Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working

RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By tsuns (Guest Post) (11/30/2008) A BIG THANK YOU to all who posted about the Light Keeper Pro! I had my wife pick one up from Walgreens because I was at my wits end with multiple sections out on my pre-lit tree the I have owned for 6 years now. I followed the directions and PRESTO... ths sections came on! The Light Keeper Pro will be stored in the tree box from now on! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By guest (Guest Post) (11/30/2008) Took advice and bought the Light Keeper PRO and it really worked. Had to reverse the plug into outlet as instructions said but lights came on after that when I attached gun and pulled trigger a few times. Was so surprised it really worked. Am thrilled. Thanks lots! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By (Guest Post) (11/28/2008) The Light Keeper Pro was an excellent suggestion. I asked my husband to pick one up on his way home from work a few hours ago and now have over half of our pre-lit tree lit again. Thanks! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By gwen (Guest Post) (11/15/2008) I havent tried my tree this year, but the Light Keeper Pro (see guest post from last Dec.) I bought last year worked great. I have a twig tree on my porch year round and go thru several strands of lights a year. I used to LKP to rejuvenate burned out sections of lights several times over the summer. You don't have to replace the bulb with a new one after you "zap" it. I was going to try the suggestions for replacing the safety bulbs, but could not locate one on my tree or any other strand of lights I've purchased. Good Luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By Valerie T. (Guest Post) (11/15/2008) I have a holiday time prelit Christmas tree and the top section worked but the middle and bottom do not. I checked the fuses in all the not working sections and they are all good. I have no clue how to fix this problem. Help please. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By Matti (Guest Post) (01/05/2008) Pulling out the white base "non-replaceable" bulbs in the beginning of each dead row of bulbs (using a small precision screwdriver) worked great in my case. The rows are lit again. I tried to replace the white base bulbs with the normal green ones but I did not get them to light up. Nevertheless, all but these couple of bulbs are now working fine. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By Dish (Guest Post) (12/23/2007) Maggie, you need to put a new bulb in the white base. I'm pretty sure each of my strings have at least one non-replaceable bulb. Make sure you unplug the string when you work on prying out the base and be careful not to damage it. Just to let you know, I've had 3 sections go out since I first posted on 12/9, and this safety bulb replacement repair worked every time. I bought one of those zappers to repair my outdoor icicle lites and it was very helpful. It hasn't helped with my prelit tree. Merry Christmas. Dish Report Spam or Abuse RE: Partial strings on Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By Maggie (Guest Post) (12/21/2007) Could Dish or Guest Post get back to this topic. Dish-I'm a first year buyer and already I have half a string not working in two weeks. Does each string have a white safety? Do you mean replace the bulb with the green one or put a bulb in the white base? Guest Post-I haven't seen the tool you refer to, but are you saying that by "zapping" the socket with the tool and then inserting a new bulb, the partial string will go on. I am frustrated to think that my first artificial tree has "bellied up" in less than three weeks! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By Formerly Angry Daddy (Guest Post) (12/15/2007) Thanks for the tip, Dish. I found that if you find the "safety bulb" (the only one with a white base) and pull the bulb, then remove the white base carefully with needle nose, you can salvage the base. Put a new bulb in the base and all lights work again. Looks like each string on the tree has this safety bulb. Anyone with any electrical experience know if there is really any safety feature from this bulb? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By Formerly Angry Daddy (Guest Post) (12/15/2007) Thanks for the tip, Dish. I found that if you find the "saftey bulb" (the only one with a white base) and pull the bulb, then remove the white base carefully with needle nose, you can salvage the base. Put a new bulb in the base and all lights work again. Looks like each string on the tree has this saftey bulb. Anyone with any electrical experience know if there is really any saftey feature from this bulb? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By Craig (Guest Post) (12/09/2007) We have a pre-lit LED Tree from Home Depot Home Accents. The middle section of the lights are very dim. I have unplugged all the sets and plugged in only the middle set, checked each individual light...still the same. Anyody else run into this problem? I cannot seem to get it corrected! Safetyboss4 @ aol .com Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By Dish (Guest Post) (12/09/2007) I solved the problem on my tree. The "safety bulbs" appear to be a "safety" for the manufacturer so the strings will all go out eventually and force you to buy another tree. They are simply bulbs without a shunt. I was able to pull the non replaceble white bulb bases out of the sockets with pliers and dental picks and I replaced the bulbs with ones that had shunts using the same white bases, and everything works fine. If you can't get the white bulb bases out, you could just cut the socket out of the circuit and splice the wires together. The only result will be slightly brighter lights since you've removed a little resistance form the series circuit Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post by falldowngobump (54) | (11/29/2007) Profile | Contact A section of my lights went out this year. The tree is 3 years old. I filled in the space with regular christmas tree lights in the same colors. It looks good, can't tell the difference. When Christmas is over, I'll check the bulbs, just didn't have time to worry with it before christmas. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By (Guest Post) (11/26/2007) Could one of the plugs come unplugged (inside the tree) that attaches to the main cord? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By (Guest Post) (11/25/2007) After doing some research on the net, I decided to invest $15 in something called a "Light Keeper Pro." Bought mine at Walgreens because it was close to my house. I'm sure they are called by other names, but are in the dept. with the holiday lights most everywhere. BEST INVESTMENT EVER! Looks like a pistol, but the concept is, you remove a bulb from the "dead" area of the light strand. Slip the socket of the light into the opening on the pistol and click the trigger 5 or 6 times. Sometimes the whole set will come on immediately, sometimes it will come on after you put the bulb back into the socket. I've tried this on two trees and another strand of lights with instant success. Well worth the money. I've seen them at Lowes and Walmart, too. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By theresa (Guest Post) (11/24/2007) We are having a similar problem. Our tree has worked well for about 5 or 6 years now. But this year some rows are not working. And some only half the row works. I have replaced fuses without any positive results. I would love to know if any has had any luck. My next step is to go to Lowe's or Home Depot for possible solutions. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post by susanmajp (809) | (11/24/2007) Profile | Contact I've heard of so many people having this problem that I decided to just buy a plain artificial tree and mess with the string lights still. Yet, every year as I put them up, I wish I had a pre-lit tree, then when I hear of frustrated complaints, I think I made the right choice. Then when I take the lights off, I wish I had a prelit tree, and on it goes... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post By LorettaB (Guest Post) (11/21/2007) Hi, We had the same problem last Christmas. We tried and tried, but could not find the problem. We finally took a short string of lights and put them in the tree in the section where the lights were not working. It looked fine. We were just frustrated to pay all that money and it only worked for 1 year. Loretta Report Spam or Abuse RE: Pre-lit Tree Lights Not Working Post by theseamstress (446) | (11/20/2007) Contact Could you possibly check them with a multi tester? Not sure just an idea. My husband checks for low voltage. Report Spam or Abuse