Customer Reviews

Evictor Strobe Light 10K

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After trying all sorts of things (moth balls, tea tree oil, lights on 24X7, live trap, etc.) that did not work to evict squirrels (they are very clever) from my attic, I did a lot of research and found that this was the most recommended product. It is fairly expensive, and I could not find a used one, so I bought a new one. One thing that is definite is that squirrels hate it, and it works right away in a simple attic. In other words, if your attic is totally flat and the light is be able to reach everywhere, you are all set. If you have a complex construction (as I did), you have to make sure that you put it so that the light reaches the hole from which squirrels go in and out. That way once they are out they won't come back in. At that point you should close the hole.

I have fought squirrels in our attic for years. I've blocked their routes. They just chewed more holes in my roof. I've shot them. More of them just moved in. I cut the trees by the house. They can climb anything.

I finally gave this a try. Oddly, after ordering it, I learned that we also had raccoons in our attic. So, this was going to be an even bigger test.

Sure enough, this immediately drove the squirrels off. The raccoons didn't leave within 48 hours, but they did leave within a week.

Several months later the squirrels are staying out completely. We do have one in our yard, but he is building his Winter nest in a tree. He's not coming in at all.

Two or three times we have heard the raccoons come back, but they only try it out for part of a night and then leave again. They obviously remember it as a good place to live and keep hoping that the light it gone. It isn't and won't be.

A highly recommended product that works as stated. Actually it works better because they made no claim for raccoons.

I have been battling squirrels in my attic for over 25 years. I have tried everything from have-a-heart traps, rat poison, rat traps, ammonia, antifreeze, exterminators, you name it nothing worked. I tried anything I would hear that worked for other people. We would patch the holes they chewed to get in, and they would chew another. They actually unpluged the Squirrel Evictor when we first put it in. We had to get an outlet cover to stop that. Now that they can't get to the plug it seems to be working. No more parties at 3AM in our attic. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it continues to work. So far I highly recommened the Squirrel Evictor to anyone that has a squirrel problem.

I had squirrels in my attic for 25 years and had tried everything known to man to get rid of them. I put 3 squirrel evictor strobes in my attic two years ago and have been squirrel free ever since.

I am glad there is finally something on the market that works!

We have had squirrels in the attic for years, in fact ever since I owned the house for about 15 years. You name it and we tryed it. Nothing worked.
Traps,vinegar, moth balls, red pepper,etc. I did some research on the internet, read lots of reviews, and even went to [...] to see strobe lights being used to get rid of squirrels[...] is quite a bit of money to spend on a light. In the end the result was well worth it. Less than 1 week and there was no sign of squirrels in the roof.It may have been a shorter period of time but this house is located in the country side so we only travel there 1 time per week. On very rare occasions a squirrel is seen in my yard but they stay well clear of the house. One of the best $250 I ever spent. Highly recommended in my opinion. Now one thing to remember, my house is only about 1200 sq ft and it is a rectangle shape so 1 light reached all of the attic. I can see that if you had a house that was larger and or was an odd shape you might need 2 or 3 of these lights.
This product solved a big worry for me and protects my house from damage by squirrel's.

Evictor Strobe Light Squirrel and Rat Repeller After reading through the Evictor Products Inc. website I decided to try the Evictor Strobe Light to solve my problem. I visited their "How to Evict Squirrels" page then used 4-the-Birds Gel to find out that I had a serious problem.

With multiple entrance holes all over the attic I decided against closing the holes with hardware cloth right away (as in the other review). Within a week I didn't hear any noise from the attic. It would appear that the strobe light is working! I think this is the only thing out there that works! Trapping is inhumane and just didn't work for me, the strobe lights did!

After quite a bit of research, I decided to give the Evictor Strobe a try. In my particular attic, the strobe alone did not work, at least not as quickly as others experienced. My attic has quite a bit of insulation, thus the squirrel could get underneath it quickly. After about a week the squirrel was still hanging around. It is also quite possible that my attic is just a little too large to have the strobe centered. Following advice from one of the reviews here on Amazon, I moved the strobe closer to the suspected entrance. I also stapled a sheet of 1/4" hardware cloth over the hole in the screen that the squirrel was likely using. These two combined actions seem to have driven the squirrel away. Unfortunately it is tough to tell if the hardware cloth alone would have been enough. I suspect, given research and other's experience with squirrels, that the squirrel would have eventually found its way back in, if it were not for the strobe deterrent right at the entrance.

I guess the takeaway message is that you will definitely need to investigate your attic and try to locate the entrance the creatures are using to gain access.

This product does not work. I don't know where all of the testimonials come from on this website and on the manufacturers site. I have had these in the attic for over a week with 4-5 squirrels. They almost seem to be mocking the strobe light. I had two lights in a 1000' attic and yesterday I went up to check out the situation. Sitting at the edge of the attic where the roof line meets was a medium sized flying squirrel, staring at me and the strobe light right next to me. I stood and watched him for about 5 minutes. He did not blink, move or run away. As I started to walk back to the staircase he jumped back down between the joists. I have heard them constantly the last 24 hours. If they ultimately work I will revise/update my review but this is a WARNING to avoid this product. As of now, 7.5 days and just as loud and active as ever.

We've had an Evictor 10K for several years and thought we were squirrel-free (we've had an on-going problem with flying squirrels for many years.)

This year following Hurricane Irene we were without power for six days and likewise after the early snow storm here in the northeast at the end of October another six days. Shortly thereafter we started hearing the squirrels again. I sent my 10K, whose bulb had dimmed from prolonged use, to Pest Tools to have a new strobe tube installed and bought a new Evictor 100K here on Amazon. I then placed both units working at full strength in the attic.

These two units had no effect on the squirrels - they continued their activity night after night even with two Evictors going. I had one at each end of the attic to ensure full coverage. The worst noise came from the end of the attic where the 100K (most powerful) unit was installed.

We waited for almost two weeks but the noise continued. We finally had to call a pest control company which blocked the squirrel entrances and subsequently removed eight flying squirrels. We are currently squirrel-free.

It's too late for us to return the 100K unit so we're going to leave it and the 10K operating although we don't have much confidence in this technology anymore.

My advice, if you want to try these products, is to save the original packing materials, etc. in case you need to return them. Give them a 29-day test and, if they fail to work, return them while you can.

Also, Pest Tools, after a very cordial initial relationship (they repaired my 10K unit for free) does not respond to my emails now. They promised me a $20 Amazon Gift Card in return for submitting an on-line review - which I did and it was a very positive review regarding their customer service. The card never showed up. Needless to say I'm also reconsidering my estimation of Pest Tools customer service at this point.

It works but the bulb only lasted about six months. I can't find a replacement bulb anywhere. I expected this product to last longer.

UPDATE: Good news! The Evictor Strobe Light people agree. My bulb did not last long enough. They are sending a new one. FREE!

So I bought a second Strobe Light to go in another part of my attic.