Be Careful With Holiday Lights

During the festive time of year, keep these safety tips in mind:

Use lights only for the proper purpose-indoors or outdoors-as indicated on the package.

When decorating indoors, connect no more than three light sets to an extension cord.

Only use cords that are in good contition; frayed or cracked cords can be dangerous. And make sure cords are out of traffic areas and athat furniture isn't resting on them.

Always unplug holdiday lights when change bulbs or fuses.

When decorating outdoors, always check first for overhead power lines and stay away from them.

If your buying or replacing holday lights, we recommend newer light emitting diode (LED) bulbs for indoor and outdoor decorating. Compared to conventional holiday lights LEDs use 83 percent less energy, last much longer and are safe, sturdy and damage resistant.