A top reason that indoor Christmas tree lights malfunction is an overloaded electrical circuit. Discard damaged bulbs promptly and replace them in order to extend the life of Christmas lights. Give ...

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Nothing ruins the excitement of decorating for the holidays quite like a malfunctioning string of lights. I’ve definitely made the mistake of putting a string of light on the tree or hanging them ...

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Christmas lights are going up on homes and even trees earlier and earlier every year. Before you pull out those old strands of lights, you might as well prepare yourself to find some of the lightbulbs ...

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Generally speaking, technology is improving all the time. And yet, strings of holiday lights—whether they’re for an indoor tree, or the outside of a house—never seem to get better. Sure, there are ...