Customer Reviews

Flowtron GAL-35 Galaxie Mosquito and Insect Killer

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I thought I could save a ton of cash going for this relatively inexpensive unit. A few friends had much more expensive units that use propane gas to creat CO2, but these unit seemed pretty promissing at a tiny fraction of the cost. Too good to be true? YES!

It just didn't work. Yes it operates properly, but no it really doesn't catch mosquitos. After 2 weeks with my unit I borrowed my friends (more expensive) machine and was blown away by how effective his was. This doesn't do what it reports to do. Buy a can of OFF or spend some real dough and get the real mccoy.

I think I have tried them all. Other brands with cross-hatched elements clog up and short out in a few days -- worthless. Other Flowtron units burn out in heavy thunderstorms, and Flowtron does not respond well to warranty claims (they want an exorbitant fee for a new bulb, even though the original bulb is perfectly good). I stumbled onto this model at a going-out-of-business sale. The (normal) fan noise, with occasional zaps, is much less intrusive than constant zapping of others. More importantly, it survives the weather and springtime swarms of midges, zillions of them, that used to pile up an inch thick even on other Flowtron units. Perhaps because the fan helps keep the elements clear, this has lasted through three years of continuous night-time use (it's connected to a photocell switch) until finally the fan started howling. Unfortunately, the warranty is only two years. But that's not unreasonable; I'm buying another.