| | |  | Household Products | Home » » Germ Guardian LW18 UV-C Light Wand | | | | | | | Description: | | The Germ Guardian UV-C Light Wand is effective, safe and natural. Pass this light wand over surfaces to help keep your home healthy and clean. Kills 99% of bacteria, virus, mold & dust mites on bedding, kitchen and bathroom surfaces. Produces NO ozone and shuts off automatically. UV-C Light is used in hospitals to sanitize surfaces and kill germs without the use of chemicals. Light automatically turns off after specified time to conserve battery life. | | | Features: | |
• Kills 99% of bacteria, molds & viruses
• Digital Timer w/auto shut off
• Safe - produces no ozone
• Easy to use
• Quiet operation
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 3.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 21.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 24.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 19 reviews |
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70 of 76 found the following review helpful:
buy from Amazon for its good return policyDec 13, 2007
By P. NG
The first one we bought wasn't working correctly. We returned it and Amazon fed-exed another one. Thank you Amazon! Germ Guardian wasn't helpful at all. I called their help center to check if we were using it right and the return policy, and never got a call back, which was very odd. They don't have live people answering the phone, you just leave a message.
We got this for the mattress because we think there may be some mold in there. My boyfriend still has his cough, but that's probably because it's cold. So I can't say if it's effective or not.
If you are going to buy this, make sure you can buy it from a place that is very easy to exchange and return, seeing as our first one didn't work.
42 of 45 found the following review helpful:
 peace of mind in a wandApr 30, 2009
By L. Williams
I am very impressed with the effectiveness of the Germ Guardian 18" wand. I didn't give it 5 stars because it is a little back breaking to use if you are sanitizing a low area.
When I took it to a hotel on vacation, I used it in the shower and could smell it killing the who knows what that was there. My pet toys, beds, personal hygiene items, computer, cell phones, remote controllers, cutting boards, countertops and many more surfaces are sanitized without the use of chemicals, YAH! I can now use pretty smelling surface cleaners and use the wand to get the down and dirty.
When I use the wand over areas that always harvest smells (basement drains) I can smell the burn of the elimination of germs.
I'm unsure what the other reviewers are so upset about, the wand does exactly what it was intended to do, kill germs. This technology is not new - just not advertised as much as money making cleaning products. I have a personal unit that uses uv-c light to sanitize water - had over 5 years.
The cord is convenient if using in the kitchen or bathroom, it's not very long so I do't use it much. Rechargeable batteries (4AA) get about 2 hours before needing to be changed. The battery cover was difficult to remove - use a Metric 3.0. The cover that supports the uv light uses a different sized screwdriver. No accidental removal of the wrong cover.
The built-in safety feature turns the light off if you tilt the wand too much. Exposure to skin and eyes is a no-no.
Of course, I purchased mine from Costco.com so no worries about malfunctioning unit or return policy.
Now with the outbreak of Swiine Flu, I use it even more!
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Meh, does the job but feels cheapOct 08, 2009
By Darius Bean
1. Feels cheaper than it looks. Don't let the shiny gray color in the picture fool you, it's plastic and not metal. I had bigger expectations because I already had the big brother to this wand, the beautiful stainless steel uv-c room sanitizer. If the wand was a nice white plastic, I would not care, but making it the gray color makes it look and feel like a cheap knock-off.
2. The wand can only be used 'face down'. I understand this is a safety feature, but I wish I had known about this before I bought it. I was going to wave the wand over part of a wall that I cleaned some mold off of, but positioning this wand so that the light faces anywhere but down turns the light off.
3. It's kind of big. It's such a lightweight unit, I dont' know why they didn't make the body tighter.
The wand has good points to it (check out the other reviews), but I personally was disappointed with what I paid for it. NOTE: Prices on these things have dropped a lot since I bought mine, and they seem to be getting more in line with what I think I should have paid for it.
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 This is a HUGE Wand!Oct 23, 2009
This is a really huge wand! It works very well for sanitizing larger spaces like a mattress or along a wall. You can smell the difference immediately. Shoes no longer have that stinky shoe smell, fabrics smell like they were out in the sun. I use it with the room light dimmed so I can see where the uvc light is shining. I also use it only with the adapter and an extension cord.
Now I have to also get a smaller one for sanitizing smaller things as the big one is too big to fit inside the kitchen sink to sanitize it and it is too wasteful to use it to sanitize small things like the TV remote, one or two eating utensils, or a single plate. No wand I know of has a replaceable light, unfortunately. When the light burns out, you are expected to throw the whole unit away.
46 of 57 found the following review helpful:
 don't believe the hypeJun 20, 2008
By educating consumer
It doesn't work. When I pressed the customer support on it, their wording changed from a definitive "eliminates 99% of..." to "It is beneficial..." and "it will not not immediately remove" followed with "You must first eliminate the mold/mildew (by proper washing), and the lamp will prevent it from spreading or returning." Thank God I bought it from a place with a liberal return policy!!
Please read my comment to the first review for a fuller story.
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