Customer Services

FAQ's

Customer Services

Technical

Q1.Who can help & advise me?

Our sales team is very experienced, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. They can advise you about the functions of different products, and which products look best together. For more detailed technical enquiries about any of our products can contact us by the following methods:

By Phone: You can contact us on 01423 857888 or outside the UK on +44 (0)1423 857888 during our normal opening times as stated below.

By Email: Send to sales@lights4fun.co.uk and we will answer your email personally within the next working day.

By Fax: Send your fax to +44 (0)1423 505027

By Online Chat: You may see an ‘Online Chat’ logo appear on our homepage. This means we have a sales representative who is able to 'chat' to you online whenever the logo is showing. Simply click on the Online Chat Logo to operate this special new Lights4fun service and your own private 'Chat' box will appear.

Q2.Do you have a brochure?

We do not produce a traditional brochure. This helps us to keep our costs down and pass on savings to our customers. All our products are listed on our web site which also carries any special deals or offers and our current stock situation.

Sign up for our regular newsletter and you can download current special offer leaflets or any instructions needed for our products.

Q3.Do you sell replacement bulbs?

We do not sell replacement bulbs as most of our products are professional quality and are therefore designed with either fuse preservation circuits or long life non-replaceable bulbs. We do have a small range of indoor fairy lights that use standard bulbs. Replacement bulbs for these can be bought at most garden centers or D.I.Y. shops prior to Christmas.

Q4.Do you deliver to the Republic of Ireland?

Yes we do and we can also deliver to other parts of the world. Click here to find all destinations and delivery prices.

Q5.Can you deliver to other European Destinations?

Yes we can. Click here find all destinations and delivery prices.

Q6.Can you deliver next day?

Yes we can – on any order taken Mon-Thurs before 3pm. This applies to UK Mainland excluding Scottish Highlands and Isles.

Q7.How do I get free delivery?

Free UK mainland delivery is offered on every order where the order value exceeds £200

Q8.What happens if I receive something and it is faulty?

Lights4fun will immediately replace the product for you or offer you a full refund - which ever you prefer. All our products are protected by a full twelve month warranty. See our Returns Policy.

Q9.Is it safe to order online with my credit card?

Lights4fun uses the latest Secure Server Technology (SSL – 128bit encryption) to ensure that all of your personal and transactional information is protected to the highest standards. We do not personally store your credit card details but its details are temporarily and securely transferred via an encrypted network to the bank for authorisation and payment. Rest assured no one has access to your credit card details through your online transaction. To increase the safety of your shopping experience with Lights4fun, we constantly monitor our site activity. Our website is also 'Hackersafe' protected and tested every day. Please see the 'hackersafe' symbol on your righthand side.

Q10.Which lights can go outside?

All our lights are listed in categories of indoor or outdoor usage. Our professional ranges are designed for long term outdoor use. Please see individual product descriptions.

Q11.What does IP44 mean?

IP44 rating is the outdoor standard of light – this means the light can be put up outdoors and left out in all weathers.

Q12.Why is rubber cable better for outdoor use?

Rubber cables are safe, totally weatherproof and designed to withstand the worst of the British weather.

Q13.Which are better - LED or Rice Bulb lights?

LED’s used to be very expensive – but now are only slightly more that our traditional rice bulbs. LED fairy lights are environmentally friendly and will save you up to 90% on energy costs. They’ll last up to ten times as long as traditional fairy lights. Rice bulbs (traditional bulbs) tend to get hot, so are not advisable for use around fabrics and soft furnishings. LED bulbs stay cool to the touch. Simple.

Q14.Why choose LED products?

  • Incredibly bright - 3 x times brighter than traditional Christmas lights.
  • Use 90% less power. Always stay cool to touch - NEVER get hot.
  • LED bulbs last up to 10 x times longer (up to 100,000 hours).

Q15.What does 'fuse bulb' mean?

If one bulb fails the rest will remain lit.

Q16.What accessories can I connect?

When choosing accessories, remember that you can only connect LEDs to LED products and rice bulbs to rice bulb products. All our lights are segregated in 'Connection Types'. You can only connect matching types together A to A, C to C etc… If you have any doubts please call us on 01423 857888, we are always happy to help.

Q17.I need to light a large tree but only have one plug socket. What are my options?

Why don't you try our professional range of connectable lights? This means you can illuminate larger items by connecting several sets of lights together, thereby only needing one plug and providing limitless possibilities. We offer specially made extension cables, and T connectors to make the range even more flexible.

Q18.Can my string lights be left outside all year round?

Our professional range of string lights are made of high quality rubber cable and have long-life lamps with special protective caps. This means that they are extremely strong and are ideal for year-long usage. If you decide to leave them in trees all year round - please be very careful when pruning the trees not to damage the cables.

Q19.My tree is a long way from my plug socket. Will the lead cable be long enough?

In our professional range we sell blank connectable lead cables to extend your range from the plug to the first bulb. This makes distance almost no object.

Q20.Are your lights compatible with other European Countries?

Yes - all our products meet the highest quality standards of the European Union and the UK. They are designed for 230-240V which covers most of Europe. They are naturally supplied with a UK style plug, but we have European plugs available please call us on +44 (0)1423 857888 we are always happy to help you with any enquiry.

Q21.Will these lights work in the USA?

No, sorry. We get so many enquiries from the States - but the USA is on a totally different voltage from the UK. Our products are designed to run on 230-240v. USA customers can purchase any of our battery LED products and we’ll be happy to provide you with a shipping quote. Please call us on +44 (0)1423 857888 during our normal opening times or send to sales@lights4fun.co.uk and we will answer your email personally within the next working day.

Q22.Can the connectable lights be plugged into an outdoor socket?

Yes. The plug supplied or purchased is a quality molded outdoor plug. Please make sure you are using a proper outdoor socket that is shielded form the weather.

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