The Domus NOVA-24 REC is a recessed aluminium LED profile 2.5m, with a flat opal PMMA diffuser and endcaps, in three finishes, cut to length.

Depth, not width, decides whether you see individual LEDs

• People choose a profile by its width, because that is what the name gives them. The number that actually shows in the result is the DEPTH the distancebetween the LEDs and the diffuser.
• A strip is a row of separate points of light. Close behind a diffuser theyread as dots; further back they blend into a line. Depth buys thatdistance.

• So the choice is a real trade: depth buys evenness and costs reveal height. At 11mm this profile sits in the useful middle deep enough toblend a normal strip, shallow enough to recess into most joinery.
• Two things matter alongside depth: the strip’s LED spacing (a denser stripblends at less depth), and the diffuser (opal blends better than clear). Domus publishes neither an LED density nor a recommended minimum depth so tell us the strip and we will tell you whether the depth suits it.
• This is the specification nobody explains, and the one people regret. A run of visible dots along a benchtop is not fixable after installation.

Ask for the recessed width before you rout

The datasheet-bearing NOVA-24 listing publishes 23.5mm for BOTH the recessed and thesurface profile, and two profiles that differ by a flange cannot share awidth. On the Nova-17 the same pair differ by 6mm. So therecessed figure here is unconfirmed ask us before the groove is cut.

What is reliable

Made to order, cut to length

No lead time is published. Call our team to confirm. We will.

Where it works

• Runs seen close and directly where dotting would show.
• Under-bench and joinery reveals.
• Where a wider, brighter strip is wanted than the Nova-17 takes.
• Not routed until the recessed width is confirmed.
• Not with a low-density strip without checking the blending.

Specifying it

Recessed LED strip profile, 2.5m, 11mm deep. Flat opal PMMA diffuser and end caps.Extruded aluminium in aluminium, black or white. Cut to length. For the Domus IP54 strip range. Order codeLP-2410-RC-2.5M. DEPTH, NOT WIDTH, DECIDES WHETHER YOU SEE INDIVIDUAL LEDs a strip close behind a diffuser readsas dots and further back blends into a line. Across the family: Nova-17 is 7mm, Nova-20 and Nova-24 are1011mm, Omega-17 is 15mm. At 11mm this sits in the useful middle. Domus publishes no LED density andno minimum depth, so tell us the strip. A run of visible dots is not fixable afterinstallation.

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Questions

Should I choose a profile by width or depth?

People choose by width, because that is what the name gives them but the number that actually shows in the result is the depth. A strip is a row of separate points of light: close behind a diffuser they read as dots, further back they blend into a line. Depth buys that distance.

How do the Domus profiles compare on depth?

Nova-17 is 7mm, which is the shallowest and where dotting is most likely, especially with a low-density strip. Nova-20 and Nova-24 are 10 to 11mm, the sensible middle. Omega-17 is 15mm, the deepest and the most even line, at the cost of a much taller profile. So depth buys evenness and costs reveal height.

What else affects whether I see dots?

Two things alongside depth. The strip’s LED spacing a denser strip blends at less depth and the diffuser, since opal blends better than clear. Domus publishes neither an LED density figure nor a recommended minimum depth, so tell us which strip you are using and we will say whether the depth suits it.

Why does this matter so much?

Because it is not fixable afterwards. A run of visible dots along a benchtop cannot be improved once the profile is installed and the joinery is finished you would be replacing the profile. It is the specification nobody explains and the one people regret.

Is 11mm deep enough?

For a normal-density strip behind an opal diffuser, generally yes it sits in the useful middle, deep enough to blend while still shallow enough to recess into most joinery. If you are using a widely spaced strip, or the run will be seen close and directly, the deeper Omega-17 at 15mm is the safer answer.

What about the recessed width?

Treat it as unconfirmed. The datasheet-bearing NOVA-24 listing publishes 23.5mm for both the recessed and the surface profile, and two profiles that differ by a flange cannot share a width on the Nova-17 the same pair differ by 6mm. Ask us before the groove is cut.

Is the 2.5m length reliable?

Yes. The title says 2.5m and the order code in its own body is LP-2410-RC-2.5M, so they agree. That is not true of the Nova-17 recessed listings, which say 2.5m in the title and carry a 3M order code so on the Nova-24 you can plan the run with confidence.