Christmas Tree Lighting Tip
Dec 9, 2022 07:26:30 #
From The Family Handyman -
Use enough lights. Use 2,000 lights on the bottom half of the tree and 2,000 on the top half for a total of 4,000 lights. You can use white lights or opt for colored Christmas lights.
You might want to start right after Thanksgiving dinner. : ) Maybe this tip is for the folks who decorate the tree in Rockefeller Center.
Use enough lights. Use 2,000 lights on the bottom half of the tree and 2,000 on the top half for a total of 4,000 lights. You can use white lights or opt for colored Christmas lights.
You might want to start right after Thanksgiving dinner. : ) Maybe this tip is for the folks who decorate the tree in Rockefeller Center.
Dec 9, 2022 07:52:20 #
jerryc41 wrote:
From The Family Handyman -
Use enough lights. Use 2,000 lights on the bottom half of the tree and 2,000 on the top half for a total of 4,000 lights. You can use white lights or opt for colored Christmas lights.
You might want to start right after Thanksgiving dinner. : ) Maybe this tip is for the folks who decorate the tree in Rockefeller Center.
Use enough lights. Use 2,000 lights on the bottom half of the tree and 2,000 on the top half for a total of 4,000 lights. You can use white lights or opt for colored Christmas lights.
You might want to start right after Thanksgiving dinner. : ) Maybe this tip is for the folks who decorate the tree in Rockefeller Center.
I would suggest that it is for people who have not jettisoned any lights for the last forty plus years.
Dec 9, 2022 07:53:00 #
Stephan G wrote:
I would suggest that it is for people who have not jettisoned any lights for the last forty plus years.
And for people who have a very strong tree.
Dec 9, 2022 07:59:08 #
jerryc41 wrote:
And for people who have a very strong tree.
And have very strong backs, to boot.
Dec 9, 2022 07:59:57 #
You sure get a lot of good tips from the family handyman. I have to start checking out that site. Seems interesting.
Dec 9, 2022 08:03:33 #
BebuLamar wrote:
You sure get a lot of good tips from the family handyman. I have to start checking out that site. Seems interesting.
I get a daily email with "Tips" - mainly so they can post a couple of dozen ads.
Dec 9, 2022 08:50:41 #
Dec 9, 2022 08:53:39 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I get a daily email with "Tips" - mainly so they can post a couple of dozen ads.
I went over there and they want me to pay. Oh well, I am not into subcription stuff.
Dec 9, 2022 16:11:39 #
FreddB
Loc: PA - Delaware County
jerryc41 wrote:
From The Family Handyman -
Use enough lights. Use 2,000 lights on the bottom half of the tree and 2,000 on the top half for a total of 4,000 lights. You can use white lights or opt for colored Christmas lights.
You might want to start right after Thanksgiving dinner. : ) Maybe this tip is for the folks who decorate the tree in Rockefeller Center.
Use enough lights. Use 2,000 lights on the bottom half of the tree and 2,000 on the top half for a total of 4,000 lights. You can use white lights or opt for colored Christmas lights.
You might want to start right after Thanksgiving dinner. : ) Maybe this tip is for the folks who decorate the tree in Rockefeller Center.
I think the most I ever put on “our” tree - probably 30 years ago; 7-1/2 or 8 footer - was 1200. The only comment from She Who Must Be Obeyed was, “You missed a spot.”
Dec 9, 2022 17:51:50 #
jerryc41 wrote:
And for people who have a very strong tree.
And a 200 amp service to their house.
Dec 9, 2022 17:58:12 #
We have a large bush out front which we place the lights on for the winter. We have about 10 strings of the cheap series lights (50 or 100/string). The plugs have a fuse so although there's a socket on the end of the string we can't attach more than 3 strings in series or the fuse will blow (seems to be a 3 amp fuse) so I'd guess the strings pull about 1 amp each. We use a bunch of extension cords to run the various strings to avoid having too many on one plug. Although it doesn't really look all that bright, if the strings use 1 amp each and there are 10 of them we're running a kilowatt or so. They're on an internet plug which is rated for 15 amps so I can't add much more.
Good thing the lights are running in cold weather so the wires won't overheat.
Good thing the lights are running in cold weather so the wires won't overheat.
Dec 9, 2022 19:12:44 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
And a 200 amp service to their house.
200 amps are standard so you meant 400 amps?
Dec 10, 2022 07:15:09 #
BebuLamar wrote:
200 amps are standard so you meant 400 amps?
200 may be standard for new construction but the second house I bought came with a 30 amp service.
It had fuses. We upgraded to a 60 amp panel with breakers. Several years later we went to 200 amps to feed the greenhouses but that required a new panel, meter, and wiring to the street.
Dec 10, 2022 13:08:03 #
Dec 10, 2022 13:59:30 #
jerryc41 wrote:
From The Family Handyman -
Use enough lights. Use 2,000 lights on the bottom half of the tree and 2,000 on the top half for a total of 4,000 lights. You can use white lights or opt for colored Christmas lights.
You might want to start right after Thanksgiving dinner. : ) Maybe this tip is for the folks who decorate the tree in Rockefeller Center.
Use enough lights. Use 2,000 lights on the bottom half of the tree and 2,000 on the top half for a total of 4,000 lights. You can use white lights or opt for colored Christmas lights.
You might want to start right after Thanksgiving dinner. : ) Maybe this tip is for the folks who decorate the tree in Rockefeller Center.
Jerry and all!
You should check out the "modest" Christmas lighting in the Dyker Heights area of Brooklyn!
Here's a link: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/things-to-do/dyker-heights-christmas-lights
Before Covid, I very often lead my camera club to shoot the homes and their over-the-top decorations. Here are a couple of "conservative" lighting shots taken from Xmas 2018.
Be well and happy holidays! Ed
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