If you love the outdoors but hate being plagued by biting insects, Thermacell has a new portable solution: the Thermacell EL55 Rechargeable Mosquito Repeller + Glow Light. The $50 device creates a 20-foot zone of protection from black flies, no-see-ums, and mosquitoes using unscented liquid repellent cartridges.
The kettle-shaped gadget integrates a dimmable LED lamp with a range of 50- to 200 lumens of brightness. An onboard lithium-ion battery can power the repellent function for up 9 hours; that number drops to 5.5 hours when you’re also using the lamp.
The new Thermacell EL55 is a mosquito-repelling lamp priced at $49.99.
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We’ve been impressed with several of Thermacell’s products, and can highly recommend the more-or-less permanently installed LIV system that we reviewed in the summer of 2022. We deployed it in a suburban backyard with a small creek running through it that was so overrun with mosquitoes that no one wanted to go outside. The LIV system had the bugs at bay within minutes of our setting it up.
The Thermacell EL55 is available now for $49.99 at Thermacell, Amazon, and in stores and from other online retailers. Thermacell’s Liquid repellent refills last 40 hours and cost $21.99 each.
Author: Michael Brown, Executive Editor, TechHive
Michael is TechHive's lead editor, with 30+ years of experience covering smart homes, home networking, and home audio/home theater. He holds a BA in Multimedia Journalism, authored the book Desktop Video Production, and was awarded Best Online Review by the Computer Press Association. Michael built a smart home in 2007 and used it as a real-world product-testing lab. Now living in the Pacific Northwest, he is converting his 1890 Victorian bungalow into a modern smart home. Michael has worked at CNET, PCWorld, Electronic Musician, and Maximum PC. As a freelancer, he contributed to New Media, Camcorder, MacWeek, and more.