I do a wider version of the shrub U shape pattern... I re-trace the missing areas with a second set, thus if something did happen to one set, half the shrub is not dark.
We recommend using shorter length light sets that are around 25' long. Some retail grade light sets can be 35' to 75' long, which makes it very difficult to end at the right point. With shorter light sets you can make small adjustments in your spacing as you near the end of the area so that it comes out correct. But sometimes it does mean redoing the final one or two sets a couple of times to get it just right.
Good video! However, I wish you would have given instruction about the process of connecting them to each other. I'm completely in the dark about how to do that. My bushes are about 6 feet apart and I don't want a string of lights between them. Does this mean I have to use 10 extension cords?
Great question. You can use a zip cord to connect each of your bushes to the main source of power. You can put a female vampire plug anywhere on the zip cord line and plug each of the hedges into it. If you watch at the 3:50 mark, we show you how to do this. At the end of the zip cord, you would simply use a male vampire plug to plug the zip cord (and all the bushes connected to it) into the timer or power source. Below are links to those products. Zip Cord: www.christmasdesigners.com/in... Vampire Plugs: www.christmasdesigners.com/in...
At 3:27 he puts a male, female and inline plugs on bare wire to have an inline cord power the shrub lights, correct? He isn't putting the end plugs on the 5mm conical lights? Am I understanding this correctly?
In the video at 3:27, Jason is adding a male to one end of an 18/2 zip cord and a female to the other end. This is then used to power the shrubs. When using vampire male and females, they will only work on 18 gauge wire and light line. The stringer style light sets that are used to light up the foliage are thinner wire (usually 22 gauge), so the plugs can not be used on those.
@joyh.729 - We're sorry to hear that some of the terms came across as technical lingo. We do strive to avoid any industry-specific terms that viewers may not understand. If you could specify which terms were confusing, we’d be more than happy to clarify those for you.
I have heard of a company talk down about their own product before. On manicured shrubs nets work much better I get a ton of compliments on the perfect look of my bushes. Strings are much better on bushy shrubs.
I will never use netted lights again. A real pain to spread out. And if the bulbs are incandescent, it's an even bigger pain to figure out why half the net isn't lighting up. The string lights also give me the option of tucking part of the string *inside* the bush so it is also lit from within.
@@eponymousIme Why would you ever use incandescent lights they don't look as good they Don't last as long they waste Energy. If you cant easily spread out a net light you are euther using the wrong brand or don't know how to use them.
@@RLDenham >> @eponymousIme Why would you ever use incandescent lights they don't look as good they Don't last as long they waste Energy.> If you cant easily spread out a net light you are euther using the wrong brand or don't know how to use them.
That is a great question, yes, when we say stringer sets, we are talking about the sets that have the wire and the bulb connected already. The one piece, non removeable design helps prevent dirt and moisture from damaging and corroding the lighting system. For example, our 5MM set which you can find here: www.christmasdesigners.com/70-light-2800k-warm-white-5-mm-wide-angle-conical-led-lights.html
Great question. Net lights would certainly work in this kind of installation and look great. We do have some customers that do not like the look of the net lights so we created this video to show them how we light them with regular lights.
Hello @alanhowitzer! You can find pro grade lights (and Christmas trees, decorations, commercial decor, essentials, and patio lights) at www.christmasdesigners.com/
@katherine325 Yes; we used a zip cord here to connect each of the bushes to the main source of power. This allows us to put a female vampire plug anywhere on the zip cord line and plug each of the hedges into it (watch at the 3:50 mark to see how we do this). At the end of the zip cord, you would simply use a male vampire plug to plug the zip cord (and all the bushes connected to it) into the timer or power source. For longer hedges where there are no breaks, you can plug up to 210 watts of lights end to end. For the lights we used in the video (70 light, 5 mm conicals), that would be up to 43 sets connected together, end to end.
It would depend on the light set. If you are using our most popular 5mm Conical with 70 bulbs, you can connect 43 sets together, end to end. Approximately 385 sets can go into a 20 amp outlet as long as there is nothing else on that circuit. This would put your load at 16 amps (20% below rated maximum). That would give you just under 9 lines of 43 sets before you hit the 16 amp load.
@MichaelTheDisciple-l1g - You're welcome! Nets are definitely a quick and easy option, and we're glad they work for you. For anyone looking to simplify their process, we also offer high-quality net lights. And for those who want to try something different, our video shares a method for achieving a professional, evenly-lit look. Happy decorating, and we hope your holiday display turns out fantastic!
@@MichaelTheDisciple-l1g - Haha, we get it! :) The method we shared definitely takes a bit more time, but it's great for those who want that extra-polished, professional look. For a faster option, net lights are a fantastic choice. At the end of the day, it's all about what works best for you and makes your holiday display shine. Enjoy the season!
I guess you're not familiar with the concept of regional accents among people inhabiting a land mass from sea to shining sea. Diversity is what makes countries great -- and that includes linguistic diversity.
Thanks but would have been better to show the lights at night and much longer. 2 seconds wasn’t enough.
i wanted to see them from the road
Agreed.
Is there a limit to how many can be attached end-to-end? For the retail ones, they short out if you plug more than three into each other.
I do a wider version of the shrub U shape pattern... I re-trace the missing areas with a second set, thus if something did happen to one set, half the shrub is not dark.
Amazing! How do you end up with having just the right amount of lights at the end of the shrub and avoiding having extra?
We recommend using shorter length light sets that are around 25' long. Some retail grade light sets can be 35' to 75' long, which makes it very difficult to end at the right point. With shorter light sets you can make small adjustments in your spacing as you near the end of the area so that it comes out correct. But sometimes it does mean redoing the final one or two sets a couple of times to get it just right.
Good video! However, I wish you would have given instruction about the process of connecting them to each other. I'm completely in the dark about how to do that. My bushes are about 6 feet apart and I don't want a string of lights between them. Does this mean I have to use 10 extension cords?
Great question. You can use a zip cord to connect each of your bushes to the main source of power. You can put a female vampire plug anywhere on the zip cord line and plug each of the hedges into it. If you watch at the 3:50 mark, we show you how to do this. At the end of the zip cord, you would simply use a male vampire plug to plug the zip cord (and all the bushes connected to it) into the timer or power source. Below are links to those products.
Zip Cord: www.christmasdesigners.com/in...
Vampire Plugs: www.christmasdesigners.com/in...
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At 3:27 he puts a male, female and inline plugs on bare wire to have an inline cord power the shrub lights, correct? He isn't putting the end plugs on the 5mm conical lights? Am I understanding this correctly?
In the video at 3:27, Jason is adding a male to one end of an 18/2 zip cord and a female to the other end. This is then used to power the shrubs. When using vampire male and females, they will only work on 18 gauge wire and light line. The stringer style light sets that are used to light up the foliage are thinner wire (usually 22 gauge), so the plugs can not be used on those.
I like the idea about the U-shaped up and down 4 inch apart tip. However, there was a lot of technical lingo used that I wasn’t prepared for.
@joyh.729 - We're sorry to hear that some of the terms came across as technical lingo. We do strive to avoid any industry-specific terms that viewers may not understand. If you could specify which terms were confusing, we’d be more than happy to clarify those for you.
Retail lights vs the other one ya said lol
I bought a whole ton of colorful lights I’d love to use on the bushes out front
Check out his video on how to hang lights on the roof. The technical stuff will be explained and illustrated there.
I have heard of a company talk down about their own product before. On manicured shrubs nets work much better I get a ton of compliments on the perfect look of my bushes. Strings are much better on bushy shrubs.
I will never use netted lights again. A real pain to spread out. And if the bulbs are incandescent, it's an even bigger pain to figure out why half the net isn't lighting up. The string lights also give me the option of tucking part of the string *inside* the bush so it is also lit from within.
@@eponymousIme Why would you ever use incandescent lights they don't look as good they Don't last as long they waste Energy. If you cant easily spread out a net light you are euther using the wrong brand or don't know how to use them.
@@RLDenham >> @eponymousIme Why would you ever use incandescent lights they don't look as good they Don't last as long they waste Energy.> If you cant easily spread out a net light you are euther using the wrong brand or don't know how to use them.
What is a stringer? Does that mean you get the string AND the bulbs already screwed into the string?
That is a great question, yes, when we say stringer sets, we are talking about the sets that have the wire and the bulb connected already. The one piece, non removeable design helps prevent dirt and moisture from damaging and corroding the lighting system. For example, our 5MM set which you can find here: www.christmasdesigners.com/70-light-2800k-warm-white-5-mm-wide-angle-conical-led-lights.html
why not to use net lights? i just bought enough for all my emerald cedars.
Great question. Net lights would certainly work in this kind of installation and look great. We do have some customers that do not like the look of the net lights so we created this video to show them how we light them with regular lights.
If you have net lights why are you looking up videos like this? Put the net on.
I like the look of the string lights versus the net lights.
Where does one buy pro-grade lights?
Hello @alanhowitzer! You can find pro grade lights (and Christmas trees, decorations, commercial decor, essentials, and patio lights) at www.christmasdesigners.com/
Are you connecting all of those lights together?
@katherine325 Yes; we used a zip cord here to connect each of the bushes to the main source of power. This allows us to put a female vampire plug anywhere on the zip cord line and plug each of the hedges into it (watch at the 3:50 mark to see how we do this). At the end of the zip cord, you would simply use a male vampire plug to plug the zip cord (and all the bushes connected to it) into the timer or power source. For longer hedges where there are no breaks, you can plug up to 210 watts of lights end to end. For the lights we used in the video (70 light, 5 mm conicals), that would be up to 43 sets connected together, end to end.
great contnetn
how many strings can you link in series for 1 120v outlet?
It would depend on the light set. If you are using our most popular 5mm Conical with 70 bulbs, you can connect 43 sets together, end to end. Approximately 385 sets can go into a 20 amp outlet as long as there is nothing else on that circuit. This would put your load at 16 amps (20% below rated maximum). That would give you just under 9 lines of 43 sets before you hit the 16 amp load.
@@ChristmasDesigners Thank you
Wow
There's a huge O on top of the Christmas hedgehog tree
You could mow your lawn with scissors too! That'd get you out of the wife's eyesight for days rather than hours.
Lol sorry, but no, I'll stick with the net, but thank you anyway
@MichaelTheDisciple-l1g - You're welcome! Nets are definitely a quick and easy option, and we're glad they work for you. For anyone looking to simplify their process, we also offer high-quality net lights. And for those who want to try something different, our video shares a method for achieving a professional, evenly-lit look. Happy decorating, and we hope your holiday display turns out fantastic!
@ChristmasDesigners lol as soon as I saw you put the lights on, I said no way that's too much. 😹
@@MichaelTheDisciple-l1g - Haha, we get it! :) The method we shared definitely takes a bit more time, but it's great for those who want that extra-polished, professional look. For a faster option, net lights are a fantastic choice. At the end of the day, it's all about what works best for you and makes your holiday display shine. Enjoy the season!
It’s pronounced MALE (mail) and FEMALE (fe-mail) Not Mel and femel. You said wrong so much I couldn’t even focus 😢
When you make your own video pronounce however you want. This guy helped me out a lot more than you have lop
I guess you're not familiar with the concept of regional accents among people inhabiting a land mass from sea to shining sea. Diversity is what makes countries great -- and that includes linguistic diversity.