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Old 11-10-13, 07:50 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by jeff5may View Post
how do you like the outdoor motion detector? The place I move into has one over the driveway door that doesn't work until you're on the porch. Thinking about replacing it before winter sets in.
Take a look at the bottom of the unit. They normally have a time-out setting(with a test mode position),
and a sensitivity setting, which is a gain control that sets the detection range..
It might be set low, because it was triggering when cold(or warm) wind was starting to blow.
I have two that do that. Weather changes real fast in the late evening, lights come on for no reason.
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