Thermacell E-ZoneGuard Patio Rechargeable Mosquito Repeller with 8-Hr Refill and 5.5-Hr Battery, Black

Believe me, I would love to join the chorus of people praising this product. Really. I would _love_ to sit in my back yard and read a book or enjoy a sandwich while looking over my property from my back deck, but I still can't. The product itself is pretty easy to use. You charge the little egg-shaped thing (maybe four inches across and six inches high: about the size of a gigantic can of soup. You put in the little liquid container (be sure to take off the screw cover first; the egg "lid" won't close unless you have it off), turn it on, and wait about fifteen minutes. The egg container is basically a hot plate that warms up until the liquid in the container heats up and comes out the wick at the top. It takes about fifteen minutes to start working. Does it work? Mostly. I definitely had fewer mosquitoes, but, that said, I still had mosquitoes. Where I formerly would get driven in from my outside, now I just had to swat the darn things every few minutes, but that was still unpleasant. I actually had a mosquito land on the Thermacell; I tried to get a picture, if only for the humor of it, but it flew off. Now for the economics of it: the refills are really expensive, which is a shame because it seems like you should be able to buy the liquid in bulk and just refill the plastic thing. Moreover, when you use it, you have to burn a lot of the fuel; with a fifteen-minute start-up time, once the thing is going, you better use it. It's not a switch. The fuel burns fast. My "5.5-hour" container lasted two, and then it was dry. And now I'm looking at $35 for a refill. That's a pretty expensive time for fewer mosquitoes. I don't know anything about the safety of the device; the idea of putting it on a picnic table and then eating seems odd; if there's chemicals coming out of there that drive away mosquitoes, aren't those same chemicals getting into my nostrils and on my food and drink? Just seems a little questionable to me. Long and short if you're still reading: it might work for you if the mosquitoes in your area aren't all that bad, or you're happy enough with fewer (but not no) mosquitoes, and if you've got the moolah to afford the refills. But, alas, I didn't get the hoped-for miracle of, "Now I can finally sit outside and enjoy my yard." I got, "Ah, now for a whole lot of money I can go from being run inside to coming in with only about five or six mosquito bites."

Highly effective mosquito defense. Used the prior version that relies on Butane and glad the rolled out an electric/rechargeable version. One tip turn on and put out where you intend to be a few minutes ahead of time as the bugs won't know you are there , works if you don't but they will get you before the shield is working.

I live in an area that is mosquito infested, making it almost impossible to relax in the backyard. I set this up %26 noticed a huge difference in the number of mosquitos that came up to the patio while it was running. As long as you stay within the area that it covers, it works really well. I will say that it didn't completely eliminate their presence, as a few seemed to be unbothered by the repellant. However, I feel like I can finally enjoy being outside without being bitten alive.

was hopeful id find a mosquito repellant device that actually did what it advertised but that was not the case with this one. I have a small back porch where i set up the device and i. sitting within a foot of it and was still getting bitten. would not recommend dont waste your money.

I was so excited to get this item. I live in South Ga and the mosquitos eat me up. Any relief would have been great. The item it's self was made of quality material. But after it being on for the recommended amount of time, I still got eat up. This post is hard for me because I really really needed it to work. On to the next one 1 guess.

I am quite disappointed. The refill that came with the thermacell says 8hrs. I'm lucky if I got 3. I purchased an additional refill which says 12 hrs. The level of liquid was what looks like the equivalent to the original refill. I'm a little pessimistic to think it will last longer than the first.

I put it on the drink holder attached to my zero gravity recliner. Even though it was charged, full of liquid and right next to me, I got bit alive. I had to scratch my arms and legs with a hairbrush until they bled. i still have scabs, and that was two weeks ago. Worst purchase I have done ever. i bought the new off spray here, that doesn't hurt clothing and goes on dry. 100% best purchase.

This doesn't do much more than an Off citronella coil, but it's more expensive. The cartridges are really small and don't last for more than one or two uses depending on how long you use the device. I used mine on a covered deck and camping. Save your money.

Rubber door for usbc doesn't close. Way too expensive refills that don't last near as long as stated on box.

my order was registered and given to someone at a location more than 3 hours away. this has happened several times. the dependability is steady declining with this company