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those fan type mosquito repellents

has anyone used one? do they work? and are they one time use, or can you turn them on and off? i am getting eaten alive every time i go out to my deck to water my plants. i hate the thought of putting bug spray on though because i don't like how it feels. i'd love to strap one of those fan type bug repellent things on my belt and go if they work however i don't want to have to open a new one every time.
Me:39 Dx LPD, Fibroid, AMA and all that goes with that. H:37 Dx low motility and low morphology. TTC since 3/12. Clomid 8/12 and 9/12: BFN. 11/12 on a break for Myomectomy sched. 11/26. Resume TTC early 2013.

Re: those fan type mosquito repellents

  • I was looking at them yesterday. What I learned is that they run on batteries, turn on and off, and have refills. I'm looking to buy one to sleep with. Every morning I wake up with more bites! I have more than I ever had before in my life combined through the years. I look like a leper.
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    I was looking at them yesterday. What I learned is that they run on batteries, turn on and off, and have refills. I'm looking to buy one to sleep with. Every morning I wake up with more bites! I have more than I ever had before in my life combined through the years. I look like a leper.

    Do you not have screens on your windows? How do mosquitos get inside?

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  • I do have screens, but in true slum fashion, they aren't all completely intact. The influx came when I was having a hot flash, and all the fans in the world did *** and I insisted on putting in the AC... at 10:30 at night... with my bumbling idiot husband who opened the window and screen before I was ready to help him... and before I had anything to seal off the window.. and I swear to the heavens that an entire nest came in. Now that they're in, I have no idea how to get rid of them! Citronella oil does nothing to keep them off me.
  • MD- I've used them before. I'm not sure they will work for what you want them to do. I have found that they work best in area with no wind and little movement. If you where sitting out on your patio then yes. Moving around not so much. Plus I think it takes a little while for it to "build up" around you. So it might not have built up enough before you even finish watering the flowers.

    They do turn off and on. I can remember how long a cartridge is good for though. I want to say its more then 48hrs but less then a week. All I know is I bought them to use at the yacht club and instead of spraying myself. It was always too windy and I never turned it on again before the cartridge expired. 

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    MD- I've used them before. I'm not sure they will work for what you want them to do. I have found that they work best in area with no wind and little movement. If you where sitting out on your patio then yes. Moving around not so much. Plus I think it takes a little while for it to "build up" around you. So it might not have built up enough before you even finish watering the flowers.

    They do turn off and on. I can remember how long a cartridge is good for though. I want to say its more then 48hrs but less then a week. All I know is I bought them to use at the yacht club and instead of spraying myself. It was always too windy and I never turned it on again before the cartridge expired. 

    gotcha! i won't waste my money!

     

    Me:39 Dx LPD, Fibroid, AMA and all that goes with that. H:37 Dx low motility and low morphology. TTC since 3/12. Clomid 8/12 and 9/12: BFN. 11/12 on a break for Myomectomy sched. 11/26. Resume TTC early 2013.
  • I have tried everything under the sun...those fans like BMW said only really work if you're sitting still so for you to be moving around I doubt they'll work...BIL just bought something that was like 45 but I forgot to ask him how it worked.
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