Jesse Joe
12-15-2007, 10:09 AM
http://harvest.canadaeast.com/image.php?id=62699&size=300x0
The Canadian Press
The home of Michael Conlon, located in Saugus, Mass, is decorated with approximately 85,000 lights. Holiday lights can be dangerous if not used properly
Stay safe with a light hotline
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published Saturday December 15th, 2007
Tip No. 1 from the Ulta-Lit holiday hotline: Don't call from your roof.
It's happened more than once to the lighting professionals at 1-888-ULTA-LIT, who are there to give expert advice on repairing indoor and outdoor lights, pre-lit trees, wire-framed yard art and other holiday hazards.
"Once I got a call from a man who was on his roof trying to talk to me on his cordless phone. It was frustrating because he was out of range," says Ulta-Lit Tree company president John DeCosmo. "I also had a call from a woman who was the go-between for me and her husband, who was on their chimney."
The hotline was started 12 years ago to help customers who were left in the dark.
According to SilentCall, a company that developed alert products, at least 8,700 people a year are injured by holiday lights, decorations and Christmas trees.
Here are a few pointers from HomeTips.com for hanging Christmas lights:
* Use light strings that have a male plug at one end and a female receptacle at the other end and plug them together from end to end. This makes them easier to route.
* In the case of mini-lights, short, 50-light strings are often a better bet than longer 100-, 150-, or 200-light strings because you can easily unplug and replace a defective string.
* For outdoor lights, choose lights that are approved.
* Indoor lights should only be used indoors.
The Canadian Press
The home of Michael Conlon, located in Saugus, Mass, is decorated with approximately 85,000 lights. Holiday lights can be dangerous if not used properly
Stay safe with a light hotline
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published Saturday December 15th, 2007
Tip No. 1 from the Ulta-Lit holiday hotline: Don't call from your roof.
It's happened more than once to the lighting professionals at 1-888-ULTA-LIT, who are there to give expert advice on repairing indoor and outdoor lights, pre-lit trees, wire-framed yard art and other holiday hazards.
"Once I got a call from a man who was on his roof trying to talk to me on his cordless phone. It was frustrating because he was out of range," says Ulta-Lit Tree company president John DeCosmo. "I also had a call from a woman who was the go-between for me and her husband, who was on their chimney."
The hotline was started 12 years ago to help customers who were left in the dark.
According to SilentCall, a company that developed alert products, at least 8,700 people a year are injured by holiday lights, decorations and Christmas trees.
Here are a few pointers from HomeTips.com for hanging Christmas lights:
* Use light strings that have a male plug at one end and a female receptacle at the other end and plug them together from end to end. This makes them easier to route.
* In the case of mini-lights, short, 50-light strings are often a better bet than longer 100-, 150-, or 200-light strings because you can easily unplug and replace a defective string.
* For outdoor lights, choose lights that are approved.
* Indoor lights should only be used indoors.