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.

The item is very good for keeping cats away from my garden

Do not waste your time or money on this product. It is completely ineffective. I have purchased three of them, and most recently moved one indoors to try and keep my cats away from the door. Unfortunately, all of my cats completely ignore it and will even rub against it. Based on my experience, it has had no deterrent effect whatsoever. It’s a little annoying to assemble and is not rechargeable you need to replace batteries every time eventually messing with the rubber seal.

After months of daily presents being left in our garden by one of the (at least) six visiting cats, we finally succumbed and purchased this. After a week we'd only received one unwanted gift, so we repositioned it to get better coverage and for nine months it was clear. The cats learnt that the only way to get through the garden is to balance precariously on the fence or climb over the garage. That was until we did some significant work on the garden and bought an extra scarer and replaced the batteries in the older one, now it's back to being a cat toilet again. So the moral of the story is don't dig your clay soil over and improve it, leave it rock solid. The fact of the matter is there are too many cats round here, I'm now aware of 8 that creep around my boundaries which in a garden 25 feet by 40 is just too many. It's now been over a year since our initial purchase, we now own 3 scarers, one in the front and 2 in the back, things are definitely better but not by any stretch perfect and we've had to replace the batteries twice. We still get presents left in our flower beds from time to time but we've probably only had about 15 since our initial purchase. If cats start soiling our soil, the scarers get repositioned for a while and the offending items removed and they then seem to change their habits again and move next door! Then again they may just be upset that I've planted onions and lavender, neither of which they like. So my recommendation is go for a multi-faceted approach, electronic and herbal and be prepared to adjust the position of your sensors regularly, making sure that they get triggered at cat height.

* 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.

I was dubious about this working but so far really happy with it. We've had a cat pooing in the same spot in our garden since we had artificial grass put down. The first night the device was put up the cat entered the garden but left without doing anything. I've not seen it back since and we've had a poo free garden for about a week. The only improvement for me would be if it had an on/off button. Even with the sensor turned all the way down it still goes off when it detects movement so we do have to turn it around when the kids are playing otherwise it gets annoying. An on/off button would fix this without messing with the settings or moving it. But overall really pleased so far and hope it continues working.

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.

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。

works well for a while then either the cats get used to it or it stops working

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.