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Art Todesco

On 12/17/2011 5:34 PM, wrote:
I don't know that an X-10 motion detector light is any better than any other but you can buy
a motion detector without the light and program it to trip a light. That
way you can put the motion
detector at ground level pointing across the driveway instead of
pointing down the driveway.
Also, maybe a silly question, but have you tried cleaning it? After a few years it might just be really
dirty.
I have 2 and have to chime in that they are not really that great. Mine
triggers on wind coming down the side of the mountain. I plan on moving
it to a different location to see if that might help. BTW, it also
triggers on critters, but that's ok as I want to know when a bear, that
usually stays away from house, comes into the area. I have already seen
one a few months ago. I still think the best solution might be an IR
beam across the driveway. Most critters would be under the beam.