Does Repellio need to stay plugged in 24/7?

I’ve had mine for about four months and I just leave it running constantly. Honestly I think the “only at night” idea makes sense on paper, but I’ve noticed these things take a while to build up any kind of effect. When I first got mine I unplugged it here and there during the day and the mice didn’t really seem phased. Once I just left it plugged in nonstop for a few weeks, things improved noticeably. Maybe it’s a coincidence but I think the constant signal matters more than we realize, since pests don’t exactly keep a schedule. Also worth noting that if you keep moving it around or cutting power, you might lose whatever routine they’ve built up avoiding it. Not saying you can’t try it your way, just that I stopped messing with mine and got better results. Curious if anyone else noticed the same thing after switching to always on.

Mine stays plugged in because I’d forget to turn it back on. If you’re good about plugging it in every night, that’s probably fine. I just know myself.

Mine has been plugged in nonstop since I got it around Christmas, so I can’t speak to unplugging it. But I figure these things are cheap to run, so I just leave it.

I run mine overnight too, mostly because that’s when I actually hear scratching and stuff. During the day I leave it off sometimes just out of habit. Haven’t noticed any difference in how well it works, but I don’t have a crazy bug problem either.

I’d just plug it in when I actually hear or see activity and leave it unplugged otherwise. That’s what I do with mine and it hasn’t changed anything for me. If nights are your problem, running it just at night makes more sense anyway.

I get why you want to unplug it during the day, but I kind of went the other way after thinking about it for a while.

When I first looked into these things I figured the same as you, pests show up at night, so why leave it running while I’m at work? Seemed pointless. But the more I thought about it, the less I trusted that logic. It’s not like mice and bugs follow a strict schedule. If they’re around during the day and the device is off, they’ve got a free window to get comfortable and figure out where the food is. Then you’re basically starting over every night instead of keeping them from settling in at all.

So if it were me, I’d just leave it plugged in. That’s what I’d do in your situation. The whole point of these things is that they’re supposed to be a constant annoyance so pests eventually give up and move on. If you keep switching it off, you’re giving them a break right in the middle of that process.

I know some people only run theirs when they hear stuff, and that might be fine for them. But if the goal is actually getting rid of the problem instead of just scaring things away for a few hours, I don’t think flicking it on and off is doing you any favors.

I actually got more activity after unplugging mine during the day, not less. Left it off for about a week while I was out and came home to droppings again. Plugged it back in and it settled down after a few days, so now it just stays in the outlet.