I had two strands of lights on my pre lit tree that weren't working. Bought this great tool and had them both working in a very short time. What a time saver and GREAT product!
Down to earth every persons nightmare on "Tree Day"! To all you Nay Sayers, if you can afford another tree, go for it, but those of us who can't buy another house, or tree, I say thanks for this video! Good work!
Hey Eddie first unplug the tree , second that tool has bulb sockets puller (you don't have to strain yourself ) ,third with the voltage sensor you work testing from the first bulb to the last , when the tester doesn't beep the bulb before that one is bad ! Just a little hint for you ! :)
Never in a million years did I think this product would work but it did. I bought it today at Home Depot for $21. I carefully took it out of the package thinking that I'd return it tomorrow. After watching this helpful video I pulled the trigger 5-10 times on 3 different strands and couldn't believe my eyes when the lit up. WOW. great product. Already paid for itself.
Great video!! I just saw an ad on TV for this product and I had to see how it *_really_* worked and your *real world* demonstration was very helpful and informative. It's not as simply as the ad implied ( "just click 3 times"), but I now understand how the process works and what the device is actually doing. Thank you for taking the time to show us your experience!
Thank you so much for this video. It was so helpful to me. I purchased the Light Keeper Pro knowing that part of my tree did not light last year. But I was afraid to use it once I got it. I know nothing about electricity and after watching some other UA-cam videos for this tool, I was still not brave enough to try it out on my own. The other videos were over my head, I guess. But your explanation along with watching exactly how you did every step was so helpful. It gave me the confidence to try and within a few minutes I have my tree entirely lit! Don't pay any attention to the negative reviews on here. You did a great video and were of great service to me. Thank you so much!
Thank you for posting this video. The one from the Light Keeper Pro company shows the strand laid out on a table. Fixing a pre lit tree, like you did, and I had, is more difficult. Now, thanks to your posting, our tree is working perfectly! Merry Christmas.
Thank you. I appreciate this honest review and thorough demonstration of this tool because I was considering buying one. I've just gotten out all my lights out to decorate for Christmas and every one of the 7 strands I use for my Christmas tree is half out! That's $32 worth of lights which it's cheaper to simply buy this thing and replace one bulb instead of the whole strand. I'm tired of throwing out half-strands. I shudder to think of how much money I've wasted doing that for the last I don't know how many years now when I could've bought this and saved myself a bundle.
Very kind of you to take the time to do this video for the rest of us. I just put up my tree today and half the lights are not working. I just ordered Light Keeper Pro on Amazon and hopefully it will solve the problem.
Thank you for this Video I bought this at a yard sale & had no instructions & had no idea how to use it until I saw this video thank you so much Great product I Love it! It saves me so much time & hassle with my Xmas light. 😉
I am so glad that you took the time to test this out for us!!! Thank-you so much!!! We just bought one and the tree problems have been resolved!!! Yay!!!! PS We also appreciate the instruction with regards to your electrical knowledge. I learned more than I thought I would! All the best to you and yours for a Happy Christmas :)
Thank you so much for this video, you made it so easy to understand (much better than the directions.) And it WORKED I fixed the tree. In the past I would have purchased a new tree (which isn't cheap) and you saved me a lot of money by taking the time to show us how to use this product. Again THANK YOU!!!!
Hi Eddie, great video! I bought one of those Light Keeper Pros too. I think it was about ten years ago and I love it! It is a bit confusing at first but it's so worth getting one. I've fixed so many things with it. 😊🎄 Like you, I fixed the lights on our artificial tree, I fixed two reindeer that we had, I've fixed a bunch of our garlands, and I also fixed a few sections of our icicle lights. It's definitely saved us a lot of money over the years. 😊 Something to add in regards to changing out the bulbs like you did would be, don't throw out all of the lights and their sockets (not sure what the thing that the lights are in is called so I'm just going to call them sockets 😉) you are getting rid of strands of lights. Save at least some of the lights that are still good and their sockets because you can use them on something else that needs them later on instead of buying more. Just be sure that the wattage or whatever is the same so you don't blow out all of the bulbs. You also may need a different sized socket so saving those too may come in handy. I know that they have for me. A small organizing case works great to store everything in. I bought one and I use every year. Another quick tip, always buy an extra set of lights when you are buying them, the extra set can be used to change the lights out here and there as they are needed. Too many lights out on a strand at one time isn't good for them. Thanks for sharing your video with all of us Eddie, you did a great job! Happy holidays! ⛄🎄⛄
Good job. I owned one for several years and never knew how to use it. Maybe I was impatient (or in-patient)? Maybe I was wearing sunglasses? But your video was great, minus the Chief's shirt. Sorry - go Bears! But seriously, very good job explaining and demonstrating the functionality of this invention. No more will I hear my wife telling me, "get the light keeper pro and fix the tree lights." I work on networks and forensics but never took the time to see how this tool really works. It does. Sorry my wonderful wife. And if the Bear's are not in the bowl, then I am 99% behind the Chief's.
Hi....new subscriber. ...I keep white lights out all year long on an arch, because I lived near the woods, with no street lights. Was happy to see someone didn't get it on the first click just like I had experienced.with mine!! LOL....Thank you so much for this video!!!! And ur detailed info, cuz my clicker only had 1, 2, 3 on the front label....and it's not that easy sometimes!! Ty for the 30 clicks also, cuz sum of mine took 28!!! Ty Ty Ty!!
great video......simple to follow allow with what he's doing. Went out to Menards, and tried out on my tree that only 1/3rd of bulbs lit. Within seconds - the lights were on. Didn't have to go to step 2 - or B (as he mentions in video). Great video to save and watch when you need a refresher course.
Thank you! I thought i had to buy thevoltage meter seperatly. Ive been trying to fix my lights for a whole week.literally. Wish i knew they made those many years ago. My new bulbs with the green part on the bottome wont fit in my older lights.would this work ?
Just tried this and it worked perfectly. After seven clicks the lights cam on. they are prewired in the tree so checking them first just wasn't an option. this tool definitely gave the tree another year or two of life. thanks.
I was never able to fix ANY of my tree lights with the Lightkeeper Pro. This is a Costco tree. We gave up and bought lights from Lowes and we replace them (keeping the tree, which we like). Could not find a blown fuse. Tried the strand on known-good power.
The trigger sends a short pulse of high voltage through all the bulbs in the series loop, Mini light set bulbs are unique they (other then a red tipped blinker bulb) have a tiny wire shunt in each bulb that is supposed to react when a bulb burns out and create a circuit through the burned out bulb ,, they don;t always work , the high voltage pulse causes the bad shunt wire in the bulb to operate and complete the circuit through the bad bulb , of course this wont work with a bulb with a broken lead , or a missing bulb,, or broken wire.. using the voltage detector finds those kinds of circut breaks
Great video. Thanks for explaining how this thing works. Here's the thing I'm struggling with. I bought a bunch of string lights for really cheap $2-3 for 100 light string. Is it worth it to spend $20 on a device to fix them or just throw the lights away when they stop working?
Thanks for the video, I had to try both methods and got the tree to work, then noticed few more lights also had to be replaced ( 100% sure good lights), but two sections of top most section go the tree stopped working (which was already fixed by method 2). Any ideas on what could be the reasons ?
After watching your review, I believe I will invest in the lightkeeper pro. I have one small section of lights out on my very expensive pre-lit tree that have gone out AFTER the tree was up and totally decorated so I'm hoping this will do the trick for me as well. Thanks for the video, I was unsure if this thing was worth the $20 before watching!
Great. Little long winded for those that know how the lights work, but for the newby great information. Fast forward if you know how these lights work. You should really set up or add an affiliate link to the product in the info section. Couple extra bucks well deserved. I wouldn't have bought it before this review.
Hey dude thanks for the video! I was actually able to fix my whole line by using the shunt fixer on the very first light after the plug, it was crazy! But awesome! I did watch the rest of your video. And glad I did! Thanks again! Merry Christmas! Chiefs stink
I want to thank you very much. I sorta understood the directions but, was confused how when many bulbs are on one brand it was gonna show me no beeping. The first way didnt work for me either. Also using it for a tree. Wish me luck :). Merry Christmas
This video just saved my marriage. But really, more importantly, it saved Christmas. I don’t remember anything about electricity and the item’s instructions were very frustratingly confusing to me. My husband explaining them to me was somehow more infuriating. You’re doing the lord’s work, man.
I was happy to find the video- been thinking of getting one! But the comment about clicking the damn thing so many times and finally giving up and killing it really made my day. NOT a rude thing against the gentleman who shared his expertise
@@catw6998 The instructions indicate that if the defective shunt isn't corrected after 20 or so clicks then the problem is not a defective shunt. You can go to 30 if you want. Best to use a socket near the middle of the string so the strength of the pulse will be distributed more evenly among all the bulbs.
About to start my Christmas decorating in a few weeks,but I am already prepping myself. Therefore, I discovered that our 2 year old $300.00 pre lit tree has many lights out. Hopefully this will help my cause:-). Thanks for the information.
Once i got the shunt released, i had to remove another lit bulb..reinsert...then remove light keeper from bulb socket n replace with good bulb. Sounds weird but was the only way lights stood on. Seemed as though the light keeper was powering the branches cuz the lights were all dimmed. Weird.
Great vid, well done. But just a tip if I may,,,, Instead of tracing the entire stran, just place the tester on the wire that leads from one branch to the other. If the tester beeps on the wire leading to a branch, and, it beeps on the wire leading away from that same branch onto the next branch, then that branch is good. If the tester beeps on the wire leading onto a branch, but it does beep on the wire leading away from that same branch, then that is your problem branch,,,,
Also just fyi, my lights had a hook at the bottom attached the the light bulb tp lock into the casing, it was harder to test but I was able to put the bulb into the tester on the top of the gun, but I had to wiggle a bit to get it out.
I had to pull the trigger at least 100 times b4 the branches lit. 30 was not enough. Also, slow pace pulls seem to work better than fast trigger pulls.
Maybe you should take a basic course on Alternating Current (AC) before describing how AC Current flows. What you described was more like Direct Current (DC).
I had two strands of lights on my pre lit tree that weren't working. Bought this great tool and had them both working in a very short time. What a time saver and GREAT product!
Thank you so much for posting this video! I read the instructions but didn't understand what it was saying. You were very helpful.
Down to earth every persons nightmare on "Tree Day"! To all you Nay Sayers, if you can afford another tree, go for it, but those of us who can't buy another house, or tree, I say thanks for this video! Good work!
Thank you for the excellent how to video. Guys like you are what make UA-cam so awesome. Merry Christmas!
bulb adapters
This video was wicked helpful. I wanted to see what the actual device did. Such a time saver.
Hey Eddie first unplug the tree , second that tool has bulb sockets puller (you don't have to strain yourself ) ,third with the voltage sensor you work testing from the first bulb to the last , when the tester doesn't beep the bulb before that one is bad ! Just a little hint for you ! :)
Never in a million years did I think this product would work but it did. I bought it today at Home Depot for $21. I carefully took it out of the package thinking that I'd return it tomorrow. After watching this helpful video I pulled the trigger 5-10 times on 3 different strands and couldn't believe my eyes when the lit up. WOW. great product. Already paid for itself.
Great video!! I just saw an ad on TV for this product and I had to see how it *_really_* worked and your *real world* demonstration was very helpful and informative. It's not as simply as the ad implied ( "just click 3 times"), but I now understand how the process works and what the device is actually doing. Thank you for taking the time to show us your experience!
Thank you! The instructions that came with my Light Pro Keeper weren't clear at all, but your video really helped a lot!
Thank you so much for this video. It was so helpful to me. I purchased the Light Keeper Pro knowing that part of my tree did not light last year. But I was afraid to use it once I got it. I know nothing about electricity and after watching some other UA-cam videos for this tool, I was still not brave enough to try it out on my own. The other videos were over my head, I guess. But your explanation along with watching exactly how you did every step was so helpful. It gave me the confidence to try and within a few minutes I have my tree entirely lit! Don't pay any attention to the negative reviews on here. You did a great video and were of great service to me. Thank you so much!
Wonderful.... Just tried it today and it worked like a champ. Thank you for sharing this video
Thank you for posting this video. The one from the Light Keeper Pro company shows the strand laid out on a table. Fixing a pre lit tree, like you did, and I had, is more difficult. Now, thanks to your posting, our tree is working perfectly! Merry Christmas.
Thank you. I appreciate this honest review and thorough demonstration of this tool because I was considering buying one. I've just gotten out all my lights out to decorate for Christmas and every one of the 7 strands I use for my Christmas tree is half out! That's $32 worth of lights which it's cheaper to simply buy this thing and replace one bulb instead of the whole strand. I'm tired of throwing out half-strands. I shudder to think of how much money I've wasted doing that for the last I don't know how many years now when I could've bought this and saved myself a bundle.
Oh man this video just blew my father in laws mind (retired electrician) and it's going to save him probably $100 in in new lights.
Thank you!!!
Very kind of you to take the time to do this video for the rest of us. I just put up my tree today and half the lights are not working. I just ordered Light Keeper Pro on Amazon and hopefully it will solve the problem.
Thank you for this Video I bought this at a yard sale & had no instructions & had no idea how to use it until I saw this video thank you so much Great product I Love it! It saves me so much time & hassle with my Xmas light. 😉
Thank you for saving my time on reading the instructions!!
I am so glad that you took the time to test this out for us!!! Thank-you so much!!! We just bought one and the tree problems have been resolved!!! Yay!!!! PS We also appreciate the instruction with regards to your electrical knowledge. I learned more than I thought I would! All the best to you and yours for a Happy Christmas :)
Great instructions - much better than those provided by the manufacturer. Thanks so much!
Thanks for doing this video. I bought one of these devices years ago and obviously I never used it properly.
Thanks very helpful, even in 2019!! I have 3 strings out and fixed 2 strings so far following your advice!!
I normally hate DIY videos.. but you answered every question about how to use this product. I can’t thank you enough. Let’s see if I can tackle this!
Thank you so much for this video, you made it so easy to understand (much better than the directions.) And it WORKED I fixed the tree. In the past I would have purchased a new tree (which isn't cheap) and you saved me a lot of money by taking the time to show us how to use this product. Again THANK YOU!!!!
Hi Eddie, great video! I bought one of those Light Keeper Pros too. I think it was about ten years ago and I love it! It is a bit confusing at first but it's so worth getting one. I've fixed so many things with it. 😊🎄 Like you, I fixed the lights on our artificial tree, I fixed two reindeer that we had, I've fixed a bunch of our garlands, and I also fixed a few sections of our icicle lights. It's definitely saved us a lot of money over the years. 😊 Something to add in regards to changing out the bulbs like you did would be, don't throw out all of the lights and their sockets (not sure what the thing that the lights are in is called so I'm just going to call them sockets 😉) you are getting rid of strands of lights. Save at least some of the lights that are still good and their sockets because you can use them on something else that needs them later on instead of buying more. Just be sure that the wattage or whatever is the same so you don't blow out all of the bulbs. You also may need a different sized socket so saving those too may come in handy. I know that they have for me. A small organizing case works great to store everything in. I bought one and I use every year. Another quick tip, always buy an extra set of lights when you are buying them, the extra set can be used to change the lights out here and there as they are needed. Too many lights out on a strand at one time isn't good for them. Thanks for sharing your video with all of us Eddie, you did a great job! Happy holidays! ⛄🎄⛄
Thank you for you video. It helped me learned how to use the Light Keeper Pro. I almost gave up!
Good job. I owned one for several years and never knew how to use it. Maybe I was impatient (or in-patient)? Maybe I was wearing sunglasses? But your video was great, minus the Chief's shirt. Sorry - go Bears! But seriously, very good job explaining and demonstrating the functionality of this invention. No more will I hear my wife telling me, "get the light keeper pro and fix the tree lights." I work on networks and forensics but never took the time to see how this tool really works. It does. Sorry my wonderful wife. And if the Bear's are not in the bowl, then I am 99% behind the Chief's.
I've had this for a couple of years now and love it! It takes patience but I use it a lot!
This device lowered my stress levels by 100% every Christmas. It works great. I bought mine at Home Depot.
🇨🇷 Hi. Thanks for your video. I optain a Ligth Keeper Pro but I didn"t undestand their instructions until I saw this video. Regards from Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Hi....new subscriber. ...I keep white lights out all year long on an arch, because I lived near the woods, with no street lights. Was happy to see someone didn't get it on the first click just like I had experienced.with mine!! LOL....Thank you so much for this video!!!! And ur detailed info, cuz my clicker only had 1, 2, 3 on the front label....and it's not that easy sometimes!! Ty for the 30 clicks also, cuz sum of mine took 28!!! Ty Ty Ty!!
great video......simple to follow allow with what he's doing. Went out to Menards, and tried out on my tree that only 1/3rd of bulbs lit. Within seconds - the lights were on. Didn't have to go to step 2 - or B (as he mentions in video). Great video to save and watch when you need a refresher course.
Thank You sir. Worked on the first step. I'm sure I'll be revisiting at some point in the future. Happy Holidays to you and yours. :-)
Hi. Thank you so much for the thorough explanation. It helped a lot! Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2015.
Thank you! I thought i had to buy thevoltage meter seperatly. Ive been trying to fix my lights for a whole week.literally. Wish i knew they made those many years ago.
My new bulbs with the green part on the bottome wont fit in my older lights.would this work ?
Just tried this and it worked perfectly. After seven clicks the lights cam on. they are prewired in the tree so checking them first just wasn't an option. this tool definitely gave the tree another year or two of life. thanks.
Eddie, thanks for your patience and demonstration. It was kind of you
Bravo Eddie! You made it simple! They should hire you to teach how to use their product on their website. They could sell more gizmos!!! Thanks!
Thank you great video, Christmas tree light all working now. Merry Christmas.
Thank You for the demonstration. I am getting one to fix a section of our christmas tree.
I was never able to fix ANY of my tree lights with the Lightkeeper Pro. This is a Costco tree. We gave up and bought lights from Lowes and we replace them (keeping the tree, which we like). Could not find a blown fuse. Tried the strand on known-good power.
Just fix a garland! Thank you for demonstrating on the tree…that made all the difference
The trigger sends a short pulse of high voltage through all the bulbs in the series loop, Mini light set bulbs are unique they (other then a red tipped blinker bulb) have a tiny wire shunt in each bulb that is supposed to react when a bulb burns out and create a circuit through the burned out bulb ,, they don;t always work , the high voltage pulse causes the bad shunt wire in the bulb to operate and complete the circuit through the bad bulb , of course this wont work with a bulb with a broken lead , or a missing bulb,, or broken wire.. using the voltage detector finds those kinds of circut breaks
Thank you for this review. I need to get a Light Keeper Pro right away.
Thank you so much this was very helpful! Have a Merry Christmas!
Nice shirt 👍🏼 and good instructional video. Worked great
Thanks...you helped me decide on this unit
Bought this tool on clearance new for $6.99. Thanks for the helpful video.
Great information, painfully delivered, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your video !!! You save me hours, followed your instructions for my prelit tree and it worked like a charm:).
Leigh Cofrin do you know if this works on led lights .?.my tree has led lights
There is one for LED lights too - but they only work for one type
Its been years but thank you!!
Great video. Thanks for explaining how this thing works. Here's the thing I'm struggling with. I bought a bunch of string lights for really cheap $2-3 for 100 light string. Is it worth it to spend $20 on a device to fix them or just throw the lights away when they stop working?
thia vedio is a life savior it shows how & now im done w/all my lites ty
Thanks for the video, I had to try both methods and got the tree to work, then noticed few more lights also had to be replaced ( 100% sure good lights), but two sections of top most section go the tree stopped working (which was already fixed by method 2). Any ideas on what could be the reasons ?
very helpful. Easy to follow and better than video on manufacturer site. thanks for the review/instructions!
Thanks for the video. Sure beats having to read through four pages of instructions, most of which don't apply to my problem.
After watching your review, I believe I will invest in the lightkeeper pro. I have one small section of lights out on my very expensive pre-lit tree that have gone out AFTER the tree was up and totally decorated so I'm hoping this will do the trick for me as well. Thanks for the video, I was unsure if this thing was worth the $20 before watching!
+Erin Hilton -- I have this device (got it a couple of weeks go) it works!
Great. Little long winded for those that know how the lights work, but for the newby great information. Fast forward if you know how these lights work. You should really set up or add an affiliate link to the product in the info section. Couple extra bucks well deserved. I wouldn't have bought it before this review.
Built in bulb puller is pretty handy for those hard to pull bulbs.
Reminds me of Ross from Friends in his home videos. 👍
That's true, much like Ross, he resembles a monchhichi.
Awesome instructional vid! Thank you!
I am just wondering if the shunt you are worried about would be on the light string on the bulb prior to the one that is burnt out.
Thank you so much. You are my Christmas miracle!
Just got one works great, thanks for the vid
I just bought one of these, partially based on your review. Mine worked on the first step and the first pull! Great little gadget.
Hey dude thanks for the video! I was actually able to fix my whole line by using the shunt fixer on the very first light after the plug, it was crazy! But awesome! I did watch the rest of your video. And glad I did! Thanks again! Merry Christmas! Chiefs stink
I want to thank you very much. I sorta understood the directions but, was confused how when many bulbs are on one brand it was gonna show me no beeping. The first way didnt work for me either. Also using it for a tree. Wish me luck :). Merry Christmas
Thank you so much for this video. It was very helpful and easy to follow.
This video just saved my marriage. But really, more importantly, it saved Christmas. I don’t remember anything about electricity and the item’s instructions were very frustratingly confusing to me. My husband explaining them to me was somehow more infuriating. You’re doing the lord’s work, man.
some of you people are really jerks......
this guy took the time to help others out..... you didn't !
I was happy to find the video- been thinking of getting one! But the comment about clicking the damn thing so many times and finally giving up and killing it really made my day. NOT a rude thing against the gentleman who shared his expertise
Is 30 clicks the max times needed?
@@catw6998 The instructions indicate that if the defective shunt isn't corrected after 20 or so clicks then the problem is not a defective shunt. You can go to 30 if you want. Best to use a socket near the middle of the string so the strength of the pulse will be distributed more evenly among all the bulbs.
Thanks for the help! I just bought one.
Thank you...we did not have luck with the lights so we are pulling the lights and saving for replacements (purchased another of the same type).
am glad to watch such an awesom an awesome video .... subbed and liked,.
Thank you for your video. I think I will go buy one now.
Great review, very thorough. Also you remind me of one of the guys from the first American Pie movie. lol
About to start my Christmas decorating in a few weeks,but I am already prepping myself. Therefore, I discovered that our 2 year old $300.00 pre lit tree has many lights out. Hopefully this will help my cause:-). Thanks for the information.
Thanks for the video! You sold me :)
Excellent presentation
Great Demo! Thanks
you have to hold socket for it to work mine works that I have save all my dad's Christmas lights and it works great
Thanks for the great video...we just got one!
Once i got the shunt released, i had to remove another lit bulb..reinsert...then remove light keeper from bulb socket n replace with good bulb. Sounds weird but was the only way lights stood on. Seemed as though the light keeper was powering the branches cuz the lights were all dimmed. Weird.
Where did you get the replacement bulbs? Mine are the same as yours and I can not find them. Thanks
Very good sir, thank you!
Thank you for this video!
Great video 👍
Nice work.
Gracias!! = Thanks
Thanks to I learned how to use it n finally fix mine.
Great vid, well done. But just a tip if I may,,,, Instead of tracing the entire stran, just place the tester on the wire that leads from one branch to the other. If the tester beeps on the wire leading to a branch, and, it beeps on the wire leading away from that same branch onto the next branch, then that branch is good. If the tester beeps on the wire leading onto a branch, but it does beep on the wire leading away from that same branch, then that is your problem branch,,,,
Thank you very much. Good video. Very helpful!
Bro good instruction al vid. Furthermore, bomb-ass t-shirt!
Definitely works. Use it all the time
Great vid friend. Thanks!
Can you please show me how to fix the lights in a Snowman
Also just fyi, my lights had a hook at the bottom attached the the light bulb tp lock into the casing, it was harder to test but I was able to put the bulb into the tester on the top of the gun, but I had to wiggle a bit to get it out.
I had to pull the trigger at least 100 times b4 the branches lit. 30 was not enough. Also, slow pace pulls seem to work better than fast trigger pulls.
Maybe you should take a basic course on Alternating Current (AC) before describing how AC Current flows. What you described was more like Direct Current (DC).
they work great I use it my decorateing
Merry Christmas Eddie Greenwood 2020!
Great video
thanks for your demo. I now know that the batteries in my device are dead. It was not making the sounds as yours did. Glad it worked!