Phoenix Door Manufacturer Announces Innovation for Locals

Seller d’Or, the new Phoenix entry manufacturer and retail chain, has announced a solution to a perennial problem for residents of Maricopa County. On those warm summer (and sometimes even winter!) nights, Phoenix residents have long loved to leave their doors open to the desert breezes – but that inevitably brought insects. How to let your house “breathe” without inhaling flies, mosquitoes, and even worse pests?

“Over the years, Phoenix residents have gotten used to sleeping through the night with the A/C blasting,” says Arizona State climatologist, Amy Harper. “But with the metro population climbing toward 5 million in the coming decade, that’s a lot of energy. Some folks have sought a more ‘green’ solution.”

With its ultra-new, high-tech Venus FlyDoor technology (patent pending), Seller d’Or allows homeowners to leave their front and rear entries wide open throughout the night, with no fear of collecting wee buzzing or humming critters. “Venus” features a door-wide bug-zapping technology that stops insects cold at any entrance to your home. Once the system is turned on, every fly, wasp, mosquito, or hornet that tries to enter the house is instantly fried with 500 volts of electrical power.

“Of course, we knew that customers were not going to be eager for that old-fashioned ‘zzzt!’ sound disturbing them through the night,” says John Skelton, CEO of Seller d’Or. “We had to include an acceptable alternative as part of the package.”

The most innovative aspect of the Venus FlyDoor is the sonic adjuster, Seller d’Or audio consultant Hank Turner explains. “We’ve provided a dial that allows the customer to sonically alter each bug termination so that the miniature execution converts to any of a number of soothing options: a light gust of wind through maple trees branches, the gurgle of water in a mountain stream, the crunch of breakfast cereal between your molars, the whisper of spider legs in tall grass – whatever suits you best.”

A night-long barrage of insects can collect quite a pile of black and brown carcasses on your doorstep, so Seller d’Or has partnered with Hoover to offer a package deal that includes a small robot sweeper. The Schlepper makes a pass across the threshold at a preset time (say, 7 a.m.). It picks up any mess and deposits it in the garden where it will become compost for your pansies, cacti, and zucchini.

“Of course, an open door can look like an invitation to other intruders,” developer Mike Gristman comments. But the Venus FlyDoor ratchets up its response to meet the size of each challenge, he adds. “Raccoons, possum, or curious two-legged intruders will get the shock of their life if they step into the field created by the Venus FlyDoor,” he states. At least, it will discourage entry. If they persist, the technology will induce temporary paralysis, after which the nosy visitor will either exit the area at top speed, or be lying on the porch in the morning, ready for the homeowner to deal with as he or she sees fit.