This is a quality set of lights overall: Packaged well, nice heavy cord, etc. The lights are a bit of a pain to install, in the sense that you must unscrew each bulb, hang the lights and then screw in each bulb. It's time consuming, but it serves the purpose of preventing bulbs from breaking as you are hanging the lights. As I stood on a ladder, having finally gotten the string of lights in the general place I wanted it, I dropped one of the bulbs and it shattered. That's on me. Thankfully the lights ship with one replacement bulb. Oh good, I thought, the manufacturers were thoughtful enough to prepare for this eventuality. I clean up the glass, replace the bulb, and carry on installing the lights. Then I go to plug them in. One light is dead already and another is flickering like it's about to give out. I tried screwing and unscrewing the bulbs, moving bulbs around to see if it was an issue of faulty wiring as opposed to bulbs, and no, it's the bulbs.
UPDATE: It's been 2 weeks since I wrote the initial review and I have to drop another star. Two more bulbs seem to have burnt out in less than 10 hrs of total use.
UPDATE 2: It's been about a week and a half since the last update. I received a very thoughtful email from the seller expressing regret about my negative experience with this product. They explained that sometimes in the manufacturing or in shipping, microscopic fissures can occur in the bulbs, allowing air to enter and causing them to burn out quickly. It seems I just got unlucky and received a particularly fragile set. They offered to send me replacement bulbs and fuses in order to fix the problem. I have updated my rating to reflect their good customer service. When I receive the bulbs and the situation is completely resolved, I will check in again.
My wife read that before you hang lights, you take out the bulbs. We have hung 3 strings, over our deck and pergola, without any light problems. All the 1 star reviews have had one or more light bulb blow out. We have had none, and at this point, we are very happy with our purchase..
I have ordered 4 boxes of these light sets now, the 25ft. I might just get the longer strand at this point. I love love love these lights. I will attach a photo at a later date, but these lights are gorgeous. They arrived, I plugged them in while in the package to make sure they all worked. Then i unscrewed all the bulbs to make it easy to hang. I hung them up all around my balconey using a staple gun. When I finished I screwed the light bulbs all in :) I would highly recommend these lights. They are PINTEREST perfect!
These worked great for lighting our pergola! I ordered replacement bulbs as well, and used black zip ties to attach them. Great product so far!
Excelent product. Two key important things to keep in mind: Don't try to hang them before removing the bulbs, and don't connect more than three strands together. Highly recommend. Great product for an affordable price.
Feature Product
- 25 feet long string with 25 clear G40 Bulbs, end to end connectable.
- Light bulbs have candelabra (E12) socket base, UL listed.
- 6" lead with male plug, 12" spacing between bulbs, 6" tail with female connector. Total Length 25 Feet
- Great for Bistro Pergola Deckyard Market Cafe Gazebo Porch Marquee Letters, Weddings, Garden, Tents, Gatherings, Bbq, City Rooftops, Umbrella, Dinner Parties, Birthday Parties
- We offer 1-Year quality guarantee. Please contact the seller directly if you have any quality problems.For Bulbs replacement, please search B00R25V92Y
Description
25 Ft Clear Globe G40 String Lights Set with 25 G40 Bulbs Included End-to-end - UL Listed Indoor & Outdoor Lights Settings Patio String Lights & Christmas Decorative Lights & Holiday Lights & Umbrella Lights Perfect for Backyards, Gazebos, Gardens, Pergolas, Decks, City Rooftops, Weddings, Garden, Bbq, Dinner Parties, Birthday Parties, Gatherings Commercial Quality String Light Fixture for Indoor / Outdoor Use With Updated Energy-efficient Bulbs Bulb Count: 25 Bulb Spacing: 12 in. Diameter of Bulb: 1.5 in. Bulb & Socket Type: G40 w/ a C7 / E12 base Lighted Length: 24 ft Total Length (end to end): 25 ft Length of segment from plug to 1st bulb: 1/2 ft (6 in.) UL Listed for Indoor & Outdoor Use. Connect up to max. of 3 strands Globe G40 String Lights is perfect for any special occasion, adding a warm and charming festive accent to your gatherings. Brightown offer one-year quality guarantee for all products.
Beautiful lights! It's nice that the lights start right at the beginning of the string so there isn't a bunch of dead space between the plug and when the lights start, so you really are getting a full 25ft of lighted string. The downside to this is that if your plug is low to the ground then your lights also start at the plug, but I was able to just not put in the bulbs for the distance I didn't want lit and it works just fine.
I had no issues with any of the bulbs not working but I did follow the instructions and carefully and gently removed all the bulbs before hanging the string and only then did I screw the bulbs back in. Since then, they have been very exposed to the elements for a couple months now with no obvious tarnishing or dimming or problems with lighting up.
Very nice set of lights for the price. I bought a number of sets in various lengths to install on our deck and used a staple gun to mount them. I am very pleased with how easy it was mount them neatly and also with the quality of light: it's exactly the amount of warmth that we were looking for. After reading the reviews, I also ordered a set of spare bulbs which came in handy as a few were broken upon arrival. A year later we've had one bulb burn out, one socket disappear (more on that later), and a few bulbs get broken by people knocking into them.
After the first year, one of the sockets simply disappeared. It turns out that the sockets are not molded, but are clipped into a backing around the cord. The socket has two prongs that pierce the power cord to power the socket. I never did find the missing socked, so ordered a donor set to use as for parts. There are two clips that need to be undone from inside the socket, and then the back comes loose. You'll need a tiny flat blade screwdriver to remove it and can undo one at a time. I was able to press the newly freed donor socket back into the original set and it is once again functional! Way better than having a light out and way better than replacing the entire set. My recommendation to anyone who has a bad socket is to press it firmly into the backing (against a hard surface), or remove it and check the contacts that should pierce the power cord.
Bottom line: Yes these are cheap and yes these are fragile, but overall I'm quite pleased with how well the work, the quality of light they provide, and the fact that they're actually repairable.
Looked wonderful. I purchased 2 boxes to decorate for a party I had, and 1 bulb from each box was blown, but since I didn't have time to return I used them with the 2 blown bulbs. The project was a hit, everyone loved the added touch.
Update: I've changed my review from 4 stars to 5. The vendor reached out to me to see if my lights were received and if there were any issues. I informed them that 2 bulbs were blown, and they sent 5 replacement bulbs within a week. I'm very happy with my lights, and very satisfied with the customer services of the vendor.
I will say, when I ordered these lights I was a little skeptical but thought I would try them. I was looking for something for my back patio that needed a little something. We sit outside a lot, grilling, roasting marshmallows, etc. I love these lights!! When I opened them, they were a little bigger than I thought they were going to be, but I put them up around my patio and they are perfect! If they were smaller it would not look right. I am adding a picture for you to see.
We have a 33x14 covered patio that we wanted to have the string light look so we chose these lights at Amazon's recommendation. Overall I am please with the lights after just having installed them, however I will be sure to do a follow up on long term. First impressions are easy, I value long term reviews to see what the product is really like.
I set up hooks on the ceiling of the patio and hung the cord from there followed by installing the bulbs. The bulbs are not led, they are not the corn shaped bulbs and are actually much smaller. (just in case that matters to you). The light given off is a yellow with hints of orange, which is just fine for our use. Considering I have 100 bulbs I thought the light would be over powering but it looks rather nice. I may go back in the future if it turns out there is too much light and remove some bulbs.
I like the look these bulbs give off, the light is just right and was pretty easy to hang up. First impressions are good! I am wondering how these will do long term with the weather, even though they are under a covered patio.
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