Westgate UCLB Series: 120V Direct-Wire Undercabinet Lighting

Undercabinet lighting on a commercial job usually comes down to one call made early in the rough-in: run low-voltage tape or pucks that need a remote driver location and a home run back to it, or specify a line-voltage fixture that carries its own driver and lands on a standard branch circuit. The new Westgate's UCLB series is built for the second path. It's a 120V direct-wire linear light bar with the driver built into the fixture body, CRI90 optics, and CCT that gets set at the fixture instead of locked in at time of order. If you're pricing casework lighting on a break room, a retail counter, or a healthcare exam room, that changes what the takeoff and the rough-in actually look like.

The Platform Behind All Four Sizes

What ties the UCLB series line together isn't the four sizes on the price list, it's the platform underneath them. Every fixture in the series shares the same core engineering, so a contractor who wires one size has effectively learned the whole line.

• 120V direct-wire construction. The driver is integrated into the fixture body, so there's no external power supply to locate, mount, or run a low-voltage home run back to. Compare that to a tape lighting or puck light run, where you're pricing the driver and its mounting location as a separate line item on the takeoff.
• Selectable CCT built into every fixture. 2700K, 3000K, or 4000K, set at the fixture rather than ordered as a fixed CCT. One SKU per size covers all three color temperatures.
• CRI90 across the line. Consistent rendering whether the run is a single 12-inch bar under a coffee station or a spliced 32-inch run across a full upper cabinet bank.
• Triac dimmable. Built to work on a dimmed circuit, not just a switch leg.

That last point is worth a closer look before it lands on a schedule. Triac dimmable doesn't mean every Triac dimmer on the truck plays well with it.

The Range: Four Sizes, One Efficacy Curve

The four sizes cover most cabinet runs without forcing a splice on every job. It's worth noting the vendor's own numbers hold efficacy steady at roughly 85 lumens per watt across all four sizes, so output scales predictably as the run gets longer instead of dropping off at the larger end of the line.

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How to Pick Within the Family

Matching a fixture to a cabinet run is mostly arithmetic, but two decisions come up on nearly every job: how to size the run itself, and who actually sets the color temperature.

Sizing the Run

Runs rarely land on a single 12, 16, 24, or 32-inch fixture length, so the connector system does the fine adjustment. The end-to-end direct connector (UCLB-120V-DCON) joins two bars with no visible gap for a continuous run under one long cabinet bank. Where the run needs to skip a sink base, an appliance, or a seam in the cabinetry, the jumper cables (UCLB-120V-JUMP6, JUMP18, JUMP24) bridge the gap in 6, 18, or 24-inch lengths. A run that turns a corner doesn't need a separate joint and a separate light source: the lighted swivel-L connector (UCLB-120V-SWIVEL-L) does both. It's rated at 3W with the same 3-CCT, CRI90, and Triac-dim spec as the bars, and it lights and powers both legs from a single point. Finish any exposed end with the replacement endcap (UCLB-120V-ENDCAP) instead of leaving it open.

Setting CCT in the Field

On new construction or a tenant improvement with a casework package, the CCT call typically sits with the interior designer, architect, or the kitchen and millwork spec, not with the electrician running the wire. Where the spec calls out a CCT, the contractor's job is to confirm the fixture is set correctly at trim-out, not to choose it. On retrofit and MRO work, where a facility manager or building owner is replacing a failed strip light, the field-selectable switch lets the installing electrician match whatever CCT is already in the space without ordering a fixed-CCT SKU and hoping it matches, a common source of callbacks on retrofit work. That same logic carries across RelightDepot's broader task and accent lighting lineup, not just this series.

Sourcing and Installation Across the Line

The accessory system is what turns four fixture sizes into an actual running system on the wall, and it's worth knowing what each piece does before you put it on a quote.

The power cord (UCLB-120V-POWCORD-10FT) is the plug-and-cord path, and the vendor lists it as required to power the fixture when that's the install method. The junction box (UCLB-120V-JB) is the hardwire path instead: no switch, and a 1/2-inch side connector for conduit or pipe, for jobs where the fixture needs to land on a switched branch circuit rather than a receptacle. Which path a given job needs often comes down to the inspector and the local authority having jurisdiction more than a fixed rule, so confirm it before you place the accessory order, not after the rough-in is closed up.

Real-World Applications

The platform's core selling points, no remote driver, field-selectable CCT, and Triac dimming, point toward specific job types more than others. These are the ones where the UCLB series actually gets specified or substituted in on a real bid, not a generic list of everywhere undercabinet lighting could theoretically go.

• Break rooms and small commercial kitchens: Office break rooms, back-of-house pantries, and small prep kitchens use task lighting over counters and coffee stations. RelightDepot's Break Room and Commercial Kitchen Lighting Guide is the natural companion piece for this application once it's live, covering the full break room lighting picture beyond just the undercabinet fixture.
• Multi-family renovations and unit turns: A property owner or management company scopes a kitchen refresh across a building's units, and the contractor sourcing and installing the fixture benefits from one platform covering every cabinet length in the building instead of stocking three fixed-CCT SKUs per size.
• Retail counters and display cases: Merchandising counters and checkout areas use it as under-shelf task and accent lighting, called out by the store's design or planning team, with the general contractor coordinating the install against the rest of the casework schedule during a remodel.
• Healthcare exam rooms and casework: Exam room counters and nurse station casework call for CRI90 task lighting where color accuracy matters for what's happening on the counter, specified by the healthcare architect or design-build team and priced by the electrical contractor.
• Hospitality suite kitchenettes: Extended-stay and suite-style hotel renovations use it over in-room kitchenette counters, typically part of a casework package the general contractor coordinates room by room against the renovation schedule.

If you're sourcing task lighting for a job like one of these, quoting it usually starts with the fixture count against a set of cabinet or counter dimensions, then the connector kit from there.

Explore the UCLB Series

The Westgate UCLB Series is available through RelightDepot in four sizes, from a 12-inch bar to a 32-inch bar, each with selectable 2700K, 3000K, and 4000K CCT and CRI90 built into the fixture, so one platform covers everything from a single under-counter accent to a full run across an upper cabinet bank. Triac dimming and the full connector system, from the jumper cables to the lighted swivel-L, are available to build the run to spec. Our team works with electrical contractors and facility teams to support takeoffs, connector and CCT configuration questions, and lead-time questions across the UCLB line. Email [email protected] or call 888-548-6387 to speak with a lighting specialist.