Indoor Christmas Lights
Indoor Christmas Lights questions and answers
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Q: How do I put up indoor Christmas lights ?
What can i use to attach my indoor lights to the PVC frame or the window itself ? everything I've used so far isn't strong enough to hold them
A: Scotch makes some very nice removable, adhesive hooks. The tape is easily removed and the hook is reusable for next year. Keep in mind you have to clean the surface and give it 24 hours before you hang anything. They have different sizes and weight limits, so choose accordingly.
From my experience, they are work 98% of the time and I think the other 2% is user error =)
HTH
Animalcrackers247
Q: Are indoor Christmas lights really a fire hazard?
Here's the situation: I live in a 13 story dorm building (apartment style). They claim that we can't put up christmas lights because they are a fire hazard and they use up too much power and we are going to cause power surges because of them. Is this really true? how bad are christmas lights really? (I am talking about the regular indoor little lights)
A: 100 Watts incandecent bulbs surrounded by dried hay is definetely a fire hazard. In general if you can touch the bulbs with bare hand and do not feel any heat is not a fire hazard. Decoration bulbs consisting of small number of bulbs are available in market as a unit and can be used. Make sure that total wattage of such bulbs are within limits permitted by the electric supplier.
If you add a heater in your dwelling, definetely a permission from the electric supplier is a must if it exceeds the contracted load limit. In apartment type dwelling, it is practically impossible to to get permission for additional power because then additional wiring is to be done from supply point to your dwelling and supply wires to the commn point in the building complex are to be strengthed.
Q: What are some precautions you can take to prevent fires from indoor Christmas lights?
A: Try to avoid the lower-gauge extension cords when you try to put the main plugs to the Christmas lights to those cords. Especially avoid the very cheap white or brown cords from those "dollar" stores. They may be cheap, but the price you pay is that those cords cannot withstand the heavy electrical loads and the heat they produce from all of those lights you are producing. Therefore, the cords' thin skin can easily fray because of the heat. And you know what happens when this happens......a short circuit which can lead to an injurious shock....or a fire.
Instead, try to use the heavier-gauge extension cords, which are usually orange, and be sure that they have the UL (Underwriters Laboratory) listing seal on them. The UL sign means that you are going to be sure those cords are safe.
Live trees with Christmas lights on are especially dangerous. Very rarely, a spontaneous combustion fire could result from a Christmas light touching a branch of a live tree, especially if those live tree branches are very, very dry. To avoid this, better turn on your central humidifier especially when the indoor relative humidity is 30 percent or lower, and keep that water on the bottom on the live tree sufficient.
Hope all of this helps.
Q: Do indoor christmas lights get hot enough to start a fire?
A: yes chirtmas lights will get in fire
Q: how do you know if your christmas lights are for indoor or out door?
i put them up last year and realized i didn't put them in any specific category of indoor/outdoor. can you tell by the ul code or anything?
A: will tell you on the box
Q: how do you set those darn indoor timers for the christmas lights?
A: Mine has a time of day dial and little pull tabs to pull up for the hours you want to have the lights on. Easy
Q: is it ok to use c9 lights on a real indoor Christmas tree?
A: Yes but they do get hot so you need to keep the tree watered (in a stand) and clip the lights so they are as far out from the needles as possible.
Q: how can I take a good indoor picture of a christmas tree with the lights on?
A: Further to Dr Sam's answer, do everything he says and then also play with lighting, bring other lights / lamps into the room and try to balance the lights shining from the tree with the light reflecting from the tree, so that you see an equal amount of tree and lights in your photo.
Too much light (eg flash) will leave you with a bright tree with insignificant lights.
Too little light will leave an array of bright lights, with black in between them where the tree should be.
Get creative and have fun!
Q: My christmas lights will not work!!?
I have indoor christmas lights for my room. I just bought them last christmas. I took them down about 2 months ago to paint my room. I am finally putting them back up but none of them will light up. I have tried to plug my phone charger into the other end of the lights and it started charging. But still no lights. I have also tried plugging them into another outlet, checking almost all the bulbs to make sure they are not broken/burned out, and also checked for any wires that are split or something like that. What can I do? I just really want to get them working simple and easy without having to go buy equipment or new lights. Please help, thanks!!!
My christmas lights are green Icicle lights with green string from Target.
And remember that I already tested the fuze by plugging my phone in through the other end of my lights.
A: You either have a loose or dead bulb.
You need to get one of the replacement bulbs and start from one end and change it out with each bulb in the string until they light again.
Q: Why do they put "for indoor or outdoor use only" on Christmas lights?
where else is it possible to put them..?
A: lolz good point unless someone is actually stupid enough to put them underwater
Q: On Christmas light boxes, why do they say for indoor/outdoor use only, Where else are you going to use them ?
A: Normally, for electrical lights and stuff like that you have to state whether the lights are suitable for indoor use, outdoor use, or both. Some can't withstand the rain and stuff for outdoor use and can only be used indoors Some get too hot for indoor use and could create a fire risk and thus can only be used outdoors. Some can work in both places.
Normally, they use the "only" so people know won't try using it for an outdoor use if it is an indoor light or vice versa. If you don't add "only" on there somebody will try using it in places where it is not designed to be used. People get the mentality, it says indoor light but I'm sure it can be used outside since it doesn't specifically say that it can't.
They probably should remove "only" off of "for indoor/outdoor use only", but you'd probably have someone try using it underwater. Seems like there is always someone out there stupid enough to do something like that.
Q: What is the best setting on a Cannon Sure Shot for an indoor Christmas Picture?
Hi,
I'm trying to take a picture of my son in front of the Christmas tree. It's a medium lit room. When I take the picture, it looks unnatural and there are alot of shadows. Ive tried adding more light to the room to see if I can diminish the shadows but it's not working. I know the camera can do lots..but I'm just not sure what I should be doing. Does anyone have any suggestions?
A: If your camera has a slow synchro mode, you can do it. Look for it under menu -> flash settings. After turned slow synchro on, switch to P mode. Since slow synchro is on, the camera will select a slow shutter speed. You won't be able to hand hold the camera if the shutter speed is slower than 1/40s. You need to mount it on a tripod. Set ISO to 80 or 100 and do not use Auto ISO. Turn on the 2 or 10 seconds self timer. Ask your subject to stay still for 1 second and take the picture with the self timer.
Q: Is your cat like a string of Christmas lights?
You know, the " indoor / outdoor " type? Mine is. He spends part of his time inside and part of it outside...
A: We have had roadworks at our place recently. Our cat spent 20 seconds outside, then 20 seconds inside and so on for almost 4 hours, tearing out screen door to shreds. Most of the time she will spend a few hours outside, then want to come in either when she smells food, or if she hears us paying attention to our dog!! Fussy little thing.