PDA

View Full Version : Light failure


osgoor
10-12-2009, 08:09 AM
How many have had strings fail after a snow fall and what can I do to minimize the failures (short of covering everything)?

Thanks
xtreme christmas
10-12-2009, 08:39 AM
Whats snow??
8-)
ripbme
10-12-2009, 11:28 AM
Snow is fat rain...
Are your lights socketed or are they fused to the light string?
LabRat
10-12-2009, 11:30 AM
Whats snow??
8-)

It's very similar to "snew"
dirknerkle
10-12-2009, 12:46 PM
Whats snow??
8-)

Here's a reminder from some of us up north where Christmas lighting takes on completely new challenges...
deplanche
10-12-2009, 01:17 PM
I am in Buffalo, NY and we get quite a bit of snow. I really can't say that I have experienced any light failures blamed on snow so far. Most of the time, the problems I have are due to wind and/or ice forming and pulling mini's out of their sockets. But this has been rare, and I try to make sure that when I put them up, that the bulbs are as tight as can be. But as for lights under snow, they seem to work just fine.
budude
10-12-2009, 01:19 PM
Here's a reminder from some of us up north where Christmas lighting takes on completely new challenges...

What do you mean? - you can say you have 1000 channels and 5,000,000 lights - who would know?! Makes it very easy - just set up the transmitter, put a sign on the roof - boom - done... When the snow melts you just say you took everything down... hmm - liking it!

I might have to move back to Illinois - sure would be cheaper this way - just have to hope for those big snows! :p
Virtus
10-12-2009, 01:20 PM
Here's a reminder from some of us up north where Christmas lighting takes on completely new challenges...
Which igloo is yours?
ErnieHorning
10-12-2009, 01:23 PM
Snow isn’t a problem other than it will cover the lights if you get a lot. Depending on the wattage and where it’s located, the heat will melt the snow.

If you have LED’s, then the snow won’t melt and you will either have to rely on Mother Nature or brush it off yourself.

The problem that you’ll find is with rain. It will cause your GFCI’s to trip. Freezing temperatures will fix this though since ice is not nearly as conductive.
dirknerkle
10-12-2009, 02:00 PM
What do you mean? - you can say you have 1000 channels and 5,000,000 lights - who would know?! Makes it very easy - just set up the transmitter, put a sign on the roof - boom - done... When the snow melts you just say you took everything down... hmm - liking it!

Hmmmm.... I never thought of it that way.... just think of the money a guy would save on extension cords and the sequencing time saved, too!!! :rolleyes: