Even if the red button is not pressed, the swatter is still active and kills insects. This doesn't seem very safe. Is it defective?
595505
I would say it isn't safe. You only want it to work when you turn it on or push the button. I would say it is defective like our was.
595506
I would say yes, defective. Mine doesn't do that. And it may be a little scary, but the shock won't hurt you. Most of the time it can't even kill a fly. I use mine for mosquitos, gnats and fruit flies. Love it for those pests! Houseflies, it only knocks them silly for a second. They land on the floor, but fly away before you have a chance to get to them... just so you understand the shock is not dangerous to you.
595507
dont know. i had nothing but problems with this. ended up throwing it away. have better luck with swatter from harbor freight 3.99
1664742
I wasn't aware there was an issue with the on off switch on the blue ant. This is my third one and I've never had that problem.
2105261
It's a gravity thing. Put the red dot on the barrel face up, press the button, and you get red. Works pretty smoothly.
1359174
This unit will barely catch a gnat, the motor is extremely weak, a bug would have to be dying and want to end his life and intentionally fly into it before it will work. Then if you turn it off, the bug can fly away.
1801051
We have the same issue, but did nothing to cause it and it stopped working. It was cool for about a day! Expensive to die so quickly. (This was for my husband, and he was careful with it.)
726005
Yes, this appears to be normal. My unit also turned black on the outside of the racket within the first week of usage. It seems to need time to cool-down even when the switch is off. I have killed so many bugs and Warrior Supreme has been excellent. I had to admit it, but I go bug hunting around my apartment. It has never failed. Hope this answer helps.
1524500
One of the two that I ordered showed no signs of power. The other didn't seem to bother the bugs. My mother had one of a different brand that worked really well for several years. Dumb me discarded it before noting the brand name. Good luck.
123571
We have had ours for almost a year now. A few weeks ago ERR showed up on the LCD screen with the low battery light flashing. We changed the batteries and it worked for a few days and then ERR again. We use smaller pellet food and thought maybe it was jammed. We took it apart and air dusted the crumbs. It worked for 2 days and then ERR again. The motor has died as far as we can tell. Maybe something has gotten shaken loose or food bits have interrupted a connection. Try cleaning it out with canned air, gears, battery terminals, and wire connections. Helped for a bit for us.
1879781
Had mine (two of them actually of which one has had regular daily use killing moths in an animal feed store of sorts) and never have had any problem with it and have not need to mess with batteries. Based on my own experience I think you got a defective one.
1104469
I am using it for rats and it has been very effective. I have not had a problem with the red light not going on.
631780
Mine did that a few times. It seems to have corrected itself. They say not to hold down the button longer than one second unless using it on someone. I chalked mine up to my overuse. No permanent damage though. Good luck
657250
I've only used it a few times but haven't had this problem. It's true what others say, the motor is not super strong but it is adequate if you press lightly. Does the motor start running again if you lift up the knife? If not then it is defective.
1501505
If this is the part with the red tabs, the machine has to be off before it will release it (by pressing the red tabs). If that doesn't work you may be experiencing what terrible says on their response.
210696
I have just recently been using mine- I set it up with food but didn't turn it on for a while to get them used to it. I've only gotten 3 so far, but I also found the red light blinking with nothing inside twice. If it was a small mouse it may not have made contact with more than one plate at a time? Just my guess. I also clean the surface of the plates from the bait crumbs and any dirt between uses. I assume your batteries are still fresh? Good luck.
1911405
There is a panic on the remote. If you are asking, if some other remote could set the panic button off, any thing is possible. We have not had any problems
1105684
We have had that problem, try smacking it a good one. Seriously. Also, it "dies" regularly, just stops working and/or won't start. We've learned to actually "twist" the button when we want to turn it on and that seems to help. My son has literally tripped over it several times and that has started it. The silly thing is frustrating as all get out, but our cat LOVES it. When it isn't working, she lays down right beside it and croons to it. When it is working, she pounces on it and gives it a good shellacking (spelling?).
1201834
I have this problem with mine too. One button pops back up with a click. The button on the other side doesn't click back up so every time it bumps something while I'm spinning, it turns off. The other one stays on until it times out, and I could whack it into every surface around. I attempted to shave off a bit of the plastic around the button in case it was catching, but that hasn't helped.