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26-11-2011, 11:12 AM
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Anyone who has one, or is thinking of getting one be very careful, I had one a few years back, heated up and started to burn.
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26-11-2011, 12:15 PM
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Crikey Jean......Thanks for the warning.....Hope no one was hurt and there was no damage.

We always get a real one but i'm a stickler for switching all the fairy lights off if we go out.Heard so many stories of house fires caused by overheated lights......
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26-11-2011, 02:22 PM
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Re: fibre optic trees

I have a small one which I use in the dining room. It must be about 6 years old now and I've had no trouble with it .........yet!!!
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26-11-2011, 05:02 PM
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Thanks for the warning! I don't like fake trees.
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26-11-2011, 08:37 PM
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I have one had it 6 years no problems so far I love it
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26-11-2011, 08:39 PM
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Oh dear thats worrying,I have bought the smallest possible Christmas Tree from M&S its planted in a pot and I may be lucky and pot it on after Christmas.
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26-11-2011, 08:48 PM
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mine is small also never have it pluged in for a long time
it has a transformer big plug on it
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27-11-2011, 01:19 AM
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We never leave our small fibre optic tree switched on for long..... the longest it has been on is about one and a half hours....
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27-11-2011, 06:28 AM
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yeh they take a lot of power but I love the look of them
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27-11-2011, 09:18 AM
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I have a nice looking artificial tree which I put separate lights on and coloured balls. I have had it for many years and I still think it looks good up. It stands about 5 ft tall and comes down into three sections. It will be going up in a few weeks my only concession to Christmas decs cos I like the look of it.
 
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