i bought the yellow one lasted 90 days why such a short life
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Composed of different materials.... Mine did the same, so I went with the heavy duty diaphragm.... Works great....
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Hi Roger - could be several reasons.. chlorine level, the suction strength, and, the type of stuff it's picking up, etc. Seems to me that little twigs and even tiny pebbles will shorten the life, as they slowly rub against and wear down the rubber. It is unusual, though for just a 90 day life. How do you clear it out when stuff gets stuck in there, assuming this happens once in a while?
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The warranty card that comes with it states that it is good for 90 days, IF you return the card within 10 days of purchase. Unfortunately this seems to be about standard on personal ionizers, which caused me to back out on the prospective purchase for several years before I finally got one. Still, the lifespan in general seems to not be dependent on the warranty length. I have had personal experience with 4 or 5 of them (due to me being the one of my friends who actually buys stuff on the Internet), and the oldest two have seen frequent use for about a year and a half. A third was accidentally doused in water after about a year, and did not survive the encounter. (Ionizers are very moisture sensitive.) The other two are working fine at about six months now. It does seem like I had read that the seller I bought them from on Amazon (Green Tech Environmental or Green Giraffe) would double the manufacturer's warranty, but I can no longer find a record of that, so it might have been temporary. I have not had cause to try and cash in on a warranty, so I cannot say how it would perform.
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The one that I just bought (June 2014) is a U2412Mb rev A01, manufactured in April 2014. It is very yellow compared to the older versions (U2412M rev A03, manufactured in August 2012).
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I bought 4, of the 4, only 2 lasted 10 months. 1 made it 6 months, another made it 8.
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yes.not sure if it is 90 days or 1 year but unless you are hard on ends/cord you wont have any problems.Good build quality.
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That's what mine did too, only lasted about 6 months, I think. Doubt there's anything you can do except buy another one - but I wouldn't buy the same one again if I were you!
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Mine died on me after 90 days thant God amazon took care of me, until it died.i liked it!
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never paid attention to the expiration date my mother simply takes one today for 90 days
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I believe it was 90 days. I bought a generic one at first, it lasted about 8 months and was a bit blurry. After that went I got this one and it's still working well after about 2 1/2 years and was just about as clear as the first one I had with the TV.
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It's been a while since I ordered this for one of my customers so I can't state 100% sure but I believe it was 90 days. It's still working ok as far as I know.
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The one i got has an expiration date of 10/2017 and I bought it on 03/2014.
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mine lasted less than 7 months / 10,000 miles. I was really disappointed because I liked the bulbs when they worked. I contacted Philips customer service and they told me tough luck. I've vowed to never buy Philips again and to share my bad experience as often as possible.
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The last one I bought only lasted about 6 months. I got it from Bulb World. I hope the one I just bought lasts a lot longer.
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I've only had mine 2 months so far, but I highly doubt that it will turn yellow as this is more of a hard plastic design vs. a TPU rubber design.
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I've had mine for 6 months, and it did start to turn yellow at around 5 months. At ten bucks though, I'm not really complaining.
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Well.... Mine lasted a month. Maybe I'm different, and I go through them fast as well. I suggest you search elsewhere.
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30 days. Mine crapped out at about day 45. Don't buy this light! It has absolutely no longevity, though while it worked, it was a great light. Some sort of engineering problem with the wiring mechanism. Maybe they'll come up with a Gen 2 version that fixes the problem.