Germ Guardian LW18 UV-C Light Wand

by Germ Guardian

Product Features

• Kills 99% of bacteria, molds & viruses
• Digital Timer w/auto shut off
• Safe - produces no ozone
• Easy to use
• Quiet operation

Product Description

The Germ Guardian UV-C Light Wand is effective, safe and natural. Pass this light wand over surfaces to help keep your home healthy and clean. Kills 99% of bacteria, virus, mold & dust mites on bedding, kitchen and bathroom surfaces. Produces NO ozone and shuts off automatically. UV-C Light is used in hospitals to sanitize surfaces and kill germs without the use of chemicals. Light automatically turns off after specified time to conserve battery life.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 21 x 2 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000PUJPTC
• UPC: 895916000028
• Item model number: LW18
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,595 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

66 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars buy from Amazon for its good return policy, December 13, 2007

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P. NG - See all my reviews
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The first one we bought wasn't working correctly. We returned it and Amazon fed-exed another one. Thank you Amazon! Germ Guardian wasn't helpful at all. I called their help center to check if we were using it right and the return policy, and never got a call back, which was very odd. They don't have live people answering the phone, you just leave a message.

We got this for the mattress because we think there may be some mold in there. My boyfriend still has his cough, but that's probably because it's cold. So I can't say if it's effective or not.

If you are going to buy this, make sure you can buy it from a place that is very easy to exchange and return, seeing as our first one didn't work.

41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars peace of mind in a wand, April 30, 2009

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L. Williams - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Germ Guardian LW18 UV-C Light Wand (Health and Beauty)

I am very impressed with the effectiveness of the Germ Guardian 18" wand. I didn't give it 5 stars because it is a little back breaking to use if you are sanitizing a low area.

When I took it to a hotel on vacation, I used it in the shower and could smell it killing the who knows what that was there. My pet toys, beds, personal hygiene items, computer, cell phones, remote controllers, cutting boards, countertops and many more surfaces are sanitized without the use of chemicals, YAH! I can now use pretty smelling surface cleaners and use the wand to get the down and dirty.

When I use the wand over areas that always harvest smells (basement drains) I can smell the burn of the elimination of germs.

I'm unsure what the other reviewers are so upset about, the wand does exactly what it was intended to do, kill germs. This technology is not new - just not advertised as much as money making cleaning products. I have a personal unit that uses uv-c light to sanitize water - had over 5 years.

The cord is convenient if using in the kitchen or bathroom, it's not very long so I do't use it much. Rechargeable batteries (4AA) get about 2 hours before needing to be changed. The battery cover was difficult to remove - use a Metric 3.0. The cover that supports the uv light uses a different sized screwdriver. No accidental removal of the wrong cover.

The built-in safety feature turns the light off if you tilt the wand too much. Exposure to skin and eyes is a no-no.

Of course, I purchased mine from Costco.com so no worries about malfunctioning unit or return policy.

Now with the outbreak of Swiine Flu, I use it even more!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Meh, does the job but feels cheap, October 7, 2009

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Darius Bean (San Francisco Bay Area) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Germ Guardian LW18 UV-C Light Wand (Health and Beauty)

1. Feels cheaper than it looks. Don't let the shiny gray color in the picture fool you, it's plastic and not metal. I had bigger expectations because I already had the big brother to this wand, the beautiful stainless steel uv-c room sanitizer. If the wand was a nice white plastic, I would not care, but making it the gray color makes it look and feel like a cheap knock-off.
2. The wand can only be used 'face down'. I understand this is a safety feature, but I wish I had known about this before I bought it. I was going to wave the wand over part of a wall that I cleaned some mold off of, but positioning this wand so that the light faces anywhere but down turns the light off.
3. It's kind of big. It's such a lightweight unit, I dont' know why they didn't make the body tighter.

The wand has good points to it (check out the other reviews), but I personally was disappointed with what I paid for it. NOTE: Prices on these things have dropped a lot since I bought mine, and they seem to be getting more in line with what I think I should have paid for it.