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How to Install Smart LED Strip Lights? 5 Steps to Follow

Emily Johnson

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Smart LED Strip Lights are a great addition to your smart home. Thanks to them, you can create the right atmosphere for any occasion or even improve the quality of your sleep. In this article, we will focus on how to install smart LED strip lights. Are you planning to put some life into your apartment with them? Then definitely read on!

How to install smart LED strip lights – Our step-by-step guide

While it might seem complicated, setting up smart LED strip lights is not that hard. With the knowledge gained by reading our guide, you will be able to do it on your own effortlessly. So, without any further ado, let’s see how to install smart LED strip lights.

Step 1: Measure all the places that you want to put your LED strip lights in

Before ordering your smart lighting, you need to know how much you need in the first place. Measure each area in which you are planning to install the smart LED strip lights and add all the numbers up.
 

Tip: By an inch or two more than you need – you will later need to cut the lights out on your own, so it’s always good to have a margin of error.

Step 2: Clean and dry the surface

If you want your LED strip lights not to fall off, you need to thoroughly clean the surface you are going to install them on. It has to be absolutely spotless – use soap, water or vinegar to ensure that it is done properly.
 

Tip: Remember that the surface should be smooth – there is no way how you can permanently install smart LED strip lights on textured surfaces or painted drywall.

Step 3: Measure the lights and cut them

Some guides suggest cutting the lights during installation, yet we advise you to do this beforehand. It is going to be easier for you, since you won’t have any distractors during the installation itself.
 

Tip: Each product has a manual – check it to see where you can cut your smart LED strips without damaging the lights.

Step 4: Install the lights

Peel a part of the backing of the adhesive strip and start placing the lights. Do it continuously until you cover the whole area. Repeat in other places that you want to put your LED strips in.
 

Tip: You need to hold the adhesive for at least 10 seconds for the strip to properly stick.

Step 5: Integrate your smart LED strip lights

Now all you have to do is connect your smart LEDs with the hub, and set them up. Create the right atmosphere for sleeping, eating, working, and more!
 

Tip: Check our article on how to integrate smart home devices!

The takeaway

We hope that after reading this guide, you know how to install smart LED strip lights. If you are looking for the best ones available, check our products – we have a wide variety of smart lighting, switches, and sensor for you to choose from!
 

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