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Storing Christmas Lights In Attic
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:52 am
Posted on 1/7/23 at 9:52 am
I typically store our Christmas lights in the attic. Every year when I take them back down, a portion of a strand of small lights don’t work, more C9 bulbs are out than when I put them up, etc.
Does the heat of the attic affect this or is it more of an age thing? Just wondering if I stored them downstairs if they would do better or would they go out regardless?
Does the heat of the attic affect this or is it more of an age thing? Just wondering if I stored them downstairs if they would do better or would they go out regardless?
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Posted on 1/7/23 at 10:09 am to brickyard
Taking lights down and putting them back up can cause problems.
The attic heat will not blow bulbs, but the strings will likely last longer if not subjected to it.
The attic heat will not blow bulbs, but the strings will likely last longer if not subjected to it.
Posted on 1/7/23 at 7:21 pm to brickyard
Do you remove the bulbs prior to storing?
If they are incandescent bulbs, they don’t like being bumped around.
I store mine in the attic and had the same problem with bulbs being out the next year but haven’t had issues when I switched to led bulbs.
If they are incandescent bulbs, they don’t like being bumped around.
I store mine in the attic and had the same problem with bulbs being out the next year but haven’t had issues when I switched to led bulbs.
Posted on 1/8/23 at 10:23 pm to brickyard
Are these LED lights? I store mine in the attic and never have any issues.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 1:20 pm to brickyard
Same. Assumed it was the attic heat . Still think it makes a difference.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 1:30 pm to Shut Up Mulllet
I store mine in the garage or closets.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 2:20 pm to Shut Up Mulllet
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Same. Assumed it was the attic heat . Still think it makes a difference.
I doubt that any thermal elevations are causing issues. Incandescent lamps see much higher than attic temperatures when in operation and LEDs don’t damage until above 125C. I think the main cause of failure is movement. Especially when dropping them.
Posted on 1/10/23 at 7:00 pm to brickyard
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Does the heat of the attic affect this or is it more of an age thing? Just wondering if I stored them downstairs if they would do better or would they go out regardless?
I thought the same thing. For the last 2 seasons I put all Christmas lights into 2 large tubs and put them on the upper shelf in my closet in the house. When I took them out several strings did not work that worked the previous year. Don’t think heat us the issue like one poster has already said. Has to be cheap and thin wire, weak connections, etc.., and the handling.
Just not made to last.
Posted on 1/11/23 at 2:25 pm to brickyard
I’ve got a huge display of 65,000 lights and I store everything in the attic. The heat isn’t the problem. Moving/dropping will cause some problems but the biggest issue is moisture. The more they get wet, the more failures you’ll have, incandescents more so than LEDs. They may work while they’re in your yard, but after you put them away, rust forms on the small metal connectors and then you have problems. Lots of my lights are on the ground and they go out much quicker than those off of the ground.
Posted on 1/11/23 at 2:59 pm to brickyard
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a portion of a strand of small lights don’t work, more C9 bulbs
Are these LED C9's?
I occasionally had similar issues with incandescent lights but the LEDs are much more durable.
Posted on 1/11/23 at 9:36 pm to brickyard
Get a lightkeeper pro. Works great, especially if half-strands go out while they are on display. Just pull a light, hit the socket with gun and it comes back on.
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Defective Bulb shunts cause most light set failures. Simply plug your LightKeeper Pro into the light set and pull the trigger. The LightKeeper Pro sends a pulse through the light set, finds the bad bulb, and fixes the shunt—allowing the light set to work properly.
Posted on 1/12/23 at 6:46 pm to guedeaux
Agreed. Light Keeper Pro works great. They also make a version for LEDs that takes a little more work to fix the lights but at $10 per strand, I’ve saved thousands of dollars.
Posted on 1/12/23 at 8:24 pm to brickyard
Made in China. Made to use, break, replace. Repeat cycle.
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