P3 International Sol-Mate P7912 Operation Manual

Operation M anual
Sol-­‐Mate® S olar M ole a nd G opher C haser
Model: P 7912
C ongratulations o n y our p urchase o f t he P 7912 S ol-­‐Mate® S olar M ole a nd G opher C haser. P lease r ead t hese o perating
instructions t horoughly b efore u se. I t i s i mportant f or p roper u se o f t he p roduct.
The P 7912 S ol-­‐Mate® S olar M ole a nd G opher C haser r epels u nwanted b urrowing r odents w ith t he s trongest a nd l east
expensive p ower a vailable – t he S un. T he s olar-­‐powered P 7912 u ses s tate-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art t echnology t o r epel m oles, g ophers,
voles, s hrews a nd o ther d estructive b urrowing r odents. T his i ngenious d evice i s e nvironmentally f riendly a nd e liminates
the u se o f p oisons a nd t raps a round y our c hildren a nd p ets. T he s olar p anel i s e nclosed w ith a w atertight s ealant i n t he
housing's s crew t ight t op, m aking i t e asy t o c hange t he b attery w hen n eeded. P ets w on't b e a ffected, b ut r odents f ind
the n oise i rritating a nd e ventually m ove t o q uieter s urroundings.
W ARNING
! D o n ot u se i ndoors. O utdoor u se o nly. !
! D o n ot l eave t he u nit o utdoors i n e xtreme w eather c onditions. E xtremely l ow t emperatures c an d amage t he u nit. !
! D o n ot h ammer t he u nit w hen i nstalling i t. D amage m ay o ccur. !
! D o n ot i nstall t he u nit w here i t w ill c ause a t ripping h azard. I njury m ay o ccur. !
! D o n ot i nstall t he u nit i n a f lood a rea o r w here w ater c ollects. D amage t o t he u nit m ay o ccur. !
! I f t he h ousing b ecomes d amaged o r c racked, o r i f t he s ealant b ecomes l oose, s top u se i mmediately. !
How t o I nstall:
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Grasp t he u nit f irmly t o u nscrew t he t op i n a c ounter-­‐clockwise m otion.
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Move t he s witch i nto t he O N p osition. R eplace t he t op a nd t urn i t c lockwise u ntil f irmly t ightened. D o n ot o ver
tighten.
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Insert t he u nit i nto t he g round a t l east 8 " d eep. Y ou c an f ully i nsert t he u nit s o t hat t he b ase o f t he h ousing i s
against t he g round. D o n ot h ammer t he u nit. Y ou m ay n eed t o d ig a h ole f irst i n h ard-­‐packed e arth.
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Do n ot i nstall t he u nit w here i t c an b e a t ripping h azard. C onsider m arking t he u nits w ith a p ost o r f lag i f t hey a re
installed i n a p edestrian a rea.
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Install t he u nit i n t he c enter o f p est a ctivity. I t o perates i n a c ircular p attern, i n a n a rea o f a pprox. 7 500 s q. f t.
(1/6 A cre) a nd 9 6 f t. i n d iameter ( depending o n t he c ondition o f t he s oil). T his m ust b e a n u nobstructed 9 6 f t,
minor o bstructions l ike l ampposts a re O K. T he s ignal w ill b e b locked b y l arge o bstructions s uch a s f oundations.
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Install t he u nit w here i t w ill r eceive m aximum s unlight. D o n ot i nstall t he u nit w here i t w ill b e s haded b y
buildings, t rees, o r p lantings. I f t he u nit i s s haded i t w ill n ot p erform p roperly.
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The b attery w ill s tore e nergy g enerated b y t he s olar p anel w hen i t i s e xposed t o t he s un. T he b attery w ill p ower
the u nit d uring t he n ight a nd d uring c loudy d ays.
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Remove t he u nit f rom t he s oil i f t he g round f reezes o r w hen f looding o ccurs.
It m ay t ake a w eek o r t wo t o h ave f ull e ffect o n u nwanted p ests. Y ou m ay n ote i ncreased p est a ctivity d uring f irst u se.
This i s n ormal.
Replacing t he B attery:
The L FP 1 4430 3 .2V 2 50mAh r echargeable b attery w ill p rovide h undreds o f c harging c ycles a nd y ears o f s ervice. I n t he
unlikely e vent t he b attery n eeds r eplacing, p lease s ee t he f ollowing: