Livin’ Well Blue Bug Zapper Indoor Outdoor - 4000V High Powered Electric Mosquito Zapper Home Patio, 1,500 Sq Ft Range Fly Trap,18W UVA Bulb Mosquito Killer Lamp Insect Bug Light

Update 2: I received the replacement bulb and although there were no instructions on how to replace it, I was able to do so with a little trial and error. The zapper is shining brightly and is once again back on heavy duty. Within a few minutes, I received an audio confirmation of its effectiveness. Kudos to Livin' Well for their great customer service. Sending a replacement bulb gratis to make good on their advertised longevity was above and beyond what I expect these days. I raised my rating a star to five stars accordingly.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update: I received an email response from the Livin' Well Team informing me that they have replacement bulbs but they're not sold on Amazon. However, they offered to mail me a replacement if I sent them my address. I did so and they responded again with a confirmation. I'll update again if and when I receive the replacement bulb. This almost sounds too good to be true but if they come through, I certainly feel that this product and customer service will warrant an upgrade to five stars.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I was so impressed with this bug zapper that I purchased a second one the following month. My primary objective was to add another layer of protection against mosquitoes when I'm out on covered patio, working on my plants and vegetable garden. I already use dunks/natural soap in my water pots/buckets, have a large shop fan blowing across the patio and light up a coil between the fan and my patio sliding door. During the Summer down here in south Florida, I really need defense in depth since I'm out there for several hours every day. I ordered the second one to use inside our house since bugs always seem to sneak in when I open the sliding door to get in and out.I know that scientifically, UV light doesn't necessarily attract mosquitoes but these zappers sure offed a great number of them, even if it was just by chance. My wife who is very susceptible to mosquito bites (they really swell badly) frequently tries to swat them in the house with our tennis racket zapper when she sees one. She's rarely successful and is convinced that they flee and avoid her when she picks up the racket zapper. Several minutes after she gives up and sits back down, we hear the Livin’ Well Bug Zapper, sitting on a kitchen counter sizzling away. While there's no guarantee that it was the mosquito that she was chasing, we never see it again. They also zapped a slew of other flying bugs, many that I couldn't even identify. My wife and I were truly amazed at the number of bugs that were in the house. One "con" that we noticed is that not only do many of the zapped bugs not fall into the removable tray nor get caught/burned into the mesh, many seem to get thrown out of the trap altogether as evidenced by the many bug carcasses lying around the perimeter of the zapper.The six foot long cord is a big plus since it greatly expands placement/deployment of the zapper. Many competitors only have a four foot cord, a complaint written by numerous reviewers. The cord is also thick and sturdy, giving me peace of mind, especially for the one used outside. The metal hanging ring on top is sturdy enough (double rings) and is an inch in diameter but the plastic nob that it's mounted on blocks half the ring making it a little difficult to hang on thicker hooks.I would have given this five stars but knocked on off because the bulb on the first one I purchased just went out after 5760 hours and didn't last the 8000 hours in the product description. We leave both of them plugged in 24/7. I contacted the seller for information on replacement bulbs because there's no listing for them on Amazon and am waiting for a response. It may be more cost effective to buy a new zapper and if so, that's what I'll do. I'm willing to pay this price for eight months of added protection.

If you're wondering how to remove the bottom tray, you have to twist the bottom counterclockwise (as seen from facing the bottom) kinda forcefully the first time. The instruction manual just says something like "To clean it, remove the bottom tray" without actually explaining how to remove it.That aside, it's pretty self explanatory. You place it somewhere, bugs go towards the pretty light, the little coils surrounding the pretty light go zap zap, the shocked bug falls to the tray (or just sticks itself to the coil for me to awkwardly clean off later).Keep in mind: This is just a UV light. Mosquitos are attracted to a variety of things, especially depending on the variant of mosquito. Some seek the sweat on our skin. Others seek the CO2 in our breaths. Some even just have a weirdo fixation with bananas. This means if you, this trap, and a hungry mosquito were chilling together in a room, chances are that mosquito would bite you anyway because you're the more enticing subject.So to let the trap run its course, it's best to just leave it on somewhere without people or pets.I've run the trap in two locations: indoors in a dark living room at night, and outdoors in the early evening to nighttime.Indoors, there's thankfully a lot fewer mosquitoes that have snuck in, but it has managed to catch the lil invaders that have snuck into my home somehow. From what I could hear it do, it doesn't just make one be pop, it makes a series of smaller shocks.Outdoors, the cable it super thick and kinda hard to run through like windows and doors, but it's a decent length to work with an extension cable. There's an abundance of mosquitos and tiny moths for it to zap outdoors, but it does kind of indiscriminately attempts to kill everything that is remotely interested in UV light. Note that I say "Attempts" here because when I decided to clean it and see how well it worked outdoors, I could see it that worked very well based on the numbers, but was surprised to encounter a few bugs that were stunned and definitely not dead. This happens because they get shocked without getting killed and instead of being able to exit the trap after being stunned, they fall into the collection tray at the bottom and get trapped in there. So when I opened the tray to dump it, they immediately flew towards my face in vengeance. So be careful of that one.In conclusion:Pros: - It performs pretty much as expected - it zaps bugs that are attracted to UV light and they mostly fall to the little bucket below.- It's not too hard to clean - I emptied the tray and was able to shake and air can out the rest.- It's bright enough to attract bugs to it even in broad daylight.Cons: - It doesn't always kill the bug - sometimes they just fall into the collection tray while stunned.- The top of it heats up over time. Not to the point of burning, but definitely awkwardly warm.- It's kinda heavy and doesn't hang well on flexible branches because of this. It doesn't affect me much because I just place it on the floor instead of hanging it.