LED Christmas Lights FAQ

The Often Overlooked and Misunderstood C6 LED Christmas Lights

By Jason Woodward | Published: May 14, 2013

When it comes to wrapping trees and scattering the foliage with LED Christmas light sets, most people, ourselves included, use 5 mm Wide Angle Conical light set. Conicals are by far the most popular LED set we sell and look great for foliage lighting. We also see a number of people going with M5 light sets, [...]

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Made In the USA Christmas Lights? Can I buy American Made Christmas Lights?

By Jason Woodward | Published: October 8, 2012

One of the most frequently asked questions we get is, “Do you sell made in the USA Christmas lights?” Many of us strive to buy USA made products as often as possible, and it can be frustrating when we have no other option but to buy something that was made in China, Vietnam or India. [...]

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Do I Have Enough Electrical Infrastructure for My Christmas Lights and Decorations? Christmas Electric 101 – Part 3

By Jason Woodward | Published: July 10, 2012

In the third part of this multi part how-to Christmas electrical series, we’re going to be taking a look at how to know if you have enough electrical infrastructure for your Christmas lights and decorations. In the previous two parts we reviewed understanding watts and amps. We also looked at how to measure the amount [...]

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Using a Clamp Meter to Determine How Much Electricity Christmas Lights and Decorations Use – Christmas Electric 101 – Part 2

By Jason Woodward | Published: July 5, 2012

In part 1 of our Christmas Electric 101 series, we reviewed how to calculate how many watts and amps your Christmas lights and decorations are using. Knowing this helps you keep your lighting and decor safely lit without overloading any circuits or cords. If you’ve spent much time installing Christmas lights, then you’ve probably experienced the [...]

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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 use? 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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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 with Retrofit LED Bulbs

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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