Electronic Alarms and Home Security Devices - Motion detector problem
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Strawman623
09-11-05, 05:38 AM
Anyone have a suggestion for what to do about moths that seem to set off my outdoor motion detector light?
"Bugged in the Colorado high country"
"Bugged in the Colorado high country"
MrRonFL
09-11-05, 10:08 AM
Short of a bug zapper well away from your motion sensor unit, there's not much you can do about it. A two gram bug looks pretty big on infrared from direct contact range. Most lights like this have a pretty limited sensitivity range adjustment, the difference between high and low isn't that wide.
chiefobrien
09-11-05, 08:48 PM
Whoah! Please respond as I am in dire straits.....
Last night, our motion alarm went off at 5 am. First time since we got the system 1 year ago. I went in the room and found no signs of forced entry, nothing broken. Went back to bed, set on alarm. 30 minutes later it went off again. I swore at ADT, turn off the system altogether, and put a motion detector (self-contained PIR/siren unit for hotel use) on top of the stairs. 30 minutes later--AGAIN!
My wife is convinced somebody was hiding out downstairs. I guarantee her that I saw nobody. Tonight, she is hardly sleeping for fear of a prowler, and I am hardly sleeping for fear of a false alarm.
Since we turn off all our lights at night, and since we do get moths and bugs in our house occasionally, could a moth have been attracted to the IR light and set off not only the ADT system twice, but our portable PIR/siren unit? Is this common?
Last night, our motion alarm went off at 5 am. First time since we got the system 1 year ago. I went in the room and found no signs of forced entry, nothing broken. Went back to bed, set on alarm. 30 minutes later it went off again. I swore at ADT, turn off the system altogether, and put a motion detector (self-contained PIR/siren unit for hotel use) on top of the stairs. 30 minutes later--AGAIN!
My wife is convinced somebody was hiding out downstairs. I guarantee her that I saw nobody. Tonight, she is hardly sleeping for fear of a prowler, and I am hardly sleeping for fear of a false alarm.
Since we turn off all our lights at night, and since we do get moths and bugs in our house occasionally, could a moth have been attracted to the IR light and set off not only the ADT system twice, but our portable PIR/siren unit? Is this common?