jackg 7 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 Large house has bad problem with Cluster flies, I suggested to use two EFKs but householder is reluctant to have it on 24/7 unattended in the loft. Spoke to Barrettine who said they are safe to use in the loft with a tray extension. Looked through the Barrettine catalogue for them and a larger 30W seems appropriate. They are wired into the lighting circuit, do they have an on off switch on them? Anyone with any experience of this to comment? Ta Quote Link to post
LuckOrJudgement 437 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, jackg said: Large house has bad problem with Cluster flies, I suggested to use two EFKs but householder is reluctant to have it on 24/7 unattended in the loft. Spoke to Barrettine who said they are safe to use in the loft with a tray extension. Looked through the Barrettine catalogue for them and a larger 30W seems appropriate. They are wired into the lighting circuit, do they have an on off switch on them? Anyone with any experience of this to comment? One of my custmers has a 2 x 15w efk with hopper up there. Householder should check with their insurer and you should check your PL. 1 Quote Link to post
Deker 3,478 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 I find the spray type foggers work best, the cluster busters can have a use, to be honest never used an EFK. Can't help thinking they are still going to be clearing them up round the house for a while even with an EFK in place! 1 Quote Link to post
myersbg 1,385 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 All the ones i have in lofts are all glueboards , as with all EFKs in roof spaces just make sure the cages around them are small enough to stop bats from entering. 2 Quote Link to post
DIDO.1 22,838 Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 1 hour ago, myersbg said: All the ones i have in lofts are all glueboards , as with all EFKs in roof spaces just make sure the cages around them are small enough to stop bats from entering. Fck didn't think about that, imagine a bat on the glue board What advantage is a fly killer as opposed to just fogging it? I'd put the EFK in the house and fog the loft Quote Link to post
myersbg 1,385 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 11 hours ago, DIDO.1 said: Fck didn't think about that, imagine a bat on the glue board What advantage is a fly killer as opposed to just fogging it? I'd put the EFK in the house and fog the loft If there is bats in , fogging is out, EFKs just another option 1 Quote Link to post
Deker 3,478 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, myersbg said: If there is bats in , fogging is out, EFKs just another option If bats are around most things are out, complete pain the instant I hear the word Bat! Quote Link to post
myersbg 1,385 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Deker said: If bats are around most things are out, complete pain the instant I hear the word Bat! Same here bud Quote Link to post
LuckOrJudgement 437 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 I went to a primary school the other day to consult on the 'biggest pile of me mouse poo since Mickey overdosed on laxatives'- according to the caretaker. Sure enough, the loft was wall to wall bat shit. 1 Quote Link to post
LuckOrJudgement 437 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 6 hours ago, Deker said: If bats are around most things are out, complete pain the instant I hear the word Bat! "Bats? yes madam, but it's ok, they've been autographed by Ian Botham" 1 Quote Link to post
DIDO.1 22,838 Posted October 11, 2018 Report Share Posted October 11, 2018 10 hours ago, myersbg said: If there is bats in , fogging is out, EFKs just another option Yeah fair enough, like has been said I wouldn't put anything in the loft with bats Quote Link to post
mole trapper 1,693 Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 Several times on bad infestation jobs where the customer won't keep paying for fogging we've used efk,s with timers on to come on for two hours after dark. Easy enough to rig up a bin with liner underneath. 1 Quote Link to post
Outofnowhere 93 Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) What's an EFK? Should really google first before asking. Got it Edited October 13, 2018 by Outofnowhere 1 Quote Link to post
Yokel Matt 918 Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Probably not the done thing but as diy effort I used one of those fumigation pellets used in poultry sheds. Smoke was pouring out from under the eves, tiles... everywhere. Needless to say it sorted not only the flies but every other living thing up there as well. 2 Quote Link to post
LuckOrJudgement 437 Posted October 20, 2018 Report Share Posted October 20, 2018 The customer I mentioned earlier in the thread had her first wave of cluster flies move in this week. The EFK did an excellent job. I had about half a lb out of the hopper yesterday! Had to give the kill grid a good scrape, though. Very important. Quote Link to post
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