I want to preface this review with a little bit of history. Nearly a year ago our basement went from a dark storage room with all kinds of bugs and spiders, you would normally find in an unfinished basement, to a brand new finished family room perfect for watching TV and relaxing. Having moved all of the boxes, bikes, and general stuff out I had hoped the creepy crawlies would be gone as well. This has not been the case. There have been numerous spiders, crickets, and other bugs that still frequent the room I now spend a great deal of time in. What to do?
I began searching for ways to rid myself of these pests without the need to use the strong smelling horrible chemicals normally used to get rid of pests. I tried placing cotton balls with peppermint oil all around, using insect repelling plants, and even resorted to placing sticky traps all around to catch the offending insects. With the exception of the sticky traps, none of the methods were even remotely successful.
I was very excited to try the 5000 sq ft 5 in 1 Pest Repellent because it was advertised to drive away insects instantly.
This unit claims to use electromagnetic, ultrasonic, and ionic waves to repel all types of pests, from mice and other rodents to ants, spiders, and other bugs. There are 2 colors available, black and white. I chose the white unit. I felt this might be the answer for me as it also has an air purifier, built in night light with a sensor, and a side plug so you don't lose access to a plug in by using the unit.
I began using this unit right away, placing it within a few feet of a spider that had made its home in a corner of my basement. The lights on the front of the unit cycle on and off with the different waves intended to drive away the pests. The spider was not affected by this unit so I placed the unit directly facing it and waited...
After 3 days the spider still remained and did not appear to be suffering in any way from the waves being directed at it.
I cannot comment on the ability of the unit as an air purifier because there really isn't a way for me to test that aspect.
It is very helpful that the unit has a built-in plug but I did not use this aspect because my unit was broken and may not be strong enough to have something plugged in.
When I initially removed the unit from the box the cover was not attached to the back and there were some broken pieces of plastic that fell out. The unit is held together with 4 screws, all of which on my unit were broken. I decided to glue together the unit and use a rubber band to hold it together since it still seemed to function in its damaged condition. The company did offer to send a replacement but having had no success in repelling the spiders, I politely declined their offer.
I have moved the unit to another, more open, area of my home and hope that it may have some effect on the insects that make their way into my home, otherwise the blue night light is pretty.
5000 sqft 5 in 1 Pest Repellent
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