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I am setting up christmas lights. I have two shrubs which are about 6 feet apart, and I want to put an LED string set on each. I bought a two-prong outdoor extension cord to run between the shrubs. The prongs from the extension cord do not fit into the end of the LED string.
Yes to the last: you certainly need outdoor-rated extension cords for anything exiting the house. Now, as to how to run the cord: the comments cover your planned implementation. I would strongly recommend, however that you or your friendly electrician run wire (properly inside conduit) from the existing internal outlet to a new external outlet box.
The string lights have a two-pronged polarized plug which, as far as I know, tells me there is no ground. However, in the safety information for the lights, it states: “Use only two-wire outdoor extension cords that have two-prong grounding plugs and grounding receptacles that accept the appliance’s plug”. This has me completely baffled.
Any extension cords you use for Christmas lights must/should be rated for outdoor use. Any outdoor outlets you use have to be GFCI protected outlets. So, get an outdoor power strip with a long cord similar to the one shown below. Plug it into a GFCI protected outlet and stake it into the ground. From there, you can run outdoor rated extension ...
Check in your garage (including on the ceiling, where an opener may be plugged in). Running extension cords all over is quite normal during the holidays. You may prefer to run an extension cord from inside; just make sure that it isn't crushed when closing the window or door it passes through.
You would do well to pull some slack to that extension cord and arrange the plugs so that they at least face down. It is not just the GND terminal of the extension cord that is of concern. You also have the open prong holes on the stackable Christmas tree light string that is facing up.
This is a reverse socket that takes the non-prongy end of an extension cord. In the other box, fit a normal outlet. A GFCI+receptacle combo device here is not required nor recommended. This thing is just a jumper. It's not officially part of your house wiring and is not energized unless you plug an extension cord into the inlet.
This seems like a bad idea but I wanted to know for sure. I am trying to extend the reach of my Christmas lights this year into a garden that is about 6 feet from my fence. I don't want to have lights on the ground as my kids would try to play with them. Same logic if I tried to brace them in the air from the fence into the garden.
I got this string light from Costco and I am currently using a heavy duty outdoor extension cord to connect it temporarily. The outdoor power outlet is around 10 ft away from where the string lights need to be plugged in.
The notion of using indoor lights on an outdoor tree doesn't rank very high in the annals of common sense. You may wind up having a fire call (some FD's bill you for these things) or a tripped breaker, melted extension cords stuck to the stoop, etc.