What is the battery life on the multi sensor? I'm worried that if I have 5 or 10 deployed in my house I'm going to be changing batteries every weekend
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I have three of these, covering the front door, mailbox and garage door, and they were all installed 6+ months ago. They show roughly 75% each, despite sitting outside in a chicago winter.
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I've had it on my front door for about 5 or 6 months and it's at 75% left now
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Next week my SmartThings will turn 1 year old. Here are my current battery readings for each of my original devices and their function: Motion sensor in my living room that gets lots of use: 13% (uses AA batteries) Garage Door Smart Sense Multi (this product) which gets opened and closed at least twice a day (maybe more and sometimes stays open all day): 50% (uses AAAA batteries) Garage People Door SSM (this product) (entry to/from garage into house) which gets opened at least a dozen times a day (wife and kids): 50% (this is after an entire year!!) Garage Motion Detector which sits in garage for security purposes: 13% (uses AA batteries) So despite some who think that the usage determines battery life, it would appear in my situation that my devices are wearing evenly despite differing usage patterns.
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I have 2... They last about 4-6 months it seems like, depending on how much activity they transmit. The sensor on your front door is going to use more power than a side door. Just my experience.
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I'd say it loses about 14% a month (so ~7 months). Not sure if this depends on how long a door stays open (mine are usually closed). Do note that is uses AAAA (yes, quadruple-A) batteries which are not easy to find in stores, but in ample supply on amazon and about 50 cents a piece in bulk.
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I have two multi-sensors in service since Feb 20, 2014. Both currently report battery level at 75%. Note they have been at this level for a while. At this rate, I am expecting a 9-12 month life span.
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Mine has had excellent battery life. Still havent changed the batteries and its one of the best motion sensing lights I have
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Call Universal Security Instruments customer service. My home is hardwired and I wanted to ensure all 5 detectors were connected to the household current and have the battery as a backup. Further, all of my detectors are interconnected so that if one goes off, they all go off. You may want to check out a different model if you are only interested in a battery operated detector.
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I have not experienced any issues with battery life. WE use the lights in the kitchen under tha cabinets. We use the occasionally (like once a day and not for more than 30 minutes). The batterys have lasted more than a month and I have not noticed any reduction in ighting output. I leave my batteries in the remote all the time.
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It just depends on where the sensor is located. Higher traffic areas will wear the battery down quicker. I will say this...the batteries that came with it lasted no time at all.
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I don't own this system - I would bet it has to turn off the motion sensors and only rely on the contact sensors. With only 5 contact sensors, you are rather limited on when perimeter defense you can set. I do like the RFID tag being capable of shutting it off.
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Battery life for me was 1 week in the beginning. My home base was on one end of the house. When my wife got pregnant the dogs started staying in the bedroom with her all the time, and battery life dropped to a few days. I turned off activity monitoring and that went back up to a week. I moved the home base to the exact center of my house, and now I get 2-3 weeks in between charges. When the pet is near the home base, it sleeps. If it goes outside the normal wireless range (100'), it checks in via gps and determines if it is in the home zone. If it is it goes back to sleep. If your pet is outside bluetooth range then it will use more battery life. Battery life for me was 1 week in the beginning. My home base was on one end of the house. When my wife got pregnant the dogs started staying in the bedroom with her all the time, and battery life dropped to a few days. I turned off activity monitoring and that went back up to a week. I moved the home base to the exact center of my house, and now I get 2-3 weeks in between charges. When the pet is near the home base, it sleeps. If it goes outside the normal wireless range (100'), it checks in via gps and determines if it is in the home zone. If it is it goes back to sleep. If your pet is... » Read More Battery life for me was 1 week in the beginning. My home base was on one end of the house. When my wife got pregnant the dogs started staying in the bedroom with her all the time, and battery life dropped to a few days. I turned off activity monitoring and that went back up to a week. I moved the home base to the exact center of my house, and now I get 2-3 weeks in between charges. When the pet is near the home base, it sleeps. If it goes outside the normal wireless range (100'), it checks in via gps and determines if it is in the home zone. If it is it goes back to sleep. If your pet is outside bluetooth range then it will use more battery life. « Show Less
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I can see your point about turning it off. I have a cheaper unit that I keep in my shop. Thinking about upgrading. I just turn the sensor toward the wall when I'm working out there so the alarm will not be sounding constantly all day when I'm out cleaning or working. Kind of like telling the guard "don't shoot! It's me! Just take the afternoon off"! I just have to turn it back around when I lock up. Form a habit like pulling your keys out of the door after you lock the lock. It's just habit.
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turn off motion sensor when home, save storage, turn on when gone for alerts. i don't know the minute answer
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That's approximately the date the sensors will start to deteriorate. It will start beeping and keep on so, until you change it out. It will also keep beeping even without a battery for some 3 or 4 days.
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You can set them to blow in different increments, if I remember correctly, 1 min to non stop till the user disarms, but if its going off only the display would let you know a different sensor was triggered......
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Hi Nick,Thank you for contacting us. The batteries in the door/window sensors are 3v lithium batteries that will last about 2 years. The battery in the motion detector is the same 3v lithium battery with 2-year life.If you have any other questions, let me know.Sincerely,Andrew
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Seriously, this sensor works only part of the time 5 feet or 100 feet away. I strongly suggest you use a reliable solution for anything that is important. It will false alarm, or lose track of the sensor or not alarm when it should. Then sometimes it works fine. I have 2 base units and 4 different sensors. None work reliably.
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I don't understand what "zero delay" referrs to. I have 6 outside sensors set for one warning before reset. All six have performed now for 2 or 3 years (+). The outside sensors' 9V batteries last 2 or 3 or months or more which amazes me. As soon as I get "low battery" alert on one, I replace all batteries. The sensors will actually operate even with the batteries down to 7.5 V or so.The 9V batteries may be purchased on E Bay (fresh alkialine) for around $.50 each +/-. My only 'con' is the difficulty with which the covers must be removed to replace the 9V batteries. This is probably the longest lasting Chinese electronic of it's type I've ever owned. No sensor failures at all. . UPDATE 9-20-14:I bought a complete set 3 1/2 years ago. They have operated flawlessly. The batteriies last about 10 months. I was wrong on my first battery life estimate. Just last night (9-19-14) I again replaced all the 9V batteries, after getting a "low battery warning". I then, this morning, checked all the sensors by means of two cell phones, one at the alarm console, the other on 'speaker phone' as I made the rounds of all areas. I am absolutely astounded that this CHINESE device CONTINUE to work perfectly nearing four years. This is a record for any Chinese electronic device I've ever purchased.
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Other than brief periods of fiddling with it on the kitchen table (say, several episodes of 1/2 hour each) mine has been in use 24/7 for 2 periods of 3 ~ 4 days each. My battery is now showing 75%I should say, this is my 2nd BTC-3 camera, the first one I received had a problem with the motion sensor -and- the battery (or power supply). It would not detect reliably beyond about 20 ft and after a couple of hours trying it out, the battery showed 50%. Obviously something in the camera was draining the battery and it sounds like this might be a problem with Chad P's. I sent it back as faulty and received a replacement which has worked very well. Other than brief periods of fiddling with it on the kitchen table (say, several episodes of 1/2 hour each) mine has been in use 24/7 for 2 periods of 3 ~ 4 days each. My battery is now showing 75%I should say, this is my 2nd BTC-3 camera, the first one I received had a problem with the motion sensor -and- the battery (or power supply). It would not detect reliably beyond about 20 ft and after a couple of hours trying it out, the battery showed 50%. Obviously something in the camera was draining the battery and it sounds like this might be a problem with Chad P's. I sent it back... » Read More Other than brief periods of fiddling with it on the kitchen table (say, several episodes of 1/2 hour each) mine has been in use 24/7 for 2 periods of 3 ~ 4 days each. My battery is now showing 75%I should say, this is my 2nd BTC-3 camera, the first one I received had a problem with the motion sensor -and- the battery (or power supply). It would not detect reliably beyond about 20 ft and after a couple of hours trying it out, the battery showed 50%. Obviously something in the camera was draining the battery and it sounds like this might be a problem with Chad P's. I sent it back as faulty and received a replacement which has worked very well. « Show Less
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In this sensor's normal operation, it stays triggered to ON for four minutes before resetting to OFF. If motion is repeatedly detected within 4 minutes, it stays ON. There are three sensitivity settings, at the most sensitive, it will pick up some rather slight movements. If you can set your program to monitor the status of the sensor to turn the light off after the sensor returns to off, that should work. If 4 minutes isn't enough delay, there is also a "Test" mode in this sensor that eliminates the 4 minute reset time and it will continue sending out ON signals every time motion is sensed. You could program in your own time delay in this mode. No clue on how it would affect the battery life.
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If you're in your safe very seldom, say one to three times a month. My battery life was about 4-5 years. Bought my first light back in 2009 or so. I recently bought a second and third light and I had left my original light on by accident overnight in my first gun safe (the one from 2008) and it was a dull light when I went to open it again.