Great! I hope you like it. Enjoy the footage from your camera!

Also, make sure to checkout my follow up video for more helpful information!

Glad you enjoyed! Hope it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! I hope it was helpful

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I’m in Cleveland Ohio, almost on Lake Erie. We’re consistently around freezing and usually have periods at or below zero. Looking at the weather history from last year, we were between 25 and 35 degrees most of the winter, with several days in the single digits and random days in the teens and twenties. Definitely not our coldest. I did not see any degradation of picture quality because of the cold, that I ever saw, I don’t check this one as often as my doorbell camera. I can’t say with certainty that snow or ice buildup wouldn’t affect the pan feature, but I didn’t notice anything. Thanks for watching!

​@@TheGardenDefenderReviews 25 to 35 Fahrenheit? I would have much colder temperatures especially with windchill

Sorry, yes, Fahrenheit. I have no idea what it might do in colder temps, but I will say, it’s built pretty well. Considering the low cost, I was pleasantly surprised.

Good luck! Thanks for watching!

In the Alexa app, on your phone or tablet, in the list of devices, find your echo spot. Click on the gear icon to access the settings. Scroll toward the bottom of the setting and find “device location”, right above time zone setting. Make sure that is the correct location.

I did that but does not reset.

@mariannegoldberg5432 I read one user that solved the same issue by re-entering their address manually. According to them, the address automatically obtained from their Amazon account wasn’t liked by the Alexa app, and by re-entering manually it solved the problem. Sorry you’re having trouble. Let us know if this works.

This is tricky. You can certainly set this up to spray the dogs, but more than likely you will spray the owners too. Now you may not mind spraying the rude owners, but the unintended consequence would be people walking by, without dogs, would still get sprayed as well. It would be tough to dial in the sensitivity to just sense the dogs in the grass. You may end up with some unhappy neighbors. I feel your pain though, unfortunately.

My friend has had good luck with ultrasonic solar powered animal repellers to keep out deer. I have not tested or reviewed one yet to recommend. This could be effective and keep humans dry. Just a thought

@@TheGardenDefenderReviews Thank you!

@TheGardenDefenderReviews Thank you!

Really appreciate the kind words. Something to remember, as I’ve been using this sprinkler every day this week, wind will play a HUGE roll in coverage. An impact sprinkler works a little better in windy areas, it’s still affected, just not as much. Good luck! Thanks for watching!

first, i hope nobody is injured. Then.. I don’t understand what the camera has to do with your accident. This is an insurance issue, unless it was your fault, than the damage wouldr save money anyway

@@thijs.k932The camera failed to record the incident and therefore, I could not prove the diver of the other vehicle was 100% to blame. Without witnesses or photographic evidence, it's basically my word against his, and that's not good enough for my insurance company to pay for my rental vehicle or to prevent the loss of my no claims bonus and a hike in my insurance. Oh, and while I will receive a cheque for the market value of my vehicle, I will not get the full amount that I paid for it, so yes, I am out of pocket and by a long way because the mini II, failed to switch on.

The camera failed to record the incident and therefore, I could not prove the diver of the other vehicle was 100% to blame. Without witnesses or photographic evidence, it's basically my word against his, and that's not good enough for my insurance company to pay for my rental vehicle or to prevent the loss of my no claims bonus and a hike in my insurance. Oh, and while I will receive a cheque for the market value of my vehicle, I will not get the full amount that I paid for it, so yes, I am out of pocket and by a long way because the mini II, failed to switch on.

Very sorry to hear this! I too have experienced this issue when plugged in to my Jeep’s constant power USB port. Never when plugged into a switched port, however. For anyone reading this, pressing the save button on the back of camera will wake it up. I check every time I get in now. Not helpful after the fact unfortunately. Would you be willing to share if you were using the Garmin Constant Power Cable? Or were you plugged into a vehicle USB port with constant power? I have a feeling this accessory, plugged into the ODB-II port would provide more consistent results. Trying to decide if I should get one for myself. Sorry again

@@TheGardenDefenderReviews I wired it in myself with Garmin Constant Power Cable, and it was all genuine Garmin kit. The irony is, I had a Nextbase 422 dash cam in my previous van but I sold it with the van. The only reason I bought the Garmin was because of its small size and Wi-Fi phone hook up. The nextbase app is rubbish for Wi-Fi connection but the camera never faltered but I didn't think I needed all that functionality of Alexa, GPS and the like... never again!!!

I can’t tell you for sure. I recently bought some cups from Orbit specifically for measuring sprinkler application amounts. I hoped to do a video on them this year, but the weather is not cooperating! This is definitely one I plan on testing. Sorry I can’t help at this moment. Thanks for stopping by!

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

Yes! Just tried it for you. I hadn’t thought of it. I don’t use alarms very often anymore. You have to say “Alexa, snooze”. Just saying “snooze” does not work. Which makes sense, but thought maybe they had thought of that. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!

@@TheGardenDefenderReviews thank you just purchased it

Good tip! I can’t remember if I did it when I first set it up in the video, or after the fact, but all my devices are set up in groups/rooms for that purpose. In the video I was still using a smart outlet run through SmartThings and occasionally this functionality would not be recognized and I had to specify “bedroom”, so I’m trained to say it no matter what. I recently installed smart bulbs that use an Echo for its hub, so I bet this would be more reliable now. Thanks for watching!

Definitely worth mentioning! Almost every Amazon owned product goes on sale at some point through the year. I don’t even know how many Ring, Echo, Blink, Fire sticks, Fire Tablets, etc. products I’ve purchased, not ONE at full price. I recommend keeping a list of wants, not need right now’s, along with regular price, and then checking those products at sale time. Saves a TON!

Would you mind elaborating on your comment. Are you talking about a perceived design flaw? Thanks for watching!

@@TheGardenDefenderReviews The zero flute countersink bit is superior to the Amana. I own both, I always reach for the zero flute bit for concentric and precise countersinks.

Hadn’t heard of it. I’ll check them out! Thanks!

Not all openers are the same, unfortunately. If yours looks like mine, you’ll notice the little orange tabs above the holes for each wire, if I push on one of the tabs, it releases tension on the wire in the corresponding hole, so I can push in the new wire and existing wire, together. Older openers will likely have screw terminals that need to be loosened to wrap the wire around and then tightened back down. I hope that makes sense! If you’re nervous in any way about getting shocked, these wires are very low voltage and you wouldn’t even notice if it happened. Better to unplug the unit regardless. Let me know how it goes!

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Those bits are called Spanner Bits. Hope that helps!

Nope! The longest it sprays in 9-10 seconds per instance of motion. You’d have to have a significant amount of motion to notice anything in your water bill

@@TheGardenDefenderReviews Thanks so much for responding! I really enjoyed the results you got with it! Hoping the same for us! 🙂

I hope the same! I have a follow up video with some more tips and other information. Check it out! Thanks for stopping by!

Hope it works as planned! Thanks for watching!

HONESTLY SAAME HERE, I'm glad I ain't the only one. Especially I'm HIGH KEY on getting the neighbour it's been now 2 years going 3 years. I have been tooo patient with him. Even going over there and standing at my door, then it's a sob story his blind and death. So I reply "Yeh, sad for him but you ain't" so far it ain't his fault it's yours!! 😂 now I'm buying this 😂😂😂 I have 2 cameras I'm going to have a good time watching it on repeat. Maybe speak through the camera and say "I don't care now bring your dog over, 😂

Yep! 4 AA batteries. I recommend replacing annually, even if it appears they still have power. Thanks for watching!

Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!

Have you tried using the Meross app to open and close? Just curious if that works. I found a Reddit thread titled “Just Received a Meross Garage Door Opener, constantly says its obstructed when its not, need som help on why” and the overwhelming suggestion is to change the “Opening Time” in the Meross app to 30 - 45 seconds. I found this in the Advance Settings section in the Meross app. Hope that helps! Let us know. Thanks for watching!

I am not an expert, BUT, you should have no issues using the same terminals for BOTH the wall button and the Meross opener. That’s how mine is connected, and they work just fine. I use both daily.

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I personally haven’t had an issue with them sticking, but I believe I saw someone else take a small file and run it down each tooth of the bar, just to get and nubs off that the mechanism might hang up on. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching and thank you for the kind words!

I hope it fits the bill! Thanks for watching!

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!

Yes! It’s very convenient

Also alarm is set in the cloud and not internal device. U can see the alarm on the alexa app.

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I’m glad that it’s working for you and I could help! Thanks for taking the time to comment!

Thank You! Much Appreciated! Hope you found parts of it helpful.

At least there's no advertising with these,I have 3👍

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No, the front wheel will go off track

While I haven’t tried it, the connection would be too big to fit through the front steer wheel. So it would either jump off and go out of control or get stuck and spin its wheels. Thanks for stopping by!

Before the tractor gets to that point pull the hose that's already behind the tractor IF you don't mind that extra step.. My tractor with low water pressure takes about 2 hours to move 80 feet (estimate) I just go out there and pull the hose that's behind the tractor to avoid a mishap

Lol, I have plenty of tools like that. I see the prices in other countries for some things, and can’t imagine anyone buying them! I had never heard of blue tack, until now. Guess I need to get some. Thanks for watching!

The sprayer arms themselves can only be adjusted for distance. When the arms are spinning, the stream isn't as strong, but definitely stronger than a mist. The "motor" for the tractor relies on the water pressure to turn the sprayer arms, which creates the action turning the gears inside, and that turns the wheels. Anything less and the tractor may just sit there. When I get outside to put mine away, I'll experiment with it and report back. Thanks for watching!

@@TheGardenDefenderReviews had one of these many years ago . i took a paper clip (2) bent them over the opening , Imagine a clock face , put the wires 6 to 12 & 3 to 9 ,,, taped them in place .. this broke up one stream of water coming out ….

Creative solution! Did you achieve the results you were hoping for? I’m not sure it’s something I’d be interested in for my yard in particular. Thanks for sharing

I hope it’s working out for you! I love mine, use it a few times a week. Keep an eye on yours, the last time I used it the rear wheel went up the ramp instead of the automatic shut off, it got stuck and would have continued to spray if I didn’t shut it off. I keep mine on a WiFi controlled valve/timer so I was able to shut it off quickly. Thanks for watching!

@@TheGardenDefenderReviews I was keeping my eye on it, and it may not work for my front yard, since the Amazon guy showed up and I realized my entire porch was getting soaked and would have gotten soaked for another 20-30 minutes. I can turn the radius down a bit, and have it only run for a short distance just to get all of it. I’ll still have to water my backyard in 2-3 sections, so I’ll have to turn off the hose and move it anyway, but it’s better than my running out every 20 minutes to move the hose and figure out the rain bird sprinkler for that spot, then again 20 minutes after that to repeat the procedure in a different spot, and by then it’s dark and I’ve only watered 1/2 of my yard if that!

@guidingspirit3033 I know the feeling

Thank you for the kind words! The product packaging dimensions should be listed on the Amazon product page, might be a little larger than the sprinkler itself, and of course I can’t tell what the actual shipping box will be like in size. Thanks for watching!!

@@TheGardenDefenderReviews I do not rely on Amazon, as many products amazon write incorrect dimensions or weights The joke here is the shipping cost is more than its price 😅 maybe i will got orbit beacuse it's smaller than this one Thank you for your reply

I just recently pulled mine off the adapter! I needed to reinstall the memory card and I couldn’t see what I was doing in my dark garage. Popped right off and back on, no issues! I might only be concerned if the camera stayed in direct sunlight every day for years, MAYBE the plastic could become brittle? Literally time will tell. So far so good. Hope you enjoy as much I as have! Thanks for watching!

@@TheGardenDefenderReviews Thanks for the quick response!! I will keep my fingers crossed, lol!

I was trying to find a more natural ant spray versus buying stuff a the store all the time. At least vinegar isn't going to kill anything. Well you might get question from your visitors.

Thanks for the tips!

First, each camera MUST have a memory card installed. All footage is saved to the memory card, so regardless of who is driving, it will save the footage to the camera memory card. I don't have a second phone to test this, but the phone is just how you access the footage from within the vehicle. So any phone with the Garmin Drive app, logged into the registered account, SHOULD be able to pair with the camera and retrieve the footage,. After using this for 6+months now, I've found the easiest way to access the footage is to take the memory card to my computer and access the files from there. I want to reiterate a couple things regarding accessing the saved files: 1. The only footage you can access remotely, away from the camera, are files saved to your "Vault". Files are saved to your vault when you say "Ok Garmin, Save Video" while driving, OR if you have parking mode enabled and the camera detects something. Those files will upload to your vault when the camera connects to your HOME Wi-Fi network. 2. All other footage must be accessed by either pulling the memory card into your computer or connecting to the camera with the Garmin Drive app while IN the vehicle. 3. If you do NOT pay for the Garmin Drive subscription, you can only access your vault files remotely for 24 hours after the file is uploaded. The file will still be saved to your memory card. 4. I also need to specify, if your camera is not plugged into a constant power port in your vehicle, it might not upload to the cloud through Wi-Fi. I feel like it waits for the car to be shut off, and then send the files. But I may just jump out of my car to fast. Now that I have it on constant power, I get a notification on my phone when new files are ready. I hope that helps! Please let me know if I can answer anything else!! Thanks for stopping by!

@@TheGardenDefenderReviews Much thanks for responding so quickly. If my memory is correct, I think you said in the video that the problem with taking the chip to the home computer, it divides the videos into 1 min clips. I presume that if the chip is restored back to the garmin the videos remain connected? Or are they permanently chopped up?

Good memory! You are correct, accessing by computer will provide 60 second clips, named sequentially (GRMN0257, GRMN0258, Etc.) The file is time stamped (Date Modified file attribute) so they are in order, and you can easily find the file you need if you know the time. Accessing the files with the app does NOT break them up. The whole trip (car on to car off) is saved as 1 event. You can then trim the clip like editing the length of a video on you phone, and then export. The longer the trip, the longer it takes the app to render the file. I'll be honest, it's not ideal if you're in a hurry. But it does work if you're patient. I wish I had multiple cameras to compare interfaces, but I do not. I really bought mine for proof in the event of an accident. So I'm not really trying to access the files often enough for ME to worry about the speed/difficulty. But if you plan on viewing, say your children's driving, on a regular basis, it might become frustrating.

I’m more interested in accident capture but I’m guessing the 1 min partition would ignore where the accident actually happen. Most accidents happened within 1-2 seconds. What’s the odds that the 1 min dividend occurs right in the middle of that event. One would have to splice the videos together. But if the internal version is still whole, then I guess I would stick the chip back into the Garmin and try to grab the even without a break? Presume one could grab a video by defining a start and finish time when the chip is in the Garmin? Or better to upload to the vault and then grab a whole even video from there and escaping the need to add clips together?

Just looking for a good entry level for event capture. Would you recommend something else that beats this at the same price point?

Glad to hear it! It’s been several months for me, I don’t even try to use the standard remote in the house now, just yell for Alexa to help. I can’t remember having a single issue with it. I do have a question though, do you use either the original remote from the garage door manufacturer or the programmable buttons in your vehicle? I use the programmable buttons in my Jeep, and feel like there was a slight reduction in the range since installing the Meross unit. It works, just feels like I have to be closer to the garage now. Could be my imagination. Even if that’s the case, the benefits still outweigh that problem. Thanks for watching!

Awesome! I figured there was a good option out there, I just don’t own it. Lol. If you have a brand and model number, come back and share it for the group. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! This is not a feature I was looking for so I had to look. After scouring the app, I do not see this functionality, unfortunately. That would be neat though. I know most garage door opener manufacturers have their own proprietary products that Amazon can use to open your garage for packages, it’s possible those products have a similar function for friends/family/dog walkers/etc. I don’t have any experience with them though. Sorry I couldn’t be more help! Thanks for stopping by!

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Let me know if I didn’t cover any questions you have. Thanks for watching!

Unfortunately no, Homekit requires an Apple Hub (Apple TV or Home Pod) to authenticate you (your Apple ID) for security purposes when away from home. If your phone is on the same Wi-Fi network, as the device, then it SHOULD work from the Home app, but I am not an expert, and this is probably not the functionality you're going for. Sorry. Hope this at least answers your question, let me know if you have any others. Thanks for watching!

If I understand what you're asking, you're wondering if you can connect the Meross smart garage door opener to the programmable buttons in your car, either on your rearview mirror or the overhead console? If that is the only functionality you desire, I would just follow you car manufactures instructions for controlling your garage door opener, and don't bother with this unit. But, to answer your question, I don't see any way to make this connection, at least based on my experience. The smart garage door opener is designed to integrate with smart home devices. They can be used concurrently, I do. My vehicle buttons control by door opener. But I also use a few Amazon Echos around my house and my phone on occasion. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching!!

Thanks for taking the time to comment! I'm also a little disappointed with the license plate visibility at distance. But in my testing, I found that I was able to clearly read plates while stopped at traffic lights. I feel that any time I would want a plate number, the car would have to be closer than that, presumably having hit me. My ultimate goal was a small form factor, and this really worked for me. Thanks for watching!