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Black & Decker EX420-2P-D6 Ultrasonic Pest Repeller Nightlight, Medium Room (2 Pack)

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After college I moved back home for a few months before getting my own place. It was totally a sitcom setup in that I lived in my mom's basement - but the mice and spiders down there were not funny at all. I didn't really mind the mice running around every now and then, but when one got under the covers with me, I had enough. I went to a local brick & mortar store and bought all kinds of different traps, deterrents, etc to try to get them out or trap them without harming the critters (Mom wouldn't have it). I bought a single two-pack of these things and immediately after I plugged the first one in, I saw two mice immediately come out of their hiding spot and scurry to the unfinished part of the basement. Having one in my bedroom and one in the bathroom in the basement was enough for me, but Mom's husband was so impressed that he bought about a dozen more for the rest of the basement (lots of separate rooms) and the garage.

Definitely read the tips and suggestions - they will only work if there is a large, open space so put this in an outlet that has a "full view" of the room. Each room will need it's own, and a very large room (like a two-bay garage) will need two or three.

We put these up about three years ago and there hasn't been a mouse in the basement since!

I wont pretend that this device is more humane than posions or bug lights [though I suspect that it is, and also safer for humans]. Nonetheless, it really does work. I've installed the repeller in a small 5X6 bathroom. Recently I unplugged it by accident, and it was only the influx of bugs in the bathroom [there is an open window in there] that alerted me that the repeller had become undone. In other words, a silent, effective way to control pests.

I recently moved into a house, and was seeing spiders and centipedes on a regular basis, so I decided to buy these to see if I could get rid of them. I've been using these for about 3 weeks in various rooms of the house, and haven't seen a bug since. I have to say that they really seem to be doing what they're supposed to. I have used similar products like this in the past (not from Black and Decker), and have also found them to work, so I believe that this technology actually works well for getting rid of pests.

Black & Decker EX420-2P-D6 Ultrasonic Pest Repeller Nightlight, Medium Room (2 Pack)

This product does work but you need to make sure that it has a clear view of the room and as close to the floor as possible. The main reason I like it is because I really don't have to use bug bombs in my fish tank room.

I'm sorry but this thing has worked in my room. My breaking point was when I found a massive roach in my bed, well, half of it on my bed and the rest on my upper back...

I had nasty spiders and mice over-running the place but ever since I installed it, I haven't seen any. I do, however, see them in other rooms, but not one in mine.

I bought these things because I really hate silverfish in my apartment. Before I used them I only found silverfish in my bathroom. At first I put a big one (for large room) in the living room and one week later I found a silverfish on the wall just 1 foot distance from this repeller. After that I got two for medium room and I put one in my bedroom and one in my bathroom. Several weeks later I found one silverfish in my bedroom (near the repeller) then I thought these things might be pest attractors. So I unplugged the one in my bedroom and put it in the kitchen. But I still found silverfish in my bedroom and bathroom, and living room, but no one in the kitchen until now. Hmm, now I think these stupid things are just night lights.

The product info says that cats and dogs cannot hear the noise this device puts out, but that was not the case with our cat. After plugging this in for a few hours downstairs we found our cat hiding upstairs with his ears back looking like he was in pain. He would not come downstairs until we unplugged the devices. We have not plugged them in since.

I don't see anything but I think there's something out there. Probably want to unplug this if you are staging property for sale. In the days between ordering this item and receiving it, I heard slight rustling late at night. I plugged these in right away and I can only say that the first night, there was no rustling. It may be true that the rustlers eventually become acclimated to the sonic assault but I have glue traps on order already. The nightlight may be turned on or off and there is an outlet on the side so you don't lose an outlet by having this installed so I am very pleased with the quality and thoughtfulness of this product.

I definitely need one in each room. We have one in each of the two bedrooms, the living room and the kitchen. The only room I still see roaches in is the bathroom. I guess I should get one for that room, as well...

We definitely used to see big I'm-gonna-eat-your-baby roaches, and I haven't seen one since we put these in. However.... we were just moving in and had been ripping cabinets and flooring out, so they may have only surfaced due to our mild construction--which happened to end right about the time I put these in.

Final verdict? Eh, circumstantial evidence says "they seem to work."

This product was purchased to eliminate (i.e.: get rid of) cockroaches in our apartment. So far they have failed to a spectacular degree. With 6 units (or 3x2 packs) running, the roaches seem to be very comfortable with them. So much so that they use the slit openings in each unit to raise new families.

I saw a rise in their population around the one in the bathroom (because of the good lighting, and because it is viewed most oftem). Newly hatched ones always seemed to be present around the unit. Thinking this very unlikely I removed it from the wall and shook it. This caused a mass exit of young ones as well as their larger parents. QED!