My husband did this last year to our house. We labeled them in order for storage. We put them up again yesterday in less than an hour because we already knew where to put each strand. Worked perfectly!
Question: what brand do you use? I was looking at novelty lights based on a comment from another video and the specs mentioned something like 136 7w lights per plug. Is there another option? That would work with 2 plugs for the eaves of the house but if I want to do ridges I’ll still have to figure out a crazy extension solution.
Depending on if you’re using incandescent or LED bulbs. Incandescent you can only run up to 4-5 strands, then you’ll need to run another power supply or you’ll start blowing fuses. LED you can run up to 15-18 strands on one power supply. There’s a little math side to it with the fuses in the factory males and the bulbs
I know it's late but can you install lights for us. That look like jellyfish bit cheaper. We have lightz. But 8 want those new ones that look like jelly fish. How much
Yeah, sort of. The lights are rated for outdoor use and will have an IP rating like IP4 or something. Higher the number the better for handling water. That being said you don’t want water to get into your female plugs so either position them away from water (ie downward) or cover them with electrical tape.
@@benkilgore8251no you can’t, there’s a limit to how many additional strands you can connect until you need a different power source or you will blow the fuses on every strand. With LED like this if you have high quality lights you may be able to connect up to 20 strands off one source
@@rbcreations2this is true with the old school incandescent lights which are still sold in stores. LED lights… you can add way more strings to one outlet since they use less power
Some trip easier than others. If you know your install is correct and has not bad cuts you can Remove gfci and put regular outlet on your own home only. But I’d just recommend resetting it when/if it does trip
if its your own house and you know what you are doing, then its fine. I ended with my recommendation to leave as is and reset GFCI when it trips. @@jonathanhakun5867
Um, sir, it's 2022, "male" and "female" doesn't exist anymore. You should refer to your plugs as non-binary. Ugh. I can't believe so many people aren't as woke as I am🙄 Now excuse me, I need to go order my 8th pumpkin spice latte for today
My husband did this last year to our house. We labeled them in order for storage. We put them up again yesterday in less than an hour because we already knew where to put each strand. Worked perfectly!
Smart!!!
Great foresight! I'd probably need a color coded map :)
I probably risk falling off the roof
@@mikesanchez2731 definitely takes 2 people. I hold the ladder while my husband makes the hike up the roof 😆
There are only one males, but you can have as many females as you like 👍
Sounds just about right
Truer words have never been spoken
Now now calm down 😂😂😂😂
@@Brenda12911 😆 Brenda
A female can hold as many males as It wants.. 😂 default is 3 .. but tbh need more male ends tbh..
Make sure you check how many strands can connect determined by the manufacturer. Too many and you may not have a light display this year 👀
The help I needed! Made my stomach hurt watching up on the roof. But thanks !
Where do you find the small jumper cables between light strands?
You make them
Thanks for the information. But tell me how are you walking on the roof no problem lol thwts my main issue
Oh,my god...just seeing you walking in the roof makes me feel dizzy. My roof will never have xmas lights😢😅
What brand or website do we buy this stuff from?
Question: what brand do you use? I was looking at novelty lights based on a comment from another video and the specs mentioned something like 136 7w lights per plug. Is there another option? That would work with 2 plugs for the eaves of the house but if I want to do ridges I’ll still have to figure out a crazy extension solution.
how do you know how many sets of lights you can put onto one outlet before it goes out
Depending on if you’re using incandescent or LED bulbs. Incandescent you can only run up to 4-5 strands, then you’ll need to run another power supply or you’ll start blowing fuses. LED you can run up to 15-18 strands on one power supply. There’s a little math side to it with the fuses in the factory males and the bulbs
Is there a length limit for this? If so, how do you deal with it?
So you cut long spools and add female / male plugs where you need them?
What's that white item that is holding your lights in place? My lights keeps falling off..
YOU HELPED ME SO MUCH THANK YOU
Your welcome
I know it's late but can you install lights for us. That look like jellyfish bit cheaper. We have lightz. But 8 want those new ones that look like jelly fish. How much
Awesome clean work
So in the us do you not have to waterproof your plugs?
Yeah, sort of. The lights are rated for outdoor use and will have an IP rating like IP4 or something. Higher the number the better for handling water. That being said you don’t want water to get into your female plugs so either position them away from water (ie downward) or cover them with electrical tape.
do you have any preferences on brand, model, outsole shoes?
get some cougar paws. I can wear just about anythingwith good tractions, vans, sketchers, basketball shoes but cougar paws are the best
What do you do when it’s not Christmas?
Where can I get the extra make and female plugs? Do you have a link?
Any hardware store budski
Hey so if I put a female plug in the middle it powers both sides?
Yes, you can put as many inline females on the line as you want. It will provide/ give power to the whole line
@@benkilgore8251no you can’t, there’s a limit to how many additional strands you can connect until you need a different power source or you will blow the fuses on every strand. With LED like this if you have high quality lights you may be able to connect up to 20 strands off one source
How many lights can you out on one strand?
Where do you get the male and female plugs? How do you install?
He has male-females adapters. They snap right in
Where you purchase the cord, males & females?
www.christmaslightcontractorsusa.com/?ref=uhu5WcP3
@@grantsoutdoorare they called jumper cables?
I was taught only 3 strands to one plug. Is this wrong?
@@rbcreations2this is true with the old school incandescent lights which are still sold in stores. LED lights… you can add way more strings to one outlet since they use less power
@@grantsoutdooris this where you buy the lights?
Where did you get those short cords?
He made them
I made them. I bought the wire here. www.christmaslightcontractorsusa.com/?ref=uhu5WcP3
Can I buy some from you?
Only put up about a dozen houses so far, but had no idea you could connect wires by doing this
How’d you complete even the first house not knowing this?
Wow you are taking over
Helpful. Ty.
Cool!
Yes, it’s a lot of fun too
Where do you get these kind of lights? Link anyone?
Anyway to do splices with icicle lights?
Can you overload an outlet with all those lights?
If your running LED lights you can run close to 700 lights on one plug.
What’s a mel?
Great idea 👍
Thank you! 😊
How did you make it/wire it together
Vampire plug im guessing.
You screw on all the bulbs?
Until you blow a fuse on the first string…
nah
The roof is like a shed roof??
compostie shingles. it how most houses in our area are roofed.
What’s a mel, put the phone down before you fall
How do you do it so it doesn't flip off the gfci outlet?
Some trip easier than others. If you know your install is correct and has not bad cuts you can Remove gfci and put regular outlet on your own home only. But I’d just recommend resetting it when/if it does trip
@@grantsoutdoor that’s some seriously foolish advice… let’s just ignore all codes and start nixing electrical safety devices. “Professional”.
if its your own house and you know what you are doing, then its fine. I ended with my recommendation to leave as is and reset GFCI when it trips. @@jonathanhakun5867
You can run male to male lines as jumpers. This information is incorrect
Zip plugs 😎
Waste of material there. Remove one socket and just go male to female no need for a separate cord
What are these lights called
They’re of the Christmas variety
Easy to do on a little girl roof. Try It on some these ridiculous 97 degree roofs 😂
bro. pop bulbs.
Cables nowadays are non binary. Lol
1 make, but as many females as you’d like… is this an allegory
This ain't helpful
Um, sir, it's 2022, "male" and "female" doesn't exist anymore. You should refer to your plugs as non-binary. Ugh. I can't believe so many people aren't as woke as I am🙄
Now excuse me, I need to go order my 8th pumpkin spice latte for today
My bad😂
No one asked
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Pop off two sockets, and add a male, no need for the jumper because of the longer tail and 2 less connections that could fail 🫡