Do Your Christmas Lights Short Out?

Do you have problems every year with your exterior Christmas lights shorting out? Have you ever found yourself dreading the moment that your turn into your driveway every evening – because you know you’re likely to discover another shorted-out strand of lights?

Then of course, you have to examine the plugs, inspect the fuses, check the breakers, and try to figure out where the problem is. You might even have to crawl around on the roof in the dark. By the time you’re finished, half of your evening is gone and you’re likely to be cold and tired.

We’ve found that one of the most common causes of Christmas lights shorting out is the improper use of an indoor lamp cord with a three-way splitter on the exterior of the house. Usually, this setup leaves at least one female socket exposed to the weather and elements – which can cause all of the lights connected to that power source to short out.

So use outdoor cords and splitters and cover unused sockets – and you may just get a little peace on Earth for yourself this holiday season!

Free Up Storage Space Now Used By Christmas Lights

Where do you store your Christmas lights?

Up in the attic? In a closet on top of your old bank records? In some cabinets in your garage? Under the bed in your spare bedroom? Or do you just leave them hung up year-round?

Wouldn’t it be great if you didn’t have to store your Christmas lights at all?

That’s one of the big advantages of going with No Fuss Lights. Not only do they handle the hanging of Christmas lights AND take them down after the holiday season passes, but No Fuss Lights hauls them away and stores them in their warehouse.

No more rolling up cords, cramming strands into boxes, or shoving lights into attic crawl spaces. It’s a big reason why customers prefer No Fuss Lights over fly-by-night companies or lawn-services-turned-decorators that only hang up or take down lights.

Everyone is always looking to find a little extra space in their home. Why not eliminate Christmas light storage issues by calling No Fuss Lights today?

Will No Fuss Lights Hang the Christmas Lights That I Own?

When No Fuss Lights decorates your home for Christmas, they will not use your lights in the display. But really – that’s a good thing.

For one thing, No Fuss Lights uses only commercial-grade, high quality Christmas lights in their displays. These lights are designed to last longer than store-bought lights, and can stand up to the elements much better as well.

Because No Fuss Lights only works with their materials, they can guarantee the quality of their work. If they used your lights, which likely contain several burned-out bulbs and maybe even a frayed wire or two, the appearance of your Christmas display would suffer. But No Fuss Lights does all it can to assure that its lights are functional, safe, and beautiful.

Plus, you don’t have to brace yourself for another trip into the attic to fish out the Christmas lights, untangle the cords, and check all the bulbs to make sure they work. For some people, that’s reason enough to call No Fuss Lights!

Will LED Christmas Lights Really Save You Money?

You’re probably noticing more LED Christmas lights in stores and on homes this season. There are several reasons why people may opt for LED lights over traditional bulbs – but is saving money one of them?

LED lights reportedly save you 85% on your energy costs. So let’s do a few calculations.

Suppose you want to keep your decorating relatively simple and use only ten strands of 100-bulb “traditional” miniature lights. If you keep them lit for 12 hours a day throughout the month of December, you would see your electric bill rise by an average of about $13.34. So if you chose LED lights instead, your 15% savings would net you a whopping $2.

But let’s say you wanted to add ten strands of 25-bulb “big” lights, which use about three times more power than the mini lights. Then your average additional cost would be $55.02 for the month under the same conditions – saving you $8.25 if you swapped them out for LED lights. That’s a little better.

Now, if you choose to go all out with 50 strands of mini lights and 50 strands of “big bulb” lights (none of which are LED lights), you’d shell out an extra $275.08 for your December power bill on average. So converting your yuletide scene to full LED would save you $41.26 – which could be used to buy another gift or two for your family.

It all depends on how important saving money is to you.

Areas We Serve

Areas We ServeWe serve the majority of the greater Houston area and chances are we serve your area and we can make lighting your home a no-fuss experience.

Give us a call at 281.809.7021 for a design consultation and pricing options for professional Christmas light installation.

Decorating Options

No Fuss Lights offers a variety of high-grade commercial Christmas lights to ensure optimal performance and durability.We also offer wreaths, ribbons, ornaments and lawn displays to ensure that your home is the envy of the neighborhood.

Give us a call at 281.809.7021 for a design consultation and pricing options for professional Christmas light installation.

Light Installation Pricing

Since all our jobs are custom installations, a No Fuss Lighting Professional will give you a no-obligation quote when you contact us.

Give us a call at 281.809.7021 for a design consultation and pricing options for professional Christmas light installation.

Why No Fuss Lights?

There are hundreds of people and businesses available that install Christmas lights. So why should you choose No Fuss Lights?

  • Value & Convenience
  • Quality
  • Professionalism
  • Safety
  • Continued Relationships

Value & Convenience

In most cases renting lights is much easier & cheaper than buying them! As a leasing customer you have a guarantee that you have complete custom installation, worry-free maintenance, and proper removal of your display. As owners of the lights, No Fuss Lights has a vested interest in how your lights are treated.  We store and maintain your lights throughout the year so you have many trouble-free holidays for years to come.

Quality

Retail incandescent Christmas light bulbs last a maximum of 2 to 3 years and really take a beating year to year. No Fuss Lights only uses our own high grade commercial Christmas lights to ensure optimal performance. This alleviates any questions or issues such as strand burn out often encountered with pre-owned lights. By using the materials provided by No Fuss Lights we can guarantee and stand behind the performance of the materials and provide you with a trouble free Christmas.

Some of our tricks of the trade are:

  • Commercial grade light clips that fit your roof or gutters without causing damage.
  • We only use commercial quality materials.
  • We use custom fitted strings and commercial grade connections, no more tossing the left over cord in the bushes!
  • Our displays are the cleanest in the industry.
  • It’s our goal to match existing coloring schemes and conceal cords and installation materials, so the display complements your home.

Professionalism

We are lighting professionals. not some fly-by-night band of part-timers.  As such, we arrive at your house as professionals first and foremost, ready to do a proper job and treat you and your home like a valued client. However, once we leave, we don’t leave you in the dark.  If you have problems after an installation, such as equipment failure or weather damage – we promise to stand by our work and do what it takes to make you happy, in most cases, within 24 hours at no cost to you.  Even in the case of non-covered incidents such as vandalism, we’ll work with you to find an equitable solution that won’t ruin your Christmas.

Safety

Believe it or not there is a science to hanging Christmas lights correctly. You are working with electricity and its inherent risks. One of the largest mistakes we see as a company by both customers and other installers is plugging in the correct number of light sets as directed on the box and then using an indoor lamp cord with a 3 way splitter to plug them into the power source. 9 times out of 10 this leaves at least one female socket exposed to the elements and causes electrical shorts throughout the season.

Continued Relationships

We strive to be your Christmas light solution on a yearly basis, not just a one-shot job. Once this year is done, each custom-fit light strand is labeled for your home and stored by us ready to be used again next year.  Each year we check the lights for functionality and repair any damage or burned out bulbs we find, at no cost to you. Other benefits for returning customers includes:

  • No Storage fees!
  • 15-25% discount in renewing years!
  • Priority Booking- Book one year in advance and pay nothing to reserve your date!

Give us a call at 281.809.7021 for a design consultation and pricing options for professional Christmas light installation.