I'm pretty sure I had more lights last year.
I don't understand the whole "breaker" thing - I'm not even close to being an electrician.
Can someone please advise me what to do?
2007-12-12 09:03:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
You are blowing a fuse. The fuse is in the plug that you plug into the wall. You'll need to replace the two small fuses in the plug. UNPLUG IT FIRST. To open the plug simply slide the two slats on the side of the plug open (down toward the prongs).
Beyond that, it's likely you have too many lights on one string.
See if you can bring in an extension cord to set half of them on a different cord. Good luck. Ho ho ho.
2007-12-12 09:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by El Piripiripau 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The way you write it, it sounds like there is still
power at the outlet the lights are plugged into.
Do your lights have a little power supply 'box`
between the plug and the lights?
These are often fitted with an overload protection
device. If this is turning your lights off, it means that:
a.you've put too many lights on the box, or
b. there's a short circuit somewhere and the
lights are unsafe.
2007-12-13 07:29:36 · answer #2 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are tripping a breaker then you have a "short" somewhere in your lights. It's probably at or near one of the plug-ins. They can sometimes be hard to find. My advise: call an electrician and unplug the lights for the meantime.
2007-12-12 09:10:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breakers are to protect against short circuits that can cause fires.
If this is the case unplug the lights and have an electrician check for short circuits.
You don't want a Christmas fire!
2007-12-12 09:31:34 · answer #4 · answered by paganman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it only happens in the one room and it's a dimmer switch, it may be what is called an intelligent dimmer, the dimming is to signal that the switch is overloaded, check this by removing one or two lamps and see if it's steady. Have you recently increased the lamp wattage? Most MK dimmers have this feature but it is usually a slow cycle. If this is not the case it must be a fault in the dimmer or maybe the transformer if the lighting is low voltage.
2016-05-23 06:44:29 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I am really sure that they turn off by them self because it might be too cold for the lights so the electricity turn them off so they don't A) explode or B) freeze up
2007-12-12 09:10:07 · answer #6 · answered by ^_^Lilly^_^ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try wiggleing in the light socket more maybe there not plugged in all the way if that does not work go buy some knew ones.
2007-12-12 09:17:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say buy new ones might be a short in the wire. You wouldn't want to take a chance of a fire starting.
2007-12-12 13:47:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using more than one outlet, too many lights on one circuit....
2007-12-12 16:06:28 · answer #9 · answered by adevilchild38 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call a priest or an electrician.
2007-12-12 09:06:56 · answer #10 · answered by ladyoftherrlake 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋