Why Christmas lights fail in Delta
Delta is not one climate. Tsawwassen is one of the windiest parts of the region, and Ladner is open to wind off the water too. Winter wind loosens poorly clipped strands and drags cords out of place. That is the most common reason a roofline section goes dark.
Ladner and Tsawwassen also have flat yards that hold water. A plug or join lying on soggy ground is a classic cause of a tripping outdoor outlet. Near Boundary Bay, Beach Grove and English Bluff, salt air adds corrosion at the plugs where strands join.
Up in North Delta, the hillside lots and tall trees bring more shade and moss. Lights on shaded roofs and in trees stay damp longer, and the connections feel it.
How we find and fix the fault
We start by working out where the problem is. A whole-house fault can take longer to find. Many single repairs take under an hour.
Here is what we usually do:
- Trace a tripping plug section by section until we find the wet or unsealed connection.
- Check older strands for a bad bulb or fuse.
- Test timers that stopped switching the lights on.
- Re-hang anything wind or a falling branch pulled down, using clips only, no nails or staples.
- Lift connections off the ground so flat, soggy yards do not put them back in water.
On sealed LED strands, a dead section often cannot be repaired. We will tell you when replacing the strand is the better buy. If a few spots are out on a strand in good shape, we repair it. If the wire is cracked or there are several faults, replacing costs less over time.
If the roof is slick or windy, we move that part of the job rather than work in poor conditions.
Book one repair, with no plan to join
You hire us for this job and that is the end of it. There is no program and no yearly plan. If you have bins of lights in the garage and you are done with the ladder, repair is a good place to start. You can book install, repair and removal each on their own, including on lights another crew hung. Tell us who put them up if you know, and send a photo of the part that is out.
The price depends on how long the fault takes to find, how high and complicated the roof access is, and whether any strands need replacing. We explain that before we start. Outdoor-rated lights that work, we reuse. If they do not, we can supply replacements.
We also repair lights at stratas, low-rise condos and storefronts. Removal is done in January, and you can book it alone as well.
