How To Wrap Trees With Lights
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
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Wrapping one or several trees with lights is an easy way to elevate the atmosphere in your outdoor spaces during any season.
0:00-0:29 Intro
0:29-0:58 Spacing Options
0:58-1:08 Tip Wrapping Trees in Winter
1:08-1:20 Tip Wrapping Trees in Summer
1:20-1:37 Step 1 Test Lights and Wind String into Ball Shape
1:37-1:56 Step 2 Wrapping Tree With Lights
1:56-2:04 Step 3 Securing the Light End
2:04-2:22 Final Words
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Yeah it's way harder than this. You need to plan it out first. Eyeball how long the branch is to know how long of a cord you need. With an average wrap, expect to lose 10-15% of the cord length. Then, after careful planning and calculation, somehow wrap the tree without falling off a ladder or out of the tree, all while your wife stands down in the yard with her arms folded telling you you're doing it wrong.
lol
ARE YOU ME
hahaha. I'm the wife and I'd be the one in the tree...my husband, the engineer, would be the one on the ground criticizing because he can't think outside the box and firstly-doesn't think lights should go on any tree but a pine type tree, and not outdoors but the indoor christmas tree ; D. But my thought was always going from outer part of the branch in-so you work your way down to the center and then down the trunk....wouldn't that be easier so you can adapt when you get to the most accessible portion? Also, can the lights be left on the trees year round? I know from experience lights on furniture and fences and such won't last because the sun dry rots them quickly....but the trees in bloom would protect the exposure...no? this is my first time stringing trees I've always wanted done
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Great video!! Thanks for sharing with us.
Very nice Christmas decorations love it.. support here new friend, hope to see you
I loved ❤
Gonna do this
Awesome
Be sure to take the lights down after the holiday season. Leaving them up year-round will eventually strangle and kill the tree.
And it looks ghetto lol
Superb
Don't wrap the wire too tight...some trees "swell" a little when it rains. That will cause you some headaches if a wire breaks.
Was just gonna say that
@@casenjeppsen5687 Experience speaks volumes doesn't it?
some tree's tend to grow also
请问如何保护插头免受雨淋和自然灾害？
Bro she made this look 2 easy I here because my tree sucks and the light kept getting tangled in all the branches I’m out here looking like grizwald
Should a jumper cord be used when connecting multiple lights or can I connect 10 or more strands together?
It depends on how many amps the fuses in the string can handle. If you are using LEDs you can usually connect 10 or more sets of 100 together with no problem because each string of 100 is about .06 amps. For incandescent, I usually try not to go more than or 6 or 7 in one set. Each string is .34 amps so more than that, you risk blowing a fuse.
@@DisappearingBoy2010 I was wrapping the last branch of my tree & just like that the lights went dark! I had 10-15 connected to each other.
What is a jumper cord?
To think someone made a whole video about how to wrap lights around something and the video basically tell you, you take lights and wrap makes makes me giggle
Do you only use warm white? Never cool white?
Also, do you have to attach the lights/string with staples?
Use whatever color you want and there is no need for staples.
Using warm white gives the display a more traditional look.
@@EM-fi2qg Agreed. I don't care for the cool white lites.
Animals are eating my string light wires. Any idea how to address that?
What kind of lights should we use
Incandescent works best for smaller trees or if you have a tight budget. LEDs you can string more together for larger trees and displays since they are energy efficient and they last longer then incandescent lights.
How do you wrap multiple branches? Do you connect them at the tops or at the base?
Start at the base and wrap the lights around the branch using the desired spacing. Once you get as far out as you want to go, just go back along the branch toward the trunk, this time wrapping as few times as you can (just enough to keep the lights from sagging). Then go up the trunk to the next branch and repeat. Connecting lights at the ends of branches will look odd.
Love how the video conveniently ignores the one detail that most people probably came here for.
Hi how do you protect the plug from rain and the elements, please?
Wrap the connection with electrical tape
How do you strand together 10-15 strands without blowing a fuse. 100 light strand of incandescent.
Run multiple electrical lines from separate breaker sources to support incandescent strands. If that can't be an option we highly recommend switching to Warm White LEDs since they use less power and can string more together.
How do you wrap the higher branches?
A ladder
Or you just chuck the string up there and hope for the best. Seriously though I use my ladder and I have a pole. After that, it's just hope for the best.
a have a rod with a hook at the end. the rod can get up to 20 feet tall and it works good
Is now a good time to ask you is it a tad early for filling yourself up with christmas spirit? 😤😤😤
Where I live, you get the lights up before the winter storms start....so no, it's not too early.
You only explained one branch and not several branches.
I mean you need one branch to show how to wrap a tree because you just repeat it for each branch.
@@dj-rocketman8545 if you watch the video again she leaves the female adapter at top, if you connect another light, you can't just swing it to the next branch, would look ugly and would have lights all strung across or have extra wraps.
You need to continue down making the same spiral as you did when you started going the same way back down then can continue to next branch. When coming to a y, do the lowest branch first
Start at the base and wrap the lights around the branch using the desired spacing. Once you get as far out as you want to go, just go back along the branch toward the trunk, this time wrapping as few times as you can (just enough to keep the lights from sagging). Then go up the trunk to the next branch and repeat.
What about rain and snow?
If you are concerned about water getting into the sockets, we recommend to wrap connections with electrical tape or shrink wrap. When you are done with the lights and are taking them down, carefully cut the tape or plastic off and store in a dry place.
why do people put up white Christmas lights , street lights are white how boring
Personal preference or seasonal themes. White is a standard that can look good all year while some colors like blue, red, or green might be used for only Christmas, Valentines, Hanukkah, or St. Pats. We love people getting creative year round!
I keep it up for new years. Colors after Xmas look wonky
And white is classy looking too