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Comments (17)After the of experience of buying our real tree and having them dry out so quickly, I finally gave up and bought a faux tree. It's prelit with white lights, and since we have a little granddaughter who loves "rainbow" colors, I just added colored light strands to it. It worked great, because I had a choice between it white or multicolored or I could have both at the same time if I wanted! I figure if the prelit lights stop working, I could still use the tree by just putting my own lights on it. To me, there's something special about a real tree--but the faux tree is so much easier in so many ways, no hassle of getting it home, getting it in the stand, remembering to water it, or worrying about it drying out and becoming a fire hazard. I will say that fluffing the branches is a hassle, but unless you have the space to store it without stuffing it back in the box--you gotta do it. I read a post once about a lady who took the no longer working lights off her pre-lit tree and it sounded like a very difficult, time consuming project, much as I hate to be wasteful, I'd probably have just bought a new tree or as stated above, just strung more lights on it. Yesterday, I stopped in a couple TS on my way home from helping a friend and both stores had faux trees for sale. I was impressed that at least two out of three of the trees were really nice ones and just needed a bit of fluffing--and the price was a fraction of what a new tree would cost. So if you're into recycling, saving money or both, don't forget to check those places also. Luvs...See Morepre-lit Christmas tree issue - never buy Inliten
Comments (0)I bought a pre-lit tree by Inliten at Lowe's last year. A small fraction of the bulbs oscillate (flash) slowly, which is fine. But a section (not an entire strand of lights, but a large portion of them) on the bottom third of the tree oscillated in unison, and for long periods of time would not light at all. I checked every bulb within and adjacent and the fuses and could not figure it out. Inliten offered to send an entirely new bottom section of the tree. This August it arrived. I plugged it in and with the exception of a single bulb all looked well. After running the tree for a few nights, now, I have the same problem as a year ago, and with more than one section on the new portion of the tree, plus another in the middle. What makes a section of consecutive lights flash or black out in unison?...See MoreHow to add more flocking to a pre-lit artificial Christmas tree?
Comments (3)You can get a paste-like flocking at a craft store like Joanne, and I think there's a spray, too. I've used the paste on the tips of the branches of small green trees to simulate snow and found that it doesn't go far but it's easy to apply and dries reasonably quickly. The paste I've used is gloppy. It wouldn't be possible to neatly coat each needle....See MoreHow do you like your pre-lit Christmas tree?
Comments (31)kmcg, did the tree have replacement bulbs with it? They usually do. Ours were taped to the "trunk" section. The trick is, the small lights are all different. It may be hard to find one that will work. They taught me to pull the green part of the bulb from the socket, then pull just the glass part of the bulb from it. You can insert another glass part (they are interchangeable), but you may have to pull the wires apart and thread them through holes in the base, if there are any. The key is that the wires need to make contact with the base of the socket. I've described how mine worked, yours may be different. If you can, I'd go to the place where you got the tree and see if they have bulbs that are exactly like the ones you have. (You'll need to bring a bulb in with you.) Sounds like a pain, and it is, but once you get the hang of this it's no big deal....See MoreRelated Professionals
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