Will these still let spiders in the house when dampers are closed? Or any bugs, for that matter? What is good to keep bugs out? Thanks.
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I don't see how they could. the spring shuts the flaps completely against a rubber gasket and unless the spiders are on steroids in your neighborhood don't worry. I have two of these dampers installed in a Y duct configuration (two runs come together to share one exhaust port thru roof) and I have had no spiders coming in this way. I am convinced spiders can go down the vent stacks for the drain lines and pop thru the traps and get in that way. so I put good quality mesh over the vent stack and secured with zip ties. no more spiders swimming through the traps and marauding in the bathrooms
1132770
I would have to assume yes it would keep them out. When the damper is shut there is a positive pressure from the spring, which keeps large gusts of wind out, and stays shut when placed in a horizontal or vertical position.
1132771
Spider or small insects may enter the house through the damper. I placed a Filter housing with a removable filter on the site of the damper that faces the inside of the house. Frequently I will remove the filter wash it and return it into the housing. That way one is sure that no spiders or bugs will come in.
1132772
I would be comfortable with this damper between me and a spider- or a Florida cockroach for that matter.
984731
The fan does make some noise, but they really are designed to work inside. They are not weather proof. I keep one in the garage and one in the arctic entry so that when the lights are off in those rooms they catch any mosquito that got into those rooms. Our house stays pretty much mosquito free despite the clouds of them outside. The ones left in the arctic entry or garage typically do not survive to bite you later. This item would not be useful on a patio. It is a trap with a small light as the attractant and not a bug zapper. Depending how the bugs are this year I may need another one for the downstairs entry.
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That would work well. I don't spray outside...just inside and in the garage. I spray a barrier along the garage door bottom, all corners, and any place that looks like a haven for spiders. I also spray along the base of all the entry doors, under the sinks, behind appliances, and along baseboards. This stuff works great if you do it a couple times a year. I treat my house in the fall and again in the spring. I live in Mississippi near a bayou so there are plenty of bugs out there but they don't bother coming inside when I use this stuff.
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don't know. didn't have a spider issue. seems to have worked on stink bugs; only a few this year and they were decidedly disoriented and sluggish on the screens.
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Don't know, it doesn't do a great job with spiders or stink bugs--I have seen a few in the house. But in general, no insects in my house since I got one of these for each floor 4 or 5 yrs. ago.
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I'm using a few of these on the outside of my house in insect-rich Florida, and while I haven't systematically sampled the different light fixtures around the house, and with the caveat that some sides of the house may be naturally more prone to bugs than the other sides... I *think* that may be right. At least so far this year I haven't noticed the masses of insects around the lights that I sometimes see. That said, if LEDs attract fewer bugs, that may be a double-edged sword. If they're not coming to your outdoor floodlights, they'll still be coming to your windows (unless your whole house is LED inside too!). I've had mine in use regularly for several months now and really do like them so far. Feit seems to make a great LED.
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I use it to scoop up spiders & cobwebs.........When I turn the vac on all the spiders in my home start hiding....This is a real bonus not found in the instruction book !!
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Sorry. I did not have a spider problem so I do not know. It was wonderful for my problem withgnats. I was infested with them and it took 12 of them in a 1500 ft. apt. but in three weeks they were down to a couple a day. Good luck.
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I disagree on this. If you have a home like mine that was designed for the NW but is in the midsouth-there is no possible way to control them coming in purely from a design factor. If you read anything about eliminating them indoors all the articles will tell you an exterminator does no good. People, they can come in through a door! It seems to me that you hang this up in the room where there is the most issue and clean it 2-3 times/week. Mine infestation is ALL indoors. I will leave feedback once I have used it but sounds like a winner inside or out.
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The only bugs I have found in mine are spiders. I sweep them out in the spring and mostly in the fall.
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Honestly I don't know. We haven't gotten any so I'm assuming maybe yes. The only thing is we get the outside of the house sprayed twice a year too so it kinda affects what I answer. I mean we haven't gotten any spiders or anything in here since we got them. Sorry that does help much :/
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It must work..I now live in Florida for the past 23 year and have used them here for that long and maybe had one spider... We had them when we lived in New York. And I do not remember having a problem with them then either... I have them in the RV also. Try them they are worth it... I have my sister in law using them also... I like the ones from amazon. They have a night light in them , if you want you can turn it off.
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I bought a couple of these a few years ago and thought that it worked because I didn't think I was noticing as many spiders in my house. My kids started to unplug these from the walls and I was tired of findin them and putting them back in so I don't have them plugged in anymore. I do not notice an increase in spiders in my house. I would pass in purchasing this and spray around the perimeter of your house with an insect killer.
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I would imagine so. I caught a small lizard almost immediately after putting it out. Haven't caught anything but bugs since, but I haven't seen anymore lizards near my house, and only one spider since I've set them out.
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They can be stored underneath. That's the way they come when they're shipped. You may want to consider putting them in plastic bag if you want to keep the spiders out or if you don't want them to get dirty.
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we have. we swear by these things. I think that may be why when the neighbor got an exterminator and our garage had tons of roaches asap... they never entered the house! we hardly ever get bugs. (knock on wood) I have one in each room.
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I've repelled spiders and other insects. Haven't had the need to repel rodents. I believe in the product reviews I saw quite a few people saying it definitely worked for rodents. I would read through some of the reviews if you haven't yet. :)