What draws the bugs to the fan in the first place, does the ring have some kind of attractant on it? And if so how long does the ring last? Thanks!
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The bugs fly all around an area looking for something to bite, and will eventually fly to where the fan will suck them in. That is why it is important to always run your fan all night long. The ring is PVC pipe, and will last forever, but it does not have any attractant on it. The nets are what will wear out in a few months, depending upon how many times you take them off to dump the bugs out, and how hard to treat them. The elastic band which holds them on will loose it's stretch, like your underwear.If you have mosquitoes on your porch, you will catch at least some of them, if not most of them, each night. Nothing but poison will kill them all, and even with poisons, they still will come back. The bugs fly all around an area looking for something to bite, and will eventually fly to where the fan will suck them in. That is why it is important to always run your fan all night long. The ring is PVC pipe, and will last forever, but it does not have any attractant on it. The nets are what will wear out in a few months, depending upon how many times you take them off to dump the bugs out, and how hard to treat them. The elastic band which holds them on will loose it's stretch, like your underwear.If you have mosquitoes on your porch, you will catch at least some of them, if not... » Read More The bugs fly all around an area looking for something to bite, and will eventually fly to where the fan will suck them in. That is why it is important to always run your fan all night long. The ring is PVC pipe, and will last forever, but it does not have any attractant on it. The nets are what will wear out in a few months, depending upon how many times you take them off to dump the bugs out, and how hard to treat them. The elastic band which holds them on will loose it's stretch, like your underwear.If you have mosquitoes on your porch, you will catch at least some of them, if not most of them, each night. Nothing but poison will kill them all, and even with poisons, they still will come back. « Show Less
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Just the wind generated from the fan draws them in. The ring does not have any attractant from what I can tell. In all honesty, its really just a flexible ring that connects to the fan with zip ties, and then holds the netting in place. I am sure that the hardware store would have something similar.
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I was confused, too, Misha. I finally realized that the small cylinder at the top that has the ring in it unscrews. It was attached tightly but, with a little effort, it will turn. That cylinder detaches completely and the top can then just be lifted off. I hope you haven't thrown the feeder in front a train like I felt like doing at first. By the way, finches love it. When it is full, they cover the outside of it.
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We love our bug, the grand kids love to watch it. We have never had to use any warranty, all the critters we have bought the lasted for at least 4 years. there is a 2 year warranty, but had to use it.
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The trap comes with one tube of attractant. You only need about 10 drops of the attractant on the cotton ball. If you can figure out a way to save the left over attractant for a few weeks to refresh the cotton ball, that would stretch it out for you. (Or buy a refill package, it has two tubes in it for around $4.00.) If you have two or more traps use just one attractant liquid tube to use on all the other traps and save the ones from the other traps for later. After I use all of the tube, I put the empty tube inside the trap. It adds to the scent. I can use one tube on 5 traps that last about two good weeks before I have to freeze the live yellow jackets to kill them while in the traps still, then I can empty and use one more tube to apply to 5 cotton balls for the 5 traps again. The attractant goes a long way. One tube has about 40-50 drops in them. Squeeze gently or it will get everywhere. Be very cautious about freezing the trap. If you freeze these traps they break very (VERY) easily while cold, so, I wait until they are warm again otherwise the trap will break while trying to open it. It will crack even if you look at it wrong. (well almost anyway) I would also recommend buying at least one of the bag (throw away) traps as well. ( I empty the throw away traps after 1-2 weeks, (they get rotten from the dead yellow jacket in the liquid) and rinse it out and fill with new attractant from a new bag (pour part of it from new to old ) trap to use in the old one as well. I then fill water to line and hang trap. Both of these styles of traps work very well but, very differently. Hang them next to each other, it attracts more that way. Good luck Hope this helps.
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Do you actually own one and had the light go out? My first one I had for about 2 years. I live about a mile from the everglades in South Florida so I run mine 24x7 except for when it is too cold for mosquitoes which means I run it nearly all year and I never had the bulb go out. Its an led and it does not appear that it is replaceable. My guess is that the fan would die first. Mine just got knocked on the floor one too many times.
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Yes, the light attracts all types of flies, gnats and other type small insects and the glue board catches them. I had more of a problem prior to purchasing this product. Key is to turn off all other lights at night for the product to work more efficiently. If its the only light on, the insects, bugs, flies, gnats, etc. will be attracted to the product. I would rate this product 8 out of 10. Nothing in life or products on earth is perfect!
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Mine are installed on a plastic rod, but I have similar ones ousted Mine are installed on a plastic rod, but I have similar ones on a metal rod. The little balls roll across the rod and I don't hear a screech on the metal one. Is there a place where the ring touches the rod other than where the little balls travel?
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I think it does attract flies from all of my neighbor's backyards. I wish everyone on the block had one of these. I don't think this is actually a problem because it does trap them very effectively and I do not see any flies other than right at the trap.
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there is a metal rod that goes down to the pressure plate, i got 5 gophers with this thing 1 to 4 days after each time i set it. They stopped coming after the last one, maybe due to it was winter. They usually came a month or two apart when garden was good. I Rubbed it with rosemary or lavender i think my lavender bush to keep human scent of my gloves down and hosed it each time even though no blood. Put mesh down so don't need it after using 1 year.
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Don't get me wrong, I really do like my Skeeter Vac but I really couldn't tell a difference in the number of mosquitoes killed whether I used the attractant or not. The fan on the unit killed quite a number of bugs but the real clincher is the sticky paper that you place around the unit. That seems to be the big killer on my Skeeter Vac. I really don't think the attractant is worth the extra money. That stuff is not cheep. Hope this helped. Have a great day in your beautiful state.
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It doesn't oscillate in the normal manner in which the fan moves itself....what happens with this one is the front louvered panel rotates in a circle which causes the air to move in different directions. Sounds strange but it works great. I own 3 of these. And you control the movement at the touch of a button. It can blow straight or "oscillate" so to speak.
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I don't believe it needs the chemical attractant. I think the reason it should be placed away from human activity is so you don't get bugs on you or in your hair. However, I have one placed under the outside patio. We just don't sit close to it.
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It has been some time since I replaced mine. But as I recall the fan squirrel cage came off first and revealed the nuts which held the motor to the mount. The fan had one nut or a compression clip holding it on to the motor shaft and was a slip fit onto the motor shaft. The fan slid off of the shaft with a firm pulling. My motor seemed to have failed because dust had accumulated on the fan cage and caused the motor to spin out of balance. I intend to clean it at least once a year now. Good luck.
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I have two of these heaters because I like them that much and they seem to have the best safety ratings. When the room gets up to the temperature you pick it is supposed to turn both the fan and the element off. I have read a few amazon reviews where only the fan turns off and if that is the case that may be a malfunction and/or dangerous from what others have said. But our two work very well so far. The sides of both of the fans don't even get warm, so if yours does I would recommend exchanging it. Be warned, the more expensive model keeps the fan on even when the element goes off and ends up creating a very unpleasant cool breeze in addition to bing made of plastic instead of metal so I would not recommend that one.
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It does a good job of attracting all flying insect. I would say it does get gnats, but perhaps not all of them.
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For me it lasts all day...I leave it on. At night before I go to bed, I refill it. I don't run it at its highest fan speed....that may make a difference. I've really found this to be relatively carefree. Let me know if you need anymore info!
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Mine works great. You must have already tried adjusting the thermostat on the small electrical box that is attached to the fan. Actually my fan turns on at the right time, but fails to turn off soon enough for my taste. This is because the hysteresis is a bit much. I hope this helps, stay cool.