Quantcast

What to Know Before Putting up Your Holiday Lights - Valley News Live - KVLY/KXJB - Fargo/Grand Forks

What to Know Before Putting up Your Holiday Lights

Posted: Updated:

It's that time of the year for holiday lights to go up, inside and out. However doing things the wrong way could injure you and hike up your energy bill.

BJ Blanchette, Manager at The Home Depot in Fargo, joined us on the Valley Today this morning to show the right and wrong ways of putting up your lights.

Number one, Blanchette says, don't "daisy chain," meaning connecting multiple adapters off of one outlet. As the wattage grows your wires will heat up causing a fire risk.

Blanchette also warns to make sure your plugs are completely plugged into the outlet, otherwise arcing could occur also causing a fire.

You're also reminded to check your extension cords and make sure you have a three prong exterior safe extension cord in use when lighting the outside of your home.

When it comes to the type of lighting you use in your home, Blanchette recommends replacing your old incandescent lights with LED ones. They can not only be a safer alternative but add a major cost savings as well.

A single strand of incandescent bulbs can cost you $7.20 a month, whereas one strand of LED lights only costs $0.18 to run a month.  

 

  • Local News

  • Nichole Porvath of Northfield, Minn., won the women's Fargo Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 50 minutes and 49 seconds
    Nichole Porvath of Northfield, Minn., won the women's Fargo Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 50 minutes and 49 seconds. Porvath crossed finish line, then was assisted by first aid personnel to the medical area. She was able to walk there with assistance.
  • DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) - A western North Dakota city in the heart of oil country is soon to have jet service.    Officials at the Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport in Dickinson say United Airlines plans
    DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) - A western North Dakota city in the heart of oil country is soon to have jet service.    Officials at the Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport in Dickinson say United Airlines plans
  • Last night's
    The Fargo Force lose in overtime with a final score of 3-2 against Dubuque.
Powered by WorldNow
Powered by WorldNowAll content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and Valley News Live. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.