Frequently Asked Questions

A bug zapper attracts light delicate insects utilizing an Ultraviolet (UVA) long wave globe. As mild delicate insects fly in direction of the globe, they pass via an electrified killing grid, zapping them on entry. Cats, canine and birds don’t often react to the sounds of a bug zapper however if your pet reacts negatively; swap off your bug zapper and relocate it away out of your pet. Bug zapper grids have a excessive voltage, but a low current. Any contact with the grid will result with an electric shock, like that of an electric fence or a automobile battery. The shock will hurt however isn’t dangerous for folks in good well being. The design and safety options of outer cage prevents any access to the electrified grid on each bug zapper model. Yes, all out of doors bug zappers are weatherproof and might be installed and operated outdoors however keep the plug and socket undercover.

Only the Insect Control station and Secta Rid industrial zappers aren’t suitable for outside use. Our range of bug zappers is constructed from flame retardant plastic or steel. If for any purpose they ignite, they will mechanically extinguish and melt, however is not going to burn. It is a requirement of Australian Safety Standards. The best and effective method to run a bug zapper is to depart it on 24/7. By doing this, pest control you help break down the insect breeding cycle. Alternatively, run your bug zapper from dusk to dawn. Only indoor bug zappers are supplied with catch trays (Bug Sentinel, Home Insect pest control Station and SectaRid business bug zappers). Outdoor fashions are not supplied with catch trays. 71475 (RB20) on the shelf. U form and Edison screw globes have a 5-digit catalogue quantity starting with a “7” on the plastic rim of the globe. For substitute straight globes with 2 pins either facet, the catalogue number is positioned on the bug zapper ranking label.

Insect Control Station & Bug Sentinel: Rating label is beneath the bug zapper base. Yard Guard/ Stinger/ Mozzie Attack / Bug Destroyer/ Mosquito Trap: Rating label is positioned inside the cage and under the hood. Bug Vac: Rating label is on the again of the bug zapper. SectaRid models: Rating label is on the facet of the bug zapper. Replace a bug zapper globe when the bulb is turning black on the ends, is flickering, stopped illuminating or appears dull. The best location for an out of doors bug zapper is away out of your dining / seating area. For added info, check with the set up ideas within the bug zapper manual. We recommend that a bug zapper be located no less than 2 metres away from the place you sit (if doable) and not less than 1.5 metres excessive, locations resembling an awning or the skin of a balcony are splendid. Don’t position the bug zapper above a dining table, above a pool or above a heat source.

Other Stinger and Yard Guard models will operate indoors, however clear the zapper and it’s resting floor often stopping the build up of useless bugs.