Christmas Lights Knowledge Base
Christmas Lights? I found some christmas lights laying around my houes and I am needing some ideas on how to use them... such as decoration.
Christmas lights? I am trying to hang Christmas lights in my living room put i have tried several ways like Duct Tape, peel and stick? What is the best way to hang lights in my living room. We have a Staco wall so i need help now.
christmas lights? I saw these lights that look like camaras flashing i would love to know the names of these lights or where i can get them i seen them like downtown on 5th ave new york i want these light so bad for christmas tree if i cant find these lights i would like to find the regular white lights but the ones i see they look yellowish but i wantthe to glow real brite white help please
ChRiStMaS LiGhTs? Have you already gone to look at Christmas lights? Will you? I went tonight to Rema Bible College in Tulsa, OK. Amazing.
What are the best christmas lights to use that wont burn out quickly? I am looking to buy some new christmas lights for outdoor use. Maybe some isicle lights or something. I just want to know what to look for when purchasing the lights. I have had way too many experiences with the lights burning out or not working after one season. What are the best lights to get and where can I find them? Does anyone have any that they had good experiences with first hand? Thanks in advance . Merry Christmas!
How did the whole christmas lights decoration begin? I see in my neighborhood a lot of houses are full of christmas decorations on the outside. So many decorations that people come from different parts of the city just to see the lights spectacular. How did this christmas lights decoration begin? Why did people start decorating their houses for Christmas and not any other holiday as much?
Christmas-How do Christmas lights make a Christmas tree come alive and look more beautiful? What do people mean when they say that Christmas lights make any Christmas tree come alive and look nice than trees decorated with out Christmas lights,my family has Multi colored lights and there tree and when it is day time,the tree looks lifeless but when night comes and the sun goes down and the tree get turned on and it has a turn-able stand,it seems like it comes alive with all of those Multi colored lights on it.
Can leaving Christmas lights on kill a pine tree? We have a small pine that my husband left Christmas lights on for over a year. I recently noticed that it is dying and some needles and branches are turning brown. I had my husband take the lights off, but I want to know if there is anything else we can do to help restore this tree. I heard that 7 up works. Is that a myth or are there any other home remedies that could help?
Any suggestions for christmas icicle lights and gutter covers? I installed gutter covers because I have large oak trees and continuously clean out my gutters. I really want to put up christmas lights this year, but I don't want to remove my gutter covers to install the lights. Any other suggestions to hang the icicle lights on the gutters without removing the gutter covers? Thanks!
Why do my christmas lights trip my breaker after about 20 minutes? I have a circuit with 3 outlets and a 20 amp breaker for my Christmas lights. The first outlet is a ground fault outlet. The other 2 are normal outlets. After about 15 or 20 minutes my breaker trips. I really dont think I have over 20 amps in lights. I would think that if it were a short due to snow the ground fault would trip first, but its not. I was very careful to waterproof all extension cord joins as best I could. Any thought are appreciated.
What are christmas lights made of and why did they choose the materials? for a science project im doing christmas tree lights, and one thing i have to find out is what they're made of, and why! as an example, a bike handle is made out of rubber and metal. Rubber, because it's a good sturdy grip to hold on to, and metal so it's not wobbly and its stiff. Just an answer like that for the christmas lights would be great! try and list as many materials as you can! thanks :)
How can I hang Christmas lights on a carport? I have a metal carport and want to hang Christmas lights on it but the the clips you buy to hang lights on the house won't fit the carport. Any suggestions?....Oh, and duct tape doesn't work either!
How to hang indoor Christmas lights around a window? I would like to hang indoor Christmas lights around a window from the inside. I did this last year, but used tape to hang them and the cold made the tape come off. I do not want to use nails as the window frames are very hard (like concrete) and nails would ruin the window trim/finish. I'd hang lights outside, but that would require opening a basement window and leaving it part way open in order to run the cord to an outlet (no exterior outlets at my house) Any suggestions?
Does Christmas lights drive up the electric bill more than regular lights? I was planning to hang Christmas tree lights on my one wall and use them like i would a lamp or something. I know alot of people say Christmas lights will drive up electric, but is that true for when I'm using it as the only light source for the room, opposed to like having a lit tree and lamps running etc etc. Thanks!!
How do you get your Christmas lights to dance to music? Everyone has seen the houses decorated with the Christmas lights that dance to music, well how do they do it? There is a house in our area that did it this year and you tune your vehicle radio to a certain FM station and listen as you drive around looking at their dancing lights. Anyone know how or where or who does such a thing?
How do you hang Christmas lights areound the outside of windows? I've hung Christmas lights around my roof with the plastic holders but how can I hang them on the outside of windows without using lots of nails? I rent so I'm not sure that my landlord would appreciate that... Will duck tape take off the paint when I try to remove it? I live in Southern New Mexico so it doesn't get cold here. I'm also afraid that it may make the tape residue tacky and it might not come off all the way???
How to program christmas lights to music? Ok so next Christmas I want to program my lights to music, I understand that you need to have a controller and a controller for each channel of lights but that's really all I know. So How do you program lights to music?
How much power do my Christmas Lights use? Yeah, I know, I still have my Christmas Lights up!! Actually, they're just for ambient lighting in my apartment. I have 3 strands of 100-lights each, and they're incandescent mini-bulbs. Does anyone know what wattage that would equal? I'm wondering if it's more efficient to have the XMas lights running than it is to have 4 bulbs of 60 watts each from my overhead light. Thanks! --C
What are the best Christmas lights to buy? I am looking for good outdoor, multi-colored Christmas lights to hang on my house. I prefer the large buld and want them to last more than just this year. I have bought them from Target the last two years and have had to throw them all out. Any suggestions?
How can you hang Christmas lights on a young, weeping cherry tree? We are first time Home owners...and we would like to put some Christmas lights outside on a weeping cherry tree we planted in the spring. We already wrapped the the trunk in white lights...but, now it looks like a stick is standing in the middle of our front yard. How can we put some lights on the branches without causing damage?
How do you safely use an extension cord with outdoor Christmas lights? I'm hanging Christmas lights for the first time and need to connect my house lights to a bush net light set. The only outdoor extension cords I can find are three prong, the Christmas lights are two prong. Every website I found says you have to use a three prong for safety's sake. How do I work around this safely?
How do you hang christmas lights without eaves? Our roof doesn't have an overhang like most roofs require in order to hang christmas lights along the house. I know there are those plastic clips that you can use, but they're not very durable and i don't want to count on them the whole holiday season. Any suggestions on how to get my lights up there?
How can I hang Christmas lights on my roof? How can I hang Christmas lights on my roof without using a staple gun? My family and I just bought a new set of lights because the old ones were a definite fire hazard. The new ones don't have clips on them. So how can we hang these on our roof without a staple gun?
How much energy do icicle christmas lights use? How much energy do icicle christmas lights use? My roomate has about 5 strings hanging in his room for his light source and im going to try to convince him to take them down but i need some solid facts first. It would be really helpful to know some figures on it in watts per time, or how much more electricity it uses compared to a regular light bulb. Anything helps. The amount of money it costs more per month compared to a lightbulb would also be a great statistic to know. Thanks a lot.
How much energy do icicle christmas lights use? How much energy do icicle christmas lights use? My roomate has about 5 strings hanging in his room for his light source and im going to try to convince him to take them down but i need some solid facts first. It would be really helpful to know some figures on it in watts per time, or how much more electricity it uses compared to a regular light bulb. Anything helps. The amount of money it costs more per month compared to a lightbulb would also be a great statistic to know. Thanks!
When is the best time to see christmas lights at disney? I will be in Florida from December 17th through January 5th. I would really like to see the christmas lights at disney lit up at night. I want the whole christmas experience, but not the tons of people on christmas day. When is the best time to see them? Any other suggestions of cool or different things to see around christmas time in orlando? Thanks!
How to hang christmas lights in my room? I want to hang christmas lights along the top of the walls in my room to decorate it, but i don't know how im going to hang them up. I cant get the clips because there's nothing for them to latch onto. please help :) and also please don't say its a fire hazard im already aware and am not going to leave them on all the time.
How to make Christmas lights go to music? I was looking at making my Christmas lights go to music next year. I was wondering what type of stuff I will need to control them, any sites that sell it and have info would be helpful. Also how much would it cost to set that type of thing up. Thanks
How to have abundance of Christmas lights without burning them out or power surge? I want to have a huge Christmas lights display. We only have a two plug outlet in the garage that we can use as the power source. Problem is, I know that according to manufacturer's instructions, they say that no more than three light strands should be strung together. We have many strands and individual reindeers, and some other separate displays. My husband is of no help because he just wants everything strung together and I don't want to do all the work only to have a string or two burn out. Help please, thanks!
How do you find bad bulbs in christmas lights? I put up my Christmas lights and on a strand of lights one section is out and the rest work. I am wondering if there is an easy way to find the bad bulb without replacing the whole strand of lights?
How do I install my outdoor Christmas lights? I need to install my outdoor Christmas lights on my balcony, but don't have an outlet outside. Isn't there some pay to plug them into the outdoor light bulb socket? How do I do it, what do I need to buy?
How to attach Christmas lights to ceiling without damaging ceiling? I wanted to attach some white christmas lights to my ceiling (inside bedroom, i know, cheap and tacky, but whatever) , but im renting and dont want to drill any hooks or anything, what should i use? Im not trying to make small hanging icicles or anything, just lines of light going across, something like the link im giving below, just on a smaller scale http://www.rampantscotland.com/graphics/exchange_sq_xmas7538n.jpg
How do I find wholesale companies for Christmas Lights? I've poked around google, yahoo, msn, etc. and all of the "wholesale" companies are offering small discounts below their retail prices and calling it "wholesale". Where do these companies on the Internet get their lights? (They won't tell me...I've tried) I'm interested in finding companies that actually *are* wholesale (like maybe the manufacturers?) of Christmas lights. Specifically - the mini lights in strands of 50. Does anyone know of a company that manufactures and/or distributes strands of Christmas lights ?
Christmas lights won't work with light socket AC adapter? I wanted to put Christmas lights around my doorway, but there is no nearby AC socket. I have one of those adapters that you screw into a light socket and then you can plug an AC power plug into it. Well, I thought that would work for my christmas lights, but it's apparently too much voltage. The socket says it puts out 250v, which is too much for the christmas lights. I blew 3 fuses. How can I make this work? Is there a voltage regulator (??) or something that will do the trick?
Houses that are covered with Christmas lights that you can see for miles - what do you think? Every neighbourhood has one. The house that is covered in Christmas bling and lights on the roof, models in the garden, flashing strings of lights in the trees - stuff that you can see for miles (and need sunglasses when you get too close). Now some of these raise money for charity (but surely they're out of pocket by the time they've paid the electricity bill?). So are they a good idea. Or are they just a case of 'too much money, too many lights, too little taste' and a wish to upset their neighbours and lower the tone of the neighbourhood and make it look really chavvy?
What's the best way to hang Christmas lights from a brick house? We live in a brick house built in the early 70's. If you know of any products that would make hanging Christmas lights easier I'm open to suggestions. For the past two years we've used clear packing tape (not very effective but it was cheap and all we had on hand).
How do you install Christmas lights into wooden crafts? I recently watched a tv show about decorating for Christmas this guy painted Christmas decorations .Then he drilled holes an put lights in the wood.I myself paint lawn decorations but I cannot figure out how to keep the lights in the wood does anyone KNOW HOW TO
How do you power christmas lights inside a car? I am trying to hook christmas lights up inside my van. it is a big old astrovan. there is only one cigarette lighter. i am wondering: A. will a power inverter work to power the lights? B. would the christmas lights take too much energy and kill the battery/ make something else not work? C. is there a better way to string christmas lights in a car with only a cigarette lighter Will option A draw too much power from the battery? I want to know that option A is a smart idea and won't kill the battery
How do I decorate my balcony with Christmas lights?? I live in apartments, and I've seen how people decorate their back porches with Christmas lights. How are they able to do all of those cute loop designs and plug the lights in? I don't understand how the whole plug-in thing works. I do have an outlet to plug the lights in, but if I wanted to use more lights, would I need and extension cord of some sort? Thanks to all those who reply! Happy Holidays, and God Bless! :)
Where can I find Sparkling Christmas Lights? I am not looking for "chasing" lights, or even really "twinkling" lights. I looking for stranded mini Christmas lights that randomly fade in and out slowly, to give the appearance of subtle sparkling or shimmering. Does this even exist?
Any tips on video taping Christmas lights? Every year I try to record the Christmas light displays in my neighborhood with my digital video camera, but every year my recordings don't come out very well. They either come out blurry or shaky or with too much contrast (in other words, you can see the lights but nothing else). Any tips? Thanks guys, you rock!
Where can I get good mini christmas lights? I have this wooden mini Christmas tree I made and I need mini lights that are shiny, close to each other and that require electricity because I have some that work with batteries and they last like a day. Of course if you know of any that last a lot with batteries tell me, THANKS!
Where Can I Find Cheap Purple Christmas Lights? I want a purple themed Christmas tree this year. I need purple lights. If it's a 100 bulb strand it has to cost under $6 with cheap shipping. I'm also looking for cheap purple ornaments. I already found some great purple garland at a dollar store. This is my first Christmas tree of my very own. Merry Christmas
no outside socket for christmas lights? I want to put up christmas lights this year. what have stopped me from previous years is we have no outside socket and i would feel comfortable with running an extension card. my question is, what all do i need to put up christmas lights outside? do i just call an electrician and tell them i want an outside socket?
How can I buy good, decent christmas lights? I put my Christmas tree up tonight, and went to put the lights on. After I had them strung, they went out! They worked in the stores, but now they don't. Please tell me I'm not the only one that has this problem every year.
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