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Once
you realize the savings available from a transition to LED
lights, we need to look at the mechanics of the purchase and
a big part of this deals with warranties. We
love the warranty section as it pertains to the LED light
since they far outreach all other available lighting options
on the market. Let's take a quick look at the fine
print however to make sure we're comparing apples and
apples.
Our LED
lights have a 2 year, unlimited warranty. The savings
proposition on a conservative basis usually has you
recovering the full cost of the lights in a little over 1
year and that does not take into account the extensive rebates
and tax advantages available in most States. These
rebates can probably bring the recovery period for your
initial investment down to half of that time and the rest of
the lifetime which typically runs 50000 hours as opposed to
about 1500 hours for incandescent and 5000 for fluorescent.
The key part about our warranty is the "unlimited" word.
Many manufacturers will have longer warranties but with
limitations. The limitations can include a maximum
threshold of hours in use per day. For example, some
warranties, and we're not naming names will have a 5 year
warranty but only if the light is used no more than 4 hours
per day. It may not say this explicitly,
although some do, but the calculation essentially takes the
length of warranty time and divide it by a total number of
hours. It's the equivalent of the rental cars or lease
agreements that give you a cheap rate or lease payment but
ding you if you go over a certain number of miles.
It's bad news because the in the case of LED lights, who is
using their lights on such a limited basis and as opposed to
the lease agreement example, going over the allowed amount
eliminates your entire warranty in most cases. What's
the point of having a warranty at all?
We
asked the same question and decided we would go with a
shorter duration but with an unlimited warranty. We
know that the vast majority of our lights will last much
longer but we wanted to make sure the buyer can completely
absorb the cost of the light and save multiples of this cost
under the warranty period instead of looking for loopholes
to void the warranty. Limited warranties requires risk
taking and we're not in the casino business. We
deal in lights. Of course, we're happy to address any
questions you have on our warranties and it's design to
protect you at
help@ledlightsavings.net
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