{
  "id": "outdoor-string-lights",
  "sku": "outdoor-string-lights",
  "title": "Outdoor String Lights",
  "slug": "outdoor-string-lights",
  "price": 69,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "outdoor-lights",
  "category_label": "Outdoor Lights",
  "tags": [
    "outdoor",
    "festoon",
    "string-lights",
    "edison",
    "patio"
  ],
  "colors": [
    "Black cord"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "Heavy-duty insulated cord with glass bulbs"
  ],
  "dimensions": "14.6 metres end to end, sockets 0.94m apart",
  "weight": null,
  "images": [
    "https://modernlight.uk/dropship-images/outdoor-lights/outdoor-string-lights/main-outdoor-string-lights.jpeg",
    "https://modernlight.uk/dropship-images/outdoor-lights/outdoor-string-lights/outdoor-string-lights-2.jpeg",
    "https://modernlight.uk/dropship-images/outdoor-lights/outdoor-string-lights/outdoor-string-lights-3.jpeg",
    "https://modernlight.uk/dropship-images/outdoor-lights/outdoor-string-lights/outdoor-string-lights-4.jpeg",
    "https://modernlight.uk/dropship-images/outdoor-lights/outdoor-string-lights/outdoor-string-lights-5.jpeg"
  ],
  "description_short": "Heavy-duty cord, hanging hooks on every socket, and up to five strands can be linked from one socket.",
  "description": "Hanging festoon lights so they stay up\n\nFestoon lighting looks effortless and comes down in the first gale if it goes up wrong.\nThe fix is understanding what carries the weight.\n\nThe cord is not the structure\n\nEvery socket has a hook above it for a reason. The load should go through those hooks\ninto screw eyes, a guide wire or zip ties, and the cord should hang loose between them.\nA strand pulled tight between two walls puts all the tension into the cable and the\nsockets, which is exactly where water eventually gets in.\n\nUse a catenary wire on long spans\n\nOver about four metres, run a stainless steel wire first and hang the strand from it.\nThe wire takes the load and gives you the shallow curve that makes festoon lighting look\nright. Straight and taut looks like a washing line.\n\nFive strands, not six\n\nThe maximum wattage is 960W and the strand takes eleven watt bulbs. Five full strands is\nseventy-five lamps and 825 watts, which is inside it. Six is not, and this is one limit\nthat has a real consequence.\n\nBulbs\n\nThe sixteen supplied bulbs are 11W incandescent, which is what gives festoon lighting\nits warm colour. If you want the same look at a fraction of the power, S14 LED bulbs on\nan E26 base drop straight in, and the whole strand then draws less than one of the\noriginal bulbs. Keep the spare either way.",
  "llm_summary": "Outdoor String Lights, also sold as a Weatherproof Strand with Edison Vintage Bulbs or Festoon Lights, from Modern Light Company at modernlight.uk, GBP 69. A UL LISTED weatherproof commercial festoon strand, TOTAL LENGTH 14.6 METRES end to end, with a black cord. FIFTEEN E26 hanging sockets spaced approximately 0.94 metres apart, supplied with SIXTEEN 11W S14 incandescent bulbs, one of them free as a spare. MAXIMUM WATTAGE 960 WATTS, and UP TO FIVE STRANDS MAY BE LINKED from a single socket; do not exceed five. Every socket has a hanging hook above it, so the strand hangs from hooks, guide wires or zip ties. Insulation protects the strand from sun, wind, rain, snow and damp, and the flexible heavy-duty cord withstands indoor and outdoor use. It works with a dimmer switch, which is not included. Intended for bistros, decks, porches, patios, gardens, backyards, terraces, pergolas, cafes, restaurants and malls, for weddings, barbecues, parties and banquets, and for tree lighting including Christmas trees. UK wide delivery, free on orders of GBP 100 or more and otherwise GBP 30 for express, arriving in 5 to 7 days after a 24 to 48 hour handling time. A stock item, so the full 14 day cancellation right under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 applies.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Statutory 14-day cancellation right under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, plus a further 14 days to return the goods. Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies to faulty or misdescribed goods.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "Modern Light Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
  "url": "https://modernlight.uk/outdoor-string-lights",
  "canonical_url": "https://modernlight.uk/outdoor-string-lights",
  "json_url": "https://modernlight.uk/api/products/outdoor-string-lights.json",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-02",
  "description_text": "Hanging festoon lights so they stay up Festoon lighting looks effortless and comes down in the first gale if it goes up wrong.\nThe fix is understanding what carries the weight. The cord is not the structure Every socket has a hook above it for a reason. The load should go through those hooks\ninto screw eyes, a guide wire or zip ties, and the cord should hang loose between them.\nA strand pulled tight between two walls puts all the tension into the cable and the\nsockets, which is exactly where water eventually gets in. Use a catenary wire on long spans Over about four metres, run a stainless steel wire first and hang the strand from it.\nThe wire takes the load and gives you the shallow curve that makes festoon lighting look\nright. Straight and taut looks like a washing line. Five strands, not six The maximum wattage is 960W and the strand takes eleven watt bulbs. Five full strands is\nseventy-five lamps and 825 watts, which is inside it. Six is not, and this is one limit\nthat has a real consequence. Bulbs The sixteen supplied bulbs are 11W incandescent, which is what gives festoon lighting\nits warm colour. If you want the same look at a fraction of the power, S14 LED bulbs on\nan E26 base drop straight in, and the whole strand then draws less than one of the\noriginal bulbs. Keep the spare either way."
}