use it as under-cabinet lighting that is turned on and off with a wall switch, and possibly a dimmer.
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I am very satisfied with this rope lighting; but I put mine up on the edge of my cabinets over my sink and plugged it in. I wouldn't know whether it could be hard wired or not. It is a standard plug. Hope this helps.
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You do need to hard wire it in but you can run it to an on and off switch inside the house. That way if you want to keep it from lighting after dark you could switch it off.
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no, Hard-Wired means that it connects directly to an electrical light outlet box installed in the wall; usually done by an electrician but a good handyman could probably do it
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This fixture can be plugged into a wall. It is already hardwired. I love my fixture.
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You could cut the cord and hard wire it but since the on/off switch is on the cord you would no longer be able to turn the light off.
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It could be hard wired if you have a proper transformer and female plug, yes
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There is no light on this . Is that what you meant by "hard wired"? I love this mirror tho!!
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No it has to be hard wired. If you need it to be a plug in an electrician could convert it
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The light we bought is not wired to a light switch. It is wired to an extension cord, wrapped in black electrical tape at the point of connection, then ran along the garage ceiling to the outlet in the ceiling. It turns on at dawn and off at dusk. If it's wired into a light switch, I don't know why you couldn't control it with that switch.
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Bob, It is hard wired. The best bet would be to get a 6 ft 12/3 extension cord. Rocky Kamrock Lights LLC
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I don't see why not, it's wired like any other ceiling light fixture. You will need a dimmer switch.
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The LED lights themselves **CAN** be hard-wired, and they **CAN** use a wall dimmer, but **NOT** with the provided power supply -- the manufacturer also offers a dimmable transformer, available on Amazon as ASIN B0058WSNUE http://www.amazon.com/Inspired-LED-4789-Dimming-Transformer/dp/B0058WSNUE/ref=sr_1_17?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1379890406&sr=1-17 and that's what is needed to use a standard dimmer in a wall box. Wiring instructions for doing so can be found at the Inspired website. They recommend the Lutron DVLV-600 (available on Amazon) or AYLV-600 dimmers, but the manufacturer has a list of about 50 dimmers that will work. Most Lutron "magnetic low voltage" dimmers (readily found at Home Depot) work perfectly with this system. All you do is put the dimmer in the wall in place of an ordinary light switch, and then connect the transformer to the other end of the circuit exactly as if the transformer were a standard light fixture. The transformer can be directly wired into the circuit, or it can be plugged into an outlet that is controlled by the wall dimmer. NOTE: the kits are intended to have the LEDs plug directly into the transformer, though you can run appropriate DC wire through the walls if that is necessary for your application.
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It can't be hard wired. The transformer plugs into a outlet, then to switch,then to dimmer, then to lights.
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No, it is hard-wired. We converted it to a plug-in style by purchasing a "kit" at Lowes'..the light is beautiful!!
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I think that question has more to do with the switch/bulb. These are hard-wired.
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We hard-wired this as a ceiling fixture on the double-height ceiling of our living room, so that the on/off switch is a regular wall-mounted dimmer. But I believe there is a small switch on the cover plate. We mounted two of these on the ceiling as a pinpoint light to highlight artwork on the walls, and they're discrete and cheap!
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The question as posed implies cutting off the power supply plug and hard wiring the wire into a conventional light switch which would be a no no because the plug-in power supply in this package contains a transformer to reduce the voltage to 12 Volts. This really isn't the right package if one wants to control the lights from a dedicated wall switch. I would suggest the customer go direct to InspiredLED.com. I can't overstate how easy it is to deal with people on line. They'll fix you up in no time once they have an idea what your wishes are. Send them dimensions and ideally a photo(s) of where you want lights and they will return it with a worked up layout, parts list and costing.