Stinger UVB45 40 Watt 1-Acre Ultra Bug Zapper
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Stinger UVB45 40 Watt 1-Acre Ultra Bug Zapper
Customer Review: Stung by the Stinger
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought one of these useless things at the local Lowe's (all they sell is Stinger), assured by the nice person working there that it was a great unit, and that the black light made a big difference in how many bugs are attracted to it. Well, atypically for me, I didn't do my research prior to buying it, and when checking online to see how badly I got overcharged, I found these reviews here at Amazon. I thought it might have been a fluke that so many people had written such bad reviews, but I must concur that these Stinger units are poorly designed. At about 7:00 pm I hung the UVB45 up on the outside corner of my fenced in area, hoping to draw the bugs away from my patio. When I plugged it in, there was an immediate, strong ZAP just as the bulb came on. I thought that it might indeed work, at least for a while. Well, that first zap was the only zap I ever heard the unit make. I thought it might take a little while to start attracting the bugs, and so I left the unit on, and went inside. I came back out around 10:15 pm, but still no zaps, just a crowd of bugs walking around on the unit, electrode grates and all. Disgusted, I left it running all night to see what it would do, and the next morning I went out to see what had happened, but no dead bugs, just a few stragglers walking around, still there from the party they had on it the night before. At that point I noticed the light wasn't burning any more. After taking the unit down and putting it in a shaded area (I wanted to see if I just couldn't see the "black" light in the sunlight), it came back on. I checked the switch, and it was in the 24 hour position. Even that didn't work! I switched the switch to all 3 positions, and if there was bright light present, it wouldn't come on, even in the "always on" position, unless I covered the light sensor with my hand. Needless to say I returned it to Lowe's, and will be ordering the Flowtron Flowtron Model BK-40D Electronic Insect Killer (One Acre Coverage) from Amazon instead. It is rated quite highly here, so I hope my luck with it will be better. I would definitely recommend that people forget about the Stinger line of products, and search for something that actually works. I wish I could rate it zero stars, since nothing about it worked properly.Customer Review: Stinger Ultra Bug Zapper - DON'T BUY
Summary: 1 Stars
I wish I had come to Amazon and read the reviews FIRST before wasting my gas buying this zapper. I bought it at our local Lowe's. Of course they raved about the black light being the best thing ever. I had never owned a zapper with a black light before. I brought it home, within min. the bulb lit up, I thought great, it was so pretty. After 3 days, it stopped. I went out to make sure there was still power to the outlet, that wasn't it. This was the "all the time" mode I kept it on. I went to take it off the hanger I had it on, and the light came on. I found out it worked very well upside down. Took it back, get a replacement, same thing. This time it wouldn't even come on unless you put it upside down. Called the 800 number and they say, oh, it must be a light sensor problem. Duh, do you think so? Something is sure wrong. Actually it acted more like the bulb itself wasn't seated properly. If you pushed it up and held it, the light would come on, as soon as you let go, it went off. But anyway, I took it back and have now ordered a Flowtron which I should have from the beginning. I should know by now if the unit you had you liked and it worked great, get it again. The only problem with my old Flowtron was, it got old.
By the way, had to give it one star because Amazon won't let you not give an item nothing.
Customer Review: Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't typically write reviews, but, when I saw the others, I felt a responsibility to do what I could to warn others. I actually already owned one of these zappers (I purchased the indoor/outdoor combination from Costco), but I "thought" I needed a new bulb, which is why I was checking Amazon out. After a month or two, the solar sensor did not work anymore, causing the unit to stay on 24 hours a day. I didn't mind that much, since I had a timer for this anyway. Now the light, I thought, burned out. After reading the other reviews, I'm not going to invest any time and money in a light bulb to see if it that is even the problem. I also found a huge issue with the bugs not falling out of the grates, so I would spend several days a week using compressed air to dislodge them...into my hair and clothes! I appreciate reading reviews from others and we always find it helpful to do so. Like another poster, I, too, feel that a Flowtron is a much better purchase...the bulbs lasted for a long time, there was NO issue of the grates being stuffed with dead insects and it was durable. That's where I'm turning to next.Customer Review: AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS!
Summary: 1 Stars
Worst product of any kind that I have purchased in years! Bought item at Home Depot a few months back and like an idiot I threw the box away. After about four days hanging in the tree the light stopped working so I figured maybe the bulb just burnt out because these things happen sometimes. I ordered a new bulb ($15.00!) but that did not solve the problem so I left it hanging in the tree non-working until I figured out what to do next. To my astonishment it could not even hang in the tree! After about a week the case somehow decided to split apart at the top (cheap plastic) and the rest of the unit was laying on the ground with wires hanging out from the piece that remained on the tree hook (serious shock hazard!!). You may think that I broke it changing the bulb but that absolutely was not the case. My advice is do not buy this product or you will regret it. At least that was my experience. Years ago we had the other brand that is highly recommended in this post and it lasted at least 10 years. Buy it, not this P.O.S.Customer Review: Wished I'd have read the reviews!
Summary: 1 Stars
Apparently I'm not the only one having this problem which is a big disappointment to the manufacture of these bug lights. I bought this one in March, plugged it in and chose the "sundown" option where the light would turn on at dusk. I noticed it working fine ... for about two weeks. I was assuming the bulb had burned out since the power light to the unit was functioning. I bought a replacement bulb for another 20 bucks or so, replaced the bulb tonight and had no luck. I've been a fan of the Stinger for quite a few years but this ULTRA model is apparently nothing but garbage. Yeah, it's going to work great for a while but don't expect it to last. Definitely NOT worth the price tag ... in this case, pricier does NOT mean "better."