Global Instruments Larger Areas Pest A Cator 2000 Electromagnetic Rodent Repeller F

Here's my story: In the 1990's I bought a Riddex from QVC. It lasted for over 20 years and was still working when I put my condo up for sale. I tossed it in the trash for real estate listing purposes and moved to a lake-house in a rural area. Within 2 weeks of throwing my Riddex away, I had a mouse in my condo. There were also several in a recently built mouse-house in the attached garage. I never had a mouse at all while the Riddex was plugged in. Now I live in a semi-rural area on a lake, and I've discovered a couple mice in the walls. I found droppings in a wall switch when I removed the cover. I went looking for another Riddex. I found a vintage original Riddex on eBay, saw the phone number on the back, Global Instruments, and inquired about getting another. The company now calls it Pest-a-cator 2000 and it's still made in the USA. There IS a Riddex still sold but it's made in China and it's not the original Riddex. So, I ordered this, plugged it in and within a week the mice are gone. This works.

Last winter we didn't have a mouse problem with our manufactured double-wide as we had raccoons subletting the 'basement'. After our deck collapsed, we had to put up new skirting, which kept the raccoons out. Sadly, this invited the mice to return, and they were in the walls doing who knows what. The noise was driving my wife nuts, half the time I couldn't hear it. My wife bought some ultrasonic rodent repellers, they were totally ineffective. I ordered a Past-a-cator and plugged it in. The mice kept on chewing, but only for about a day. It took a day or so, but the mice have seemingly gone away! We haven't heard any noise for several days, including when the temperature has been in the low 20's, so guaranteed the mice would have returned if they could. Despite the fact that the product did not produce immediate results, it has worked and we are definitely happy. So if you buy one, be patient. It might take a day or two for the mice to get the message that they need to vacate the premises.

I had a mouse problem. I found where they were coming in and moved them to a nearby field one by one with a have-a-heart trap. Once I was fairly certain they were gone (i.e. no more mouse poop, traps set and remained empty for weeks, access closed off, etc.) I purchased five of these. I followed the instructions and made sure they were plugged into outlets with wires running around the rooms. I put one in my garage. The outlet is part of a circuit that runs all three walls of the garage and even wraps around next to the door on the 4th wall. There is a small gap on one side of the garage door where the mice can get in, and they did. I found poop and chewed towels. I was cleaning in there and just picked up a box and a little baby mouse fell out. There was another still in the box. I then saw the mother cautiously approach me and turn around, ran off, and hid. So, it's not like a mouse came in looking for something and quickly got out because of the unit, the mouse was making a home in there. Why?! Because these things are complete BS!! Now I have two tiny mice who will not survive without their mother. I carefully moved the baby that fell out back into the nest and left the box where the mother can hopefully move them somewhere safe. I don't want them living in my garage, but I also don't want to see the little babies suffer and die. Yes, I have compassion even for mice. In any case, do not buy these unless you're looking for a wall decoration with a blinking light. Any of the reviews that claim these work are simple coincidence. If you want to be mouse-free, (1) eliminate clutter, (2) close up any access points, (3) check often for evidence. We remained mouse-free for 2 years after I closed up the access point through which they were getting into the house. It had NOTHING to do with these scam units, though. Trust me! If it had anything to do with them, I wouldn't have just found a mouse nest in my garage!!!!

Amazon won't allow me to mention why I get the impression this item was used and returned by another customer. Otherwise, it's a product I have used before that has worked very well and for a long time. As long as it still works, I'm okay with it. Just not sure it will last as long as the one I had before if it is in fact a returned item. Otherwise I would give it five stars.