Ensure Christmas Light Safety This Season with BLT Direct

The excitement surrounding the Christmas holidays mounts up when it’s time to purchase the tree, fairy lights and outdoor Christmas lights to decorate the home. Light bulb and projector lamp experts BLT Direct have a selection of Christmas lights that not only light up your home, but don’t bite too far into the Christmas budget.

Safety is important, and BLT Direct explains how Christmas lights can still be fun and decorative whilst being safe. Electricity expert Steven Ellwood, director of BLT Direct stresses the importance of using tested and approved Christmas lights, “legitimate Christmas lights should carry the certified lab logo, and all the LED Christmas lights from BLT Direct are lab approved and carry the correct labelling If something should go wrong, a certified manufacturer will be able to fix any Christmas light issues without endangering anyone who works with and uses fairy lights”.

Light bulbs don’t last forever, and should a bulb blow within a stream of Christmas lights, they should be replaced immediately with a bulb of the same wattage before the lights are used again. Attempting to install a new fairy light bulb whilst they are in use is very dangerous and can have devastating effects, if several light bulbs are faulty within a line of Christmas lights, it is recommended to purchase new fairy lights as it could be a connection fault. “Consumers should never use fairy lights that may have connection problems, if you suspect a connection problem with any stream of fairy lights, simply throw them away, do not attempt to fix them yourself.”

Those decorating both inside and outside the house this year should also make sure that the correct type of Christmas lights are used. Christmas light packaging should clearly state whether they are for indoor or outdoor use, the outdoor Christmas lights from BLT Direct are tougher than indoor lights, and come with a longer electrical cord for convenience.

BLT Direct also stocks the innovative solar powered Christmas lights. The LED twinkle lights are controlled via a remote- making the use of these particular fair lights much safer. “The innovative solar power system makes these the greener Christmas lights” explains Steven “During the Christmas period, electricity bills can soar and many households waste energy by not turning their Christmas lights off, the solar solution offers an energy saving alternative and a fantastic price without cutting any safety corners!”.

The Christmas lights from BLT Direct can be viewed in the online catalogue at http://www.bltdirect.com/, customers can also direct Christmas lights queries and questions to the team via customer services on 01473 559 501.

About BLT Direct: BLT Direct are an online supplier of lighting solutions. They provide a wide range of lighting products, as well as light fittings and lamp disposal services, and are committed to offering energy efficient solutions to meet a wide range of home and business lighting needs.

Christmas Lights; A History with BLT Direct

BLT Direct is one of the UK’s leading retailers in decorative, sparkling Christmas lights, but have you ever wondered how the idea of fairy lights become a long standing holiday tradition? Way back in 1880 when Thomas Edison was fiddling with wires to create light bulbs, the stranded fairy lights were chosen to decorate the outside of his laboratory.

Initially, candles were used as decoration upon the traditional Christmas tree and fireplace, over one hundred years later however Christmas lights are strewn across lawns and roofs with many residential areas competing over the finest and most vibrant display of electricity. Whilst candles were the source of delicate and soft illumination, they lack the practicality that comes with the innovative light bulb. Thomas Edison’s partner Edward Johnson was the first to create a string of Christmas tree lights in 1882, hand wiring 80 coloured light bulbs; Johnson literally electrified the Christmas tree!

It wasn’t until 1903 however that Christmas lights became a family tradition, before the turn of the century electricity was reserved for only the wealthy and after 1903 pre-assembled kits were sold to everyone to decorate their homes in time for the holidays. It took another 17 years for the multi-coloured strings of light bulbs to become a fully commercial business; Albert Sadacca was a founder of (National Outfit Manufacturers Association) NOMA Electric Co. Who were pioneers in the Christmas lights market up until the 1960s.

Fifty years later, every company, business and service cashes in on Christmas and Christmas lights. BLT Direct not only offers an ample selection of Christmas lights and fairy lights in their online catalogue, the established light bulb experts provide some of the most competitive prices on the market. Whether they are to decorate the tree, the roof or even the car, BLT Direct has the Christmas lights for you.

To view the entire range of Christmas lights from BLT Direct, please visit the website on www.bltdirect.com.

About BLT Direct: BLT Direct are an online supplier of lighting solutions. They provide a wide range of lighting products, as well as light fittings and lamp disposal services, and are committed to offering energy efficient solutions to meet a wide range of home and business lighting needs.