Can you adjust the reach of the sensor? Switch outside closet. Activate with close hand swipe not someone walking past 2ft away?
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Yes you can adjust the sensor but not to do what you want it to do. This is not a "I wave my hand over the switch to make it come on" switch. See all the settings possible here: http://www.lutron.com/TechnicalDocumentLibrary/048461.pdf
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I have one in my shed which is aprox. 80-100 feet with only obstructions being shed and house walls. Have set it off a couple times by accident. If you want to test it for distance use 2 cell phones. Call one, leave it on and set it by the head unit. Set head unit to chime with noone else home and then put your phone on speaker and put the sensor in a coat pocket so it cant sense motion. Go to where you want to test it and take it out of your pocket while listening for the chime from inside the house over your phone. Remember to wait minimum of 20 seconds with the sensor in your pocket before trying to test it again so it can reset without motion. Good luck. I have one in my shed which is aprox. 80-100 feet with only obstructions being shed and house walls. Have set it off a couple times by accident. If you want to test it for distance use 2 cell phones. Call one, leave it on and set it by the head unit. Set head unit to chime with noone else home and then put your phone on speaker and put the sensor in a coat pocket so it cant sense motion. Go to where you want to test it and take it out of your pocket while listening for the chime from inside the house over your phone. Remember to wait minimum of 20 seconds with the sensor in your pocket... » Read More I have one in my shed which is aprox. 80-100 feet with only obstructions being shed and house walls. Have set it off a couple times by accident. If you want to test it for distance use 2 cell phones. Call one, leave it on and set it by the head unit. Set head unit to chime with noone else home and then put your phone on speaker and put the sensor in a coat pocket so it cant sense motion. Go to where you want to test it and take it out of your pocket while listening for the chime from inside the house over your phone. Remember to wait minimum of 20 seconds with the sensor in your pocket before trying to test it again so it can reset without motion. Good luck. « Show Less
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I don't believe it can. But I don't think it's really meant to be moved around. For example, the door sensor really only makes sense if it stays in a single room.
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I have not had very good luck with the range or the sensitivty of this device. I bought two of them and one does seem to have a little better sensitivity then the other but neither are great. For the price, I have simply installed them at about seven feet high and point them in the direction that I want covered. I hope that just the site of them is a deterent to an intruder. Mine are installed outside of my house but they may work better installed inside.
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The sensor is a short 1" stalk attached to the unit. It can be bent to position it away from the wall, etc. But that's it.
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I have a motion sensor mounted in my hallway and the receiver in the garage turning on a loud bell(instead of the lights) when I'm away, that's about 25 feet through walls, I'm betting it goes farther.
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From what I understand, this is for detecting motion and not range. You could (with some MacGyvering) make it work so it stays on while people are in an area and moving around watching it. I can see why you would want to but you'd have to reprogram your tv. I use my SensorPlug in my laundry room, so when I come around the corner with my arms full of laundry, the light kicks on. It then waits through two minutes of non-activity and then opens the circuit.
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Place it at one end with sensor facing toward middle it has about a 6 foot range
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The activation range of these sensors is limited, four to five feet. I have one in my garage by a window in the case of someone breaking and entering through this window. It sits on a shelf facing the window which is fully covered by drapes. The distance between the sensor and the drapes is under three feet. Anyone entering thru this side window will activate this alarm. I tried mounting it high on a wall about seven feet away from the window to prevent an intruder from disabling it. The alarm would not activate at that distance. I ran everything in front of it short of an Elephant, this gizmo would not not go into alarm mode. This is why I had to place it on a lower shelf facing the window. I don't believe the flaps on your entry will set them off if they are at least fout feet away, at the same token an intruder will have to pass within the three to four foot range to activate them, which gives the intruder the opportunity to grab and deactivate them. The y have a very limited range, certainly less tha advertised.
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You can adjust the sensitivity of the motion sensors, but I wouldn't recommend giving the pets access to areas where you are placing your motion sensors.
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The sensitivity of the motion sensor is definitely available. The angle of the sensor can be adjusted. I think when you adjust the sensitivity that you also affect the range. The is a great light. I've installed two of them and have had no problems. It's bright and its very reliable.
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You can set range from base station. My mother can wander free in garden and fenced in yard without problems. We don't rely on the unit alone and make sure she is accompanied by some one or in fenced/gated area.
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I would think you could but it was not designed that way,I'm not sure how the motion sensor would work,,,
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apparently amazon isn't interested in anything social-like. basically put the motion sensors in corners that have as long of a line of sight as possible. hallways, open areas, same same
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It will detect/trip on any movement in its field of range. You can adjusted so it will aim high enough not to to cover the floor. Better yet, you can just set the alarm in "HOME" setting , just like if you're home , then the motion detector becomes inactive, just your contact alarm.
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You can set the distance however you like. I had mine set so that someone could accidentally brush up next to my car but if they stuck their hand inside it would go off
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No. I wish you could, but it's a pretty basic unit. I was thinking of experimenting with it by putting some translucent tape over the sensor to reduce its sensitivity, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. I'll post another review if I do.