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 enlarge | Brand: Toolbank
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: £29.95
Buy New: £8.95
You Save: £21.00 (70%)
New (25) from £8.95
Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 7
Media: Garden & Outdoors
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 6.9 x 4.4
MPN: STV610
Model: STV610
EAN: 5036200126108
ASIN: B000NR8Q1U
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 Works with some cats, others more persistent! October 3, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
We had various feline visitors, mainly because we have a plethora of bird feeders in our garden.
We've tried a number of deterrents but this one is the most successful to date.
Some cats literally jump off the ground when they trigger it and run off. One particular cat, however, is more persistent and is not put off by it and still sits under our feeders, directly in line with the deterrent. The instructions warn that some cats try and brazen it out so we are persisting with the unit.
Moving it about (I've put it in a flowerpot to make this task easier) seems to help and I've just ordered another one so it gets both barrels next time he visits.
Downsides? Well, it can go through batteries rather quickly if you have many unwanted visitors. The LED is at the front of the unit which is not always visible if the unit is facing away from the house; pity they didn't put it on TOP of the unit.
A number of other reviewers have mentioned rechargeable 9v batteries which I think I might have to explore. A solar panel on top of the unit could have kept the battery topped up between ultrasonic blasts - it would help the batteries last a lot longer I reckon. Should I patent that suggestion?
Anyway, they seem to work with the majority of casual visitors and I'm determined to make the final persistent critter decide my garden is not a nice place to visit!
Excellent Buy - Better than Cat Repeller Sprays September 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this 2 months ago and in the location I have it (a triangular garden at side of house), it has worked great. Didn't have any affect on the first night but after that the cats started poo-ing somewhere else. You do need to make sure the PIR covers all of the area. After about six weeks the cats started poo-ing just to the left of the device and out of range, so I've had to reposition it. Comes with a stake to stick in the ground which isn't mentioned in the product details.
Negative points :
1) On an occasion where I let the grass grow long (4 inches but not obscuring the detector), this was too big a temptation for the cats to avoid, so they poo-ed anyway. (Seems the noise isn't anoying enough if the grass is comfortable).
2) This device is a little larger than you might expect/visualise and not discrete. I notice there's now a slimmer version.
Those points aren't going to stop me buying another 2 though, one for my back garden and one for the front.
 Waste of money September 8, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dont buy this product.. complete waste of money... Actully I found that more CATS are in my garden :((
 enjoy the pain of cat owners September 3, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this product. Every house on the street but mine owns a cat so my garden is the feline toilet. Every poo that is left by
"Adolf I hate my owner cat"
means a night of the tester button pushed in tight so every human neighbour has to endure the noise all night. other than that it is crap. Why not do what the Canadians do, and by a trap cage which catches the cat without harm. Take it for a nice 2 hour drive and harmlessly let it loose. How do you like them apples cat owners? you suck
Oh dear! August 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Installed the repeller last week with high hopes of stopping our garden from being the toilet for our neighbours cats. As of yesterday there appeared to be fewer tell tale "signs"! of cats having visited so I was feeling very happy with my purchase. Unfortunately this morning I spotted a cat basking in the sun in the middle of the lawn well within the range of the repeller which makes me think that the abscence of "signs" (!) may sadly be short lived.
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