Second test the christmas light bulbs with an inexpensive tester available where holiday lights are sold and online usually changing a problem bulb or tightening it will fix the entire strand.
How do you fix led xmas lights.
The christmas light tester will indicate which bulbs are bad and need to be replaced.
That s one of the reasons they are able to last so long.
There s an easy way to fix your led christmas lights and save money.
If you follow the above steps you should know how to fix christmas tree lights icicle lights led christmas lights and any other type of string light.
It can be a real hassle to buy new christmas lights every year.
Some christmas light testers work by having you slide each christmas light bulb through a hole.
A bit of a low tech although seasonal question for you.
With led christmas lights you don t have to do that anymore.
With one string exactly half of the leds don t light up when plugged into the ac.
They don t overheat led christmas lights don t have filaments that overheat and burnout.
Led christmas lights last longer and provide more color options than regular lights but they burn out on occasion.
I have a bunch of noma led christmas light strings each with 70 leds.
If you find a burned out light you don t have to replace the whole strand.
But the lack of filaments also makes them safer.
And if you re buying new lights consider upgrading to led christmas lights.
If after all the testing the light string still doesn t illuminate it s time to get some new lights.
The non working led will obviously be in the string half that is not working.
The whole string used to work and it s only about a year or two old.
Here are a few more general tips to keep in mind when troubleshooting christmas lights.