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Commercial Grade Christmas Lights Will Be Brighter And Last Longer

Long Answer: It comes down to paying the price for higher quality. What makes Christmas lights “commercial-grade” is the durability and efficiency of the parts they are made with. This includes weatherproof lights and cables, as well as energy-saving, LED technology.

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With this in mind, you know you are getting a good product that will do its job well for many years to come. Let’s look at the components of commercial-grade lights.

Light Emitting Diodes (LED lights) On Commercial Christmas Lights

All our Christmas lights will come with LED technology. Commercial Christmas LED lights are much brighter and more efficient than traditional incandescent lights. Since LED lights do not heat up nearly as much as traditional lights they are able to use about 90% less energy to produce the same amount of light. For the same reason, they are able to last about 10 times as long as the traditional bulb. This provides the added benefit that the LED Christmas lights remain cool to the touch as well as not burning out. Instead, they will begin to slowly fade at the end of their 50,000-hour lifespan giving you time to replace them.

If the traditional look and feel of incandescent bulbs are what you are looking for, then don’t worry. Holiday Bright Lights makes the best commercial-grade Christmas lights. Their C7 and C9 bulbs have achieved the look with LED filaments. Essentially, the diodes are miniaturized and made to look like a traditional incandescent filament to produce a similar light characteristic while maintaining the efficiency of LED technology. This way you have both the old-timey feel of Christmas and the modern qualities of LED lights.

The Durability Of Commercial Christmas Lighting

You might be thinking you can just get LED Christmas lights at your local hardware store. The difference is that commercial-grade C7 and C9 LED bulbs will include more diodes per bulb than their consumer-grade counterparts. This contributes to much brighter light and a slower fade at the end of their life span. With a 50,000 hour light lifespan on the C9 bulbs we carry, you can run your Christmas lights 15 hours a night all through November and December every year for 50 years before they start to give out.

With this timeline, you might think that your bulbs will break and shatter before they even reach the end of the LED lifespan. But fear not! Commercial-grade Holiday Bright Light C9 and C7 bulbs come with a polycarbonate shell in place of traditional glass. This keeps the clear glass-like feel of traditional incandescent bulbs but is made of shatterproof plastic. This way you know the housing lifespan will be on par with that of the LED.

Commercial grade waterproofing is the final piece of the puzzle for a truly durable lighting setup. Our C7 and C9 bulbs include a waterproof, outdoor UL rating so you know they will stand up to the winter elements through many years. Similarly, all our commercial grade Christmas light wires include an SPT 1W rating, meaning they are weatherproof and able to withstand the elements along with your lights.

The Durability Of Commercial Christmas Lighting

You might be thinking you can just get LED Christmas lights at your local hardware store. The difference is that commercial-grade C7 and C9 LED bulbs will include more diodes per bulb than their consumer-grade counterparts. This contributes to much brighter light and a slower fade at the end of their life span. With a 50,000 hour light lifespan on the C9 bulbs we carry, you can run your Christmas lights 15 hours a night all through November and December every year for 50 years before they start to give out.

With this timeline, you might think that your bulbs will break and shatter before they even reach the end of the LED lifespan. But fear not! Commercial-grade Holiday Bright Light C9 and C7 bulbs come with a polycarbonate shell in place of traditional glass. This keeps the clear glass-like feel of traditional incandescent bulbs but is made of shatterproof plastic. This way you know the housing lifespan will be on par with that of the LED.

Commercial grade waterproofing is the final piece of the puzzle for a truly durable lighting setup. Our C7 and C9 bulbs include a waterproof, outdoor UL rating so you know they will stand up to the winter elements through many years. Similarly, all our commercial grade Christmas light wires include an SPT 1W rating, meaning they are weatherproof and able to withstand the elements along with your lights.

Customize Your Christmas Lights

Another reason to choose commercial-grade over consumer-grade LED Christmas lights is the amount of customization you have to truly personalize your holiday lighting display. Lighting wire can use individual light sockets and Gilbert plugs that allow you to create strings of light at whatever length you need. You can read more about Gilbert plugs here.

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Having commercial grade light strings cut to the length you need works as a time-saver for future holiday seasons as well as being visually pleasing to use lights only where you want them. Compare this to retail-store LED Christmas lights where you need to hope you can find light strings that will fit the dimensions you need.

On top of this commercial Christmas light strings can be customized by changing the bulb patterns that you wish to use. We carry boxes of multi-colored LED bulbs or single color LED bulbs including red, green, white, blue, purple, and orange. By buying professional-grade lights, you have the option of setting up light patterns for various holidays, not just Christmas. Use a red, white, and blue pattern for Independence day, green and white for St. Patty’s day, red and white for Valentine’s day, or set up your color pattern for your favorite sports team!

Invest in LED Christmas Lights

Commercial-grade lights are definitely an investment that will pay off in the years to come. And while most online stores make their commercial-grade products available only to contractors or licensed professionals, anyone can buy commercial Christmas lights at Sprinkler Warehouse without the requirement of a commercial account. Do yourself a favor and shop once for future holiday seasons with the confidence that they will all be lit with Christmas joy.

FAQ

Commercial Christmas lights are lights that have better weatherproofing, energy efficiency, insulation, and durability than their residential-grade counterparts. They are a great investment to last for years to come.

The Holiday Bright Lights brand we carry makes bulbs that shine brighter and last longer than the competition. With their C9 LED bulbs having a life span of 50,000 hours, and their C7 LED bulbs having a life span of 60,000 their durability makes them top-of-the-line commercial-grade Christmas lights.

At Sprinkler Warehouse we have a large selection of professional LED Christmas bulbs, mini-led lights, extra-large wreaths, garlands, and bows ready to ship today. And we sell direct to the consumer, so you don’t have to worry about having a commercial license or setting up an account.