12 FT TALL with 5,330 LIGHTS!! - Costco RGB Micro LED Christmas Tree Review
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- čas přidán 22. 11. 2020
- Our 12 foot tall RGB micro led Christmas tree from Costco that I converted in to a "Smart Christmas Tree".
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My review and install video on the Costco 12 foot micro led RGB artificial Christmas Tree. In this video we go over the install and the modifications I made to this Christmas tree to give it more Christmas lights and smart home functionality.
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Wow!! Beautiful!!
awesome I loved it! 😂😁
That's damn cool. My wife was cheap and bought an 8ft non lit tree. I wanted it to look pre-lit so Ive carefully twisted 5,800 lights around each branch. Sure the lights alone cost twice as much as the tree but it definitely looks beautiful.
That's the way I used to do it too. Took forever! Looked great though.
Love the Griswold quote!
Jim that movie is on repeat at our house from Thanksgiving to New Years.
Of course you can't do it this year cuz you already have your tree up, but next year before you set it up, pull it out early and go get yourself some stained glass paint. It's completely clear and it won't interfere with the light that comes through on the colored lights. You just add the stained glass paint over the top of the bulbs that are too bright. That's what we had to do because the greens are way too green and the blues are way too blue and it makes the whole room feel cold. We got our paint at Hobby Lobby, pretty cheap, about $2 a bottle. Another thing you can do is take some of the blue and green bulbs out and replace them with more of the red orange and yellow. LEDs are LEDs and you can put just about any brand of bulb in and they'll work. You can go to places like Balsam Hill or king of Christmas and they carry LED replacement bulbs that you can order in bulk. We do Christmas big time at our house, we have five 9 foot trees, two 12 foot trees, seven 6 1/2 foot trees with a couple of little ones here and there throughout the house and that doesn't include all of the mantles and banisters. We love Christmas! All of our trees are Costco. We even purchased four extra 9 ft trees in order to make all of the garlands for the mantels and banister so it would all match. Best trees in our humble opinions.
Nice tree I’ve got one just like it
Beautiful! Maybe you already discovered this but, scentcicles are really nice to hang on artificial trees to makethem smell like true pine. 🎄
I'll have to try that!
Do you have the information on this tree I would like to get one.
I saw it at Costco yesterday. It's $1,140. I love it. I touched it. The materials are sturdy and looks like it will last for 20 years.
Do you know how wide it is
@@alexanderthegreat3106 It's a slender one. The bottom diameter is 66 in.
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Hey! Love this! I just ordered the 9ft and can't wait!! Can you tell me where you got the extra white micro LEDs? I would like to do the same thing :)
Adam. Walmart actually.
How did you get it back in the box to store?
Bought the same tree. Love it just put up last night. But I will say it's heavy especially connecting the last two top sections. Any tips for the last sections? We sorta rocked it over alittle. Just don't wanna damage anything.
I use my ladder and pray! That last section is tough to get on at that height.
Great review. I have Sams club 9ft tall tree that does not have micro lights.. the lights are led but i spend several hours work cluster light strands through the tree.. Can you post an update on your Ecobee review?
Richard, I need to update that review. It has actually saved a lot of money on our bill. I'll try to work that in December.
@@robb.sutton thanks. Can't wait.
What is the length of the metal tree stand?
Thanks for this. About to buy 9ft. I've heard the white led isn't as warm as traditional, is that true? Won't make me not buy, just wondering.
It is as warm which is why we love it. I can't do the pure bright white. It doesn't look natural.
Hi Rob, You were stating that you had added additional micro led lights from walmart was that the brand "holiday time"? Did you attach these into the wall receptacle separately or were you able to connect the walmart lights into the trees main stem receptacle? Also wondering if you have had to replace any of the strands yet and if you just used the walmart brand to connect to the main stem connection of the tree? Just bought a 9 foot from Costco and having a few concerns about when these micro lights start burning out. The company that supplies does not have any info on any replacement strands as they stated that replacement bulbs are not an option as each bulb is hard wired. Curious on if you just added your lights and plugged into the wall receptacle or if you have tried connecting to the main tree stem power source/
Sorry for the late response after Christmas. I took these two weeks off. They were the Walmart brand and I connected them to a separate outlet with a smart plug. None of the lights on the Costco tree have gone out yet or had any issues at all.
Does anyone know why some clear lights won't work but if I put it on multi color those same lights will work?
Any idea what brand lights are used by the Costco trees? I'd like to go with micro-LEDs on an unlit tree but cannot find anything that looks remotely similar. Any micro LED lights with remotes that I can find for purchase do not chain past about 600 lights. Or, alternatively, what brand did you use to add the white lights, and do they chain past 600 lights?
I don't know but I added the Walmart branded white ones and they matched.
Can you please tell me if the lights on this twinkle (not blink or fade…but, twinkle)? Considering purchasing, but must have twinkle. Thanks!
No twinkle. You could add lights like that like I did the white ones though.
Hello Rob, thanks for posting. I'm in the UK and have bought the same tree as you from Costco here on this side of the pond. I've been looking for videos to help me pack the tree away and came across yours. It's a lovely tree but I've really struggled to put it away for storage as I can't get boxes big enough. I must be doing something wrong? Have you any tips or perhaps you did a video of you packing it away? Thanks
We just put it back and I followed the same instructions that were on the box. A little squeezing and they packed up.
The pieces that you are supposed to put in each box are on the flap of the box. Did you follow those?
@@robb.sutton Hi Robb, unfortunately the original boxes were 'lost' though I recall there was only two and they weren't that big. I'm having to try to fit them into 3 much bigger boxes and despite squeezing and manipulation I've struggled to get them in. I don't suppose you can send a picture of the instructions? Thanks
They are already in storage unfortunately. If I remember correctly...2 and 4 were in one box and 1,3,5 were in the other.
@@robb.sutton Thanks for help Rob - looks like I need bigger boxes! Take care!
I have a question. If I have to ship it to the Philippines where we have 220v., not 110, do you think the lights would still work?
You would need a converter of some kind I am sure.
I bought the 7.5 model should be here Monday kinda regret it I saw the mixed reviews on Costco.
It has been great for us for far. Most of the reviews on the Costco website are mixed. It looks like no one ever goes there to say anything nice.
You will love it. Costco trees are the best. Well made and don't break down right away. My only complaint is that the blue and green lights tend to be a little too vibrant, so we covered them with stained glass paint and toned them way down and it made all the difference in the world. Of course if you color the outside of a light bulbs, when you turn on the white lights instead of the colored ones, the bulbs you color will still have color on them so that's the only drawback, but if you leave your tree on colored lights all the time it doesn't matter. You can also replace some of the blue and green lights with red orange and yellow by purchasing the LEDs from anyone who sells LED light bulbs for Christmas trees. They're pretty universal.
How do you take it down? We have this tree and havnt gotten that far. Thanks!
A ladder and some help. Luckily I'm able to use those windows as another bracing point. The sections pull out pretty easily.
Have you taken the tree apart yet? Have the same tree - love it - but it seems extremely difficult to get sections apart
You have to make sure you pull straight up. It can be difficult with the top section. It is a pretty tight fit between sections.
Can you show how you added the additional white lights?
I just went to Walmart and got some cool white micro led lights and then strung them in just as you would if the tree didn't have lights. It's a bit annoying as you have to install/remove them every year but I like it for the look.
Can you tell me how many bulbs in your ceiling fan? I have exactly the same one...but now all bulbs are dead...I need to hire someone to install it due to the height...Thanks
I believe there are two. We just replaced it with a chandelier that has 20 though. Much more light!
Do you happen to know the actual height and width of the tree? We just looked at it today, came home and held up a tape measure in our house and it just didn’t seem as tall as the tape measure looked. Thanks. Looks great in your home.
The widest point is about 4.5 feet I think. It is definitely 12ft tall. Thanks!
@@robb.sutton thanks we actually bought one to see if it would fit. Nice tree we love it.
So we got the tree and the 3rd tree won’t light up it seems the connectors on the second twirl aren’t working - have you seen this happen ?
I haven't. Sounds like the connection just isn't going through. Exchange it?
I’m having issues with mine two sections do not work any suggestions? I tried everything continuity checks and tried swapping sections out to test them. They all work but when plugged in the correct order they do not work. Strange! I was going to ask you the micro LEDs you add what brand are they and do they plug into the existing harness of the tree
I haven't had that issue with mine. Are there specific strands or complete sections? Sounds like a possible connection issue.
@@robb.sutton I have a technical background and I found that the tree has a manufacturing defect. Found this after troubleshooting it for a while. The pins aren’t long enough and the plastic insert that holds them must either be moved down the pole to ensure a positive connection or they must be extended somehow with new pins or a cap. I haven’t performed the permanent repair yet but I have the tree working by losing the pin cap and making the extensions longer. I physically would push the pins into place.
Interesting. Is it possible it is just an issue with the one you got that wasn't manufactured correctly? We haven't had a issue with ours and we actually bought an 8 foot version for the basement.
@@robb.sutton not sure but I spoke with the company it looks like they know of issues with the tree but didn’t know the cause. They only replace the tree if you have the original receipt. Unfortunately it was a second hand tree for me and I didn’t have that original receipt so they wouldn’t honor the warranty. You will notice overtime you may have the same problem. Just remember it’s a pin issue when the sections do not light up.
We will be using a real tree this year again with snowspray (our cat got used to it and wont mutilate the tree). The theme of this year will be white and blue, with blue LED lights going around it!
That should look great! Share a picture when it gets up!
What is the brand?
It says CWC on the box. I think it was made for Costco.
This setup should use 86 watts. So slightly more than 1 incandescent bulb.
I used to have to run off of two different breakers with the incandescent bulb tree. Now all of those lights run off of one outlet. It's so much better.