The damage always happens while you are asleep. Something walks the same line across the yard every night — over the fence, down the lemon tree, through the beds — and by morning there is nothing to see but the result. The problem is knowing where to put your effort. This unit answers that: it covers a measured 8 to 9 metres across a 110 degree arc, so you can point it at the exact path they use and leave it there. Anything warm that crosses the sensor gets an ultrasonic tone and a burst of hard white light, on whichever band suits whatever keeps coming back.

Why It Stands Out

• A Measured Range — 8 to 9 metres of detection across 110 degrees, so you aim it at a known distance rather than guessing. Most of what this ultrasonic pest repeller is doing depends on covering the right ground.
• Six Positions on the Dial — Off, three ultrasonic bands, light on its own, and everything at once sweeping through the bands. A cat repellent tone and a bird tone are not the same thing.
• Reaches 45.5 kHz — The top band runs up to 45.5 kHz, well into the range birds and bats hear, which is higher than most units of this type manage.
• Runs Without Sun — Solar charging, three AA rechargeables, or a 9V adaptor straight into the port on the back. Under a verandah or in a shaded corner it still works.
• Four to Five Days of Standby — A full charge holds that long waiting for something to happen, so a wet week does not leave the garden unwatched.
• Red Activation Light — You can see at a glance that it has fired, which is how you work out whether you have aimed it at the right path.
• Sensitivity and Distance Dial — Wind it down so only something the size of a possum trips it, or up to catch smaller visitors crossing the same ground.

Where to Place It

• On the Path They Use — Animals take the same route nightly. Find the track through the grass or the mark on the fence and aim at that, not at the middle of the lawn.
• Under the Fruit Trees — Facing the trunk and the ground around it, where a possum repeller covers the climb rather than the canopy.
• Beside the Veggie Beds — Across the rows at the end of the plot so the 110 degree arc takes in the whole bed from one position.
• At the Compost or the Bins — The most reliable stop on the circuit, and where a rat repellent setting earns its keep.
• Facing the Chook Run — Pointed outward at the approach as a fox deterrent, covering the ground before anything reaches the wire.
• Over a New Lawn — Across fresh seed or new turf as a bird scarer while it strikes.
• Under the Verandah — The spot with no direct sun, where the AA batteries or the adaptor keep it running anyway.

How It Works

1. The Sensor Detects Body Heat — A passive infrared sensor reads warmth moving across a 110 degree field out to 8 or 9 metres. Bigger animals register further out; small ones need to be closer.
2. The Dial Picks the Band — One runs 13.5 to 19.5 kHz for rats, mice, dogs and foxes. Two runs 19.5 to 24.5 kHz for cats and animals of that size. Three runs 24.5 to 45.5 kHz for birds and bats. Four is flashing light alone.
3. Setting Five Sweeps — It cycles through all three bands one after another with the light flashing, so a single unit covers everything that might turn up rather than one species at a time.
4. Then It Waits — Between triggers it sits in standby, which is how a solar animal repeller stretches a full charge across four or five days.

How to Use It

1. Fit the Batteries and Charge It — Three AA rechargeables go in the compartment on the back. Give it a day in the sun, or plug the adaptor in, before the first night.
2. Assemble the Stake — The two post sections screw together and into the base of the unit, then push into soil until it stands firm.
3. Set the Dial — Possums and cats on two, rats and foxes on one, birds and cockatoos on three, five if more than one thing is visiting.
4. Aim at the Ground, Not the Sky — Sensor around 30 to 50 cm up, tilted at the ground they cross. Clear any branch or shrub directly in front, because infrared stops at the first leaf.
5. Tune the Sensitivity — Start mid-way. Firing at moving foliage means wind it down; animals getting past means wind it up and move it closer to their line.

Tip: Check the red light in the morning. If it has not fired overnight you have aimed at the wrong ground, and moving the unit two metres is usually the whole fix.

Care and Maintenance

• Keep the Lens and Panel Clean — Dust on the sensor lens costs detection and dust on the panel costs charge. A damp cloth handles both.
• Swap the Batteries When It Slows — Rechargeable AAs lose capacity over a season or two. Fresh cells restore the standby time.
• Bring It Under Cover in Heavy Weather — Built for outdoor use, but the sensible place through a storm or a long wet spell is the shed.
• Reseat It After Wind — Press the stake back down and confirm the unit still faces the path you set it on.

Specifications

What's Included

• 1 × Solar ultrasonic animal repellent
• 2 × Ground stake sections
• 1 × USB charging cable
• 1 × Instruction manual