I appreciate and enjoy your videos. I am newly single at 46 and have my own place that you are helping me with. I'm Australian, so have conversion tables at the ready. Thanks for the independence, particularly with the wall mount tv instructions. My Dad was impressed ha ha

@how2q

4 жыл бұрын

Glad this is helping. Learning by doing...nothing better! Oh, and DIY is SO much cheaper than hiring people today. Thanks for watching!

Loved it, keep them coming!

@how2q

4 жыл бұрын

missed this comment earlier....thank you for watching. I've learned i'm better at shooting videos than editing/posting videos!lol I sat on this one for a few months before I finally posted. These comments help motivate me to get more out.

Thank you for your videos! I've started to spruce up my backyard and your instructions are so clear and helpful. I also live in the Phoenix area and was in particular curious to see how someone would secure it to a block fence.

@how2q

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped. Here is another video that I attached string lights to a block wall in a different way (on the inside this time). This one may help too. Thanks for watching! kzread.info/dash/bejne/m3lryLFqpKjbpqw.html

Thanks so much your videos help a lot! Now I know I can actually do this! Off to Home Depot!

@how2q

4 жыл бұрын

The goal is not to get the lights up BUT ONE TRIP TO HOME DEPOT!lol I find no matter how much I plan, I always need one or two more things. Thanks for watching a good luck!

Awesome thanks for sharing I’m looking for vids how to using the back fence I’m doing the same as this triangular pattern

Great job

@how2q

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks hope it helps

Nice job man! 🇺🇸

@how2q

3 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks...these lights still are great after a year and a half

Thanks for this whole series of videos. I was able to get 100 ft of string lights hung between an aluminum sheet metal patio cover, a concrete wall, and a stucco-sided house this month. It looks sharp now. I was a bit lost initially which is what led me to your videos to begin with.

@how2q

3 жыл бұрын

Glad they helped! Quick question, did you use self tapping screws into the metal patio? Or how did you attach to the patio?

@jaykass

3 жыл бұрын

@@how2q I labored over this for far too long but I went with self-tapping sheet metal screws. Seems to be holding well.

@how2q

3 жыл бұрын

Good to know i’ve had people ask and i have yet to install into metal. Congrats on “getting’r done”

What do you do with the excess lights? Is it okay to cut and cap?

Hi! Thanks so much for your videos! I was wondering how you would recommend hanging these lights from a sail canopy shade?

@how2q

4 жыл бұрын

I would run wire between "fisheye's" that the sail is attached too. I would use LED's due to heat that incandescent lights put out. It all can depend on your setup. Hope that helps.

Great video...finally someone shows how to connect to a pole.....also, regarding the martin jerry plugs....do I need alexa to use these? can i just download the app and use from my iPhone?

@how2q

4 жыл бұрын

You do not need an alexa for this (it's just an option). Download the app and use. Like I mentioned, I had already installed Jerry Martin Switches for my outdoor lights so it made sense to use there plugs.

@JimmyAlioto

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Hi there. I’ll be hanging lights for the first time and was wondering if I really must use a support wire. Does it make a huge difference. Thanks so much

@how2q

2 жыл бұрын

Quick answer…no. Wire is nice for long runs with less sag in line. Good luck

I had to like this video for the thieves comment.

I too live in the Phoenix area. Used your original video to hand the lights 2 years a go. Just rehung my lights using this method. It beats digging for a post. I had to attached aluminum post on inside of wall, as the other side is my neighbor's yard. It's a 6' aluminum bar with 2.5' above a six foot wall. When I went to tighten the line the aluminum post bent. I want to lessen the droop. Are the lights in the video lighter than traditional outdoor bulbs? Any suggestions on a sturdier post?

@how2q

3 жыл бұрын

In the same area of depot or lowes there is other “metal” options...honestly 2x4 (possibly painted) would work. Just attached to wall

Thank you for the video - quick question, You said your lights were not LED, but the box you show on the video says G40 Global LED String Lights. So did you go with LED or not? Thank you, JD

@how2q

2 жыл бұрын

They are not LED. Good catch. My wife likes the G40 “softer light glow”🤣 her words not mine.

Which is brighter these or the other brand of string lights in your other video?

@how2q

3 жыл бұрын

I would say the others are brighter. I will say these are still my favorites. Ease of wire attachment and low profile stick out.

What size of drill bit did you used? 1/2 concrete drill bit? Thanks

@how2q

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the late reply but yes it is a half inch concrete drill bit. You can get them pretty cheap

Is it OK to connect 2 strings manually since mine are not connect able?

@how2q

3 жыл бұрын

I would not recommend mixing lights and definitely not splicing them together. Best to have matched sets that are approved to be connected (there is a limitation on most lights as to how many you can connect together)

So I bought the Martin Jerry Wifi plug as you listed and for some reason when I power off the lights they still stay on at a very lowlight, but they are still on. Can you please tell me why? So far no one has answered me from Martin Jerry. My cafe lights are from Costco and they are brand new. Thank you.

@how2q

4 жыл бұрын

There might be some power getting through plug even though it is “off”. Try a lamp with a normal bulb on same plug. Leds have a very low power threshold meaning they can “light” w a very small amount of power. I’m wondering if the plug is defective. Sorry this is happening. I am using a couple plugs currently that all work fine.

@tharais

3 жыл бұрын

@@how2q You nailed it. It's the LED bulbs "glowing" from the tiny amount of current that flows through the wifi plug, even when it is "off". The plug needs this tiny amount of current at all times so that it can stay connected to the network and respond to commands. I first experienced this issue with some LED xmas string lights and an X10 lamp modules years ago, when LED xmas lights were first hitting the market. I was using C-9 style, LED replacement bulbs in my old, incandescent light string. I found that, if I replaced one of the LED bulbs on the string with an old incandescent, the filament in that bulb would "absorb" the tiny amount of current making its way through the X10 lamp module such that the LED bulbs, as well as the single, incandescent, wouldn't glow when the X10 module was off.

@how2q

3 жыл бұрын

Fred Flinstone wow...thank you for great information!! Great explanation!

Whats the best height to hang the lights?

@how2q

4 жыл бұрын

In this video I hung them between 8' 1/2" and 9' 1/2" high. It all really depends. My stepson is about 6'3" so I needed them to at least clear his height. A lot of times you may need to base it on what your working with (or what you are attaching them too. One of the reasons I used the lights in this video is the profile of the wire and the light together were pretty small. I've used lights in other videos that were longer. Hope that all helps!

What kind of wire did you use and where did you get it?

@how2q

3 жыл бұрын

1/16 in wire (home depot or lowes)...i use this all-in-one kit all the time too: amzn.to/30KcZKR

@alexmunoz1897

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Adam Carolla?

@how2q

3 жыл бұрын

adam carolla? No sure what you mean

@loganhatch

3 жыл бұрын

@@how2q ah just kidding around. You favor a comedian who’s name is Adam Carolla. Thanks for the vid though. Helped me through the string lights I put up last night.

@how2q

3 жыл бұрын

Lol gotcha! Glad it helped