Lights! Motion Detected

[thistlebloom]

I was thinking about this monitor for our place. Since I can't see the driveway from inside the house, it would save a lot of trips out the door to see what the dogs are barking at. It"s supposed to only be triggered by vehicles.

 

[goatgurl]

thanks thislebloom, looks promising. i'll investigate further

 

[canesisters]

have you experimented with the position? Sometimes you can mount them at a funny angle - like really high pointed down or off-set from the back of a post pointed down the drive - and miss some of the false alarms.

 

[canesisters]

My driveway alarm

 

[thistlebloom]

Awww, I have the same model, but more of the compact sport type. Trouble is, cats, squirrels and neighbor dogs set it off too.

 

[canesisters]

Well yeah... and deer, buzzards, the barn cat.... LOL

 

[Sam BigDeer]

Folks, I noticed that no one mentioned sensitivity adjustments.. I've never seen either a motion detector or a proximity detector (they are not the same) that did not have a sensitivity adjustment in its circuitry.. One or two of you mentioned aiming, this is also quite important to the operation, but aim the detector to minimize false alarms and aim the light to shine in whatever direction you want...
Just a 'FOR wHAT IT'S wORTH' post, trying to help...
Love to all, Sam....

 

[digitS']

Sam, I've been wondering about the comments on animals. It makes sense that a deer would turn the lights on. If it is supposed to be up for trespassers.

The problem with the one next door is that the wind moves tree branches about 20 yards away and that turns the lights on. I would imagine that any tall plants would do the same. That would seriously limit some people's use for the lights.

That yard is completely devoid of any other tall plants but the trees are enough. Now that I think of it, the remaining 2 arborvitae were taken out about the time the lights were put up.

off topic: (I asked about those bushes but didn't really get an answer. The trees may be a sensitive issue because the 1st ex-husband claimed that the property line included those 2 trees. There is an ancient metal post that suggests that one is on one side and the other on the other side of the property line. I built a fence 15 years ago that he first claimed was 2" on his side then said was 2' ..! He, however, is long, lloong gone and been replaced twice. One of these days, those trees have to go but it shouldn't be motion detection that determines when!)

Steve

 

[goatgurl]

@canesisters, the sad fact is that i have four alarms like yours and not one of them goes off when someone pulls up in the driveway. in fact they will meet the vehicle with tails wagging and tell even the strangest person "wow man, glad to see you" wag, wag, wag..... that's why i decided to try the electronic kind.

 

[digitS']

Wind gusts above 20mph and rain all night.

The motion detection light was on when I went to bed. It was on when I got up.

It doesn't really bother me but the neighbor's house has 2 sliding glass doors that open from bedrooms only about 20' from that light. I should say three bulb, flood light. There are 2 additional garage lights on photocells on all night and solar lights along their driveway. Too much!

Steve