12 tips for choosing a New Year's garland

1. When choosing a product, first of all, pay attention to the packaging. It should be written all the basic information about the device: the manufacturer, name, capacity and purpose. In this case, this information is also duplicated on the label near the plug. Take into account that the electrogarlands can be for the house and the street, as well as for decorating the Christmas tree, window or wall.
2. To choose a good garland, you also need to look at the power on which depends the economy of electricity. For example, to decorate a Christmas tree at home you should select an electrogarlands with a power of not more than 50 watts and the voltage in the lamp is not more than 26 volts.
3. The information on the package must be in Russian, and in the box there must be a certificate of quality. As you yourself understand, this is unlikely if you decide to choose a Chinese cheap garland. In this case, you are not insured in any way.
4. A good inexpensive electro garnet has at least 3 colors to choose from, which switch and blink in different modes.
5. If you want to choose a New Year's garland that will last a long time, do not hesitate to open the package and check the contents before buying. Two-three spare bulbs with the same power as the main set are attached to high-quality electrical appliances.
6. The sales assistant is obligated to check whether all the light bulbs and switching modes are working with you. If he does not intend to do this, then ask for it. 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 ensure that it has protection against moisture, dirt and cold. Remember that the usual "home" electrogarlands for the street is not suitable, if you do not plan for a short-circuit holiday.
8. Do not know how to choose the right Christmas garland for the length of the tree? The size will depend on how high and large your coniferous tree is. Before you go to the store, measure these values ​​so as not to be mistaken. By the way, the length of the standard New Year's electrical appliance( from the plug to the last light bulb) should be at least 150 cm.
9. Specialists recommend for a small tree up to 180 cm to choose a garland with small lamps that can flash in one color or several. On a large Christmas tree, precious elektrogarlands look very beautiful in the shape of stars, angels, candles, etc. In any case, this is already a matter of taste and choice is yours. Manufacturers now offer instruments in a variety of colors, sizes and shapes. You can make sure of this on this collection 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, facades of buildings, etc. You can see them on the photo:
    Belt-light Duralight
    
12. Places for connecting wires with lamps, a plug and a switch box - these are the so-called problem points of any electrogarlands. The cross-section of veins of wires of a garland should be not less than 0,5 mm.kv. Pay attention to the insulation of the cores. It's good if she's fat.

At last, we advise you to familiarize yourself with useful tips for choosing an electrogarlands on video:

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

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