AEG Offer 40 Year Solar Panal Warranty - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 01, 2024, 06:57:59 am
content: https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/new-solar-modules-offer-40-year-warranty-23-6-pct-efficiency/

author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2024, 07:24:25 am
content: It is probably a legit thing, but all I can think of is this:QuoteIn 40 years it would be a challenge to retain documentation necessary for the warranty.

author: Siwastaja
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2024, 08:33:16 am
content: Quote from: ataradov on February 01, 2024, 07:24:25 amGenerally yes, but AEG has been there since 1883 and is located in a country where consumer rights are valued high, so chances are real that the warranty will hold even after 40 years.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2024, 08:39:15 am
content: In Sweden there are companies that give a 100 year warranty, and, seeing as the company has been around since the 1700's, they likely will be around to honour it.

author: fourtytwo42
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2024, 02:23:44 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on February 01, 2024, 08:39:15 amThey might but I would certainly not

author: madires
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2024, 03:10:13 pm
content: Quote from: Siwastaja on February 01, 2024, 08:33:16 amSince 1986 AEG is just a brand name. AFAIK, the brand is owned by Electrolux and they licence it to anyone who is willing to pay for it. Don't be fooled by old German brand names!

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2024, 03:41:47 pm
content: The gotcha is in the fine print. The warranty is only to the original owner (not transferrable, so what is the point of 100 years), valid if damage incurred in the course of a stampede of wild elephants in your house between 3:55 and 4:00 pm on the Fourth of July during a hailstorm (and a baby zebra).

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 01, 2024, 11:40:31 pm
content: What it shows is the absolute confidence in the reliability of modern solar panels.

author: ejeffrey
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 03, 2024, 04:04:16 am
content: Yeah I think this basically is reflecting that assuming you prevent potential induced degredation, modern solar panels work until you drop a wrench on them. It's of course possible to have shoddy workmanship or random manufacturing defects but there isn't really an intrinsic lifetime limit.

author: Siwastaja
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2024, 11:12:16 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 01, 2024, 11:40:31 pmOr absolute trust (or hope) that solar panels keep advancing and getting cheaper, so that replacing the panels on warranty will be cheap enough after 10-20-whatever years.

author: m98
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2024, 08:34:30 pm
content: This is not AEG, this it is a Swiss shell company founded in 2022 that has licensed the AEG brand for solar products. AEG doesn't exist since the 90s, the only reputable products you can buy under that brand are home appliances made by Electrolux.

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2024, 08:42:22 pm
content: Quote from: Bud on February 01, 2024, 03:41:47 pmYou buy in your baby's name the day they are born, and they get a true lifetime warranty.

author: bdunham7
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2024, 08:43:45 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 01, 2024, 11:40:31 pmI have to be the cynic here and say that a 40-year warranty might actually reflect something else. There are various schemes involving very long warranties and not all of them are based on the manufacturer believing that their product will last that long--and that doesn't mean they are a scam. A warranty can be more like an insurance policy, with actuarial calculations and reserves set aside and all that.Also, solar panels are less likely to fail due to covered causes in Germany than someplace like California or Australia because they don't get as hot. And hailstorms and things like that wouldn't be covered by a warranty.

author: coppice
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 04, 2024, 09:02:27 pm
content: Quote from: bdunham7 on February 04, 2024, 08:43:45 pmIt sure can. There are businesses where you find your long warranty agreement is actually with some service company, and they keep closing those down, and starting new ones.

author: .RC.
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 06, 2024, 08:25:26 am
content: It is probably a concrete warranty. Once it is off the concrete, no warranty.

author: f4eru
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 06, 2024, 08:02:37 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 01, 2024, 11:40:31 pmRather: "What it shows is the absolute confidence in the reliability of modern companies."