Solo 451 Mist Blower Reviews

74 of 78 people found this review helpful:

Compared to Sthil SR-450...

By Patrick in Richmond, VA on 09/19/2012

I have used Solo and Sthil mistblowers for years in the pest control industry. For many years I leaned towards Sthil and the SR-420, but when the Sthil SR-450 hit the market and showed many major flaw…

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63 of 65 people found this review helpful:

Solo 451 Mosquito Fogger/Mist blower

By Steve in Dowagiac, Michigan on 04/17/2012

Awesome machine!! Well worth the money if you live in an area where mosquitos make enjoying the pool or hot tub in the evening impossible. Last year I paid a major Pest Control company $100.00 a month…

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39 of 40 people found this review helpful:

Mosquito Free

By Jeff in Memphis, TN on 01/14/2015

This works. It isn't cheap, but it works. I was rather hesitant to spend this kind of money, but my desire to use my backyard in the summer won out. We live in the Memphis, TN area, in a wooded lot…

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This works. It isn't cheap, but it works. I was rather hesitant to spend this kind of money, but my desire to use my backyard in the summer won out. We live in the Memphis, TN area, in a wooded lot with a lot of bushes: i.e. mosquito heaven. I would get multiple bites just walking to the mailbox and back, let alone when our three kids would play in the backyard. If we wanted to spend any time outside, we had to drench ourselves with bug spray, otherwise they feasted. I finally got fed up staring longingly at my backyard through the windows and started looking into ways I could control the mosquitoes in our yard. I bought one of those handheld propane foggers, and it sort of worked for a short time. There wasn't a residual, and the mosquitoes found us soon after. Local companies wanted up to $150/month to fog my yard, and I was just about to break down and do that when I figured that this fogger would pay for itself pretty quickly if I used it for just a couple years. I'm glad I did: mosquitoes are hardly a problem anymore in my backyard. This isn't a 100% solution for me, but we can deal with a bite or two every once in a while in order to go outside whenever we want without bug spray. It's almost strange to go outside now without mosquitoes swarming us. If I go too long between treatments, the kids ask me to kill the bugs now. I'm still trying to find the right combination of concentrate to water, saturation of my bushes, frequency of fogging, and dosage setting on the fogger. It seems like the bug population starts to pick up after about 2-3 weeks, so I'm not sure if that's me, or just the reality of where I live. The “problem” is that I only had to fog a handful of times (once I got it this past summer) in order to control the bugs, so I didn't have many opportunities to tweak how I fogged. The machine runs really well, and starts pretty easily. It is heavy: 4 gallons of water and fuel, on top of a 25 lbs engine and that's 50+ lbs. Once you get it on your back it's comfortable, but it can be awkward trying to get it there. You also get an additional benefit of being able to use this to apply Talstar to the outside of your house too. I did that while I was treating the yard, instead of using a pump sprayer inside and out like I normally have and we haven't had any bugs inside. I can't speak to the longevity as I just got it this past summer. But, if you something to control the mosquitoes in your yard, this is it.

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35 of 37 people found this review helpful:

Good but a few things could be better

By Homeowner in Arkansas on 07/16/2014

Bought this primarily to spray all of the landscaped and other surrounding area around our house for mosquitoes. First the cons... Based on my experience with farm spraying and from reviews of others,…

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Bought this primarily to spray all of the landscaped and other surrounding area around our house for mosquitoes. First the cons... Based on my experience with farm spraying and from reviews of others, I immediately bought the optional pump. I'm glad I bought it and in fact think it should be standard equipment. There is no way you will get an even spray volume distribution by the standard gravity feed unless you are spraying small plants that can be done with a low and constant nozzle height. And you can't spray the upper parts of tall plants or surfaces at all unless you have the pump. The pump also has a return line to the tank that serves to keep the spray solution mixed. This website doesn't have the optional pump listed, but informed me by email that it was available from them. I had already found it elsewhere in stock with easy automated ordering before I received the email reply from this site, and it arrived before the blower (but I was pleased with how quickly this site shipped the blower as well). Be aware that the optional pump is about $125 (delivered price). It also may be a bit of a challenge for some to install if you aren't at least somewhat of a handyman type. The other problem I encountered is the flex hose doesn't attach securely to the elbow. It slips over a barbed male nipple and is secured by a hose clamp. But the hose barbs are too small (hardly a barb at all) and it's hard to get the clamp tight enough (it's plastic and I was afraid of stripping the screw threads in the plastic or breaking the plastic band if I tightened the clamp any tighter). The first time of use the flex hose came off almost immediately. I put it back on and tightened the clamp tighter, and it still only lasted about half way through the first spray tank load before coming off again. So I put it back on, tightened the hose clamp, and then put two small screws through the flex hose and elbow nipple, adjacent to the hose clamp. That fixed the problem. Other than these issues, which I was satisfactorily able to overcome, I really like this blower. I've only had it about 2 weeks and have only sprayed everything twice (but multiple tank loads each time), so I can't speak first hand to longevity, but the engine seems to be well made, high compression, and starts on first or 2nd pull every time so far. I like that the spray tank and pump system is very easy to rinse/flush when done for the day.

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Shale Ridge Farm LLC

By Blair in Shamokin PA on 08/31/2011

The mist blower works as expected. No problems, so far. I also use Solo's backpack sprayers and have had many years of good service with them.

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24 of 32 people found this review helpful:

DONT BUY THIS!!!!!!!

By Stan in Union Grove, Al. on 08/06/2015

Worst piece of junk I have ever owned. I spray for mosquitoes commercially. Bought this product after having issues with the Stihl SR 450. Day 1 second pull and the handle broke off the pull cord. Got…

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19 of 19 people found this review helpful:

Best Mistblower out there

By Joseph in Springfield MO on 04/08/2014

Awesome machine! It beats out the Stihl I own hands down, its far more comfortable and very simple to use. I find that I have slightly better spray performance with the Solo.

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18 of 23 people found this review helpful:

Wish I got the Stihl

By Phil in farmington, UT on 04/11/2016

Mine leaks. The little rubber boot under one side of the tank consistently lets chemical out and gets me wet. I wouldn't mind but I have to assume this stuff I am spraying isn't too healthy for humans…

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17 of 18 people found this review helpful:

Satisfied

By Anonymous in Grand Rapids MI on 06/06/2013

I went with the Solo 451 after reading the reviews about other brands. The unit works good but both straps have broken within 2 weeks of use. Solo was very good about sending new parts out without a q…

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful:

Great Product

By Mps in WI on 09/19/2012

Awesome product and even better customer service from DoMyOwnPestControl!! Thank you!

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful:

Solo 451

By Anonymous in Prairie Grove Il on 07/30/2013

Superb piece of equipment Covers my 1 acre property plus surrounding neighbors in about 10 minutes Really gets rid of the bugs

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Commercial Use

By Maryland in germantown on 09/04/2014

It gives great coverage but the settings are nuts. There are four settings for flow and I can't imagine a situation where you would use the 3rd or 4th setting. The 4th setting blew through the 3 gallo…

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10 of 13 people found this review helpful:

Beware

By Tony in California on 04/24/2016

So far I give it a one star rating because I have not been able to use it yet. I followed the instructions in the owners manual of doubling the oil content in the mix for the first five tanks. I start…

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9 of 10 people found this review helpful:

Solo bug mister

By Jeff in Rogers Minnesota on 06/24/2014

I could not have believed it if I did not see it myself. I live in the woods and bees and Mosquitos are the worst. I do not have a problem anymore. Best money I ever spent!!

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful:

Experimental Utilization

By Anonymous in Montgomery, AL on 07/16/2013

I have used the mist blower to apply herbicide in 3 y o longleaf plantation to control wisteria. Considering that the surrounding vegetation is over head high, it does a pretty good job of getting the…

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7 of 8 people found this review helpful:

Mosquito Buster!!

By Doc in Groesbeck, TX on 07/13/2014

I assembled it in 9 minutes. I watched the video prior to using it the first time and began the mosquito termination. I used the Bifen IT. We had a down pour about 90 minutes after application. Still …

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6 of 7 people found this review helpful:

Cheaply Built

By Zj in palm coast on 12/19/2016

I bought this with the intention to treat up into trees. They say aprox 30ft and the tube and handle will not allow it to move into the upright position. Also 15-20 feet would be about as far as you c…

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Thank you for your comments! You will definitely lose distance when using the Solo 451 above horizontal. You can purchase the Liquid Booster Pump for added vertical reach: http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/liquid-booster-pump-solo-451-4400235-p-11733.html

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solo 451 - Does Exactly What You Expect, Does it Well

By Kevin in Plymouth Massachusetts on 06/27/2016

I live in a heavily wooded area in Southeast Massachusetts, we have a built in pool and with the short summer season here we want to spend s much time out doors as possible. Because of the wooded area…

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful:

Blower saves me lots of time

By Dave in Cross Lake, Mn. on 07/07/2014

I have a very large yard and this blower allows me to spray my entire yard and surrounding area with 4 gal of the mosquito barrier mix in just 45 min saving me a lot of time compared to using the 2 ga…

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful:

Solid machine

By Stephen in Landenberg, PA on 07/08/2017

After reading reviews I considered this and the Stihl unit. I wanted to buy the Stihl since I have their backpack blower, weed wacker and two chain saws but after reading the tank would leak, I went w…

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4 of 5 people found this review helpful:

451

By T in CA on 04/23/2016

My company purchased one of these for mosquito treatments. Used it on a couple of houses, so far this is what i've noticed. 1. Its awkward to handle. I weight 150 and have a bad back, it was a struggl…

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful:

Solo 451

By Flash in Central MN on 06/20/2014

This mist blower is pretty solid. 4 stars for a couple of things: to get high up into larger trees, an accessory pump kit is required. The other minor issue may have more to do with me; the clamps for…

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Pleased with the Solo 451 mist blower

By Randy in Polk City, Iowa on 03/06/2017

Blower arrived in great shape. It was purchased to spray a small home orchard. With the booster pump added it reached the tops of the trees as advertised. The motor started with a couple pulls. I anti…

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Thank you for your comments! We apologize that the manufacturer instructions are unclear. There are different hose lengths included, so one will be too short if they are installed in the opposite placement. Please let us know if we can further assist you anytime. We appreciate your feedback and your business!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful:

Dependable starts; needs top handle and foot pad

By William in Crete, ILL. on 05/16/2017

Starting and lifting this thing into position is a little awkward. I'm really surprised that they didn't build in some type of foot platform to step on when pull-starting; holding the blower down whil…

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful:

Solo 451 Mist Blower

By David in Milford, IA on 12/01/2015

I have a 20 year old Solo mist blower that served me well for all those years. I decided it was time to get a new blower and this is as good as the old blower and has several improvements over the ol…

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Solo 451 mist blower

By Ron in Gilroy California on 05/30/2017

I have 4 of the 450 solos must blowers. Up graded to 451. Great product for Vineyard applications. Great price too. Thanks

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The 451 are junk!

By Micah in Statesville, NC on 05/10/2019

I have been using a solo blower since I started my business in 2007. I had one solo 450 blower and it worked really well. I purchased 2 451's a couple years ago and I have had nothing but trouble with…

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1 of 2 people found this review helpful:

Great product, Great Buy

By Darjino in Miami, Florida on 05/19/2014

I recommend buying from this site as the item i bougt perfectly as I expected. Keep up the good work.

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Solo 451 Mist Blower

By Ron in Tempe on 06/12/2020

as far as performance it works great. My problem is the hose and extension always come apart. I've tightened it as much as I can and they still come off while doing a job.

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Common Solo 451 issue

By Terry in Warsaw, IN on 05/19/2020

I have owned a Solo 451 for a couple of years. It does a great job misting the surrounding plants/landscape. The problem I encountered is the recoil starter. The manual explains how to properly pull t…

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