Pestbye® Waterproof Ultrasonic Repellent Cat Repeller and Scarer with Ground Stake (Battery Powered)

I cannot sing the praises of this item highly enough. I bought 3 about 4 weeks ago and now have a cat-muck free garden again, and it's wonderful. I have suffered with cats at a number of different houses and tried everything from orange peel to pepper dust to expensive concoctions and never had any real success. I set these up as instructed and it would appear the job is done! I have a dry dusty area under some huge conifers at the bottom of my garden and when my neighbour got two cats they decided it was an ideal place to use as their toilet. I protested to my neighbour and we almost fell out over it, but we couldn't stop the cats soiling, and to make matters worst other local moggies began to follow suit. At least four cats were using the entire area as one big litter tray and the mess was horrendous. I daren't let my grandchildren play in the garden any more (I know from first hand experience that cat and dog faeces can carry some very nasty diseases and parasites) and I could not dig over my flower beds or plant any veg because the cats would use any freshly turned soil with relish. All in all my enjoyment of my garden was spoilt. I saw these and decided that the reviews were good enough to give them a try - after all, I was getting desperate. They arrived within a couple of days so I set to and raked all the disgusting muck up (for the umpteenth time) and cleared the area completely, installed one of these at either end and Hey Presto! No more cat poo! Well, almost none. We had one moggy that was a bit more resilient than the rest but I just turned the frequency up a bit and even he gave up after a few more days! It says you may have to persevere for a few weeks with them before they have an effect but that is not my experience, they've worked almost from the off. I dug over a bed to put some strawberries in , and installed my third repeller there to stand guard over it, and it remains poo-free! Batteries are lasting well too, and they're only some old rechargables that won't work my camera any more! Yes, the battery installation could be easier than messing about with 4 small screws, and yes the instructions are a bit naff (print off the product details on Amazon - they are much better than the instructions!) but other than that these items are a Godsend. I've just ordered another in readyness for digging over a veggie bed, so I've now spent about £70, but it's been worth every penny to get my garden back! I hope they work as well for you.

As many other reviewers, I found it fiddley to assemble. Battery cover screw holes had to be enlarged before accepting self tapper screws. Common complaint, assembly information detail given (simple anyway, apart from being awkward). The important part where a bit of help is required, i.e. operating instructions were non existant. These it turns out are available on [...]. The repeller actually works. I got rid of a persitant visitor after about five days. It required a bit of setting up in right posistion. I would say that the Pestby is most effective in a small garden. To save you hunting, details of operating info attached below. The Cat repeller is the quickest fix for cats in the garden. Battery powered, it's easy to install by pushing into the ground using the stake supplied, or it can be screwed to a wall or fence. Fully waterproof, it can be left out in any weather. Why the motion sensor? The repeller comes complete with an infra-red (PIR) motion sensor which turns the device on when a warm body enters the controlled area. This has an important purpose other than saving battery life: researchers have found that cats can become desensitised to the noise if they realise that random sounds are not associated directly with their presence in the controlled area. With the motion sensor, the cat learns to associate the noise with its own movement and is much less likely to stop being afraid of the noise. Frequency Settings This repeller device allows you to change the output frequency, enabling you to have the most effective solution for your particular pest problem. Listed below are the types of animals that this repeller can be used against and the most effective setting for each. Working from left to right (from the smallest dot to the largest) Cats - Between 3 - 5 Dogs - Between 3 - 4 Foxes - Between 3 - 6 Squirrels Between 2 - 7 Rodents - Between 2 - 7 Insects - Between 2 - 7 Roaches - Between 9 - 11 N.B If set on numbers one or two the chances of humans being able to hear this are greatly increased. Batteries Requires four AA batteries. Battery life depends on how many times the device is activated, but they typically last 3-4 months assuming 10 activations per day.Batteries are not supplied as standard but we can supply them (see options above). What area does it cover? It covers an 80 degree arc, to a distance of up to 23ft (7m), giving a total unobstructed working area of 184sq ft. Unlike most other repellers this allows you to cover a smaller area with the sensitivity dial. The repeller will give you the full 7m if the dial is fully round to the right to decrease the distance turn to the left, this will help to increase battery life as the repeller will cover the distance you want it to. How quickly will it work? If cats have a habit of feeding and fouling in your garden, it can take 14-28 days to deliver the full deterrent effect. 'Occasional' visitors will usually be stopped within 7 days. If you have a dog, the dog may be affected if it is allowed in the same part of the garden. The sound doesn't travel well through walls and fences, so it won't affect a dog in the house, or a neighbour's dog. Of course, as with all methods involving animal behaviour, we can't guarantee effectiveness in every situation, however, our own experience and the feedback we get from customers suggests that this device is effective in almost all situations. Will it affect birds? Not at all - you'll be able to welcome the birds back to your garden. Occasionally, children and some adults may be able to hear this device. If this happens it will usually only occur while children are in the garden. Dimensions Height 10.5cm, Width 10.5cm, Depth 4.7cm.

I recently took-up slate chippings at the front of my house and replaced them with a Cotswold stone. I had no inkling that a couple of months later the neighbour's cat would suddenly decide to use it prolifically as a litter tray - eventually three times in four days leading-up to the installation of my new cat scarer. I read the reviews and chose the PestBye in the hope that this would resolve the problem! It arrived in a plain box (inside the usual Amazon packaging) with minimal instructions. It requires 4 AA batteries (not included) and it is fairly self explanatory to assemble, simply put the batteries in, put the rubber seal around the back and use the four screws to attach the battery cover. I couldn't get the battery cover to be absolutely flush and the screws wouldn't go all the way in and I didn't want to over-tighten at the risk of splitting the plastic, but with the rubber seal I think it should be waterproof (time will tell and I'll update on here if it isn't!). I am using it on a stake rather than attaching it to a wall (the stake was fairly easy to attach and drive into the ground - so that the unit was 4 inches above the ground). As it is only a small area I have reduced the sensitivity to the minimum level (and it still works fine). I am using the dial on the third frequency dot as per a very helpful review further down (which will tell you which frequency is most effective against which pest), it doesn't give any suggestion in any instructions. I have adjusted it so that it covers just the space in front of my house, it can cover up to 80 degrees. I am giving it five stars for the effect that it has had on the cat, who seems to hate it as I don't see it wandering around the front of my house anymore - but I would say the instructions are poor and I wouldn't say that it is fantastically constructed as the back doesn't `fit flush'. The neighbours children can hear it as well, so consider that if you want children to be able to play in that area. Just two points to note if you are buying: Make sure you have 4 AA batteries Make sure you have a very small cross-head screwdriver to hand - easily purchased from any pound shop or DIY place ***UPDATE*** I've had it for 2 months now and it has worked a charm, not a single bit of cat mess! I've noticed that another neighbour has recently installed one to cover his lawn. I was told that some older cats go deaf and can't hear this signal - to sure if that is correct or not but the cats nearby seem to be fairly young so it isn't a problem for me.

Having read the reviews I had high hopes for this product which were crushed all too quickly. As soon as the batteries were inserted I could hear the unit squeaking and clicking at me, which probably should have been the first indication that things weren't quite right. After all the very definition of ultrasonic is a frequency above the range of the human ear. The three cats, who were sat in the kitchen at the time, looked on with interest mainly although the youngest (the one who is my nemesis) did seem the nearest to being upset by it and did eventually leave the room. I took this to be the sign that I'd found the ideal frequency and set the two units strategically in the borders giving me maximum range and waited. For 12 hours not a single visit occurred and I felt victory would surely be mine. The motion sensors picked up everything, in fact the range on the sensors appears to be the best function on them, however the claim that they work on an infrared level I would have to question as they would often be set off by the movement of a leaf or the flap of the laundry on the washing line. It was not long however before Sheldon (my tabby tormentor) came sniffing around ready to do his grotty little business in my tiny plot of paradise yet again. Aware that the instructions state that it will take 2-4 weeks for cats to take the hint I have persevered. These are not cats that have grown up untrained in the use of the litter tray and nor is their tray left to fester until it stinks out the entire house. No these are cats whose conveniences are probably kept cleaner that most humans are and short of chasing after them all day with a pristine tray and a bucket of moist wipes to clean their little botties with after there is little more we could do to make their motions more comfortable. So it is with a heavy heart and a huge sense of disappointment that I have disassembled these units after several weeks of patient anticipation and experimentation with the frequencies. Even before removing the batteries and packing them away I have experimented with the cats in the kitchen once again. This time one cat got so upset he sat down nonchalantly, raised his left leg in the air and casually licked all that the vet was kind enough to leave him with. Strangely though it is my thirteen year old daughter who is happiest to see the back of these items as she couldn't sit out in the garden without them giving her a headache. So there you go, it's a one star rating from me. Partly because they won't let you rate it a zero and partly because if your teenagers are leaving little parcels in your petunias then this will surely stop them.

If its all you can afford, then it kinda does the job. However, I've had one in the past that I paid more for and now I know why. I bought one because a neighbours cat keeps coming around the house at night and spraying the front door. My own cats only go out during the day. This one has no On/Off button, so I have to keep turning it around in the daytime to face the wall so my cats can go outside. Its also a bit noisy. My last one was silent to the human ear, this one irritatingly isn't, which is a bit annoying when its next to my front door. It comes with no instructions other than how to insert the batteries and attach the spike, so I have no idea what to put the settings on. It seems to be working however, because the neighbours dog moves away from it when its on. However, its not working enough to deter the neighbours cat coming around in the day. My last unit was enough to stop the neighbours cat coming around altogether, even when it wasn't on. It'll do for now, but I'll be hunting out the receipt for my last unit and buying another one of them soon. If you're wondering what happened to the last unit, it lasted a year before the postman accidently ran over it with his van, doh!

I have come to hate cats. It's that simple. I have young children running about the garden, and I detest the local cats using the lawn and the veggie patch as a toilet. I tried the usual granules, etc. Nothing worked, and they were expensive and ineffective. I bought one of these. Within a few days of installing, it has removed about 98% of the problem. It's so good that I am going to buy another one to cover the last part that is out of the PIR sensor line of sight. Here are a few tips and observations. I am a working scientist for your background. 1. The highest frequency a person can detect decreases with age. Grandparents can't hear anything at all from it, even when putting their ear to it, but I can still hear the frequency chirp from the speaker as the unit is triggered (which coincides with a blue light going off). 2. The "claymore" spike it comes with is quite satisfying. You can imagine the little present-droppers meeting an unexpected end. 3. Rechargeable batteries (4xAA) are a must. I get about ~6 weeks out of one set, with it being triggered quite a lot during the day. 4. The children don't seem to mind the sound too much, it's fairly high frequency anyway and not particularly loud, so they just ignore it. 5. The unit is (presumably) made in China. The screws holding the battery cover plate on are a bit fiddly and flimsy, be careful. I also found that there is a slight loose connection in mine. Knocking the unit hard-ish allowed the blue light to flash but diabled the speaker. This may explain why some people are having issues with it. 6. It works like a burglar alarm with a PIR sensor. It must be able to see the cat moving, so keep the sensor clear of growth and pointing in the right direction. I turned the sensitivity up to maximum. Cover your garden with overlapping fields of fire. 7. Here are a couple of events that have reinforced my belief in the unit. The first is when a cat walked nonchalantly into the garden one day. I was watching in when the unit went off, the cat nearly left the ground and ran for the exit! The second was when the batteries ran out, I immediately got a stinky gift. 8. When the batteries begin to go flat, the blue light still comes on for a couple of days, but the speaker emits a distorted warble at lower frequency. This is your warning to change them. Again, for older folk particularly, if you can't hear it, you won't know that the unit is not operating at optimum efficiency. 9. You can't really turn it off. You can turn the sensitivity right down, or cover the PIR sensor up. But that's it. Personally, I would like an on/off switch, but can live without it. 10. It seems to be weatherproof (few months in), avoid drenching it with the watering can if you can though. I have done this a few times inadvertently to no ill effect. Hope it works out for you too, for me it's a totally essential part of the back garden now.

Worked well for ages , now seems we’ve got a deaf cat round here somewhere ……. Thing

* Physical This device is small, boxlike, and its green colour means it blends into the garden and is not visually intrusive. It is made to be stuck into the ground on a spike at around 20 cm from the ground. It has a blue light that shows when the sensor is operational. It has two rotary dials to set the controls; one for frequency to optimise which animals you wish to force away from your garden , the other to make the draining battery work for longer. * How it performs The sensor means that it saves batteries by only working when the sensor detects an changing object in its roughly 90 degree angle at upto a few meters away. The differing animals need slightly differing frequencies, and this can be adjusted according to the instructions that come with the device . The batteries (4*AA) only need changing around every 12 months or so. To replace its batteries, you require a small screwdriver to release its four screws protecting plate. Its pretty robust, and stands up to the weather this year (2015) * Summary I am amazed that the local cats that used to use our garden as their own toilets have not touched our garden for months. I have seen cats jump on bins to avoid the invisible and inaudible field - for most humans over teenage anyway - it projects from this unit. Although i can hear a quiet, intermittent, scratchy - type noise from this device as its blue sensor is operating. But, - Dec 2015 - we now we have a mouse in the house! So have brought this device inside to drive the vermin out. We put traps down, notice where the mouse leaves its freshest droppings, then put the device in this area. We needed to change the setting of the device to select the most annoying noises to a mouse. We have deduced that this device was probably submerged in the recent heavy rain weather and this is the reason why its sensor does not now work properly. We have bought another 'Cat Repeller.' We have contacted a pest control officer to help us with this issue this week. Believe it or not, when changing its settings to repulse a mouse or rodent it makes them disappear and it works with these too! It's been over 10 days since last seeing the mouse. We are monitoring this situation.

J'ai acheté ce produit en juillet 2015 dans l'espoir de faire fuir les chats du voisinage qui venaient crotter sur mon allée et ma pelouse. J'ai donc cherché un dispositif pérenne pour éloigner les chats (et après essayer le poivre et autre, dont les effets sont très limités voire nuls). Après quelques recherches, je suis tombé sur ce type de produits, les bornes à ultrasons, avec des retours plus ou moins élogieux selon les modèles et les situations. Pour ma part, depuis sa mise en place, la tranquillité est revenue, plus de mauvaises surprises dans l'allée. Piles inchangées en 8 mois et toujours fonctionnelle après les tempêtes hivernales. Bref, à installer sans hésiter ! (et vous avez 30 jours pour vous faire un avis de toute façon) Mise à jour : après deux ans et un remplacement de piles, le produit fonctionne toujours. Petit bemol pour la rouille apparue dans le comportiment a pile.

Sarà la mia grande stima per la razza felina, sarà per il sano scetticismo con cui approccio le cose che promettono una risoluzione immediata di un problema, ma devo ammettere che in fase di acquisto non ero molto fiducioso sulla reale funzionalità di questo dissuasore. Spiego meglio: ho appena acquistato una casa con due piccoli giardini, davanti e dietro, inserita in un contesto di villette a schiera in campagna, in cui molti inquilini possiedono dei gatti. La casa, prima del mio acquisto era stata lasciata un po' andare, e i giardini erano diventati la latrina degli amici felini dell'intera strada. Data la mia inesperienza sul disabituare gli animali a fare i propri bisogni nel solito posto, ho cercato su Amazon la soluzione, e viste le recensioni ho acquistato (con sano scetticismo, ripeto), questo dissuasore, e l'ho posizionato nel giardino davanti casa. Incredibile ma vero: funziona! Dal giorno dell'installazione non ho trovato altri "ricordini". Unica pecca a mio avviso: il rilevatore di movimento è molto sensibile, tanto che gli ultrasuoni si sentono anche se cammino in casa con la finestra aperta: probabilmente devo solo ridurre il raggio di azione. Le istruzioni non sono molto chiare, ma il montaggio è intuitivo: basta inserire le batterie (delle normali pile stilo, non incluse nella confezione), rimettere la guarnizione e avvitare lo sportellino.

感度と音の周波数を変更できるため，週一程度，周波数は調整している。 確かに，周波数を低くすると，わずかにキンキン聞こえる。 人間も不快感を受けるので，効果はあるものの， センサが反応しない（エリア外）所は糞害がある。 説明書は必要最低限の事しか書いていないので， ガーデンバリア（ミニ）は「とてもよく」見えるものの， あちらは微調整ができないため，鳴り始めと終わりの高音が耳ざわりである。 簡便さはガーデンバリア（ミニ）。 工具使用（電池蓋のねじ止め）が苦にならないなら，こちらを奨めたい。

Ich habe das PestBye gekauft, um zu verhindern, dass unsere Katze es sich auf meinem Cabrioverdeck gemütlich macht. Dort war leider ihr Lieblingsplätzchen, auf dem sie jede Nacht mengenweise Katzenhaare sowie andere Dinge, die eine Katze so in ihrem Fell mit sich herumträgt, hinterließ. Zunächst habe ich das Gerät am hinteren Ende der Carports angebracht. Leider hielt sich der gewüschte Effekt in Grenzen, die Katze schien wenig beeindruckt von dem Piepsen, das in der Nähe durchaus auch für Menschen wahrnehmbar ist. Somit war nach wie vor jeden Morgen Katzenhaarentfernung angesagt. Nach Beobachtung der Katzentatzenspuren auf der Karosserie stellte ich fest, dass unsere Katze sich von der Einfahrt her in den Carport bewegt um dann entweder über Motorhaube oder Kofferraumdeckel auf das Verdeck zu gelangen. Bei der Anbringung an der Hinterwand führte dies dazu, dass der Katzenvertreiber schon weit im Vorwege auslöste. Bis die Katze auf dem Verdeck anlangte, war der Alarm offenbar schon wieder verstummt oder die Katze hatte sich bereits an den "Lärm" gewöhnt. Ich habe das Gerät dann relativ dicht seitlich des Autos etwas oberhalb der Verdeckhöhe installiert, so dass die Auslösung erst dann erfolgt, wenn die Katze sich wirklich auf das Autodach begibt. Und siehe da - seitdem habe ich keine Katzenhaare mehr auf meinem Cabrioverdeck. Fazit: Das Gerät funktioniert, mit dem Ort der Anbringung sollte man experimentieren. Der erste Batteriesatz hält inzwischen schon vier Monate - auch hierfür die volle Punktzahl.

Muy contento con el producto