DIY Permanent Holiday LEDs - It keeps getting easier! PermaTrack, Pixels and WLED - Christmas Lights
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2020
- UPDATE Feb 2021:
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Funny, I saw an add for "Jellyfish Lighting" during this video. They charge something around $20 per foot for their system. What we do in this video costs less than $5 a foot.
If you want to install Permanent "Christmas" lights (RGB LEDs) on your house but you don't want to spend a ton of money, then PermaTrack, Pixels, and WLED are the way to go!
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Today's the Day! Renting a boom lift as soon as they open. Mucho thanks to you and Rob for time, help and inspiration with this project. 👍
I wanna see some pictures!
Awesome info! Thanks, Zzzs. Definitely inspiring!
DrZzs is the neighbor everyone wants but few have.
Man, that looks REALLY good.
Thanks Rob. We just rented a boom to finish his upper roof line. Driving a big boom lift is something everyone should do at least once :)
Man, you look like Hank in breaking bad :D !
@@DrZzs What, no video of the second story... :(
Drzzs donde te encuentras?? Perece utah! Si es asi puedes instalar mis luces?
If anyone wants to come help a new guy install light on his new house I’m down. I’ve got beer! Just outside of Tampa, Florida
As the son of a roofing installer, who got to be a volunen-told helper on many occasions, I can tell you that you want to get on the roof as early in the day as possible. I recommend starting with the higher locations on a house like this.
OH YEA! see i want to do this sooo bad but i havent wanted to hobcobble things together, this is going to make things easier.
Outstanding video! By far the best DIY I've seen for RGB lights. We won our neighborhood Christmas light contest this year after coming in second last year. We've been thinking about going with roof lighting but the professional install cost is prohibitive and I'm not keen on falling off! But after seeing this and going with a boom lift, I can definitely make it happen. Once all the out of stock components are in, I'll prep for a spring install to get ready for next year. Keep up the great work!!
I got my J-channel and drilled and installed, I just tried to push my pixels through my holes and with bare fingers plus this 20° temperature up in Suncrest/Draper, UT made it dang near impossible. I guess I'll be ordering some pixel pushers and getting these permanent lights up after Christmas. Love your videos!
Super cool job guys!!!
Dr.Zzzzz you never fail to impress. Never nice.
Dude....You are so cool!
Very nice, thanks.
So cool. Wish I were lucky enough to either know how to do this or could afford to have it done. ❤️
Are you trying to fall, thanks for proving that this is a job for professionals!
Thanks you answered one of my life long questions. No I should never offer to get onto a roof! And people tell me a fear of heights is stupid...
Could you do a video about how you manage the wiring, power supply, raspberry pi, and ESP8266 for your misc. indoor/outdoor installations? I'm struggling to figure out a clean setup and protect the electronics from weather.
10 out 10 bro
Ill take a install!
You should talk about when to put lights up , we get snow here in Montana in October GET THEM UP now!!😏 Before your wheather gets nuts and you cant at all🤷🏼♀️
Any estimate on how long the runs are? Looks like they're fairly long without needing to inject extra power.
Awesome 👍
just finished my lower roofline, looks great. the 2.5' would have been awesome to know earlier, lol. what screws did you find easiest? my 1"self tappers are still a struggle for me
Love your videos. Can you also do a video on making a huge star with pixel led's??
Love these videos! I happen to mostly have gutters and no soffits. How would you install permanent lights in that application?
Do these permatracks come in a lower profile? These are honestly huge and don't need to be big and bulky.
Just ordered everything I need to do this myself. Hopefully the wait isn't too long.🙂
I know we have a shipment of track coming... on a ship :) We'll get it all mailed out as fast as we can.
Thanks!
@@DrZzs Have an estimated timeline? I am considering purchasing some for myself. I believe you are local too.
how does it hold up to high winds? Here in Iowa we get 40mph winds regularly and sometimes higher.
whats your opinion on using ws2815s for their ability to have an LED fail without ruining the strip?
Can I be lucky enough to live close enough to you to be the 2nd one to experience installation of PermaTrack? I live in Utah😉 I recently purchased a new house and have been looking into about every option of permanent lighting. My house doesn't look half has technical as the one in the video but still haven't convinced myself into a DIY installation. Your product looks like great option to consider when it comes back in stock.
I think I would cut my light strings to 30 pixels, I know it would be more work but easier to replace if needed. I really like the look of these. You are a genius DRZZs!!!
They come as strings of 50. So you cut it to 30, now you have 20 left to splice in another 10 to make 30. Hmmm that left 40 on the next string. Cut off 10 more so we have 30... Waste of time. Leave them at 50.
@@billfoster6809 so I ended up just buying my lights in strings if 30
I think you guys are missing the fact that these pixels are all individually addressable. Meaning, you can cut it anywhere you want to, depending on the length you need. That's the beauty of it. So if you have a run of 18 on one side of the eave and 22 on the other and a jump of 10 above the door (or wherever), then youd still get the 50 pixels but you'd just cut them after each run and make a jumper between the ends on the end of the one run and the start of the next run.
We need it . We do. We will let you know we getting new house in Leesburg fla soon.
What is maintenance look like on this setup? Will I be having to repair this every season change?
That is the most American looking neighbourhood I have ever seen. 😂 Brilliant video Z. 👌
Exactly what I was thinking
Thanks! 😃
Miraculously people still pay stupid amounts to build houses that both all look the same and are that close together with no yards. It's so odd to me but it's def nice to have a nice, new house.
Holy smokes! This permatrack is awesome! Do you ship them to Canada? I had to be creative here and use furriel drywall frames, but I have to cut, make the holes, and paint
I'm so torn. I've been wanting to do strips or pixels on my house for a long time, but I'm too indecisive to pick which style, density, voltage, IP rating, mounting type... Ugh
Hey DrZZs can I use 2 separate 10Amp power supplies at each end of my run? Or do I need to have a common negative or anything like that??? Thanks for all your work!
Do you just cut the pixel string when you come to the end of the house and have pixels left? If so do you put an end on it? Thanks
Question....should I get the 2811 with the XR twist connectors instead of the originals that clip? I also have a 2 story with power plus specifically for christmas lights, what is best way to get power to them and power injection and controller?
Ok .That looks pretty good , So i went to check the website and decide to use the permatrack but i do have a question regarding the RGB. Strings but how do i know wich one i need and how many will i need , so many options . any advice??
Fun. Can you add the link to the Pixel lights? I must have missed it if you posted it.
Do the tabs on the pixels seem to break when you push them through the hole? How well do the pixels stay in the hole?
Does the dig-uno have to go outside or can it go with the power supply inside? What are the benefits.
That’s awesome! Do these RGB produce a steady warm white at all?
Why run the 22/2 speaker wire when you could've used 22/4 sjoow and keep it code compliant for indoor/ outdoor use?
wow great product, wish you were my neighbot. Jellyfish quote was almost $24 a foot (holiday special pricing)
I just bought nine 16ft govee led strip. I'm new to the led community these strips added up to 216 Watts is it possible to connect all 9 strip together with one 350 Watts power supply or do I need more than one power supply? I have a 144ft of ceiling to run these led lights Thanks.
Hey nice work. Do you know if their is a 110v option for this system?
Help needed. First year using WS2811 12V RGB Pixels. I have 3,250 around my entire home. They have great power but I thought I could run them with the 2-SP105E Controller. I need advise on the correct controller so I can have different shows. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
What type of screws are you using?
The 2nd cord is to power lights but the controller will be at the opposite end? Why didn't you run the wled from the same location? I wish you'd shown how you ran the data wire. Did you have to fish it through the channels, run it along the outside of the channel or take the channels off enough to insert the data wire? What did you do with the wires when going from one location with lights, then over an area/space that's unlit, to the next area/space with lights (like jumping from one gabled window to the next)? Are they left exposed, tucked out of sight or in a wire channel? Also would it have been possible to run the data wire in the channel at the same time you were using the light strings?
See I know I could install the lights and channels, it’s the programming I’m afraid of. I think I would mess it up. Maybe one day, I’ll try it though.
DrZzs, are those the sketchers slip ons? Do you find that the Sketchers lip on's are really hard to do yard work in? I find they get slippery like when wearing them with smooth socks. Also LOVE your stuff!
how do you run the data wire to the controller?
I need color chasing music sync LEDS can someone help me idk what im looking for on Amazon
When will perma track be available? It says ore-order and is sold out. I sent an email to the website before Halloween and never heard back? I was trying to purchase two units. Hopefully someone gets back to me.
The only problem is is I have the worst luck with LED lights you put them up and you get a holiday out of them so what are you do if they burn out you have to take all that down again?
Could you link to all the cabling you used for power?
How are you powering the Dig-Uno at the other end? Are you running a separate power cable in the permatrack, or are you using power via the LED strips that's being sent from the other side?
I have a question, when you put the controller(s)... Where do you put them? I am asking because in my case I tried putting the controller (DigQuad) insude my garage but my data wire is too long and I think I will have to put it outside instead? Can I do that, if so, how? Do you use a certain type of case weather resistant? Something small and discrete so you can attach it to the soffit type thing? Would you have any advice for me?
Can I cut my ws2811 to length without damaging the string?
Thanks for this video. My only suggestion is, the camera was always too far away. I couldn't see the detail, how you were doing it.
I want to do this, but everything is out of stock. Do you know if the permatrack will come back in stock?
Do you have to install where you put hang the perma track?
Where do you get the pliers for pushing in the led?
How do I get these tracks and what are the dimensions of the tracks?
Dr. Zzshave you ever had your white pixels show an orangey amber color. But yet it’s supposed to be all white. Some reason mine show this bazaar color and yet some or white but not all just wondering if you’ve ever seen or heard of that thank you
can you get this product from the manufacturer without the holes to lessen the price?
"3030G corner channel diffuser" from google works great with "3 led module strip lights" from Ali
each module (3 leds) is 60lm, 0.72 watt, the corner channel is 30mm x 30mm.
install under the gutter (dont screw upwards into gutter!), or on the front facia, under the shingle line.
Hi what would you recommend for cold weather _ Midwest cold.. ?strips or string . what type on enclosure ?
That’s so nice!!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
can you recommend any installers around NJ ? not comfortable on ladders, have a 20ft high roof
.. thanks
I would love to be an installer for this product in Pennsylvania. I've been looking for something reasonably priced for my customers. I'm a contractor and have customers who ask me about installing something like this every year about this time.
Awesome!! Come do my house next please!!😜😄
Need to get with your vendor and get that track system slim down a little bit
Do you have a link to the pixels you're using?
What kind of light are those and where did you get it from?
I may have to get this. #$%$ jchannel and PVC.. Really need connectors for each section, ya kind of sucks to use that many connectors but for a repair mid season, it' just seems like a must.
Hey, any new on when permatrack will be back in stock?
What do you think of the jellyfish lighting system?
Did you powder the Dig Uno?
how do you get to that page on your computer?
You got that whole run done off one psu without injection
If you want to expand a little farther north in UT let me know and maybe we can work out a deal. I am in Mantua, people would go crazy for this and it is winter up her for like an extra two months.
Anyone have an in depth video of their install, showing power injection lines, controllers, etc. with wled
@DrZzs is the strings only pulling 6 amps?
What was the total cost of this set up here? All materials?
Can we do this in the UK or is it not possible to to do in the UK
My house is next.... When can you come down? How much would this system be?
Great Video, how did you get from lower level to upper level? Also with the pixel spacing being fixed, how did you get around the blocking under soffit without having exposed pixel lights?
I literally only clicked on this video to see how they got to the second level. My house is similar in design but it looks like they went another way…
Is this product still being made, do not see it on the web site.
Is there any cost for the program that programs the lights?
How did you handle the corners?
Does this system require a pc or can it be controlled with mobile device?
Awesome... I laught when you say 2 hours... hahahah you may do it in 2 hours with 10 Mexicans. No racist comment, I have really good Mexicans friends and they work fricking hard. I never see someone working that hard like them. My respect about your install. Look really hard but the results are just amazing. Thanks for share.
Can you give us information on where I can purchase the exact lights you have on the video? Thanks
Holidaycoro.com
is there a kit for a two story home? How much?
I love this BUT I don't want to see the "bumps" on my facade during the day. Is there an outward facing channel that hides the LED's inside? My home is the most expensive thing we own (most of us) and I would want it to blend better. Still cool though.....
Check out EverLights. myeverlights.com/ Their lights are pretty cost-effective ($8/ft) and almost impossible to see during the day. They typically mount in your existing gutter, but you can ask for channel. I think they're the only big permanent lighting company that sells to DIYers.
When are going to have this permatrack in stock
It is always good idea to get down by your front side on a ladder, so you can see where you will gonna falling of 5:54 XD Take care!
hahaha! That was a close one. ;P
@@DrZzs I seriously yelped at that point. I've fallen off of a ladder twice in my life, once I got lucky, the other time took me 6 months to rehab and be able to walk without a limp. I had tons of anxiety watching this, but I see you mentioned a boom lift which sounds amazing. I may have to try that or just hire this out. Even paying someone it'd be cheaper than most alternatives, and it'd be worth supporting a fellow maker. Glad you're safe
This is great, I just need someone to install it for me.
There are some people willing to do it. Where do you live? Come to discord or Facebook and see if there’s someone in your area willing to come help you install.
Any way to control these on the fly via an API?