You have just spent hours decorating your Christmas tree for the holidays, and your family is waiting for the official lights on. Then Wham-O! Your Christmas tree lights flicker for a second and darkness fills your dimly lit living room. You aren't quite sure whether to scream or cry, but you do your best to hold it together for the children's sake. Faulty Christmas tree lights can be a real disappointment for everyone. Before you throw the light strands away out of frustration, try these few helpful tips to see if you can still light up your Christmas tree. If not, don't despair because strands of holiday lights aren't too expensive to replace.
Unplug and Plug Directly into the Wall Socket
Check to see if you have a bad connection. Unplug the nonworking strand from the other strands and plug it directly into the wall socket or extension cord. That way, you can see if your strand works at all. Sometimes the problem lies within the connection rather than the strand itself.
Check for Damaged or Loose Bulbs
Examine the light strand for any missing bulbs. In addition, take the time to look carefully at each bulb to see if any look blackened or burnt out. Explore a flickering strand by tapping lightly on each of the bulbs. If the strand blinks when you touch one then you know that's the faulty or damaged one. Be careful because handling a broken bulb can cause a shock if the strand is still plugged into the outlet. In addition, a broken bulb can cut your hand or finger like glass so use caution. For a complete assessment of the strand, you can take a working bulb and insert it into each of the bulbs in the strand one at a time.
Assess the Light Strands Location
Unplug and Plug Directly into the Wall Socket
Check to see if you have a bad connection. Unplug the nonworking strand from the other strands and plug it directly into the wall socket or extension cord. That way, you can see if your strand works at all. Sometimes the problem lies within the connection rather than the strand itself.
Check for Damaged or Loose Bulbs
Examine the light strand for any missing bulbs. In addition, take the time to look carefully at each bulb to see if any look blackened or burnt out. Explore a flickering strand by tapping lightly on each of the bulbs. If the strand blinks when you touch one then you know that's the faulty or damaged one. Be careful because handling a broken bulb can cause a shock if the strand is still plugged into the outlet. In addition, a broken bulb can cut your hand or finger like glass so use caution. For a complete assessment of the strand, you can take a working bulb and insert it into each of the bulbs in the strand one at a time.
Assess the Light Strands Location
Analyze the location of your light strand and determine if the faulty Christmas tree light strand could be caused by poor conditions. If you use strands of Christmas lights outside, then you need to make sure that they are not engulfed with water. Check to make sure that the light strands are not resting in water or in a location where water runs or settles. Of course, you must unplug the light strand from the wall outlet before you begin to dry it or move it to another location. You certainly don't want to risk getting a big shock
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