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HOLIDAY Surprises

Keep the Holidays Merry and

Bright

(Family Features) Nothing captures the lights and loose
spirit of the holidays quite like the glow connections. For sets
of bright, colorful lights. Few things, with bulb outages,
however, can put a damper on holiday use a tool such as the
decorating quite like seeing a section of LightKeeper Pro for
those freshly hung lights go dark. incandescent lights.
“It’s a shame when you go through Plug the empty
the hassle to get your light sets and bulb socket into the
pre-lit decor, such as your pre-lit Socket Connector
tree, wreath or lawn ornaments, out then squeeze the
of storage only to find some sets only trigger a few times
partially work or don’t work at all,” said and most light sets
John DeCosmo, CEO of Ulta-Lit Tree will illuminate
Company, the maker of the LightKeeper within seconds. For
Pro, a tool that fixes light sets by LED lights, the LED
illuminating working bulbs so the user Keeper can help find
can see the bad ones. “When light sets and fix the problem.
go out, it’s as if a bit of your Christmas • Connect:
spirit did, too. For best results when
“We understand the frustration of using incandescent
light set repair, and hope our customer lights, connect no
service and light set repair tools make more than three
the holidays a bit brighter for all each strands of mini-
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• Decide Between LED vs. may have a loose bulb.
Incandescent: LEDs are more expensive • Replace and repair:
than incandescent lights, but typically Occasionally check for any bulbs that
last longer. When it comes to energy aren’t working and replace them as
usage, a tree with 1,000 incandescent soon as possible to get the most of your
lights can cost $10 over an average light sets. Two burned out bulbs can
holiday season while the same tree decrease the lifespan of the light set by
using LEDs costs around $1.50. 39 percent; four burned out bulbs by 67
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