RidRite Advanced Electronic Pest Control System insect traps, powered
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 7, 2015. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 7, 2015the latest report was made
- Jan 7, 2015the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- RidRite Advanced Electronic Pest Control System
- Maker
- Lancer and Loader Group LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Insect traps, poweredCPSC’s product type: Insect Traps, Powered (code 1460), in Yard & Garden: Other
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2015 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Jan 7, 2015, sent to the company Jan 27, 2015, published by CPSC Feb 10, 2015
The product, in the report: RidRite Advanced Electronic Pest Control System (Model RR300XL) This is a small (2 x 2 inch by 3/4 inch deep) electric device with AC plugs on the rear face. The device is advertised to emit ultrasonic sound that repels rodents and pests.
I used the RidRite Advanced Electronic Pest Control System (Model RR303XL) to repel mice in my vacation condo in [REDACTED]. These devices are permanently plugged into an AC duplex outlet and operate continuously sending out ultrasound that supposedly repels pests. After about 14 months of use, one of these devices caused a smoldering fire. Two others elsewhere in the condo did not exhibit such behavior. For reasons that are not clear, the defective device created a short circuit within it that caused a enough electrical amperage to be drawn to melt the plastic duplex outlet which the device was plugged into, melt the insulation of the hot wire lead connected to the outlet, and melt a portion of the plastic electrical box in which the outlet was mounted. The device itself showed signs of excessive heat and melted plastic with brown discoloration near the electrical plug on the back side. The melting of the electrical box led to a visible smoldering fire with smoke. There was no flame at that point. Prior to this event, for the period of a week clearly evident foul odor was noticed intermittently in the vicinity of the outlet (without evident smoke). Early on the source of the odor could not be determined, nor was there any evidence of smoke or fire. After about a week in the condo, visible smoke was evident from the outlet. Inspection revealed the electrical damage to the outlet itself, the associated wiring insulation, and the electrical box. Had this not been detected and power disconnected, a fire might have resulted in the surrounding wooden paneling or support studs.
According to the manufacturer’s information, this product is UL listed #3RR1. The manufacturer is Lancer & Loader Group LLC, New York, NY 10016.
- Model
- Model RR300XL
- UPC
- Unknown
- Serial number
- None
- Bought from
- Aubucon Hardware Store
- Bought
- Oct 12, 2013, about then
- Where
- Stratton, Vermont: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand RidRite Advanced Electronic Pest Control System, made or sold by Lancer and Loader Group LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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