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How To Replace Christmas Light Bulbs
Do you remember Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold and the dilemma created over Christmas lights that would not light
? This scene was not only hilarious, but also typified what many of us go through each Christmas season as we adorn our home or tree with a colorful display of lights only to discover that one or more of the little buggers will not light. Trying to track down the culprit(s) can be a frustrating and daunting task, unless you have some basic rules stamped in your brain to help you unravel the mystery.Step One
The first thing you must do as you undertake the task of replacing Christmas light bulbs is to not get frustrated. Frustration can lead to a tangled mess of lights that have no beginning or end, and leave you disgusted and resigned to spending money on a news set of lights.
Step Two
Take your lights and lay them out on the floor. Once they are untangled and clearly ready for the surgical task ahead, plug them into the closest outlet in order to work your way by turning the lights on and off to the light(s) that need to be replaced. Most sets come with spare lights, so you should have these lights on hand.
Step Three
If life were simple, you might discover a few bulbs missing and once replaced your string of lights should glow. However, we know that life is not that simple, so you may need to take on the task of individually testing each bulb.
Step Four
When a bad bulb is replaced, and it's best to start with the first bulb on the string, the rest of the lights will glow. If the first light you test is not the bad light, replace it to its original spot and move on down the line. If you have any luck at all, you should strike gold in your first few attempts, but don't be discouraged if you find yourself nearing the end of the string before the culprit is found.
Step Five
For the most part, when a string of Christmas lights won't light, it is because of a bad bulb. In some cases, however, there could be a wire shorting causing the problem. In this case, it's probably less expensive and certainly less frustrating to go out and purchase a new set of lights.
Environmentally Friendly Christmas Light Replacements
Let's assume that you are going to replace your Christmas lights because no matter what you do, they will not work. As an environmentally concerned citizen and budget conscious as well, you should know that replacing your Christmas lights with light-emitting diodes or LED lights are the way to go. These lights are more energy efficient and will last much longer than the cheap sets that most people tend to purchase. To prove my point, consider these facts.
1. LED lighting will burn 4,000 hours or more, which averages out to four years of continued use. Most run-of-the mill lights only last on the average 2,000 hours.
2. LED Christmas lights use much less energy than the incandescent bulbs -- averaging 3 to 33 percent less. The good news doesn't end there, because when an LED does burn out, the rest of the strand of lighting remains lit. Therefore, you save yourself the frustration of searching for that one light that shuts down a whole string.
3. Since you won't be throwing away a string of LED Christmas lights any time soon, you're helping eliminate tons of non-biodegradable plastic that raises havoc in landfills across the world, and because much less electricity is used to run LED Christmas lights, much less coal and other energy sources that provide electricity is being depleted from our dwindling supply.
4. A purchase option for LED lights is available as solar powered, which means they will turn on automatically when the sun goes down, and the battery that powers the lighting is charged by the sun. How green is that?
5. You might think these lights are expensive, and they are more than an average string of incandescent Christmas lights. But when you consider the energy saved and replacement savings, paying a dollar per seven LEDs lights does not seem like a bad deal at all. In addition, LED Christmas lights come in a greater variety of configurations than incandescent strings, so you can decide how many lights you want and purchase just what you need.
6. As far as safety goes, you can't beat LED lights. Unlike incandescent bulbs, LEDs do not get extremely hot, which can and has caused Christmas tree fires. LEDs are also less likely to break because they are encased in plastic. And, when it comes to storage, the LED wiring is thicker than that which holds the incandescent bulbs, so it is less likely to tangle up in a ball rather than a manageable strand of lights.
7. LED Christmas lights are available in a variety of holiday colors and will blink if desired.
Make your holidays and every day environmentally friendly by using LED lights. You will be playing an important role in saving our planet and keeping the spirit of Christmas merry and green.
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