Comments on: Stop wasting your air freshener

By: akylas

akylas — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:41:10 +0000

You can make it less expensive if you use only the
refill can, and throw the container to the dustbin.
Now you don’t have to worry about batteries too.
He he he.

By: smelly

smelly — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:11:13 +0000

You can still buy those manual spray jobbies at Lidl. Great hack anyway. I would like a hack that lets me use cheaper refills in the Air Wick device. I have squeezed one into the plastic cage, but for some reason, no squirts!

By: MrRedHead

MrRedHead — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:28:07 +0000

I’m also looking for à mod to use only the motion sensor in THE newer units with à time delay to spray.
I opend the unit and photographed it but have to little knowledge of electronics to pull this off.

By: Colecago

Colecago — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:38:23 +0000

I have the motion sensor and timer version, but my wife wanted a button as well because even the motion sensor was set so there was a certain amount of time between sprays. I ended up just using a button to short out the low side transistor on the motor, so that way it still has all its original functionality and has a button as well. If you want more info check out my blog where I’ll have pics and stuff in a couple of days

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:16:50 +0000

I had the same thoughts about the ethics of Air Wick Corporation. My hack was a simple on/off slide switch inserted into the battery red wire. The switch was mounted through the casing in the space above the battery compartment. Now you can turn it on and leave it puffing away at any of the pre set times. or via the “squirt now” button, and you just turn it off when you’re done. No messing with the batteries etc.

By: silverbyte

silverbyte — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:58:55 +0000

@ guyguy & Ildado: these circuits cannot be hacked, these epoxy type chips are fabricated to run code one way. japan makes these to lower costs of adding a real MCU

By: silverbyte

silverbyte — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:57:06 +0000

BRILLIANT and yes fuck you airwick corporation… and corporations with same mentality…

By: digital_one

digital_one — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:16:11 +0000

I’m pissed about that, I’m not home for more than 12 hours and the dam thing keeps spraying. I guess the cockroaches are enjoying the aroma.

I just want to hack it for only the motion sensor, and bypass the timer.

By: guyguy

guyguy — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:40:50 +0000

Yes! Please! Someone (with much more circuitry knowledge than me) PLEASE figure out a way to override the timer settings and have just the motion sensor activate the spray, as others have requested. Would be MUCH appreciated!

By: Ildado

Ildado — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:23:30 +0000

Exactly MATT , I want this thing to spray once an hour or as you suggested even less , a couple of times a day would be nice. What is it with these minutes they have “installed” in this device ? Very peculiar – please someone hack the timer so we can get the minutes we want – Minimum 90 mins !

By: Ade peters

Ade peters — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:57:36 +0000

I would also be Interested how to hack the unit so it retains the motion sensor but kills the timer. Seems like the best deal to me. Only sprays when your in the room. I bought the unit thinking that’s what it did. Rip off merchants.

By: pixelwhip

pixelwhip — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:58:30 +0000

do i smell a spray can (graffiti) hack on the horizon?

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:30:08 +0000

The max 36 minute setting sucks. Is ther any way to change it to spray once every 3-4 hours? 36 minutes is way too often.

By: Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom — Thu, 06 May 2010 02:00:18 +0000

* from the tiny keyboard of my Palm Pre®

By: Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:51:27 +0000

I googled my way here, looking for this EXACT conversation. Good stuff! It seemed to me there must be a practical alternative use for the technology, and the “fuck you airwick” is great. BUT… Part of paying my way as a Mr. Mom (read ‘Cast aside Dot Commer) is to save /- 80% at the grocery. Regular newspaper coupons reduce the cost of these to near $0. With 8 indoor cats (suckers for an abandoned litter in the dead of winter) I have 6 of these things spraying in my hoise right now. Hell… I want the to spray like every 9 SECONDS!