How do mosquitoes miss the rotating blades of the fan and end up in the bag?
1632115
They apparently are zipped through on the air currents. They can't get into the net with the fan on, without going through the blades, which all the ones I have seen do without getting killed. However, a few hours of constant air current with no water to drink, and they dry up and die.
1632116
As the fans push air, the mosquitos are carried with that air. Only the sharp edge of each blade has a chance to make any impact. And that edge is quite thin. It is a nice thought that a rare mosquito could get sliced that way. The odds are much higher that the net will catch them.
873468
The commutator appears to get deformed, which in turn tears up the brushes. Possibly a manufacturing defect, or a design defect in the way the motors are mounted comm-down instead of comm-up like other quadrotors.
2234041
It comes with a metal holder stand already.Or you could get a thin metal rod, put it in the little hole in the middle of the coil, then stick it in the grass or flower pot near where you are to keep the mosquitoes away. It would work.Or you could always buy another box of the coils and use the metal stand to burn all your remaining coils.
105989
you need to tell me which end. Where the blades attach? or Where it meets the fan motor?
513753
Man, don't have an answer for you. THAT is certainly interesting. I wonder where exactly you are at in the Caribbean and what types of flies are abundant in your climate zone. Maybe the flies were "checking out" the new smell and were attracted to the Big Bag. Now, it sounds like they have moved on!
1740322
No it does not. If I could do it again I would not buy this product. The couple of times when I really needed it, it totally failed. The mosquitoes were really bad and it caught a couple of moths. Save your money.
1689475
The fan is supposed to be lose. It needs to be able to fly off in one of the experiments.
2015694
Thankfully that's not what happened when I used this product. Or at least I didn't notice. Every day I lookedl at the bag, it was more full but there didn't seem to be MORE flies coming to the area. After the bag was full and discarded, I didn't have problems with flies the remainder of the season! I bought extra and didn't need them ;) Saving them for this summer if necessary!
1245397
Remove the four Phillips head screws on the back of the part that the fan blades are contained within, it should snap out/off so that you can get access to the fan blades to clean dust build up off them.
400119
Richard,There is a spring/band/hoop that is located, or mated up to, a groove in the metal portion at the top of the plastic bag. You need to push in on a smaller area of the bag near the top and try to get the hoop/spring separated enough that you can then get the hoop/spring and bag separated from the metal ring portion of the dust collector. Good luck...it's also a challenge to get the hoop/spring & bag back in place.
1654521
If you have more Mosquitos inside your house than outside there may be another issue that you should hire an exterminator to resolve. Perhaps a dead mouse or two. If you live in the country this can be a common problem.
1689120
It's actually every 2 weeks for the mosquito attracting. Some, but not all of the mosquitos get zapped.
22563
The blades aren't the problem. The motor that isn't powerful enough to turn the blades at a sufficient speed to move any air.
1403481
Most of the time they are suspended in the air unless the bag is very heavy. Hope this helps.
816295
I don't really know how effective it is? or how much it would cover? We have it in our living room and find all kinds of flying insect in there except flies. The fan is not strong enough to pull in certain insect and the room have to be completely dark for the bugs to get drawn to it. We often get power outage and once the power is out, the trapped insect can escape. It's not as effective as the outdoor model which is alot brighter and it kill the insect right away instead of waiting for it to dehydrate and die.
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The bugs fly all around an area looking for something to bite, and will eventually fly to where the fan will suck them in. That is why it is important to always run your fan all night long. The ring is PVC pipe, and will last forever, but it does not have any attractant on it. The nets are what will wear out in a few months, depending upon how many times you take them off to dump the bugs out, and how hard to treat them. The elastic band which holds them on will loose it's stretch, like your underwear.If you have mosquitoes on your porch, you will catch at least some of them, if not most of them, each night. Nothing but poison will kill them all, and even with poisons, they still will come back. The bugs fly all around an area looking for something to bite, and will eventually fly to where the fan will suck them in. That is why it is important to always run your fan all night long. The ring is PVC pipe, and will last forever, but it does not have any attractant on it. The nets are what will wear out in a few months, depending upon how many times you take them off to dump the bugs out, and how hard to treat them. The elastic band which holds them on will loose it's stretch, like your underwear.If you have mosquitoes on your porch, you will catch at least some of them, if not... » Read More The bugs fly all around an area looking for something to bite, and will eventually fly to where the fan will suck them in. That is why it is important to always run your fan all night long. The ring is PVC pipe, and will last forever, but it does not have any attractant on it. The nets are what will wear out in a few months, depending upon how many times you take them off to dump the bugs out, and how hard to treat them. The elastic band which holds them on will loose it's stretch, like your underwear.If you have mosquitoes on your porch, you will catch at least some of them, if not most of them, each night. Nothing but poison will kill them all, and even with poisons, they still will come back. « Show Less
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yes there is a solid shroud around the outside of the fan (the width of the blade and motor).