Customer Reviews

Koolatron Lentek Biteshield RZ02 Electronic Racket Zapper

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4 star:		(39)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(19)
1 star:		(45)

 

 

This is the best zapper that I bought from Amazon. The first zapper worked great for one season. It had several fixable breakdowns, until finally it just disintegrated. The second zapper, called Charcoal Companion, is very similar to the one that fell apart last year and I don't expect it to last much longer. Besides that, CC requires you to press two buttons instead of one, which is a very strange idea indeed. When you are under a sustained black fly/moskito attack, your finger dexterity is greatly diminished, which results in more wins for the other side.

This zapper has none of those problems. It is incomparably better designed, very sturdy, no loose pieces, and the electrified grid is protected by a safety mesh on both sides, so that you accidentally don't zap yourself or your girlfriend. And it costs less! Can't beat that. The reason I call it "nuclear" is because it has a prominent A over the grid. It is indeed a weapon of choice. Just nuke 'em!

Killing flies and other bugs is not easy. Flies move too quickly and squishing other bugs is just plain gross.

This product works great. Push the button on the handle and get the zapper within about 5 mm of the bug, and electricity does the rest. Flies don't have a chance.

Haven't tried it with mosquito yet (there are no mosquito around my area), but will test it on mosquito when I go camping this weekend. Very easy to put batteries in (use 2xAA), has a button on handle to be pressed in while zapping, turns off when the button is released, so it's safe enough. Quite light and comfortable to hold. I have flies problem in my backyard, and this thing works like a charm on flies. Now I love to see flies in my kitchen :)

This zapper works great however it is made from the cheapest most brittle plastic imaginable. I have tried different ones and they all are. I ordered five of these. The first time I swung at a fly I clipped the edge of the counter and the zapper shatered into about six pieces. My answer for this is to run a piece of duct tape (split lengthwise for fit) around the entire racket BEFORE you use it. This seems to help the cheap material absorb some of the shock from minor unintended contact however nothing will save this thing if you actually wack it against something.

Anyone will get more than $10 of entertainment value out of this, to say nothing of the utility.

Being in the south, the skeeters are bad as well as the flies. Since we live on a lake, we probably get more than our share of spiders as well.

This thing is great! With a regular flyswatter, unless the insect has landed on a surface and stays there as you approach for the kill, you cannot just swing the swatter and do much at all. With this mini tennis racket, you can get them in mid flight no problem.

Also a regular swatter can leave a mess; I was concerned about cooked flies on this, if you had to use it twice in a short amount of time, but it doesn't work like that. The most that will occur is an insect gets tangled in the wires and then just skaking the unit will cause the dead insect to fall out. The only thing I would change about this would be to put something on it which would make it easier to zap an insect that is just against a wall or window. Sometimes you have to get them to launch into the air so you can get 'em.

Have a long history loving 'Racket Zappers' in general. This one:

1. A bit smaller than other brands (head is smaller and handle is shorter). I like it better being slightly smaller and therefore more able to quickly maneuver.

2. NO ZAP SOUND! Love the fact that this one does not make any zap or noise at all. The ones that make a loud Zap really scare my dog.

3. The extra protective screen/Zapping Area does seem not as strong and might let some insects get by/through.

4. Feels more sturdy and less likely to break.

ALL IN ALL = Get the Racket Zapper but if you want a zapping sound or a more powerful electric charge you may want to get one of the other almost identical versions of this product for sale also on amazon for almost the same price. I personally will always go back and buy this one in the future.

I bought the Racket Zapper because I was having some trouble with pantry moths in my kitchen. I hate to spray insecticides around food. Well, I retained possesion of the Zapper for all of 2 seconds until my husband saw the gadget. He took over immediately. He LOVES this little gismo!!! He goes around the house looking for pests to kill, and guess what, the pantry moths have all been exterminated, much to my husband's dismay. I guess he finds it very satisfying to zap the little buggers, and it really works. Just ask my husband. He just had to touch the screen to make sure it was zapping. Men! Anyway, when it comes in contact or within close proximity to a bug and you depress the button, it sends out a small current of electricity, and it is all over. There are no instructions on the packaging. You just have to insert a battery, and start zapping. It doesn't really make any noise, so you don't really know it is working until it comes in contact with a bug, and then you see a small spark. Ouch! This is definitely not a toy, so I wouldn't let a kid handle it, because they might try zapping a pesky sibling. I know I would have (Ha-ha!). I highly recommend it.

Truthfully, I have to tell you that our family bought about 10 or more of these so far and I'm getting my wife another one now, because hers fell off the roof of the car and broke in the driveway whilst she was cleaning the inside. She loves it! Some flies are very quick to get away, but there are some that bite and they're the ones that actually attack the zapper and get ZAPPED! YAY!!! She was very upset hers broke, so I am getting her another one. What a fun way to rid yourself of a pest! I say, GET ONE, or more. Mosquitos were zapped too! But, be careful, as it gives quite a stinging shock, if you grab the mesh without thinking. lol I did! Wow! No wonder the little bastards blow up and get fried!

We have a lot of little bugs that come in from outside (the size of fruit flies). This racket does not work on them. I think they are so lightweight that the racket blows them away when I swing at them. However it works great on larger flies and mosquitos and the satisfaction of having them fry inside the racket is a bit exciting.

It's kind of funny that I'm basically a vegan (no meat or dairy) but I find myself enjoying small insects sizzling and popping as they fly into this thing. I've had it for a couple of weeks now, and as part of my evening routine before I go to bed, I step outside to have a smoke and kill some bugs. This thing works great! I've used it for a lot of hours (if you add them all up) and I still haven't had to change the batteries. We have these one little flying insect things that fly right into it and explode on contact like a firecracker. It's bizarre. Ok, I'm starting to scare myself. To finish, I will say it's well built and works fantastic!