Does the motion sensor get triggered in the snow?
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IR motion sensor are triggered by any warm object in motion in a colder air mass. Snow and properly dressed people and wild animals do not trigger them in the winter. The heat from a gas powered snow throwers will trigger them.
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Unfortunately (for your question, at least!), I live south of Interstate 10; fortunately for me, we're really short of snow here most years! We did have some snow/sleet this year, however, and the light seemed unaffected by it. On occasion, it can get triggered if a strong wind moves the palm tree about 20' away, though.
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There is no motion detector. It stays on till you turn it off. We are going on our 2nd winter with it. So far so good, but it's the beginning of the season for us, so we'll see well it does.
1590045
I do not think it does. I will also add that the unit I have has a very narrow temperature control range. While it maintains a constant thermostat reading, say 68 degrees, my HVAC cycles on and off repeatedly during the hour. I can turn the unit off and the indoor temp will take quite a while to actually rise or lower by one degree so the sensor seems to be triggering within tenths of a degree. This is too narrow a range for me and I am looking for a different thermostat that isn't quite so sensitive to temp changes.
1329719
no,never happened but you might want to reposition where your sensor is.Remember reading that your problem might happen if it's too close to certain objects.
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Hi Dave, Outdoor motion sensors are usually workable cheap single or chained units used for driveways or sidewalks etc. They beep once when a car or person etc walk by. To the best of my knowledge no one builds one that trips a dry contact alarm or horn etc., so when they go off and you are asleep forget it. However is you have a home alarm system you could place a motion sensor outside under the eves for example and the control panel should pick it up just fine. Some panels allow you to set zones etc. which can be used when asleep to alert you of unwanted activity etc.
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The console does have a "chime" mode that will sound an alert whenever a sensor triggers. However, it also triggers for the motion sensors so if you have those installed you'll hear a chime every 30 seconds when someone is around the motion sensors.
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That depends on your DVR system, if you have motion detect recording then it is motion sensor activated.
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No. The motion detector detects all movement whether by animal or human so it will activate if you walk past it.
97856
Just turns on with the motion sensor and turns off based on a setting you make on the rear of the unit.It also has a dawn to dusk setting. I have not tried that setting since I wanted the motion activation.
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There is a light that turns on when it sends the signal. Best to test it yourself with all doors and windows shut. Bear in mind that batteries lose power when they are cold, especially ones that are marginal, so the best testing you can do to determine if the battery needs replacement is when it is below freezing outside. Also - the range of this push button is dependent on the doorbell receiver according to Honeywell.
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Yes. If you turn the light off manually it will not immediately respond to motion to turn it back on, but after a minute or so it will resume the motion sensor function.
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I don't sell driveway alerts. This one did not work for me, so I chose another more expensive one and the motion sensor has now stopped working after five days of the arrival.
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if you place the sensor in a manner that it is only activated by motions within 30 feet you shouldn't notice any major increase in your electrical bill. Be careful in the units placement. Blowing tree limbs and flapping items can activate the sensor.
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No, however slightest touch on the sensor will set it off. Which is a good thing! We have two.
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Thats a very good question... The glass is not clear so I'm not sure if the sensor would be able to detect motion at all times.
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I have installed the sensors on my sliding gate and my pedestrian gate. I feared that the weather may affect them, but they have been there for many months in all types of weather and have performed flawlessly. My sensors are approximately 15- 20 metres from the base unit. The answer to your question is YES (even though they are advertised as "window and door sensors")
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If I remember correctly, it's hard plastic and do imagine the cold weather would effect the batteries. I sent my motion detector back because it was coming on by itself with no movement from anything. It was going off and on very quickly... over and over. I didn't order another one.