Window candles

[boiler717]

I am going insane researching these! I don't know if I want flicker or not, electric or battery, sensor or timer. Too many choices!!

Can one of you just tell me which ones to get, please ?

[kaylie]

No flicker (looks cheap), battery (you don't want cords everywhere), timer.

[bunnymendelbaum]

Nov 20, 2012 8:32:41 GMT -5 kaylie said:

No flicker (looks cheap), battery (you don't want cords everywhere), timer.

Exactly.

Now I want to get some. (Got rid of my corded ones 2 yrs ago.)

[sierramist03]

No flicker

[chanteltbarrett]

Nov 20, 2012 8:32:41 GMT -5 kaylie said:

No flicker (looks cheap), battery (you don't want cords everywhere), timer.

Ditto.

[ssmjlm]

No flicker, I've found the battery ones are pretty dim in a few weeks.

I have the 8 on, 16 off ones and we like those. The hardest part is just plugging them all in at the "same time" initially, but then they do their thing.

[sailorgray]

No flicker and skip the battery ones because they are really dim. I have tried many over the years and the best have been the plug-in ones from Bed Bath and Beyond that come on as the sun sets. Seriously, skip the battery ones and deal with the cords. They are soooo much better.

www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?sku=14153977&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=CIT71bvp3bMCFQVnOgod-B4AMg

I've had the same ones for about 3 years.

[Susie]

No flicker.

I have corded ones on a timer. It's not the prettiest, but it's hard to replace something that works. The cords are also NBD in my house: my only front-facing windows in the house are a single bay window where furniture (and later the Christmas tree) cover the cords) and upstairs bedrooms.

I use grosgrain ribbon and little suction cups to keep them from falling off the window sills.

If you do battery, my mom discovered this year that different brands of batteries yielded different candle brightnesses. So get a big pack of matching batteries!

[hbomdiggity]

True story - when my parents built their house they had an outlet installed near every front window and then had the outlets wired to a single switch, for the sole purpose of Christmas lights. My dad still thinks he is a genius for doing this.

[sailorgray]

Nov 20, 2012 10:19:53 GMT -5 hbomdiggity said:

True story - when my parents built their house they had an outlet installed near every front window and then had the outlets wired to a single switch, for the sole purpose of Christmas lights. My dad still thinks he is a genius for doing this.

That is kinda genius!

[simpsongal]

LOL, hbom - I always said I would wire my house for Christmas displays if given the opportunity!

I ordered these after doing a good amount of research:
www.lightsforalloccasions.com/p-1171-window-candle-led-economy-single-tier-aged-bronze-base-battery-operated-auto-sensor-white-flame.aspx

I could see corded ones being more reliable and brighter, but I don't want cords running from every window (especially for when we have kids - yikes!).

[TBM]

Nov 20, 2012 10:19:53 GMT -5 hbomdiggity said:

True story - when my parents built their house they had an outlet installed near every front window and then had the outlets wired to a single switch, for the sole purpose of Christmas lights. My dad still thinks he is a genius for doing this.

:Y: :Y:


Dh ran wiring/installed outlets under the eaves for our outdoor lights, and has them on a timer. That has made decorating outdoors so much easier.

[electricmayhem]

I have corded non-flickers that are light-sensitive, so they go on and off with the sunlight. Plugging them in can be a pain, but I'm not sure how the brightness holds up on the-battery operated ones.