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• Christmas
• how-to
• string lights
• tips and tricks

How to Fix and Replace Christmas Lights, String Lights

Burned-out holiday lights, even the cheap kind, are often fixable with a small investment of time and money. Thankfully, it’s not too hard to fix Christmas lights. Here is step by step guide on how to fix Christmas Lights or String Lights. Troubleshooting Christmas Lights   Before you can repair Christmas lights, you’ll need to identify the problem with them first. There are lots of different ways lights can break.   If the entire chain is non-functional, a blown fuse could be the culprit. If a section of the light string isn’t working, there might be a bad bulb or...

• LED
• LED bulbs
• smart lighting

10 Smart Light Ideas That Will Completely Transform Your Home

Imagine how you feel under the fluorescent lights at a middle school. Now compare that feeling to a dimly lit movie theater. Lighting sets the comfort tone for any room, but especially your home. If your house suffers from a bad paint job, outdated furniture, or some 1990s-style kitchen cabinets (*raising my hand*), just try tweaking the lighting. I know it sounds like I’m exaggerating, but good lighting can make a room look bigger, brighter, and fancier than cheap lighting. These days, great lighting is less expensive and easier than ever. You can easily install smart lights in your home,...

• homedecor
• lights
• string lights
• tips and tricks

How to Safety Use and Protect Outdoor String Lights

Using outdoor light strings has become one of the most popular ways to illuminate outdoor spaces. You might have patio lights strung across your backyard or use dozens of Christmas light strings to build incredible displays during the holiday season. Whenever using electricity outdoors, it’s extremely important to be safe. In this article, we’ll discuss what strings and components are safe for outdoor use, when to cut light strings, and how to keep string lights connections safe.  Tips 1#: Plug your cords into a GFCI outlet  Your GFCI outlet will help protect against a variety of potential electrical hazards. If...

• incandescent bulb
• LED
• vehicles

Why do most modern vehicles with LED lighting still use incandescent bulbs in the turn signals?

Question: “Why do most modern vehicles with LED lighting (brake, running, interior, headlights, etc.) still use incandescent (filament) bulbs in the turn signals?”   You would have discovered the answer to your own question if you had ever tried to replace the incandescent bulbs in you car or motorcycle headlights with LED’s.   It is very easy to directly replace the bulbs in every other system of your car or motorcycle. One can be substituted for the other. And with the LED you have a longer lasting, somewhat brighter bulb, that draws a lower amperage.  That is not the case...

• desk lamp
• guide
• tips and tricks

How To Choose The Best Desk Lamp For Studying

Desk lamps provide “task lighting” for reading, writing, studying, crafting, computer work, and more. Whether you work from home every day or only pretend to and use your desk mostly for show, the right desk lamp is a key element of a good study area (we would argue, the key element). So when buying a desk light it makes sense to do a bit of research to find the ideal one.   For this reason, a good desk lamp should provide the following: Clear, bright light that’s easy to work beneath. Relatively focused beam with minimal glare. An adjustable design that...