Customer Reviews for Bellow Hand Duster

This is a good, reasonably priced product which does what it says it will do; that is, applying insecticidal dusts. However, I'm using it exclusively for carpenter bee control, and the dust must be applied up into their carefully drilled holes. Up, not sideways. The rigid tip on the applicator makes this impossible. This caused an issue for me, but I was able to work out a solution. I bought a length of flexible tubing and duct- taped it to the end of the applicator tip. This allows me to bend the tubing and shove it into the bee holes. It would be nice if a piece of tubing could be included as a free "accessory." Mine cost 54 cents at Lowe's.

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24 of 24 people found this review helpful

I used this duster with Drione dust and it worked ok at first, but then started clogging. The Drione dust was about 90% fine powder with about 10% larger particles. The larger particles kept clogging the nozzle, which is frustrating when you're on your hands and knees or bent over trying to use the duster. A piece of wire (coat hanger) would unclog it, but was a pain. I'm not sure if I had a bad batch of [Drione] dust or not.

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18 of 19 people found this review helpful

Was much smaller than I expected but the quality seems very good. This would be much more useful if there was a longer tube available.

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9 of 9 people found this review helpful

The bellow hand duster works well, but would be better if the metal tubing where the dust comes through, would be more tapered at the end. When you go to use it in small spaces, too much dust comes out. Needs to be more of a tapered end.

  Expert response:
You can adjust how much dust comes out of the duster in two ways. First, try filling the duster with less duster. Secondly, adjust the orientation at which you hold the duster: hold the duster upside down, with the black stopper on the bottom, to release the smallest amount of dust.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

Great little tool, I had dust coming out of the bottom of the seal though as well as out the end like it's supposed to. It did the job, however annoying getting the dust on my hands as well. I occasionally found myself having to shake the can to get the chemical to disburse as well. I would recommend a different duster, but for 14 bucks you get what you pay for. A little rubber cement would probably fix the problem if you come across it with yours. All in all if that problem is fixed or if yours doesn't have that problem, this is a fantastic duster.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The Bellow Hand Duster is easy to use. Lift the top cap, fill with powder product, replace cap and just squeeze the bellows and your powder product comes out. The duster could use a longer extension for hard to reach places. The bellows should be more ergonomic (hand cramps after long periods). Overall a decent product.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Seems like a quality product. I like the fact that the container is translucent, being able to see how much dust is in it. But the container seems too soft; I am having a hard time getting used to it and am delivering too much dust with each application (no matter how lightly I squeeze it). I may try to wrap it with duct tape to stiffen it up, but then I won't be able to see how much dust is in the duster. I guess the jury is still out.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

At times it seems to work fine, and other times it's hard to get the powder out; I guess "inconsistent" would be how I would describe it.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The duster was a little tough to use but alright for the price

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I'm not sure if I did something wrong or not but this duster gave me the flux. Each time I puffed it a cloud of smoke came out but not really enough to disperse in one area. A couple times it actually became clogged and nothing came out. I didn't care for it. It felt like a waste of money.

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Thank you for your comments! The point of using a hand duster like the bellow hand duster is to prevent over-dusting and to direct the insecticide right into cracks and crevices where it needs to be applied. You should barely be able to see the dust, and really, you should not see any at all when using it because the tip of the duster should be directed into a void, crack, or crevice. To prevent clogging, be sure your duster is completely dry after any cleaning and use a few small pebbles or coins in the duster to prevent clumping. You can also unscrew the rod at the back of the duster and use it to clean the extension rod. Please let us know if you have further questions or concerns!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The duster is very clumsy. It takes more pressure to press down to eject dust. Controlling the dust become more difficult while pomping on the duster as I tried going up on the side of the door casing.

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The duster seems to shoot out a lump of dust (using Drione) most times. Have tried it 1/8 full, 1/4 full, 1/2 full, 3/4 full with same results. Maybe I am doing something else wrong? I noticed I need to shake it up or turn it upside down then turn it back right side up (fill cap is the top) to reduce the clumping. Bulb duster may be better, but haven't tried it yet. Drione definitely kills the Carpenter ants.

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Works fairly well once you get familiar with it. It likes to put out a thick puff then lighten up. Then you shake it a little and another thick puff. After awhile you get a feel for it and can even it out some.

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this duster works fairly well but seems to plug up easily. It's hard to tell when it isn't dusting if you have the tip out of view. You just have to tip it backwards to clear the tube and go after it again.

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Thank you for your comments! You can also unscrew the rod at the back of the duster reservoir and use that rod to clear out the duster extension from the other side. We appreciate your feedback and your business!

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I found this bellow worked as far as blowing it where we needed it as long as it was close by. However, for hard to reach places in the Attic, I found it was awkward. For someone who has arthritis, it was really hard to keep pumping and holding on to it while spraying. Maybe a handle of some sort?

  Expert response:
Thank you for your comments! We understand that a hand duster may be difficult to use if you have arthritis. You may want to consider a bulb duster, which is a little easier to squeeze, or even a larger quart duster that works with a pumping action: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/bg-bulb-duster-1150-p-769.html http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/bg-quart-duster-1152a-p-319.html Please let us know if we can further assist you anytime!

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This duster clogs up quite a bit. I like the grenade duster better than this duster?

  Expert response:
We apologize if you had any issues with the duster. We would recommend filling the Bellow Hand Duster only 2/3 full, as well as adding some small pebbles or coins to prevent clumping. Use with the cap facing the ground and gently puff the dust. The included cleaning tool can be used in the extension to clear a path for the dust to disperse. We also suggest using only fine insecticide dust through this applicator

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