Question

Do any of you guys leave your solar string lights out all year? ‍♀️ What do you tack them to the fence with? Also, what solar string lights are the best? Ours have died on us‍♀️

Answer 1

I’ve not found any that last well.  

Answer 2

Yeah . ours are out 365

Answer 3

Always leave mine out. Love to see them in the winter.  

Answer 4

Replace the solar battery

Answer 5

I did and they died. i tack them to the fence with a staple gun

Comments

@reek15341 have you stapled through the wire

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@microphyte I have and I had to solder it back together and hot glue gun it

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@microphyte no i checked it thoroughly plus they worked all last summer

Answer 6

Any tips on how to attach them to a painted wall without drilling ideally

Comments

@peeler5 command hooks.  

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@townscape thanks, reckon they'll stick around for a few months on an outdoor wall?  

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Yes Im sure they would, I use them to hang my outdoor christmas decorations up and just leave the hooks for the next year.  

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These are fab too if you need to hang heavier items. I use then outside for everything as I always change my mind where I want things lol. Although they dont come off as clean as command hooks do!  

Answer 7

Mine never last from summer to summer

Answer 8

No, we bring them in during winter. Used to leave them out but they never worked by the following spring.  

Answer 9

Yup mine lasted nearly 3 years, until the leds packed up a few at a time, theyre cheap ones from amazon too

Answer 10

This was my front garden 2018 lights were still working on both the reed fence and boarder at the start of this year however the fence broke to wind snapping the wire and the boarder ones i accidently cut with strimmer both sets were from Ebay

Answer 11

I had some waterfall ones that have always been intermittent  some days they work some days they don’t (in full light). So annoying!  

Comments

Haven you tried new rechargeable batteries?  

Answer 12

Turn off and put in shed.  

Answer 13

I use xtra long drawing pins, yes i leave mine on,  

Answer 14

I have some solar lights which I bought 10 yrs ago from netto which is now an Asda and still going strong and have never changed the batteries

Answer 15

I leave mine out, they were a house warming gift 2yrs ago & are still working fine. To be honest it's the wintertime I see more of them as it's dark so early

Answer 16

The batteries they come with tend to be a bit rubbish change it out for normal battery see if they work if they light up you need order a new rechargeable. If they dont try all the little joints they can warp and expand. Wipe solar screen if they still dont work they probably knackered but 9 out 10 times its battery. Word of warning do not leave normal battery in there more than testing the normal battery will break them.  

Comments

@venlo64 yep 100% agree most of the time they just needed a new rechargeable battery. So many people give up and throw them away when it's an easy fix x

Answer 17

Yep I leave ours out, I used a staple gun to tack to the fence.  

Answer 18

I got myn from home bargains. Lasted a year. Tried to change the battery and you cant undo the solar thing to do that. Pffft. I've wound them all round trellis too so going to have to cut the bastard things off . Pffft ‍♀️

Answer 19

All mine have been either b & m or Poundland lights. I seal round the solar panel with either super glue or hot glue and leave out all year round, all been fine so far . Only the solar ornaments I bring in over the bad weather months xx