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Growing Lifestyles New Product called CRITTER GUARD Author: Stephen Vantassel Published on: December 1, 2002 The following information is not an endorsement but simply an attempt to provide information concerning a product that may be of use for our users. I recommend all potential customers to investigate company and product claims. However, I do believe that this product has a reasonable chance to work and I have no reason to doubt their claims. Just buyer beware. Power outages mean lost revenue and are thus a major concern to utility companies. In fact animal damage provide the third most common cause of electrical outages. Obviously, the electrical companies needed a product that would prevent squirrels from being able to climb poles and/or navigate power lines. One company seeking to solve this problem is CRITTER GUARD . But believe it or not, this product had much humbler beginnings. The idea was born when family member's, Bernice Wulff, home was being invaded by squirrels accessing her roof by a power line. The squirrels caused $6,500 worth of damage that homeowners insurance did not cover. Joe Wulff and Doug Wulff invented a solution from a bucket lid and 1” PVC pipe. After the installation, Bernice had no more squirrels problems. All she could hear now was a light “thud” as the wire-walking squirrels failed to by pass the device falling on her back porch. With this early success, an industrial application was made that eventually developed into what is now known as Critter Line Guard. A second product, The Pole Guard, was developed to stop squirrels from climbing poles. If you visit the web site you can view some videos of the two products in action. The site has appropriate downloads for high-speed internet connection and the slower dial-up version. What does all this mean for homeowners? Well it means we now have a solution when dealing with wirewalking squirrels and roof rats. CRITTER GUARD claims to provide just this solution. Unfortunately, the company only sells the wire guard directly to electric companies. The liability of electrocution is too great for them to allow non-electric specialists to install it. Critter guard recommends that consumers to call their power company's Standards and Engineering Dept. That department is responsible for the acquisition of new products. CRITTER GUARD points out that too "many homeowners only call their customer service dept. This will never work! When they do call the S&E dept they should reference my web site to that contact. The chance is the Power Company doesn't even know about this product line yet." Don't be put off by the bright red pictures of the devices. They are also produced in "Utility Gray" to blend in with other electrical type units. The items are made of primarily durable Polypropylene. The polypropylene has a lifespan of 20 years. That means the product itself will not degraded in that time span. The actual color has a U.V. protection package of 3-5 years allowing the product's color to fade uniformly but never fade altogether. The baseline for this data was taken in weather similar to that of Florida climate. Other equipment is also made of durable materials so the products should last in the harsh outside environment for years. Everything was manufactured in the United States. For additional information contact. Douglas Wulff (Marketing Dir/Co-Inventor) Phone: (573) 256-8422 Fax: (573) 443-6990 Email: dougw@critterguard.org 506A Columbia Dr. Columbia, MO 65201 |
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