Treat it with the same care as any other electric appliance.
Once unplugged you may clean it with a damp cloth. (It is coated
with acrylic to help it resist water.) The grapes and or decorations
can usually be removed for cleaning as well. If one lamp burns out
the others will stay lit. The corks are not made to be pulled out
since they are helping to hold the lights but they may be cleaned easily
enough without removing them. If you ever decide to replace the lights
or some of the bulbs, carefully pull out the cork or stopper, loosen the
wire holding the lights, (be careful since end of wire is sharp) and pull
the lights out of the hole on the back of the lamp. They come out fairly
easily. I don't recommend sets larger than 20 - 35 for most bottles. If you are
concerned about how warm they get, mine stay plugged
in for long periods of time and get
warm but not hot.
Reinsert them when done and then reattach to the cork
or stopper. Recently, shrink tops have been added instead
of wine stoppers. This way you can choose one at a later
date that can match your decor if you wish. To replace a
shrink top, pull the tab that is on the shrink top (just like a new
bottle of wine.) You can leave the part that is on the side of
the bottle if you wish, then remove only the
cork insert. The rest is the same as
for a wine stopper.
Wee Baby
Lights are made just like the Spirited Lights as are the
De"light"ful Blocks. The lights in the blocks can just be
pulled out and replaced with ease. Just move the block as you are
doing it so they will fill up the space.