Author Archives: Jason Woodward

Calculating How Much Electricity Your Christmas Lights and Displays Use – Christmas Electric 101 – Part 1

By Jason Woodward | Published: April 9, 2012

How do I calculate how much electricity my Christmas lights and decorations require? This is a question we are frequently asked. To help you understand not only how to calculate your electrical needs, but also how to use this information to make sure you are not overloading your electrical cords and circuits, we’re putting together [...]

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What are the Best LED Christmas Lights to Use for My Christmas Lighting Project?

By Jason Woodward | Published: March 7, 2012

When it comes to LED Christmas Lights, the lens design options are impressive. But at the same time it’s confusing as to which design works best in various lighting applications. We receive a lot of calls and emails from customers that are overwhelmed by the number of options available for LED Christmas lights. It wasn’t [...]

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Buying C7 and C9 LED Retrofit Bulbs

By Jason Woodward | Published: March 1, 2012

LED retrofit bulbs have become all the rage over the last couple of years. Despite the fact that they cost significantly more than traditional glass incandescent bulbs, we are now selling  more retrofit LEDs than their traditional incandescent counterparts. While cities and businesses have fully embraced the LED revolution, it’s not just the commercial customers making [...]

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How Long Do LED Christmas Lights Last?

By Jason Woodward | Published: March 1, 2012

One of the most often asked questions we get from customers is, “How long do LED Christmas lights last?”. This question is completely understandable. LED Christmas lights are not cheap and while everyone has heard about the great power savings and the recent improvements in LED technology, people are still concerned whether or not the [...]

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C7 and C9 Light Line Spools – Installing Empty Socket Light Line

By Jason Woodward | Published: January 12, 2012

When it comes to C7 and C9 LED Christmas lights, you have a choice of either using a pre-molded stringer set which have bulbs that are already attached to the cord, or you can go with what is referred to as empty socket light line and add your own bulbs. Most professionals and experienced Christmas [...]

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Understanding LED Christmas Lights – Removable Bulb versus Non Removable

By Jason Woodward | Published: January 2, 2012

Anyone that has ever installed Christmas lights has no doubt run into the problem of having one light bulb fall out of the line causing the whole set to go out. While the problem of one bulb burns out the whole set goes out is no longer much of an issue, outages caused by missing [...]

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Understanding the Difference Between C7/C9 LED Stringer Sets and Empty Socket Light Line

By Jason Woodward | Published: December 9, 2011

C7 and C9 LED Christmas lights are two of the most popular styles of Christmas lighting. Traditionally these larger bulbs were extremely power hungry causing high electric bills and making it difficult to install the lights when limited electrical infrastructure was available. However, now days with LEDs being so energy efficient, C7 and C9 bulbs [...]

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Using C7 and C9 LED Replacement Bulbs – Retrofit LED Bulbs

By Jason Woodward | Published: November 20, 2011

This year we’ve seen a huge surge in people buying LED replacement bulbs. These bulbs fit into any standard C7 or C9 light socket and offer 40% more illumination than standard LED stringer style sets. When buying LED replacement bulbs, it’s important to understand that not all bulbs are created equal. By spending a few [...]

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What is the difference between Retail, Pro and Commercial Grade LED Christmas Lights?

By Jason Woodward | Published: November 19, 2011

In general, there are three categories of LED Christmas Lights. While different sellers may use various names to identify each category, they can all generally be broken down into three categories: Retail Grade, Pro Grade and Commercial Grade. Understanding the difference between the three grades is important to ensure that you are purchasing the correct [...]

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Understanding the Difference Between SPT-1 and SPT-2 Cord

By Jason Woodward | Published: November 7, 2011

We frequently get questions regarding the difference between SPT-1 and SPT-2 wire. There is a lot of confusion and even long time professional Christmas installers don’t fully understand the difference and what makes one better than the other. When installing Christmas lights and decorations, zip cord and light line are often used. These are usually [...]

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