Safety Hints for Christmas Lights
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- Safety Tips for Christmas Lights.
- Only install your Christmas lights for the holiday season since they are not made for permanent use.
- Do not mount or place any lights near gas heaters, fireplaces, electric heaters, candles or other heat sources.
- Do not puncture the wire insulation with staples or nails.
- Do not place the light wire on sharp hooks or sharp objects when hanging them.
- Damage to the electric wire insulation can be damaged if a window or door is closed on the cords.
- Do not let the bulbs lay on the light string cord or any other electrical wires.
- Instructions for Lights with Overload Fuses.
- When a fuse is blown it indicates that a overloaded circuit. Before installing a new fuse you need to reduce the wattage that is passing through the wires and bulbs. You may need to reduce the number of light sets that are connected together. The blown fuse may also be caused by a short-circuit in the light set. If so the light set should be discarded.
- 1.) Always unplug the light set before installing or replacing the fuses.
- 2.) Open the fuse cover and remove the fuse or fuses carefully.
- 3.) Always replace the blown out fuses with a like amp and voltage fuse to avoid the risk of a fire.
- 4.) Close the fuse cover so that all fuse metal tabs latch.
- 5.) Discard any light set that has a damaged plug. The factory plug contains a safety device (fuse) that cannot be replaced.
- When a fuse is blown it indicates that a overloaded circuit. Before installing a new fuse you need to reduce the wattage that is passing through the wires and bulbs. You may need to reduce the number of light sets that are connected together. The blown fuse may also be caused by a short-circuit in the light set. If so the light set should be discarded.
- My Lights Went Out! What Do I Do?
- If one light bulb on a Christmas light strand burns out the rest of the lights will remain on. To lengthen the life of your light sets replace all the burned out lights promptly. If you do not replace the burned out bulbs they will put stress on the remaining bulbs.
To spot a bulb that is about to burn out look for the dimming of the light and they will also become a little yellow in color. If the entire light strand goes out there is a break in the circuit. First check to make sure that all the light plugs are plugged in tightly. Next check the light strand fuses. If a fuse is blown out add another household extension cord to reduce the flow of electricity. If there is still an outage check each unlit bulb to make sure they are plugged into the socket correctly. If the light strand is still not lighting discard it and replace it with a new set. It is a good idea to save a few of the good light bulbs to use as replacement bulbs for future use.
- If one light bulb on a Christmas light strand burns out the rest of the lights will remain on. To lengthen the life of your light sets replace all the burned out lights promptly. If you do not replace the burned out bulbs they will put stress on the remaining bulbs.
