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ENGLISH
USE AND CARE
INSTRUCTIONS
When the product is placed on a live
tree, the tree should be well
maintained and fresh. Do not place on
live trees in which the needles are
brown or break off easily. Keep the
tree holder filled with water.
If the product is placed on a tree, the
tree should be well secured and stable.
Before using or reusing, inspect
product carefully. Discard any products
that have cut, damaged, or frayed wire
insulation or cords, cracks in the
lampholders or enclosures, loose
connections, or exposed copper wire.
When storing the product, carefully
remove the product from wherever it
is placed, including trees, branches, or
bushes, to avoid any undue strain or
stress on the product conductors,
connections, and wires.
When not in use, store neatly in a cool,
dry location protected from sunlight.
ENGLISH
SEASONAL AND HOLIDAY LIGHTS
INTRODUCTION
This leaflet provides guidance on the
purchase, inspection, installation and
use of Seasonal and Holiday lighting
sets.
Modern Seasonal and Holiday lighting
sets are safe to use if simple checks
are taken. It is obvious but necessary
to say, only use outdoor lights
outdoors. If young children are around
use Extra low voltage lights (24 or 12
Volts).
Outdoors also use Extra low voltage
lights unless you are going to make
sure they are installed well out of
reach of everyone. If you are going to
put mains voltage lights outdoors
protect them and everyone else by
using a plug-in RCD. These are the
devices you need when using a
lawnmower or hedge trimmer.
Electric lamps are much much safer
than candles, go electric, no candles
on you tree or anywhere near it. You
may know they are just for show but
someone else during the festivities
might think lighting the candles is a
great idea. Go electric.
Have you got young people in the
house? Have you a working smoke
alarm?, have you tested it? Go-on, do
it now, you know it makes sense. Then
go and buy a battery, it so very
necessary for a happy Holiday. First
the smoke alarm, then the fancy
decorations!
Visual inspections
New Seasonal and Holiday lighting
sets should be checked and inspected
in accordance with the manufacturers
instructions provided with the set.
Don't throw away the box, keep it to
store the lighting sets in, it may have
information on buying replacement
lamps.
Older sets, which may have been
hurriedly dismantled following the
previous year's festivities and stored
for 12 months, need to be carefully
checked for any damage to the lamps
(light bulbs), lamp-holders and conduc-
tors (wires).
The following are examples of items
that should be checked before plugging
in the set to the mains.