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Operation
Your Mosquito PowerTrap is fully automatic. It is
equipped with a photocell, temperature sensors and a
computer microprocessor.
The control panel is located on the top of the unit and
has the following operating modes:
•
24/7 (on 24 hours, 7
days/week)
•
3 Hours (on at dusk,
off 3 hours later)
•
3 + 2 Hours (on at dusk,
off 3 hours later; on again at dawn, off 2 hours
later).
•
4 + 3 Hours (on at dusk, off 4 hours later;
on again at dawn, off 3 hours later)
•
Off/Reset (manual off)
To select the desired mode, first push the button
labeled “Off/Reset” to clear the computer memory.
Then push the button labeled “Mode”.
For continuous operation press the “Mode” button
once. The green light labeled “24/7” will light and the
unit will operate continuously 24 hours per day until
the “Off/Reset” button is pressed.
For timed operation, press and hold the “Mode” but-
ton. When the desired mode is selected as indicated
by its green light, release the button. No further con-
trol is necessary and your unit will function in the
mode selected every day until the “Off/Reset” button
is depressed or an interruption occurs in the electrical
power source.
When the 24/7 mode is selected, the unit will begin
its start cycle and approximately three minutes later,
the fan and LED lights located in the entrance to the
trap will come on intermittently. Once the catalyst
has reached operating temperature, which will take
five to ten minutes, the fan and LED lights will remain
on and the start cycle will be complete.
When a timed mode is selected, the fan and LED
lights will come on immediately and remain on. The
unit, however, waits for dusk and then checks the out-
side air temperature to determine if it is sufficiently
warm for insect activity i.e. above 55º – 60ºF
(13º - 15ºC). This is an important feature to conserve
propane fuel. The unit will automatically begin its start
cycle when the light level reaches dusk and remains
at the level of dusk for ten minutes (thus avoiding the
effects of transient light sources) and if the outside air
temperature is above the 55º – 60ºF (13º - 15ºC)
range.
The start cycle is also repeated at dawn when the
3 + 2 hr or the 4 + 3 hr mode is selected.
During start cycles, which are from five to ten
minutes in duration, the fan and LED lights operate
intermittently.
Ten to fifteen minutes after the unit detects a lack of
propane fuel (either due to an empty tank or due to
improper installation of the propane regulator to the
tank valve) the three green timed mode lights on the
control panel will flash. Simply switch the PowerTrap
off and refuel. If the unit is not out of propane and the
lights are flashing check that the tank valve is fully
open and that the regulator is properly attached to the
tank valve.
Mosquitoes are generally most active shortly after
dusk and again at dawn. Therefore, the 3 + 2, or
4 + 3 timed modes are usually the most economical
settings.
The 24/7 mode is desirable if day flying mosquitoes
are present or to operate at temperatures below
55º F (13ºC).
N o t e :
As mosquitoes pass through the fan, m o s t
are killed and thrown against the side of the
internal screen-lined funnel. Those that
escape the fan’s killing action end up in the
c a t ch tray where they quick ly dehydrate and
d i e. See page 7 for instructions for remov i n g
the screen-lined funnel and cleaning the
s c r e e n .
Note:
To resume operation following an electri-
cal disturbance or a loss of electrical
power, press the “Off/Reset” button to
clear the computer memory then reset
the unit to the desired operating mode.
In the event the Flowtron PowerTrap fails to
respond to its controls (mode selection)
unplug the unit for a few seconds, reattach
plug and then reset to the desired mode.
