Has anyone had luck fixing them once they stop working? I have 3 that only worked a few days, or not at all. I just received a reply from from the manufacturer of the solar lid lights. There is a clear film on top of the lid that needs to be removed!
1119573
Mine were the same, tried new batteries, that didn't work so I sent them back. Too costly and I got frustrated with them. I really liked them when they worked!
1136234
Mined works and still does, contact amazon or the seller and ask for a new one. It could be defective. Try another unit first, then call it quits after that. It pretty straight forward 8 hrs of sun with the cord to the panel. Check to see if their are any switches for on / off. I don't think that is the case in this model. If not I have other solutions for lighting that work as well.
1334462
Same thing happened to me on the large one, my husband is very handy and he took the lid apart and there was a wire that got disconnected, he was able to fix it, if it wasnt for him than it would still not be working. If you filled out the product registration than you can contact the company and they will replace it.
1549806
Sorry to hear that.I think I've had mine about the same amount of time and no problems yet.Mine is in direct sun just about all day.
265872
Aloha, Make sure the batteries are firmly planted and that the lights get the maximum number of sun rays and there is not an outside light near the solar light (light will not go on, if there is a light source, near...it has to be dark to activate).......we live in Hawaii with lots of sun and have been very please with amount of light, which is quite bright......we have tried a number of solar lights and the Westinghouse NE1201-78 has been the best performer.......Good luck. Mahalo
1994414
I have the same question. Looks like the lights are gone with out notice. In fact I thought it's not working since there to light, but looks OK afterwards. What is disturbing is that as an owner of old model I was not aware of the missing lights...
46247
Take one apart and hot wire it to see if the solar cells are still good. Most likely the rechargeable batteries inside your garden light have been left uncharged too long.
1772902
Mine doesn't work very well either - maybe it isn't getting enough sun? There is a switch that toggles from max to energy saver output. Every once in a while I toggle that switch - just for fun, and I get a bright light for a few hours. Then nothing until I wait a few weeks and play with the switch again...
119902
Cheaper to just buy a new light. I have learned to just seal them thoroughly, To keep the bugs from shorting it out. Hope this helps....
1173987
Mine are still working. One fell and cracked a bit but it still lights up at night. They don't last all night but they still do light up. I think you might want to send them back and try a second pair.
1523864
Sorry I can't help you with this one--just ended up tossing it because it quit working. Liked it at first but didn't last long. I order a lot of solar yard lights--some good, some not so good. Kind of a crap shoot. Again sorry.
1944799
Check for a warranty, if you would be organized enough to claim on it. FWIW, we had extremely good service out of the ones we bought years and years ago. Not sure if manufacturing has changed. My child was a toddler when we bought them, and he's almost out of the teen years old now. A few times through all those years, we've noticed a few bugs and unplugged it and plugged it in and it's started working again; or plugged it in for a couple of weeks in a different area of this house when I started seeing a few bugs in far flung areas. (My limit is 3 bugs before I react.) We JUST ordered a replacement for one unit. I started seeing a few bugs this Summer. The lights on the unit were not acting as they had in the past. (There's a pattern to the lights if you watch it.) This time, unplugging it did not reset it -- not sure if it finally failed or if that unit got hit by lightning. This time, the electronics guy here said it had really failed. Of course, with any electronics, no telling if the newer made units are manufactured elsewhere or with different components. So I can't predict quality of the newer units. It's worth a try imo because two of these units have kept my large house bug-free (other than spiders in the ceiling and ants coming in the back door), never sprayed any insecticides, for... 16 - 18 yrs? I hope the new units give as good service! (Said engineer is going to open the failed unit up and see if it's simply a capacitor or something repairable when he gets time. Just curiosity. The schematics are available online now if you search for the patent. But we just went ahead and bought a new unit. )
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It just so happens that I bought the same item. I left it connected to my Solar panel 12v I then set the whole unit in the window to catch the rays of the Sun. I must admit though I had forgotten it till the next day at the same time. When I looked the lights were lit. I tried it a second time and the lights were lit again. Give it a try. Hope this helps you.
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I had 4 of 8 solar lamps not working (They would go off after a few seconds or minutes). I sent an email to sahara@alpan.com and eventually she sent me 4 lamps.The problem was not the lamps but the BATTERIES.My suggestion: try with other batteries before requesting or buying a new solar lamp head.
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The solar lights on this product stink. Same thing happened to mine..died in a few months. One creative solution we did to try and salvage our money was to go get the cheap walmart solar lights that stick in the ground. We then zip tiend them around the candle part and now we have solar lights in the pretty glass encasement.
1830055
Mine worked ok when I got them, new batteries and use at night. They have trouble with the smallest amount of sunshine
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Make sure to have the sensor pointed out front, you might have to unscrew it just a tiny bit to get it to face out, had to do it with mine. After that I just leave them on 24/7 and they go on and off by themselves. When the power went out it took a little bit for them to come back on again, but they started to work fine after that.