How does it hang? We live in a town home with no nearby trees- would it hang from a balcony? Or could I put the sensor in between a window and screen?
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I put mine inside a ziplock bag and attached it, with the enclosed bracket, to the fascia under my second floor eves.It works fine. Your balcony would work, too.
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Sensor could be placed anywhere outside as long as there is an overhang or something to keep the rain and wet weather from directly hitting it. I love this clock and sensor. Works really well. We placed our sensor on the underside of our bow window any spot on your balcony with a little protection from direct rain. :)
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I place against the house facing North. If brick siding, one can purchase hardware hangers that have pins and can hammered into the mortar.
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Anywhere outside will work. You just want to be sure the outside thermometer is not in the sunlight. Mine is on a wooden rack on the patio. If you have to hang it from a tree branch or on the wall of your balcony, I recommend duct taqpe.
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I put the sensor inside a utility closet at the side of my house. It works great. I would think it would work just fine between a window and screen. Also, there is a round attachment on the back of the sensor that you could put a string around and hang it from that.
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We have had a SkyScan for about 15 years and have always put the sensor on an wall outside of the house.I think if it were hung between a window and screen it would not be as accurate. We try not to have the sensor too far away from the inside mounted digital unit. Good luck!
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I put mine inside a ziplock bag and attached it, with the enclosed bracket, to the fascia under my second floor eves. It works fine. Your balcony would work, too.
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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 the sensor nailed to a tree about three feet off the ground. It is very sensitive. I think installed at an angle above the garage would work. The receiver in the house works very well and beeps three times everytime something passes the sensor, could be a car, animal, or garbage man. Do not put the receiver near metal like a microwave it seems to block the radio waves. Also when the transmitter is rained on sometimes you get false readings. I put a plastic shroud over the top made from a yogurt container. Overall I am very pleased with the product and for the price it is a very good value. I highly recommend this product. I have the sensor nailed to a tree about three feet off the ground. It is very sensitive. I think installed at an angle above the garage would work. The receiver in the house works very well and beeps three times everytime something passes the sensor, could be a car, animal, or garbage man. Do not put the receiver near metal like a microwave it seems to block the radio waves. Also when the transmitter is rained on sometimes you get false readings. I put a plastic shroud over the top made from a yogurt container. Overall I am very pleased with the product and for the price it is a very good... » Read More I have the sensor nailed to a tree about three feet off the ground. It is very sensitive. I think installed at an angle above the garage would work. The receiver in the house works very well and beeps three times everytime something passes the sensor, could be a car, animal, or garbage man. Do not put the receiver near metal like a microwave it seems to block the radio waves. Also when the transmitter is rained on sometimes you get false readings. I put a plastic shroud over the top made from a yogurt container. Overall I am very pleased with the product and for the price it is a very good value. I highly recommend this product. « Show Less
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Hi Mike B,In my backyard I get watered far more than the wildlife. In your front yard you would have to place the unit with its "back" to the sidewalk or any area that people can use legitimately. The sensor would be "looking at" your front door catching motion well within your property where people should not be walking and where you can frighten the bunnies or stray dogs and cats that venture too far into your property.Good Neighbor Dave
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My experience is that the sensor must be very close to the transmitted signal. My opinion is it would not work for cable behind wallboard, etc. Could be a help in sorting out cables you can touch.
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We wired it to an angled pole that clamps to our deck railing. We used wire, because it is windy as the dickens where we live. It could hang from pretty much any kind of pole, and probably a tree branch, though we didn't try that.
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There is no bracket just an "opening" to hang it onto a screw - so we put a screw in the house wall (post would work) and then it hangs off it. We don't use the motion sensor so can't answer that one. This is our second one of this model (the first lasted a long time). We tried the motion sensor with the first one but it didn't work great for out situation so we just use the timer and adjust it as the sunup / sundown times shift over the course of the year.
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I'm sorry, but I really don't know. I secured mine with some thin string to a gazebo-like structure. It held throughout our horrible winter with winds sometimes up to 35-45mph. Could you possible tie it up with long string to a nearby window?
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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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I haven't used it outdoors. It comes with tiedows but the stakes are small. I would suggest using some weight on the bottom of the legs. Still a strong wind could potentially damage the frame. The pipes are not made to withstand a lot of pressure. the screen itself could also tear should a strong gust come up. Wouldn't suggest using if winds were over 7-10mph. Great for indoor use and on a fairly calm night outside. I wouldnt risk it.
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I have it setup with a remote sensor in a rented apartment and it has worked perfect. An outdoor or remote sensor should work the same
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Good morning. We use it for a similar situation, but did not try to adhere it to the glass. We hung the screen from grommets and had great success with that. The weight of the screen itself kept it smooth. Our area was enclosed and we did not have to worry about drafts or movement rippling the screen.
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It could hang from a tree just fine. I have it hanging from a hook on our gazebo. It does need to be level, though.
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you would have to ask Homedics about that. frankly, I could not get the outdoor sensor provided with my unit to work at all. I finally had to return it for credit.
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No. For me to decrease the area being monitored I have it facing my home instead of away from it. Try that if feasible for you. Mine is on a tree facing the front of my house.
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Mine is used outside and pulls down over a window. I put 2 hooks and hung it and pull in down in front of the window/casings. Works fine.
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If you can have a way to connect to anything above the screen then you can use the included I-bolts at the right and left of each top corner and hang the screen at any height. That's what I do for my outside use.