Fred1969 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I am looking at the dripping icicles offered by CDI and was wondering what the difference was between the retrofit tube at $7.25 each and the 5 piece set at $90.00? I understand the obvious differences. I was wondering about the effect, is it the same for both or is there a difference between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Here are some videos of the retro fit:http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1122990910985Video of the Dripping Icicle Lights: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponddude Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I will be offering the retro's this year as well. We will have the 5" and 7" C7 version available. Mixing these in, with our Blizzard tubes really is a nice effect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Ponddude wrote: I will be offering the retro's this year as well. We will have the 5" and 7" C7 version available. Mixing these in, with our Blizzard tubes really is a nice effect!Price?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponddude Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I won't know for sure until after the 8th (Chinese New Year and all) but it looks like they should be between 5 and 8 dollars. Again, I will confirm before our pre-order starts.We are going to be offering many new things this year, one of which being LED bulbs, including the icicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Fred1969 wrote: I am looking at the dripping icicles offered by CDI and was wondering what the difference was between the retrofit tube at $7.25 each and the 5 piece set at $90.00? I understand the obvious differences. I was wondering about the effect, is it the same for both or is there a difference between them.Hi Fred,I only have experience with one of the models Paul offers. It's the ones that are shown in the first of Jim's links. Personally I wish I hadn't gotten them - the speed is so slow you could almost call it lethargic, and they all descend in synchronization for about the first 30 seconds. Didn't work at all for where I wanted to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimswinder Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 George Simmons wrote: - the speed is so slow you could almost call it lethargic,George...are they even slower than in the video?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cenote Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Ponddude wrote: We are going to be offering many new things this year, one of which being LED bulbs, including the icicles.Just curious, you speak of icicles, are you referring to a new breed of blizzards, or something different? Any sneak peaks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponddude Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 The icicles we are offering are the ones that Jim posted the videos of. However, I am using a different supplier and these icicles are not regulated so they have varying speeds and they are much faster than the ones in the videos.Blizzard is a whole different ball game but will still be available. Of course we always have some tricks up our sleeves.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulXmas Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I will be using the "Dripping Icicle Tube Lights" from CDI this year. I am aware of how they look on the videoI plan to hang them along my roof line and leave them on most of the time.I think they will work for me. if not then I will have 10 sets for sale Jan 2012 [align=left][/align] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownOut Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 I have been using the cheap Home Depot sets. There are eight icicles to a set for $20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 My wife loves the CDI dripping icicles, as a local outdoor mall has them up year 'round, but I just couldn't justify the price...16 dollars a tube..ugh..:?Still debating on the retrofits..obviously cheaper, but just not sure they will be what we want.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred1969 Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 DonFL wrote:Still debating on the retrofits..obviously cheaper, but just not sure they will be what we want..This was the reason I started this thread. I was trying to figure out if they are what we want. Maybe I didn't word it correctly. So let's try again. Can someone tell me the difference in the way the 5 tube set looks while operating compared to the single retofit bulbs? The retrofits I am refering to are CDI's 24" or 48" tubes. I looked at the videos that were posted on the thread but they don't appear to be of the retrofit tubes that I am interested in. If they have the same speed and look of the 5" 7" 9" ones like in the one video I don't think I want them. Thank you for your help.Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallleyes Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Shopko had these in 3 foot tubes and 5 tubes to a set.i bought 18 boxes.10 boxes at $24 and 8 boxes at $8 at 90% off.They were regular $80 a box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Fred1969 wrote: DonFL wrote:Still debating on the retrofits..obviously cheaper, but just not sure they will be what we want..This was the reason I started this thread. I was trying to figure out if they are what we want. Maybe I didn't word it correctly. So let's try again. Can someone tell me the difference in the way the 5 tube set looks while operating compared to the single retofit bulbs? The retrofits I am refering to are CDI's 24" or 48" tubes. I looked at the videos that were posted on the thread but they don't appear to be of the retrofit tubes that I am interested in. If they have the same speed and look of the 5" 7" 9" ones like in the one video I don't think I want them. Thank you for your help.FredI guess its kind of hard to describe as far as the effect.One thing I liked about the more expensive dripping tubes is they are so thin, it's like a very small beam of light dropping, and you don't see the body of the tube. The retrofit bulbs are larger, but a "wider' beam...The bulbs you mention at 24 and 48 inches from CDI I don't see. A 24 or 48 inch bulb is something I'm not sure I've seen anywhere, to be honest.Can you send a link? Its obvious neither of the styles shown in this thread are those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred1969 Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 DonFL wrote: Fred1969 wrote: DonFL wrote:Still debating on the retrofits..obviously cheaper, but just not sure they will be what we want..This was the reason I started this thread. I was trying to figure out if they are what we want. Maybe I didn't word it correctly. So let's try again. Can someone tell me the difference in the way the 5 tube set looks while operating compared to the single retofit bulbs? The retrofits I am refering to are CDI's 24" or 48" tubes. I looked at the videos that were posted on the thread but they don't appear to be of the retrofit tubes that I am interested in. If they have the same speed and look of the 5" 7" 9" ones like in the one video I don't think I want them. Thank you for your help.FredI guess its kind of hard to describe as far as the effect.One thing I liked about the more expensive dripping tubes is they are so thin, it's like a very small beam of light dropping, and you don't see the body of the tube. The retrofit bulbs are larger, but a "wider' beam...The bulbs you mention at 24 and 48 inches from CDI I don't see. A 24 or 48 inch bulb is something I'm not sure I've seen anywhere, to be honest.Can you send a link? Its obvious neither of the styles shown in this thread are those...Here is the link for the 24" and 48" retrofit tubes: http://www.creativedisplays.com/siteresources/data/files/retro%20fit%20falling%20icicle%20lights%2012-15-10.pdfHere is the link for the 10", 20" and 40" 5 tube sets: http://www.creativedisplays.com/siteresources/data/files/dripping%20icicle%20tubes%2010-16-10.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 The 5 tube sets, and the smaller bulbs were all I had ever found on paul's site. Would like to see the bigger ones in a video..I might consider them myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul sessel Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Here is a video of the 24 & 48 inch tubes:http://www.youtube.com/user/creativedisplays#p/u/8/uKh7UJn_Ot8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred1969 Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 paul sessel wrote: Here is a video of the 24 & 48 inch tubes:http://www.youtube.com/user/creativedisplays#p/u/8/uKh7UJn_Ot8Thank you for taking the time to jump in. I wasn't sure when I saw the video if these were the ones. Don't really like the looks of them. I think I am going to spend the extra money and get the set of five. How are they packaged for the presale. Is it one set of 5 for the price listed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Fred1969 wrote: paul sessel wrote: Here is a video of the 24 & 48 inch tubes:http://www.youtube.com/user/creativedisplays#p/u/8/uKh7UJn_Ot8Thank you for taking the time to jump in. I wasn't sure when I saw the video if these were the ones. Don't really like the looks of them. I think I am going to spend the extra money and get the set of five. How are they packaged for the presale. Is it one set of 5 for the price listed?I can answer that, as I was hoping Paul would give me a different answer when I emailed him a couple weeks ago, but no such luck...it is, as I understand it, per set of 5..so for a set of 5 of the 10 inch tubes, 90 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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