Hi,

There's a nice set of Xenon under cabinet lighting at Lowe's that can be wired directly by popping out the knockouts. So I looked at the directions and they say you can use NM or armored cable but it just doesn't seem right, or to code, to use NM, I suppose running through a hole in the drywall to an outlet/junction box. Am I missing something here? How else would this be done with NM cable?

Thanks,

Jim

Put a junction box for the NM and feed from the back. You can then use armored cable or NM to the lamp.

Put a junction box for the NM and feed from the back. You can then use armored cable or NM to the lamp.

So you're saying that it's fine to simply poke a hole in the drywall and to run NM cable to a junction box?

Paste the link of the lamp and you can even take a pic of where you intend the feed to come from and where the lamp is going to be. Use the "Go Advanced" tab to post pics.

Some other options, is to put a 4 x 4 junction box, like you would find on a ceiling and use a ceiling fan hanger that goes between two studs. This will give you a nice sturdy mount. You can feed the NM through the rear and be totally hidden.

You can use a solid or punched cover to attach armored cable if you wanted to and then run the armored cable to a junction box in a different location if it makes you happier.

Sometimes when cellars are wired for an outlet, they drop a 1 x 3 down along the wall and staple NM to it.

You have to balance ugly vs. function and safety.

I'm not sure I see what your objecting to.

Paste the link of the lamp and you can even take a pic of where you intend the feed to come from and where the lamp is going to be. Use the "Go Advanced" tab to post pics.

Some other options, is to put a 4 x 4 junction box, like you would find on a ceiling and use a ceiling fan hanger that goes between two studs. This will give you a nice sturdy mount. You can feed the NM through the rear and be totally hidden.

You can use a solid or punched cover to attach armored cable if you wanted to and then run the armored cable to a junction box in a different location if it makes you happier.

Sometimes when cellars are wired for an outlet, they drop a 1 x 3 down along the wall and staple NM to it.

You have to balance ugly vs. function and safety.

I'm not sure I see what your objecting to.

This has nothing to do with my happiness and I have no objections, I merely want to do this right and according to code.

Here's a link (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=64090-1390-GLC9283-WHX&lpage=none)to the light.

The fixture doesn't get mounted to the wall, it gets mounted under the cabinet, potentially six inches from the wall. A junction box under the cabinet is not an option due to asthetics. So the question remains, is it acceptable to have exposed NM cable in an residential application, specifically a kitchen, or must I use armored cable?

What is normally done is the Romex is the cable exits the drywall right below the cabinet, and enters the fixture. This type of fixture will get installed into the corner where the cabinet and drywall meet.

One solution to exposed wire is the surface mount conduit sold by Wire Mold and others. It is expensive, and still looks tacked on to me; but it is better looking than BX.

TK, is it OK to run NM-B in it rather than set a box to splice in singles?

That's why the link helped. I was thinking like "under the bar, in the cabinet" for whatever reason. I have a light under the sink cabinet to be able to see down there. Thanks for the link.