Comments on: Contech Electronics CRO101 Scarecrow Motion-Activated Sprinkler http://easygreenhouseplans.com/2010/02/contech-electronics-cro101-scarecrow-motion-activated-sprinkler/ ...Build Your Own Greenhouse And Grow All of Your Favorite Plants All Year Round! Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:24:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: S. Foster http://easygreenhouseplans.com/2010/02/contech-electronics-cro101-scarecrow-motion-activated-sprinkler/comment-page-1/#comment-1389 S. Foster Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:16:56 +0000 http://easygreenhouseplans.com/contech-electronics-cro101-scarecrow-motion-activated-sprinkler.html#comment-1389 The connection for the hose was so cheap it never got a seal so just leaked when the water was turned on - rendering it pretty much unusable. Rating: 1 / 5 The connection for the hose was so cheap it never got a seal so just leaked when the water was turned on – rendering it pretty much unusable.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: David E. Walter http://easygreenhouseplans.com/2010/02/contech-electronics-cro101-scarecrow-motion-activated-sprinkler/comment-page-1/#comment-1388 David E. Walter Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:19:23 +0000 http://easygreenhouseplans.com/contech-electronics-cro101-scarecrow-motion-activated-sprinkler.html#comment-1388 I am a little confused about how this ended up so well rated. I have now owned this for two years and pretty much just have to declare it utterly useless, oh and expensive. It just plain doesn't work against squirrels or birds, which was my primary intention for it. One of the issues is that of course it has no way to tell if it is a critter climbing around or a branch is just being blown around in the wind. It has a sensitivity setting and if you turn it down so that it does not respond to a little wind then it will also not respond to a squirrel or a bird. Contrarily if you turn the sensitivity setting high it goes off A LOT and hence it can waste A LOT of water just because the wind is blowing a little. I literally just witnessed it go off a dozen times in a couple minutes because the wind is blowing a little and then a flock of birds moving in and using the water to bathe with while it just sat there and did nothing. Seriously, A FLOCK of birds though they were small birds I guess...:( <br /> <br />Why two stars? Well it has gotten some serious laughs when I or some unsuspecting friend goes accidentally walking in front of it forgetting it is on, so I am giving it two stars for comical value. Also, I could see it working for larger animals like deer, monsters, etc. <br /> <br />It's too bad you can't override it and make it just a sprinkler because it does have some good range. Anyone know how to do this? Rating: 2 / 5 I am a little confused about how this ended up so well rated. I have now owned this for two years and pretty much just have to declare it utterly useless, oh and expensive. It just plain doesn’t work against squirrels or birds, which was my primary intention for it. One of the issues is that of course it has no way to tell if it is a critter climbing around or a branch is just being blown around in the wind. It has a sensitivity setting and if you turn it down so that it does not respond to a little wind then it will also not respond to a squirrel or a bird. Contrarily if you turn the sensitivity setting high it goes off A LOT and hence it can waste A LOT of water just because the wind is blowing a little. I literally just witnessed it go off a dozen times in a couple minutes because the wind is blowing a little and then a flock of birds moving in and using the water to bathe with while it just sat there and did nothing. Seriously, A FLOCK of birds though they were small birds I guess…:(

Why two stars? Well it has gotten some serious laughs when I or some unsuspecting friend goes accidentally walking in front of it forgetting it is on, so I am giving it two stars for comical value. Also, I could see it working for larger animals like deer, monsters, etc.

It’s too bad you can’t override it and make it just a sprinkler because it does have some good range. Anyone know how to do this?
Rating: 2 / 5

]]> By: Flint http://easygreenhouseplans.com/2010/02/contech-electronics-cro101-scarecrow-motion-activated-sprinkler/comment-page-1/#comment-1387 Flint Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:18:37 +0000 http://easygreenhouseplans.com/contech-electronics-cro101-scarecrow-motion-activated-sprinkler.html#comment-1387 Haven't been able to try the unit yet on account its snowing however all looks good. Rating: 4 / 5 Haven’t been able to try the unit yet on account its snowing however all looks good.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Jeffrey Farnese http://easygreenhouseplans.com/2010/02/contech-electronics-cro101-scarecrow-motion-activated-sprinkler/comment-page-1/#comment-1386 Jeffrey Farnese Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:50:32 +0000 http://easygreenhouseplans.com/contech-electronics-cro101-scarecrow-motion-activated-sprinkler.html#comment-1386 Ground hogs ate my shrubs right in front of device despite sensitivity on max!!! Goes off for no reason other times. Rating: 1 / 5 Ground hogs ate my shrubs right in front of device despite sensitivity on max!!! Goes off for no reason other times.
Rating: 1 / 5

]]> By: James Raker http://easygreenhouseplans.com/2010/02/contech-electronics-cro101-scarecrow-motion-activated-sprinkler/comment-page-1/#comment-1385 James Raker Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:14:38 +0000 http://easygreenhouseplans.com/contech-electronics-cro101-scarecrow-motion-activated-sprinkler.html#comment-1385 I bought this off of Amazon site, paid extra for quicker shipping, unit arrives, follow direction carefully for setting up. Installed and turned on water. Water starts coming out of sprinker head as soon as you turn it on. Motion sensor seems to work fine, sprinker shoots water when sensor activated, but after 3 second burst, water is still pouring out of sprinkler head, it never stops, even when sensor set to 0 and shut off, water still pours out of sprinkler head. The water shut off valve that the sensor controls does not shut off all the way, whether the unit is on, off, battery pulled out, water still pours out the sprinkler head. Very disappointed, after spending xtra $$ in shipping. Isn't there any Quality Control, this is an obvious problem that would have been caught had it went throught quality control. I will be posting on every board I can find for this product. Rating: 1 / 5 I bought this off of Amazon site, paid extra for quicker shipping, unit arrives, follow direction carefully for setting up. Installed and turned on water. Water starts coming out of sprinker head as soon as you turn it on. Motion sensor seems to work fine, sprinker shoots water when sensor activated, but after 3 second burst, water is still pouring out of sprinkler head, it never stops, even when sensor set to 0 and shut off, water still pours out of sprinkler head. The water shut off valve that the sensor controls does not shut off all the way, whether the unit is on, off, battery pulled out, water still pours out the sprinkler head. Very disappointed, after spending xtra $$ in shipping. Isn’t there any Quality Control, this is an obvious problem that would have been caught had it went throught quality control. I will be posting on every board I can find for this product.
Rating: 1 / 5

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