This Smart Mosquito Repellent System Might Save Your Summer
pcmag.comIf mosquitoes are the bane of your existence in the warm months, you might want to try fighting smarter, not harder. At least, that's the idea behind the Thermacell LIV, a smart mosquito repellent system that can be controlled by phone or voice, offering protection for outdoor areas up to 1,575 square feet.
Eliminating the need for monthly perimeter treatments and bug sprays, the LIV comes with a smart hub and up to five repellers, each about a foot tall, that you stick into the ground throughout your yard, near the areas you hang out. Inside each repeller is a heat-activated repellent cartridge that lasts for about 40 hours. The repeller heats and diffuses the repellent into the air, offering a 20-foot zone of protection (a 10-foot radius in every direction).
About 10 minutes before you plan to go outside, turn on the system and your backyard should be free of mosquitoes, Thermacell says. When you head inside, turn it off to save repellent.
The smart hub (pictured above) can be mounted to the side of your home. It plugs into any outdoor outlet and connects to your Wi-Fi network, so you can control the system from your phone via a companion app, or with your voice using Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. A single cable connects the hub to all of the repellers.
In the companion app, you can also share system control with others, create schedules so it automatically turns on and off, and monitor estimated repellent levels. When you're out of repellent, simply pop in a new cartridge and you should be good to go.
LIV's repellent contains 5.5% of metofluthrin, an EPA-registered active ingredient that is odorless and undetectable to humans, but irritating to mosquitos. Thermacell says it repels "even the toughest
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