Anyone tried this to see if it would detect ultra high frequency signals emitted from ultra sonic repellers that only mice or small animals can hear ? Mouse / Rodent Repeller I bought has no light or sound, so never sure its even working if batteries run down :) Anyone tried this to see if it would detect ultra high frequency signals emitted from ultra sonic repellers that only mice or small animals can hear ? Mouse / Rodent Repeller I bought has no light... » Read More Anyone tried this to see if it would detect ultra high frequency signals emitted from ultra sonic repellers that only mice or small animals can hear ? Mouse / Rodent Repeller I bought has no light or sound, so never sure its even working if batteries run down :) « Show Less
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This is not going to pick up rodent repeller sound because this picks up radio signals and not sounds. The term ultra high frequency for the rodent units means ultra high frequency sound. All sound is at a much lower frequency than radio signals. You can test you anti-spy unit by placing it near your cell phone or your WiFi router. Extend the antenna and adjust the sensitivity and it will light up if the anti-spy unit is working. I am an engineer who works with radios and the AGPTeck unit is good for determining if a transmitter works or not. It can find hidden transmitters, Internet cameras, etc. This is not going to pick up rodent repeller sound because this picks up radio signals and not sounds. The term ultra high frequency for the rodent units means ultra high frequency sound. All sound is at a much lower frequency than radio signals. You can test you anti-spy unit by placing it near your cell phone or your WiFi router. Extend the antenna and adjust the sensitivity and it will light up if the anti-spy unit is working. I am an engineer who works with radios and the AGPTeck unit is good for determining if a transmitter works or not. It can find hidden transmitters, Internet... » Read More This is not going to pick up rodent repeller sound because this picks up radio signals and not sounds. The term ultra high frequency for the rodent units means ultra high frequency sound. All sound is at a much lower frequency than radio signals. You can test you anti-spy unit by placing it near your cell phone or your WiFi router. Extend the antenna and adjust the sensitivity and it will light up if the anti-spy unit is working. I am an engineer who works with radios and the AGPTeck unit is good for determining if a transmitter works or not. It can find hidden transmitters, Internet cameras, etc. « Show Less
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Yes. I have a different (I think more powerful) ultrasonic pest repeller on a different floor of my house, and then two of these in different rooms of my basement. From what I can tell, they work fine together - no complaints where it counts; no mice!
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I haven't tried to test the sound, but I know if you put your ear up close to it, you can hear a very high pitched sound. I have mine outside and can't see the LED lights unless it's dark out. To be sure it works, try it on an inside plug and it should light right up.
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It didn't work at all for me. I plugged it into an outlet on our kitchen island. There is a dishwasher at the other end of the island that is about 5 feet long. So if the premiss is that it works with the wiring , well, the island has plenty of wiring and I just didn't see it happening. It's still plugged in, and we still have mice. We think we have the holes plugged, but there must be a hole we can't get to. So that's where the Pest A Cator comes in, but it's not doing anything as advertised.
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I used it to listen for flying bats in the attic after finding some bat droppings. It is not designed to identify types of bats though with some research you might be able to identify species by listening to comparisons of known soundings. You can really hear the sonar calling when they are flying and that alone should tell you it is not another creature, like a mouse. I actually installed an infrared camera in the attic and security software on my PC. I then set the motion sensitivity very high. The first night I recorded a bat flying through the attic in total darkness but because of the infrared could see it perfectly. I used a one-way exit to evacuate the bat, sealed any holes in the attic then watched for the entire summer with the camera to see if any more bats got back in. None. It worked great for me. If outside I can hear them coming from probably 75 feet away as they swope down to hunt insects. I found using the specified batteries or equivalent improves the sensitivity over standard alkaline type. If you are hearing chirping it is probably not a bat.
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My experience is that the Solar Pest Repeller was ineffective. I can't specifically respond to voles but it didn't appear to affect gophers, squirrels, mice or other rodents.
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hi, I don't remember seeing this... *But be warned of the possibilities of it not working :( We have a dog that lives next door that makes us so miserable with his barking.... Every time the dog barked .... I also heard a HIGH PITCHED sound inside the house that was killing my ears!
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After some research on the web I found that there is not a lot of evidence that electronic devices are very effective against rodents. Presumably the mouse must be in direct line with the device. And after some time it will become insensitive to the noise. Using four of these devices along with a peppermint oil spray, I still have a problem with mice.
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I too have voles. I've had two of these installed for the last three months. The results are zero. In fact the voles/moles have burrowed right up to one of them and within 3 feet of the other. The batteries are still good. Just listen for the tone every minute or so. I didn't buy them at amazon, so can't review them in the review section. They don't work for me.
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Mine don't light up other than the LED bank emits a bit of reddish glow if thats what you refer to. It don't seem to deter any animals from 'posing' for the camera. I have one in the barn and the critters (wood hogs, coons, cats and assorted creatures) all get caught on the SC card, so it's a non-issue ar least with me.Battery life is phenominal. I use the heck out of one (in the barn) been going for a couple months and still has an indicated 85% battery life.Again, I was a little miffed, the cams were supposed to ship with an interface cable and they didn't but I just used one I had in the drawer, no biggie. Mine don't light up other than the LED bank emits a bit of reddish glow if thats what you refer to. It don't seem to deter any animals from 'posing' for the camera. I have one in the barn and the critters (wood hogs, coons, cats and assorted creatures) all get caught on the SC card, so it's a non-issue ar least with me.Battery life is phenominal. I use the heck out of one (in the barn) been going for a couple months and still has an indicated 85% battery life.Again, I was a little miffed, the cams were supposed to ship with an interface cable and they didn't but I... » Read More Mine don't light up other than the LED bank emits a bit of reddish glow if thats what you refer to. It don't seem to deter any animals from 'posing' for the camera. I have one in the barn and the critters (wood hogs, coons, cats and assorted creatures) all get caught on the SC card, so it's a non-issue ar least with me.Battery life is phenominal. I use the heck out of one (in the barn) been going for a couple months and still has an indicated 85% battery life.Again, I was a little miffed, the cams were supposed to ship with an interface cable and they didn't but I just used one I had in the drawer, no biggie. « Show Less
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It's supposed annoy all rodents with sensitive hearing, from guinea-pigs to squirrels. It works like a dog whistle. However, It didn't work for me or my mice problem in the garage. I resorted to cats and enclosed sticky traps.
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From my understanding, this "vibrates" the wires inside the wall to work. It didn't bother any of our pets. If you have mice in the home already when you plug in, you will need to catch them. They won't go back into the walls.
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To be honest, I don't even think my PlasmaWave feature works. Or at least there is no way for me to tell other than the indicator light being on. It does not make any zapping sounds or anything. I'm thinking its a scam?
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Thank you for your question! This system is designed to respond to barking only, but it is possible that certain howls could trigger the device.
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All I can say is that it doesn't work indoors so I didn't put it outdoors. The other brands of outdoor sonic repellers I tried did not work either. Since I have no pets, I was able to have an exterminator put poison around and seal openings in the house.
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I used to hear critters in my house, all over the place. I bought this by the end of last summer and it has been plugged in ever since. We never have trouble with them in the wintertime so I could not tell if it was working or not. I am so pleased with this product because we have not had any critters this spring, which is when the activity used to be really bad. We have no critters in our house !! I would say it does work through walls !!!! I would definitely try it out. It worked for us ! Good luck.
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I live in the country and have it in my garage, used it for 6 years and I had no problems with it. It seemed to work for me. In the house I used plug in's and they also worked. My sister lived 1/4 mile away and said it would not work, I did not have mice or rodents she did. Therefore I would say they worked.