Lighted Wreaths and Artificial Trees for Christmas

Pre-Lit LED Christmas Wreaths

A popular holiday door, porch, and patio holiday decoration is a Christmas wreath. Some wreaths are hung out for the holidays as an early welcoming for Thanksgiving then left up through the Christmas holiday. There are either artificial Christmas wreaths or live wreaths, but the one you are most likely to find is an artificial pre-lit wreath to use as a patio decoration for Christmas.

I recommend the LED Cordless Christmas or Holiday Wreath:

Pre-Lit Battery Operated Artificial Christmas Wreath - This 24" LED pre-lit Christmas wreath is easy to hang. It runs on 3 AAA batteries. This holiday wreath has 50 LED lights to make it a pretty holiday patio decoration. It looks good hanging on the front door as a welcoming for all of the fall and winter holidays.

There are many other pre-lit Christmas wreath choices. You can choose from a wreath that is full of greenery with lights in it or one that looks like a cranberry wreath. The same goes for choosing the right sized wreath for the patio. Hang re-lit holiday patio decorations from doors, gates, garages. Pick size accordingly. Lighted wreaths range from 18 to 30 inches. The 24 inch pre-lit Christmas wreath is about the perfect size and welcomes everyone.

Lighted Garland Patio Decorations

Pre-lit garland is another holiday patio decoration. Garland is a popular Christmas decoration that is often seen laying out on the fireplace mantel or in a Thanksgiving table decoration. There is also lighted garland for outside use. Using this pre-lit garland you can wrap around a mailbox, the rails heading up the patio, or you can put it alongside the window frame. Many people also use garland in a candle light display. The pre-lit garland comes in white LED lights or multi-colored lights.

Pre-Lit Artificial Christmas Trees for the Patio

Pre-lit artificial trees are a great patio decoration for the holidays. Although Christmas trees are often thought of as inside decorations there are those who love to share their Christmas spirit with passersby. One way is decorating the patio with holiday decorations. The short 4 ft pre-lit artificial Christmas trees seem like a nice choice. These lighted trees are used to line the steps of a patio or the put on the porch. Some stores sell these in pairs. The bottoms are in a container like an urn to keep it stable so the tree doesn't fall over. You can put these short pre-lit trees on either side of your front door as a welcoming. These also work as Thanksgiving decorations.

Lighted Spiral Trees

Another favorite holiday patio and yard decoration is the lighted spiral tree. They are usually around 4 feet to 6 feet tall and come in a triple pack. Some of the lighted trees that come in the package of three are also three different sizes. The lighted spiral trees come in a couple of different varieties. There are some that use rope lights to wrap around a metal pole that creates the look of a round, spiral tree. These rope light spiral trees are popular. There are also garland spiral trees that have the same look as the rope light spiral tree except it has the look of greenery. There are spiral trees that are done in white lights and there are also multi-colored spiral trees.

One of the coolest spiral tree is the Blue LED Spiral Tree. Another very popular pre-lit spiral tree decoration is the Outdoor Spiral Christmas Tree Set. This spiral tree set for the holidays is pictured at the top of the page. It comes with two pre-lit holiday patio spiral tree decorations.

Holiday Lighted Patio and Porch Decorations

Add inflatable animated decorations and window decorations to your holiday decor. These pre-lit decorations are either cordless or battery operated. Buy batteries with your decorations. 

Use common sense around electricity and lights. People die every year from watering their Christmas tree and getting electrocuted.  Be sure to read the directions.  And follow them!!

Mix your pre-lit holiday patio and porch decorations and win for best holiday decorations in the neighborhood!

Happy Holidays!

Lighted Holiday Patio Decorations - PreLit Decor

Lighted Patio Decor for the Holidays

The winter holidays are a unique time of year. People show their seasonal spirit with holiday decorations, including Christmas decorations, Thanksgiving decorations, and others. If you want to decorate your outside areas like a patio, garage, fence, walkway, or porch then there are tons of choices. A popular outside decoration is the pre-lit holiday patio decorations. These pre-lit patio decorations are things like pre-lit wreaths, pre-lit artificial trees, lighted Christmas trees for the patio or porch, and some lighted decorations.

Some of very popular pre-lit holiday patio decorations include shaped lights, pre-lit wreaths, lighted garland, and artificial Christmas trees.  These lighted holiday decorations welcome family and friends for the holidays. More pre-lit holiday patio decorations to consider:

Pre-lit Decorations for the Holidays

There are all sorts of pre-lit yard decoration that can be used to decorate the patio and porch area. No one said that when you decorate a patio for the holidays that it has to begin and end there. Spruce up your yard by lining walkway with white, blue, green, or even multicolored rope lights or try lighted candy cane decorations. Looking for eco-friendly Christmas decor?  Try solar Christmas decorations. Pre-lit holiday decorations are more detailed since they're made by the manufacturer.

Lighted Snowflakes for the Porch or Patio

The lighted snowflakes can be used anywhere. Some people put a star or a snowflake on the top of their house, maybe as a marker for Santa. Others put pre-lit snowflakes above their garage or on a fence. There are some pre-lit snowflakes that are a perfect size to be used as a holiday patio decoration.

• Twinkling Snowflake Pre Lit Yard Decoration in Blue & White - this lighted holiday patio decoration has 70 mini blue lights that makes the snowflake twinkle.

• Phillips 42" LED Twinkle Snowflake - this patio and yard decoration is great for putting on the wall. It is a good size lighted decoration that can be put almost anywhere. This would look great on a back wall as part of a porch decorated for Christmas or even as a welcoming Thanksgiving decoration.

• Bethlehem Lighting Indoor/Outdoor Mega Star Christmas Light Sphere - these are unique Christmas decorations for your porch. They are spheres in different colors that light up. They can be used as an indoor holiday decoration as well, but they look unusual and neat in the 

• Projection lights are gaining popularity.  This is a whole new take on lighted holiday decorations. 

How to Check a Wood Pellet Stove for Gasket Seal Leaks

Why Does the Pellet Stove Smell Like Smoke?

Pellet stove maintenance and regular cleaning keeps the stoves efficient, safe, and clean. One question to ask yourself is when should I check the pellet stove gasket for leaks. Some people may not know that a pellet stove gasket is actually a rope gasket that fits around the door to keep the seal tight, the air in, and your home warm.

The pellet stove gasket gives off a smokey smell when your stove has a seal leak. A new pellet stove may have a "burn off" smell that goes away once it is broken in. A stove will usually give off a smoke smell the first time it is fired up for the burn season, but that smokey smell is normal. A smoke smell that gets worse over time and does not go away with different wood pellets indicates a seal leak.

Check a Wood Pellet Stove for Seal Leaks - Visual Inspection

A visual inspection of the rope gasket is an easy and important part of pellet stove maintenance.

The first step is to check out the rope gaskets. The pellet stove gasket is a white rope that forms a seal around the door and the ash basin door. Gaskets will wear out, crack, and loosen over time with normal use of the pellet stove.

Check out the pellet stove seals on the door and the ash door (if there is one). Look at the width of the rope gasket. The rope gasket should be full enough to make a tight seal when the door shuts. A good rule of thumb is to make sure there are approximately 3 centimeters of rope rather than a flattened gasket.

After looking checking the gaskets around the ash bin door and the main wood pellet stove door, check the gasket seal.

How to Check or Test Pellet Stove Gasket Door Seal with a Piece of Paper:

1. Get out a piece of paper to check the wood pellet stove gasket seal.

2. Open the pellet stove door.

3. Close the paper in the pellet stove door.

4. Hold the paper with one hand. Shut the door on the paper and then try to pull it up and out. If the pellet stove's gasket seal is good then the paper will not come out. If the gasket/seal is thinning and not tight the paper will come out of the closed door.

The paper should not come out. If it does then the pellet stove probably needs to have the rope gasket replaced. Make sure to use a piece of paper that is long enough to test the gasket.

5. Move along all of the openings around both the main wood stove door and the ash bin door repeating the same close, pull, open actions to test the wood stove seal. If the paper stays in place then the gasket is good. If the paper comes out then the rope gasket should be replaced. Pellet stove rope gasket and glue can be purchased at Ace Hardware and other retailers.

6. Repeat this process when needed in order to keep the stoves in good working order.

Wood Pellet Stove Safety Tips

One danger posed by pellet stoves is the carbon monoxide the pellets give off when they are burning.  Pellet stoves require proper exhaust venting to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.  These are a few safety tips for using wood pellet stoves:

• Always use a carbon monoxide detector when burning a wood pellet stove.
• Get out of the house immediately if you suspect a carbon monoxide leak.  Carbon monoxide is an extremely dangerous (and deadly) gas that is odorless and colorless.  People die every year from carbon monoxide poisoning, particularly because it cannot be detected without a CO2 detector, so the deadly gas renders people unconscious and can be fatal.
• Place a carbon monoxide detector within 10 feet of the wood pellet stove.
• Clean the pellet stove chimney and exhaust pipes in the late fall when it's time to prepare for winter.  
• Hire a or hire a professional to perform pellet stove maintenance when necessary.