12 tips for choosing a New Year's garland

1. When choosing a product, first of all, pay attention to the packaging. On it should be written all the basic information about the device: the manufacturer, name, capacity and purpose. At the same time, this information is also duplicated on a label near the plug. Please note that electric garlands can be for the house and the street, as well as for decorating a Christmas tree, window or wall.
2. To choose a good garland, you must also look at the power on which energy savings depend. For example, to decorate a Christmas tree at home, one should choose an electric garland with a power of not more than 50 watts and a voltage in the lamp of no more than 26 volts.
3. The information on the package must be in Russian, and the certificate of quality must be present in the box. As you yourself understand, this is unlikely if you decide to choose a Chinese cheap garland. In this case, you are not insured against troubles in any way.
4. A good inexpensive electric garland has at least 3 colors to choose from, which switch and blink in different modes.
5. If you want to choose a Christmas garland that will last a long time, do not hesitate to open the package and check the contents before buying. Two or three spare bulbs with the same power as the main kit are attached to high-quality electrical appliances.
6. The seller-consultant is obliged to check with you whether all the lights and switching modes work. If he does not intend to do this, then ask yourself. It will be good if you get a guarantee, especially if you want to buy an expensive garland, not a Chinese one.
7. If you decide to choose a street garland for the New Year, be sure to make sure that it has protection against moisture, pollution and cold. Remember that the usual "home" electric garland for the street will not work if you do not plan a short circuit for the holiday.
8. Do not know how to choose the right New Year garland for the height of the Christmas tree? The size will depend on how tall and voluminous your conifer is. Before going to the store, measure these values ​​so as not to be mistaken. By the way, the length of a standard New Year's electrical appliance (from the plug to the last bulb) should be at least 150 cm.
9. Experts advise for a small Christmas tree up to 180 cm to choose a garland with small bulbs that can blink in one color or several. On a large Christmas tree, expensive electric garlands in the form of stars, angels, candles, etc. will look very beautiful. In any case, this is a matter of taste and the choice is yours. Manufacturers now offer devices of various colors, sizes and shapes. You can verify this on this selection of photos:

   

   

   

   

   

   
   
10. A good choice is to buy a garland with LED lamps, as they are energy-saving, safe and durable. In addition, in the kit you can pick up beautiful nozzles in the form of snowflakes or stars.
11. You can choose modern electric lights "belt-light" and "duralight", which are more suitable for decorating windows, walls, doors, building facades, etc. You can familiarize yourself with them in the photo:

    

    Belt Light

    

    Duralight

    
    
12. The places where the wires are connected to the lamps, the plug and the mode switch box are the so-called problem points of any electric garland. The cross section of the veins of the wires of the garland should be at least 0.5 mm.kv. Pay attention to the insulation of the cores. Well, if she will be fat.

Finally, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with useful tips on choosing an electric garland in the video:

Now you know everything about how to choose a Christmas tree garland for home or street. Remember also fire safety measures. Turn off the device when leaving the apartment and be extremely careful if there are small children or animals in the room with multi-colored bulbs.

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