I have to tell you, I have watched so many of these videos trying to fix my half working LED lines and this the first one that has actually worked for me. Thank you very much for this!

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Oh awesome! I am glad it was able to help you. Thanks a lot for the feedback!

@petes6354

Жыл бұрын

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@travelchannel304

Жыл бұрын

I haven't tried it but i agree.how straight forward this info is from the start.

@l.heredia9293

8 ай бұрын

I have spent too much time trying to fix the Christmas lights with my family. This will be a game changer. Thank you

@3FAZNI

7 ай бұрын

Same here. First and only video that are so easy to follow. Thank you so much.

Such an enjoyable video! No long lead-in that no one wants to see. You just kept it to the subject, clean, concise and informative. You sir, deserve a raise! GREAT JOB!

I'm a professional automotive technician, and shop owner, and I have definitely more than dabbled in AC voltage repair. I have to say this video was well produced, presented, to the point ,and informative, and I've always wanted one of those Klein non-contact detectors but since I have so many different DVOMs and even DSOs, I've always passed them up. This video has motivated me to follow the link and finally buy one. Well done, sir, and thank you! 👍🏻 (I subscribed as well!)

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, really appreciate that feedback Anthony. I am glad to hear that you liked it. Thanks again for the feedback and look forward to seeing you around on the channel!

I have watched every video on You Tube on how to fix lights and yours is the best one. You explained things so much better than anyone else. Some are so technical that I had no idea what they were talking about. Yours, hands down, is the one that explains things where anyone can understand what to do. Thank you so much.

Great instructional vid for a non electrician. I have watched this last year and this year after I pulled the lights off the bushes and brought them in.

This was such a great and easy to understand explanation. And best of all it worked! My half strand of lights I've been hanging onto for years now fully lights up! Thank you so much!

Just echoing a lot of the previous comments. Well shot, well recorded, well edited and the content is top notch. I now know more than when I started watching. most others just left me confused.

Every year I try to find a good video on youtube to help me with this problem. This is the best and most helpful I've ever found. Thank you!!

I don't know how I've read so many posts and watched so many videos and this is the absolute best I've seen yet. I like this method 1000% more because it's actually tracking the problem and not pulling every bulb and just guessing where the issue is at. I've been in cable TV for 24 years and the divide and conquere method is the tried and true way to break a problem like this down. Ordering my voltage detector tonight!

I had a tester, never could figure out how it worked, and just got to the point of throwing them away in frustration. I know exactly what I was doing wrong the whole time now. Thank you so much.

In the past I’ve even thrown them out. Watched your video and immediately went to Amazon for my tool. Thank you! this is the absolute best I've seen yet. I like this method 1000% more because it's actually tracking the problem and not pulling every bulb and just guessing where the issue is at. the divide and conquere method is the tried and true way to break a problem like this down. Ordering my voltage detector tonight!

I have a box full of the expensive lights where only half works. In the past I’ve even thrown them out. Watched your video and immediately went to Amazon for my tool. Thank you!

This is definitely helpful. It actually makes the process fun, and less of a chore. Thank you. I'd love to be able to make a detector at home.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the best turtorial I have ever seen on testing Christmas tree lights! Very much appreciated.

dang, thank you-been throwing out half strings for years. If it works out we'll donate. great simple to understand video.

Very helpful video and easy to understand. Much more precise then other videos on the same subject I have watched, without all the extraneous information. Keep up the great work and videos.

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you liked it! Thanks a lot for the feedback 🙂

Thank you so much! You saved me! I had just bought a few brand new set of lights out and just to be safe I tested each one of the strands prior to hanging them on the eve of my house. All worked. BUT, sure enough, the minute I was done hanging all the strands of lights, there was one strand dead smack in the middle that was completely out. Brand new and I tested it??!! 🤷🏼‍♀️ Well, thank God I came across your video because I was about to hop back on the ladder and replace that entire strand with another one. About 4 lights in… I was able to figure out which light bulb was out, put a new one in and VOILÁ!!.. no having to rip any lights down to replace them with a new strand. Thank you for taking the time to share this! Like I said… You’re a complete lifesaver ! 🙏🏼🎄

This is awesome! My husband used to spend hours trying to find the defective bulb. Going to invest in one of those noncontact voltage testers!

I wish I would have watched this before throwing out a strand of lights and replacing them ! You have given me valuable knowledge. Thank-you.

Thanks for clearly showing the logical troubleshooting technique to detect bulb and wire failures. I've got my LightKeeper Pro and will apply these principles you demo-ed. Appreciate the tutorial!

😱 I have never thought of this, I have the exact same tool. I tossed strands because I hate pulling out each bulb to test. Thank you for this video.

this has to be the best instructional video on youtube. thank you for your efforts.

I couldn't tell you how many times I have seen my mom sitting with a box of lights, going thru them one by one changing out the bulbs to find the dead one! Hmmm a Christmas memory for the much future I hope! BUT woohoo I have found the perfect gift for this amazing woman I call Mom! Finally! And for that I thank you!

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

I can certainly relate to that! It can definitely be very time consuming. I am really glad to hear that this was so helpful to you and your mom! I really appreciate the feedback! Thank you.

Spot on, I had assumed this, but others were vague about how to test and replace. I'll look for broken connections, but I think it was often just unseated, from slamming around.

Glad I found your video today. Just what I needed after watching another video with diagrams instead of "hands on" like yours. Much easier than the LED Light Keeper I bought several years ago which requires puncturing the wire insulation (which is sometimes nearly impossible). Used my inductive test probe to check for voltage on both sides of the socket and the Light Keeper to verify the LED is good. Troubleshooting the unlit section led me to 2 bad LEDs (one with a resistor with a broken lead) and a bad socket. For those that may not know, when testing LED bulbs there is a positive and negative lead. If it does not work one way, switch your tester on the lead. Thanks for the video!

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

I am really glad to hear that you found the video helpful James! Thanks a lot for all of the feedback and tip!

Thank you so much for quickly and clearly explaining how to fix a bad string of Christmas lights - much appreciated!

Love your videos, Adam, always great. Great explanation about polarity and switching the plug around if needed before starting this process. Tried my Klein NCVT-2 on two 35-light GE Twinkle sets (each bulb twinkles independently) from the 1980s. Worked like a charm on the first string, found one bulb out, replaced it, back up and twinkling. Second string was possessed. Results were inconsistent. Changed my tester batteries, same results. Thought maybe I had a broken wire, or that bulbs were breaking from age while I was testing. Big problem seemed to be broken leads, when I took out a suspect bulb. Had trouble getting the knack for where to put the tester nose on the wire. Finally got to the end and got the string working. Gently moved it around, lights stayed on, so I don't think there's a broken wire. (Yet!) Thanks again!

Perfect! Very clear and easy to understand! You are a natural teacher!

@HowToHomeDIY

Жыл бұрын

Really glad to hear it was helpful. Thanks a lot for the feedback Jim!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. So obvious, yet I missed it for years. Just use the same non-contact tester I've been using for years. No more over-priced and awkward to use string testers. This is simplicity at it's best.

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you, best video I've seen regarding this issue with Christmas lights. You made it easy to locate the bad bulb. Thanks again....

I have that tool and never thought about using it for Christmas lights. Great idea

Amazing. I have thrown out too many strands of Christmas lights due to the frustration of trying to find the bad bulb. Thanks for this straight forward video.

@larrygreenwood6923

Жыл бұрын

me too

It works without a detector as well. I tried what you said without using a detector. I started at the first bulb that was out ...no cigar, the second bulb was a charm. Back in business. THANK YOU!!!!!

Best explanation and solution I have seen so far on this topic

Thank you so much!!! Fixed my lights in a matter of minutes. Luckily I had that tool. 😊

Wow, talk about relieving those Christmas light headaches! Just what I was looking for. Thanks!

@larrygreenwood6923

Жыл бұрын

Amen

Just ordered the tester. Now I can't wait for the my lights to go out!

@HowToHomeDIY

Жыл бұрын

😂

Thank you for a very well explained video dealing with half working strands of lights.

Very helpful! I’ve got that same tester, never thought of using it like this

DOOOOOD...this was awesome. I've even put that tested on my AZ wish list for Christmas. Thank you.

Dude!! Fantastic! Thank you. Simple, easy directions with a basic electrical tool. Great job and thanks again! :-)

This is great information! I can only imagine all the salvageable light strands I have binned.

Great Video. I got here after I had replaced the fuses and still did not get the lights to work. Getting a no contact voltage tester tool like you suggested in the video seems a no brainer and a great addition to my tool box. Many Thanks!

Great tutorial! Just fixed one set of Christmas lights - five to go!

You made my day. Thanks. I was throwing away whole strands before. Now, I know better.

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you liked it. Thank you for the feedback!

Fantastic demonstration. Way easier than trying to use a big volt meter. Will be getting that volt tester by Klien tools. Thanks😁

I wish I had seen your video 2 weeks ago when my pre-lit artificial tree had only half its lights working. It was too much to find the problem so I spent over 4 hours removing the lights. It was a tedious job cutting and unwinding the strands from each branch. This method might have saved me the time and trouble of removing the lights.

Your video is the best on this topic! Thank you

Great video!! I was just getting ready to give several strands the ol' heave ho when I came across this. Thanks for the great tutorial on this matter. Now I'm off to the hardware store to get the non contact meter.

Very informative ! Thank you, saved this Halloween by repairing favorite lights.

Finally something that makes perfect sense...i know what Im doing next year if we run into light issues again...

Well presented. Not a wasted word. Thank you. Congrats.

Just amazing, thanks for sharing this, it is frustrating test bulb by bulb, pulling them out.

This makes more sense than anything I have EVER watched!

@HowToHomeDIY

7 ай бұрын

Really glad to hear you liked it! Thanks a lot for the feedback!

Very well explained and demonstrated.

Thanks! Wish I'd though of that before trashing those lights, but no more. You jusy saved me hunderds next year (since multiple sets go out every year)!

Very informative and helpful. Thanks!

我昨天修理有一个灯条有一半不工作，唉，修了我一整天，每个都拉出来搞还不能100%找到坏的那个灯泡，你这个视频教的非常好，我今天晚上马上去买那个秤测电笔. 非常感谢

This just helped me get this done so much faster !! Thank you

It’s a big help buddy…thanks and more power to you!!!

It works, Great video! easy to understand and follow. Thanks!!!

A very informative and helpful post. Especially the information on the non-polarized plug.

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Perfect! Thank you very much. Love and blessings from Ontario Canada!

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! Glad you found it helpful. Love and blessing to you too! Stay warm up there!

Dude!! You rock. This saved my entire outside light setup for Christmas. Thanks and have a great new year!!!

@HowToHomeDIY

7 ай бұрын

You are very welcome! Really glad to hear you liked it! Thanks a lot for the feedback! You have a great new year as well!

This was very helpful, thank you! Me and me dad set up a 30ft light tree every year and every year half the lights are dead. This will definitely help!

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You’re welcome! Glad it was helpful. Would like to see what that tree looks like. I built one but not nearly that large. Bet it looks great!

I know all these principles but never put the knowledge together. You da man bro. This is simple....

Super helpful how-to! Quick, easy to follow, with enough detail to understand what's happening and be able to do yourself. Thank you so much for posting!

@HowToHomeDIY

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! I am really glad to hear it was so helpful. Thank you very much for the feedback and the Super Thanks!

Very informative - thank you! I need to get one of those testers!

This was great stuff! Really self evident if you think about it, but I hadn’t I guess…. Broken down like this, the logic can be applied to many projects. I had an LED string that was not working and I did resolve it, but not in the smart manner that is outlined here. I have all the tools you used, less the common sense! 😅

Thanks for this, going to lower my BP at Christmas time in the future.

This is the well explained video on lights!

Great advise on tracking these opens, also have found if its not the bulb check for disconnected wiring at bulb junctions, very cheaply made.

Excellent video you really did a great job explaining all content.

Awesome video. Just got 2 sets of 30 feet LED Christmas lights up and running. Thank you very much !!!!!!

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! Really glad to hear that it helped you! Thanks for the feedback.

Very helpful thanks, faced with this last week, trying to find the bad one by looking at the bulb.

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome! Glad it was helpful! Thanks a lot for the feedback.

Putting away the Christmas stuff, and had a light strand do this where only half was lit... I told my wife I might need a KZread video to help figure this out without taking all day... HAH ! So here I am, and tomorrow I will be going to Home Depot to buy that Non-Contact Voltage tester... the 12v to 1000v model would be ideal for my O-gauge model train layout too ! Thank you for the excellent video... Happy New Year !

I have watched several videos to find out why my pre-lit Christmas tree is giving me fits but I just didn’t get it. You did an amazing job at explaining what is going on!! THANK YOU from the tips of my aching thumbs and ragged fingernails!! (Next time I buy a tree it will be based on how easy the bulbs are to remove!!)

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad it helped! Give those fingers a break. 😂 Thanks for the feedback.

Great video. I learned something new today. Thanks.

great video thanks i'm going to check my burnt out section now!

Great video. Thank you so much. Love the channel. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

5:08 - Fascinating. Glad I found this vid. Going to add that tool to my toolkit!

Very helpful and clear video for troubleshooting these two common types of Christmas lights, thanks so much for this! I'd love to see a video for diagnosing/fixing the larger 5-watt incandescent solid-color bulb strings (where the bulb screw-in diameter is approx 5/8") that use a single 125V fuse and 2-conductor wiring (not 3 as in your example here) with fixed polarity plugs (e.g. where the neutral plug blade is wider and the 'hot' plug blade is narrower). Thanks again!

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

I will keep that in mind for next Christmas! Glad you liked it. Really appreciate the feedback Joe!

@wernergurtner5312

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Need to see the same video. You mentioned incandescent in your title so was expecting the old 5-watt light bulbs 😢

Thanks man. Good stuff. Easy learning.

7:39 Not all heroes wear capes, some wear light bulbs. Appreciate it!

@HowToHomeDIY

7 ай бұрын

🤣 You are very welcome! Really glad to hear you liked it! Thanks a lot for the feedback!

I have been seeking this info for a long time. thanks.

Very good video well explained thank you

Thank you very much, saved me lots of money.

Very helpful! Merry Christmas.

Nice , I will follow your advice to check charismas light this year.

Thanks you sir for saving me time.

I’m in love!❤😂😂 thank you so much!! It worked!!

Thanks Adam. Even though this video is older the info stands and its easy to fix them now. You and the family have a Blessed and Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.

@HowToHomeDIY

8 ай бұрын

You are very welcome! Really glad to hear you found it as helpful as I have. Thanks a lot for the feedback Jack! Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year as well! God bless and take care!

Thanks for sharing... It's exactly what I am experiencing: the end half lid up but the first part. Will check it with your approach and see how's going...

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Good luck on the search!

Very very very good! Not nuclear science but I never thought about checking the lights from this angle.

Absolutely brilliant!!😎🙏🙏👍👍

Thank you so much mate, you bright my day, God bless you.

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Glad it was helpful. God bless you as well!

Exceptional video! I had been testing using a similar tester, but I had obviously not been doing something right. Thank you!

@HowToHomeDIY

7 ай бұрын

You are very welcome! Really glad to hear you liked it. Thanks a lot for the feedback Frank!

This was good. You did a good job. Thank you for your help.

@HowToHomeDIY

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. I am glad to hear it was helpful for you. Thank you for the feedback! 👍

Great video! Perfect timing for me..

Top notch video. Thank you.