250ft Christmas Light Spools
Zip cord & C9 kits · 250 ft

250 ft Christmas light spools

Short-run spools for single rooflines, garages and small storefronts. The 250 foot lengths on the rack are an SPT-1 zip cord spool for building leads and jumpers, and a 250' C9 socket wire run that ships as a complete kit with bulbs, clips and plugs.

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Cut to length on sitePlug each run to fit the roofline

250 ft spools

Every 250 foot item carried by Christmas Light Supplier, with length, spacing and socket count. Prices update from the store when the page loads.

A loose 250' C9 socket wire spool is not sold on its own. The 250' socket wire run comes inside the two 250' kits below. For loose socket wire, the lengths sold by the spool are 500 ft and 1,000 ft.

SPT-1 zip cord spool

$78
Length
250 ft
Wire
SPT-1, 18/2
Use
Leads, jumpers, extension runs

Plain two-conductor lamp cord on a 250 foot spool. Cut it to the exact distance between an outlet and the start of a C9 run, then add a male plug on one end and a female plug on the other.

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250' C9 kit, 12" spacing

$435
Socket wire
250 ft spool
Sockets
250
In the box
250 LED C9 bulbs, 250 O-clips, 100 stakes, 10 male + 10 female plugs

A 250 foot run of C9 socket wire at 12 inch spacing with everything needed to hang it. Tighter spacing reads as a continuous line from the street.

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250' C9 kit, 15" spacing

$425
Socket wire
250 ft spool
Spacing
15 in
In the box
200 LED C9 bulbs, 200 O-clips, 100 stakes, 10 male + 10 female plugs, 250' zip cord

The same 250 foot run at 15 inch spacing, with the bulb and clip counts matched to it and a 250 foot zip cord spool included for leads.

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Sockets per 250 ft spool

Socket count is length divided by spacing. It sets how many C9 bulbs and clips to order with each spool.

250
sockets per 250 ft at 12 in spacing
200
sockets per 250 ft at 15 in spacing
125
sockets per 250 ft at 24 in spacing

How a spool run goes together

Socket wire from a spool is built into runs on site, so each run matches the roofline instead of a fixed pre-made strand.

  1. MeasureWalk each roofline, peak and ridge and add the lead distance from the outlet.
  2. CutCut the socket wire between two sockets at the measured length.
  3. PlugAdd a male plug to start the run and a female plug to end it or feed the next run.
  4. HangClip the run to the gutter or shingles and screw in the C9 bulbs.

250 ft spool questions

What is a 250 ft Christmas light spool used for?

Most 250 foot jobs are a single roofline on a ranch home, a garage, a porch rail or a small storefront. Zip cord at this length covers leads from the outlet to the start of each run.

Is there a loose 250' socket wire spool?

Not as a standalone item. The 250' C9 socket wire run is sold inside the 250' kits. Loose socket wire comes in 500 ft and 1,000 ft spools.

How many bulbs does a 250 ft run hold?

250 feet at 12 inch spacing holds 250 sockets. At 15 inch spacing it holds 200. At 24 inch spacing it holds 125.

What is the difference between zip cord and socket wire?

Zip cord (SPT-1 lamp cord) has no sockets. It carries power from the outlet to the lights. Socket wire has C9 sockets molded on at a fixed spacing and is the run the bulbs screw into.

How does shipping work?

Orders are placed and fulfilled by Christmas Light Supplier. Shipping is free on every order with no minimum and ships the same day.

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