What degree range of motion will this detect? I am looking to mount this horizontally overhead on a porch.
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My teenager swears that the one in the garage will turn on from 12 ft away. The bulb is up on the ceiling, 9 ft from the ground and 16 ft away from the main garage door.
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Hi Sara, I have 5 if these in my home, generally used in spaces that don't see a lot of action, like the garage interior and the pantry. The bulb senses movement as soon as we open the door into the space... The doors are all about 5-8 feet away from each bulb. I do have these bulbs in a car port too, and because they're up inside a lamp housing, the sensors are somewhat blocked. For those ones, you need to be within 4-5 feet for the sensors to work. For direct overhead placement, as long as the bulb isn't housed up inside a shade/cover, it will go off in 6-8 feet range.
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The motion detection is great. I have one mounted inside a walk-in closet. It will come on while walking past the closed slotted closet door, in a dark bedroom. Mounting it horizontally should not be a problem what-so-ever.
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I like these very much, but they are quirky. Some seem to be quite sensitive, others not. Also it depends on whether it is mounted vertically versus horizontally or some other possibility between. Those Who enjoy the creativity and experimentation, Welcome!
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I have mine on front porch, vertically with the sensor towards the ground. It seems to work all the way around.
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This item didn't work at all for me, I returned it and got the First Alert sensor which works great but I believe can only be used vertically. You may need a more sophisticated item for your needs. More like a security light fixture with a separate sensor and socket that you use a regular bulb in.
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I have these bulbs in my hall and in a slightly recessed area and they work around 10 feet away they are awesome!!
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Vertical placement seems to work best, but if horizontal, aim the sensor end of the bulb toward where outside visitors approach from, is my guess.
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It depends on many factors. Do you have a lot of trees surrounding your house? Are you on a hill or in a valley? It won't work as well in high winds or ice storms. We live about 35 miles from Providence, RI and 50 miles from Boston, MA and can receive signals from both directions. We mounted ours on the side of the house and drilled a hole through the wall close to the baseboard and capped it off as opposed to mounting it on the roof. Where you mount it will also have an impact on the range. There is no definitive answer, it depends on a lot of different things.
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I have all my sensors inside barns that are 200ft. from my house and it has worked well. Don't know how they would do if they were outside in the weather.
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Installed mine in a 12 foot high ceiling fixture in the garage. It is not as sensitive as its predecessor but works OK. It has no external sensitivity or timing adjustments. On time is fixed at about ten minutes, but will stay on continuously if continued motion is sensed.
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Detection: Mine will detect movement at least 25' away. You can see in the photo an angled cutout on each side of the sensor; you would want to mount it so movement is within that unobstructed range.Light distribution: The bottom of the lens is clear, so light will be cast down as well as out 180 degrees.
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Worked on my stucco house but was mounted near glass door. Some fickle reviews may be caused by interference from other motion light sensors or infrared radiation from security cameras with night vision. I had the camera interference issued. I resolved it using dip switch built into to this device to change frequencies.
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the blast pattern of the signal is on a horizontal plane. it does not shoot the signal 600' up and down. only in the round direction. I would not mount this on the wall. I would mount it on the ceiling or on a shelf. That way you can use the full range of the device.
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This fixture mounts by 2 screws. It can be stolen from a fence easily. The motion detects movement between 20 to 40 feet away. I mount the fixture 18 feet high and it detects movement 40 feet away consistently.
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The manufacturer states that the range is 150 feet. Mine is mounted about 100 feet away and works just fine.
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Mine is set only 6 feet from the door. I am sure it would work at 20 or more feet from the door. It does not work by detecting movement in a room. You will need to find a fixed location so it can have the door or window you are trying to protect in view. It could even be aimed so you could view multiple door or windows. Once you have it set up it will detect if the door or window frame changes (because it has been opened) and will begin recording.
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I am not sure how high off the ground it should be attached. My light is about 3 ft above the porch deck which works for me. The literature says the sensitivity range is about 3 meters as I read it. I have done several sensitivity tests with my light and the consistent range is about 1 meter. Maybe if the light was mounted higher the sensitivity range might go up, but its 1 meter for my installation. Good luck!
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It detects pretty far out, I have animals 30' away in a pasture and it will often pick their movement up. I don't know about 200' away, would be better if you could mount it closer to the activity. Also, it doesn't pick up 'wide angle' but only straight out in front of the detector. The 1/2 mile transmit claim is valid though!
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I mounted mine vertically so I could angle them the way I need in my backyard. If mounted horizontally there is no Sid to aside movement .
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Possible. This motion sensor can only see about 30 feet if you point it down. Point it up and the wind will set it off. This means the sensor is close and receiver has a short radio wire on it which could possibly receive a sensor signal from a long distance.
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Easley 20 feet plus, I am about 30 feet back from the street, and I have to point the sensor down a little to keep the cars on the street from turning my light on. The manual says 50 feet, and I have no doubt it will detect from 50 feet. To date, I am totally satisfied with this unit, even at -5 degrees F this detector functions perfectly, better than any other motion detector I have ever had. Mine did not come with an ezplate, as I only ordered the sensor.
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Based on the instructions if mounted in the vertical position the detection range is 50' its the best on the market that I could find don't bother with those little white driveway alarms they can't compare to the Rodann Electronics Wireless Remote, we use one of these at work to tell us when we have a truck pull up to our remote window and the reception on the receiver has a 1000' range. So I got 2 detectors for my home and one receiver that rings with different tones that you set so you know where the alarm is coming from. I have one in the back of the house and one protecting my driveway. It works great.
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It's mounted 7'-10' high to be detected maximum distance up to 60'-70' (@75F or less). if just detects 10'-20' away that have to adjust sensitivity knob via clockwise to increase its sensing range.