Does Repellio really cover 120 sq ft or is that a stretch?

120 sq ft is a stretch. I had one in a bedroom and it did basically nothing past the doorway, so for a few rooms you’d need one per room.

120 sq ft is for one open space, not a whole apartment. I’ve got one in my living room and it’s fine there. Through a wall or down a hallway? Nothing. For a few rooms you’d want one per room.

The 120 sq ft number is probably measured in a perfect empty room with nothing in it. I had a similar deal years ago with one of those old school plug in things, forget the brand, and it worked okay in a kitchen but that was a pretty open space. In my current place I tried one in a hallway thinking it would cover the rooms off it and that did basically nothing. The sound just doesn’t carry like you’d hope once there’s a wall involved. I think of it more like a lamp. It lights up the area around it fine but you wouldn’t expect one lamp to light your whole apartment. So if you’ve got a few rooms, one unit is probably going to disappoint you unless you’re only really worried about whatever room you plug it into.

I don’t think the coverage number is the problem, the layout is. I had one in a hallway that fed into two bedrooms and it did nothing in those rooms. But in a single closed room it seemed to hold its own. So for a few separate rooms you’re probably looking at one per room, not because the 120 number is fake but because it doesn’t travel through doorways or around corners well. If your place is small and open it might be fine with one. If it’s chopped up you’ll want more. Also I wouldn’t judge it in the first week, mine took a bit to show any difference. Not sure if that’s normal or just my situation.

I’d push back a little on the idea that 120 sq ft is automatically useless in an apartment. I got one for my last place mostly because I hated spraying stuff around my kitchen, and I plugged it in near the counter where I kept seeing ants. It did seem to help in that immediate area. Nothing dramatic, but after a couple weeks I wasn’t finding them on the counter anymore. The rest of the apartment was another story. I didn’t notice any change in the bedroom or bathroom, and those are connected through a pretty short hallway.

What surprised me was that it did more than I expected right around the outlet and less than I expected everywhere else. So I don’t think the number is a total stretch if you’re talking about one open area with clear space. But if your place has a few rooms with doorways and furniture, one unit isn’t going to magically cover all of it. I ended up moving mine to the room where I actually saw activity instead of leaving it in the main living area.

If I were buying again I’d start with one and see where the pests actually show up, then decide if a second is worth it. Buying several right away seems like overkill unless you already know you’ve got a problem in more than one spot.

120 sq ft is probably measured in an open space with nothing in the way, so a few rooms will definitely eat into that. Mine covers the living room fine but I can tell it doesn’t really push past the doorway into the bedroom. If you’ve got separate rooms you’ll probably want more than one.

Mine’s been plugged in for about two weeks and it does fine in the room it’s in, but I wouldn’t expect it to push through a doorway into another room.

I have one in my kitchen and it definitely doesn’t reach into the hallway, but that’s fine for me since the kitchen was the main problem area anyway. For a multi room apartment I’d just start with one and see where you actually need it.

120 sq ft is a joke if there’s furniture in the way. I tried one in my living room and the only thing it scared was my cat. I ended up needing a second one for the other side of the room.

120 sq ft isn’t a stretch, it’s just a number that assumes a clear line of sight. I’ve got one in a room that size and it does fine, but the second I close a door or shove a couch in the way it’s useless. Buy one for the room where you actually see pests, not the whole apartment.