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#295044 - 11/03/2007 19:19 Ultrasonic pest control and combustible gases
petteri addict Registered: 02/08/2004 Posts: 434 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Another question out of left field for the empegbbs answer machine! I bought a ultrasonic pest control (my wife saw a rat in the garage, once it hasn't returned) device that plugs into the wall. The instructions say not to use it in an area where there are flammable gases. Now is the garage a safe place to us this device? Can the ultrasonic waves really ignite a fire? I'll call the company tomorrow, but was wondering of anyone here knew anything about this sort of thing. Besides the two cars that are kept in the garage there are also a couple of empty liquid chlorine containers for the pool. EDIT: link to device: http://www.viatekproducts.com/ProductDetail.jsp?LISTID=8F0000-1097842231 Edited by petteri (11/03/2007 19:34)
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#295045 - 11/03/2007 20:40 Re: Ultrasonic pest control and combustible gases [Re: petteri]
gbeer carpal tunnel Registered: 17/12/2000 Posts: 2665 Loc: Manteca, California	It's not likely that the ultrasonics waves themselves will ignite anything, but the device is electrical and may not be UL rated for environments containing flammable substances. _________________________ Glenn
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#295046 - 12/03/2007 10:03 Re: Ultrasonic pest control and combustible gases [Re: gbeer]
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1914 Loc: London	I'd suggest that the appearance of the device and disappearance of the rat are coincidental, I've tried them against foxes, mice and rats with very little effect.
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#295047 - 12/03/2007 11:46 Re: Ultrasonic pest control and combustible gases [Re: tahir]
petteri addict Registered: 02/08/2004 Posts: 434 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	I haven't yet plugged in the thing. I'm fearful of an exploding garage. The rat appeared shortly after the house next door was tented for termites.
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#295048 - 12/03/2007 18:31 Re: Ultrasonic pest control and combustible gases [Re: tahir]
canuckInOR carpal tunnel Registered: 13/02/2002 Posts: 3212 Loc: Portland, OR	Quote: I'd suggest that the appearance of the device and disappearance of the rat are coincidental, I've tried them against foxes, mice and rats with very little effect. I used one for insects -- cockroaches, in particular -- when I was in Los Angeles, and it seemed to work well enough. I used to find roaches on a weekly basis prior to using it, and, afterwards, I never saw them in the garage again. Of course, it's kind of like "this here rock keeps tigers away." I can't prove that the device itself kept them away, simply from their absence.
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#295049 - 13/03/2007 07:32 Re: Ultrasonic pest control and combustible gases [Re: canuckInOR]
furtive old hand Registered: 14/08/2001 Posts: 886 Loc: London, UK	I would suggest using a combination of the ultrasonic device, a trap and poison to get rid of the rat(s) properly. Edited by furtive (13/03/2007 07:34) _________________________ Mk2a RioCar 120Gb - now sold to the owner of my old car Rio Karma - now on ebay...
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