Christmas Outdoor Lights Not Working

As i am lazy i keep our outdoor christmas lights up all year.

Christmas outdoor lights not working. I have a small set of christmas lights that will not come on. The non working led will obviously be in the string half that is not working. This year however a bunch of the bulbs did not light up right in the middle of them all as my wife quickly informed me. Second test the christmas light bulbs with an inexpensive tester available where holiday lights are sold and online usually changing a problem bulb or tightening it will fix the entire strand.

Bulbs are generally made to not break the whole chain if the bulb burns out but sometimes a manufacturing defect will prevent the bulbs from maintaining the electrical connection for the rest of the lights. I m getting 120v coming out of the female plug the sockets. With the lights plugged in use the voltage detector to check the live voltage wire between each light starting at the end that plugs into the wall outlet. We couldn t fix it by replacing the bulb right where the light string stopped working so i looked into it and found this helpful but a little too technical article.

It combines a voltage detector bulb. If a string of lights fails to work the fuse may be bad. You can use a screwdriver with a flat head to pry the small door open. Christmas lights often burn out the moment you unplug them so the problem often goes unnoticed.

A bulb tester made for christmas lights will be a worthwhile purchase. Inspecting it closer i found it was half a string precisely. December 1 each year i plug them in and set the timer for dusk to 8 hours later. Start by checking for a blown fuse a common problem with a quick and easy fix.

You re not crazy those lights did work last year. It s easy and let s show you the right tools to fix them. Christmas lights have a small fuse box close to the plug end and are usually one in the same thing. Yesterday we had a three wire christmas light string where the first half of the string was working but the second half of the light string wasn t working.

The fuse of the christmas lights. The christmas light tester will indicate which bulbs are bad and need to be replaced. The fist step is to find the led that is no longer working. There are several ways to repair your lights depending on the problem and how hands on you re willing to get.

If a specific section of the lights isn t working there might be a bad bulb or a bad connection between the bulb and the socket. Some christmas light testers work by having you slide each christmas light bulb through a hole. The best option is to use either an electrician s multimeter or a tool specifically designed for repairing christmas lights such as the lightkeeper pro. With my multimeter i tested the fuses several light sockets the one closest to the plug the one furthest away and one closer to the middle and the female plug on the end.