How to Troubleshoot Icicle Lights

How to Troubleshoot Icicle Lights

Among the most popular Christmas decorations are icicle lights. These consist of long strands of lights dangling down from a main cord; the effect looks like glowing icicles. They are used to decorate rooftops, eaves, porches and even doorways. Most people connect several strings of icicle lights together and power them up using an extension cord plugged into an outside outlet. When your icicle lights aren't working for some reason, take some time to troubleshoot to restore your house to full holiday glory

Instructions
1
Verify that the outlet you are using is supplying power. You can do this by removing the extension cord and plugging in something else that will verify that it is receiving electricity. If the outlet appears to be working fine, move to the next step in troubleshooting.

2
Locate the icicle light strand that is farthest out from the outlet. Unplug it to see if the rest of the strands then light up. Often, a bad strand will cause the rest in the line to go out. Removing the bad strand should cause the rest of the strands to the outlet to light.



3.Check the strand in your hands for bad bulbs if the rest do light up. Gently press each bulb into the socket; even if it looks connected, the filaments from a bulb may not be connecting with the components in the socket. Plug in the strand and see if it, too, lights up. If so, the problem is solved. If not, continue to the next step.

4
Move to the next-closest strand if the whole line remains dark, then disconnect it. See whether the rest of the strands light up back to the outlet. If so, check the bulbs on the second-closest strand. Reconnect and see if the rest of the strands light up. If so, you found the problem. If not, move to the next step.

5
Repeat the process with every strand back to the outlet--disconnecting, testing bulbs and reconnecting. This way, you'll be able to identify the problem strand and either fix it by adjusting the bulbs or replacing the strand with a working one.

6
Consider whether the problem is the extension cord if you get to the extension cord connection and the line is still dark.


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