LED lamps "Gauss": reviews, review of the advantages and disadvantages of the manufacturer
Lamps for chandeliers and room lamps remain the main sources of artificial light in residential and office spaces.Due to their use in areas requiring stable and perfect lighting, increased demands are placed on their performance. Devices must be economical, sight-safe, and reliable.
In terms of performance and practical qualities, Gauss LED lamps are ahead of most competitors. Their annual victories in the ratings of LED lighting devices are justified by high quality and maximum operating time. We will introduce you to the products of this brand and analyze the pros and cons of the range.
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About the Gauss brand and the Warton company
To better understand where the Gauss brand came from on the Russian market, it is necessary to get acquainted with the history of the Warton company. This is a fairly young enterprise, founded in 2009 and by 2018, it had managed to master two main areas - its own production of LED lamps and the sale of high-end Chinese products.
It all started with the distribution of Chinese lines of lamps, first fluorescent, and then (since 2010) LED. They enter the Russian market under the Gauss brand.
The name arose for a reason. LED lamps are named after the great mathematician Gauss, who made his discoveries at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. Among other things, he studied the power of light from natural sources and the possibility of converting energy into light.
In addition to selling Chinese LED products, the company produced its own lamps. The production is located in the Tula region, in the small town of Bogoroditsk. On the site where an abandoned factory was previously located, a complex of modernized workshops equipped with new lines and machines appeared.
The Warton brand produces high-quality lamps for industrial, educational, public and administrative buildings.
Why did the company's owners rely on LED products, since they started with fluorescent ones? Wise and enterprising managers realized in time that the time was coming for more economical, safe and less expensive products.
In addition, in 2009, the federal law “On Energy Saving” was adopted, regulating the economical consumption of electricity and its efficient use in state-owned enterprises.
Advantages of LED products
The Gauss brand almost immediately became a leader among LED products and takes top places in various surveys and ratings.
When releasing new lines, the manufacturer tries to take into account every nuance, from the degree of flicker to the design of paper packaging. By the way, lamp packaging has repeatedly won prizes at national design competitions and advertising festivals.
Features of structural elements
The manufacturer insists, and regular buyers of Gauss products confirm, that all lamp parts are made of the best materials, 100% meet modern requirements and serve perfectly throughout the entire period of use.
The flask is made of polycarbonate, which, unlike glass, does not break from impacts. If you accidentally drop an LED lamp, then there is a chance of maintaining its seal, which cannot be said about incandescent lamps, instantly flying into pieces.
LEDs are located on a special substrate. A smaller number of high-power diodes is considered more energy efficient than a large number of weak analogues. This principle was used by the creators of the latest series of household lamps.
An aluminum radiator conducts heat better than other materials, and plastic protects the user from electric shocks and burns. The variety of bases is such that you can choose a device for any type of lamp.
New models fit into the interior thanks to a change in shape. Let's assume that the latest versions of the X53 practically do not protrude beyond the boundaries of the case and look more aesthetically pleasing.
List of technical characteristics
The 21st century user has learned to understand the characteristics of products because he is interested in saving the family budget. Lighting fixtures are present in every room, even in the closet, as well as in the basements and attics of private houses.
Thus, more than a dozen lamps are collected. If you select energy efficient appliances, you can save a lot on bills.
What should you pay attention to when choosing? The manufacturer met the users halfway - that’s all Main characteristics placed on the packaging.
These include:
- power (W or W);
- brightness (Lm);
- color temperature (K);
- light beam angle;
- sizes.
Each item on the list is important in its own way. Wattage shows how much electricity the lamp consumes. It's easy to calculate how much money you can save, and the percentage of savings is usually indicated on the packaging (for example, 88%). The lower the watt, the less you have to pay.
To make it clearer to the user, the manufacturer provides a comparison with another type of lamp. Often there are inscriptions informing about the correspondence of the number of watts of an LED product to the number of watts halogen device or incandescent lamps.
Lumens indicate brightness, in other words, how much light the lamp produces. For example, 550-720 lm is enough to illuminate a 6-meter bathroom. According to regular consumers of Gauss products, 7 W lamps shine brighter than 10 W analogues from other brands.
A few more points that require close attention:
It would seem that the characteristics of Gauss lamps do not differ from those of devices from other manufacturers. However, buyers who prefer this brand note that the operating data of the lamp corresponds to the specified parameters.
Among competitors of Gauss LEDs, this is not so common. There are enough companies on the market that produce low-quality products, as well as outright fakes that only superficially resemble the products of a well-known brand.
Brief overview of the model range
The variety of modifications is also one of the advantages of the Gauss brand. Among the series presented on the market, you can easily find small and voluminous bulbs with an E14 or E27 base, GU10 spotlight devices for spot systems, flat and linear lamps.
The manufacturer has identified 4 categories of LED products:
- lamps;
- LED lamps;
- Spotlights;
- LED strips.
The range of lamps is large. Only the “smart” ones (or dimmable) there are 23 pieces. In addition to them, there are decorative, capsule, mirror, soffit, and universal (general purpose) ones.
There are even more modifications of lamps: with IP65 protection (for outdoors and saunas), touch-sensitive, downlights, spotlights, with a decorative ring, office, linear, etc.
Dot products are distinguished by series names: Brilliance, Tablet, Crystal, Glass, Mirror, Strass, etc. Each type has a different design. Suppose Brilliance products are decorated with gilding, “silver” plating and “crystal” pendants, and Gypsum is really made of plaster.
Gauss LED strips are especially popular among lovers of a relaxed atmosphere and home parties. They are sold in blisters, have a convenient length of 5 m and are easy to install - attached with clips or self-adhesive.
To control the backlight, you will need a controller, and to supply energy, you will need a driver. To select devices, you should carefully study the packaging of the tape and determine the power. Both the range of lamps and the ability to control some of them (“smart” lamps, strips) are undoubted advantages over other manufacturers.
Disadvantages of an established brand
The disadvantages of Gauss products can only be judged by consumer reviews, since LED devices can really be put on the same level as such famous brands as Philips And Osram. The only drawback that immediately catches your eye is the relatively high cost.
Sellers note high demand for products and a low percentage of replacement of defective products. By the way, the warranty for household models is 3 years. This time is usually enough to analyze the operation of the lamp and find out its shortcomings.
Positive and negative customer reviews
Gauss is a brand about which there are much more positive reviews than negative ones. According to statistics, unpleasant characteristics indicated by buyers can be found in approximately 10 cases out of 100.
The advantages of the brand include the following qualities:
- saving energy is the main reason why people choose LED products;
- modern design - lamps are often a visible element of the lamp, so their external design is also important;
- no heating – it has been verified that the LEDs minimally heat the lamp body and do not deform adjacent materials;
- absence of blinking and pulsation - this is good for the eyes, does not distract or interfere with work;
- instantaneous achievement of maximum brightness - unlike, say, energy-saving lamps, which become bright gradually.
Business buyers keep receipts, packaging and a warranty card so that in the event of a breakdown within the next 3 years they can replace the lamp with a new one.
They also note the convenient, informative packaging.The paper box containing the purchase contains all the main characteristics of the device, which facilitate the process. choosing an LED light bulb. Other manufacturers often deliberately remain silent about certain properties of their products.
Brand claims are quite subjective. For example, many people don’t like “cold” light - but Gauss always has the same model with a yellow tint in its arsenal. Some models, due to their design, have a relatively short service life - up to 25 thousand hours.
Many people don’t like the large selection of lamps – it’s difficult to settle on one specific one. But most often complaints relate to cost, although the brand is more likely to belong to the middle price segment.
I would like to separately note that the cost of the final product is influenced by the total cost of high-quality components - hence the seemingly inflated price. However, the lamps work for a long time, at full power and really save energy, so the price is justified and the costs quickly pay off.
Will introduce you to choosing a dimmer for an LED device next article, in which this interesting question is analyzed in great detail.
Conclusions and useful video on the topic
Even more information about the popular brand is presented in video reviews of model ranges and specific modifications.
Video #1. Testing the 12W LED model and reviewing characteristics:
Video #1.Video #2. Comparative test with other brands:
Video #3. Why the buyer chooses Gauss:
Video #4. Possible manufacturer defects:
Gauss brand products really deserve approval. Of course, some series or models may have technical shortcomings, but they are compensated by significant advantages.These lamps can easily be ranked among the best representatives in their segment. Usually the products fully meet the expectations of users.
Would you like to talk about the quality and service life of an energy-saving Gauss light bulb? Share which one you preferred to buy and why. Please leave comments in the block below, ask questions, post photos on the topic of the article.
But I still haven’t decided which lamps are better. I have incandescent, diode, and energy-saving ones at home. Yes, designed to be energy efficient, they last longer and are brighter than traditional incandescent bulbs. In addition, incandescent lamps tend to explode. The LED light shines impeccably for six months, until I complain.
Guys, who switched completely to diodes, how much do you save? And does the use of LED bulbs affect the lighting?
I think that the question of saving through lighting with LEDs and energy-saving devices in comparison with classic light bulbs is rather a rhetorical question. For a clear example, I will attach a table with annual consumption, price of lamps and service life. It’s not difficult to think that an LED lamp is an excellent solution that will pay for itself very quickly.
Regarding the issue of lighting, with LED lamps you can also choose the color temperature and luminous flux to ensure the most comfortable light background in the room. For example, warm light 2200-2700K is more suitable for the bedroom and kitchen, while cold light 4000K+ is better for work (study, office). Pay attention to this indicator when purchasing lamps.
Yes, the lamps from the new batch are garbage, they look like lamps from the basement assembled on the knee. Warton confirmed that the lamps are not fake, but the quality has become much worse - the old ones worked for 3 years and out of 6 not one burned out, but I opened the new ones and was disappointed both in appearance and in the filling.
Some experience in using LED lamps, including Gauss. Replaced all the lamps in the apartment. The first disappointment: I monitored the savings for several months, but the costs did not decrease.
The lamps periodically fail and have to be replaced. Recently the light in the bathroom began to flicker. I decided to change it and then I felt that the lamp was very hot and was burning my hands. It burned for no more than 30 minutes. The stated lamp power is 3.5 W. I checked the others, the same picture.
There is only one piece of advice - keep your receipts, however, now they use paint that fades after a month.