Owl Motion Sensor Alarm With Multiple Area Sensors

[@deidrabrey4043]

We're using ou on our wooded boundary so wish they had some tones that wre simply numbers or letters like One, Two A, B etc.... we cannot remember all the tones and where they are and the front door, etc are not relevant to our wooded boundary area. We have to have a little map that says garage by the old oak tree and so on. We had to mount them on T posts because our trees are either valuable old trees or half inch olive trees that cant support these. I wish they'd develop an adapter to mount these on standard trail cam mounts. Our t posts are pretty obvious to our neighbors

[@rat-a-tatranch579]

Thanks for the video! I recently acquired a long driveway with some property, and the video sold me on this... I just programmed 2 sensors, THEN thought about the 2 backdoors, so I've got to get 2 more sensors. This video helped me make up my mind on which model of these I wanted. I appreciate the KZbin review/assist here...

[@DaveDrawing]

I am so glad to hear my video was helpful! We've also added additional sensors, a second for the driveway to differentuate between animals and cars (if both are tripped, it's a car, as animals only cross the driveway, cars drive along it), and one in our mailbox, so we know when the mail is in! Let me know what other applications you come up with for your sensors!

[@Jim7th]

These are the bomb! I have gone thru about every brand of crappy sensor ..optical & magnetic in 30yrs for our 1/4mi drive thru the woods. I only have two of these, one at ~600' and a second at 200'. The deer use the drive, and that's Ok. I cut the ears off and painted them Came; they are nearly impossible to see. An excellent item. Jim

[@DaveDrawing]

Glad they are working for you! We had the same idea, and have two on our driveway, when they both go off in sequence, we know its a vehicle!

[@DePalma.]

Great video. Do you know the range of motion detection? (ie…15, 30, 45 degrees)

[@DaveDrawing]

Thanks so much! I would say about 30 degrees, but I haven't actually measured.

[@donnamacdonald8589]

Thanks the video was really helpful. We also have a long driveway and often talked about getting something like this. When you can’t hear a vehicle approach, it’s nice to get a bit of a warning. I purchased a set with 2 sensors. Second one is going on the hen house 😊

[@DaveDrawing]

I'm glad the video was helpful! We love our little owls, and have added a few more. We have two in the driveway now, so when we hear only one, we know it's a deer or a cat crossing the driveway, but if we hear two in a row, it's a car! I also put one in our mailbox, at the back. Now we know when the mail is in, too...😁

[@stotthauserotts4549]

Thanks, for the video Dave. I just made a order for one. Cool video!!

[@DaveDrawing]

Thanks for the kind words, they mean a lot! If you get some, let me know!

[@wowthatsmild2706]

Question does it record at all? Does it notify to your phone

[@panheaddude1960]

@@wowthatsmild2706 No and no.

[@skysurferuk]

It'd be more helpful if, instead of different chimes, you could record a message... "Drive", "Back door" etc. Nice review. 👍

[@DaveDrawing]

I know watching the whole video is tedious, but if you did, you'd hear the full range of sounds, which include "front door", "back door", "driveway", etc. I'm glad you liked it! 😁

[@deidrabrey4043]

yeah we bought these but we couldnt use it on our property line. It's 500 feet long and wooded. Thee is no relevance to the 4 voice commands offered. And the tones are esoteric and we cant make sense of which one is which. We arent musically minded. THey are still in the cupboard a year later. LOL

[@9995-q1u]

I'm having great success with my set of four. However I need a "hack" for how to use these in areas with trees and bushes. The wind makes them go off constantly. I am not going to cut down trees but have trimmed them and it worked for the summer when the wind was calmer but now it's October and it's driving me nuts. Can I put a toilet paper roll on it to make like a telescope so it doesnt pick up every little motion?

[@DaveDrawing]

It depends on what you need to cover. If it's something very specific like a gate or door, you can make a "snoot". That's a tube made of whatever material you think best, and attached to the owl so it only "sees" what you want it to see. Kind of a "tunnel vision". If it's a wide area needing coverage, trees may continue to be an issue. Let me know if I can be of any more help!

[@9995-q1u]

@@DaveDrawing yeah that's what I was thinking with the toilet paper roll but then again it will get wet and not last long. I need to afix it to a fence gate. I'm thinking maybe one of those plastic gas can spouts.....

[@DaveDrawing]

@@9995-q1u that could work, but don't overthink it. any plastic material that can be cut and rolled would work, like an old plastic spray bottle or detergent jug.

[@floridaredneck]

I need one that will notify me if someone is 15 feet away (not more), between my house and a carport post of the other side (covering the driveway entrance). I want another sensor between the steps at my back door, so when my pet comes up the steps, I'll know it. I don't want it picking up neighbors walking their dogs (I'm 20 ft. from the street) or wind and the receiver wouldn't be any further than 20 feet away inside. I think this would be too powerful for what I'm looking for, so I'm really asking for advice if anyone knows what I'm looking for. Thanks for showing us you set!

[@DaveDrawing]

These will work if you aim them downward sharply. If you have one by your door, just point it down, and it'll only "see" your dog when it comes to the door. It'll take a little adjusting, but it will work. 🤗

[@floridaredneck]

@@DaveDrawing I appreciate you describing that. I decided instead to get a Toucan video doorbell that detects motion as well. I had seen one on a shopping channel and seeing it work, it's best for me. I'm sure the Owls are great for more distance, and I think that's their main advantage, but I didn't want it picking up anything further than like 15 ft. Most people want more distance, not less like me. I also will now have the benefit of viewing my carport on my phone when I'm not there. I hear something at night I can just look at my phone as it has night vision and 2K resolution with no subscription fees like Ring has. It's only available on HSN right now, and after their special ($50 on sale from $200), it will be available on Toucan's website, but it will be higher priced (according to them). For my cat alert to come inside, I'll use a real bell attached to the door. Thanks again!

[@Designer_TopG]

Nice to meet you. Leaving you a comment :) cause you said you like that.

[@DaveDrawing]

Hi there, thanks for the comment, nice to me you, too.

[@donmulder8061]

Question: I have four transmitters and one base station. Once I set them up, can I move the base station from the outlet in the home office to the outlet in the kitchen without erasing their programming with the transmitters? In other words, once they are programmed, does the inside the house plugged in item need to stay put or can I move it around to where I am in the house or will that erase its connection to the transmitters? And perhaps a better way to put it is if the power goes out in the house, do I need to bring in the transmitters and reprogram them or does it retain its connection and continue working?

[@DaveDrawing]

The base does retain it's programming. We've had ours a couple of years with many power outages, and never have had to reprogram. 😁👍

[@petethorp4148]

Thanks for your review Dave which for this product was the best one I found and I have just ordered myself the same kit. Pete in UK

[@DaveDrawing]

Hello Pete! I just saw your message, sorry for the delay. Please let me know how the snesors worked out for you...

[@petethorp4148]

@Dave Drawing The receiver died after only 20 minutes and I wonder if it was because it was only designed for 120 volts and not 240 volts in UK. I returned it as faulty

[@DecadeDiabnetic]

Those are cool I'll have to check the Amazon here in Canada see what it price will be, quite cool at that price. Always great to catch your latest video Dave👌💯

[@DecadeDiabnetic]

Lol watch it too the end 🤣🤣🤣

[@DaveDrawing]

Hey, thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you liked it. Let me know what you find about the Canadian price...

[@Dr.Pepper001]

I just took mine out of the box. Thanks for the help.

[@DaveDrawing]

Hey, that's great! You're very welcome. Please let me know how they work for you, and if you need any help getting set up!

[@traceystock7352]

If you have a bunch of sensors how does the base unit know which one to make a particular sound on?

[@DaveDrawing]

I don't know the electronic details of how it does it, but it does. When setting up the sensors, you just wave a hand in front of the one you're setting, and it dings. Then you use a button on the base unit to cycle through the various sounds. You can have up to 32 sensors, and even add several bases if you want the sounds to come from different areas! 😁

[@traceystock7352]

@@DaveDrawing It blows my mind that it can do that. I just set up number two today as you just described ad it didnt forget the other one already deployed and now talks to the new one with its own distinct tone. A brilliant little device!

[@DaveDrawing]

@@traceystock7352 I'm glad you got it figured out! If you decide to get more, check all the prices, because sometimes you can get a set of sensors with a base for less than the same number of sensors.. weird, but it happens. Also, there's no end to the different applications. For example, we put one in the back of our mailbox, and now we get a tone when the mail comes! 😆

[@traceystock7352]

@@DaveDrawing I will keep an eye out for those deals! What I'm struggling with now is that one of my fence gates is on the other side of a wooded area because my property line is on the other side of the trees and I had to fence it off due to the new neighbors being trespassers and would be squatters. So now the sensor is going off about 100 times a day due to vegetation movement. I have it strapped to the fence gate facing inwards so they cant see it but my tree branches are moving constantly! Tactical deployment is a challenge with vegetation. But it does work as advertised!

[@DaveDrawing]

@@traceystock7352 I believe you can adjust the sensitivity distance, maybe that could help?

[@acejackhammer]

Great review! Gonna buy one for my backyard

[@DaveDrawing]

Thanks a lot! Make sure you look carefully at the pricing, a single with one transmitter and one receiver usually costs more than a two transmitter/one receiver pack... 🤣

[@parkerplenty3161]

Hello, thank you for such a great review. I had one question. Is it very effective at night as well?

[@DaveDrawing]

It is equally effective day and night! Motion sensors don't need light! 😄

[@parkerplenty3161]

@@DaveDrawing Thank you! After seeing your review, I ordered mine yesterday and they were delivered today. Can't wait to put these owls to work! Thanks again!

[@DaveDrawing]

@@parkerplenty3161 you're very welcome! I hope you'll let me know how they work out for you. If you run into any issues, feel free to message me at: facebook.com/DaveDrawingVR/

[@Morning.Coffee]

Thanks for the trouble you went to for this review! 👍👍

[@DaveDrawing]

Thanks for your kind words. They mean more than you can know!

[@MichaelDouglasSmith]

Luv them Dave and you too. Keep the videos coming ;p

[@DaveDrawing]

Thanks for the luv, my friend!

[@jeremiahjackson4995]

Thanks for the info great video bud going to go get some of those

[@DaveDrawing]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

[@rejeanpoirier6047]

Well made video. Thank you for that. I am thinking of ordering the same units. I have some question. Do you get lots of false alarms? I don't want the sensor to detect cats or dog , so for that , i wonder by putting the sensor high enough, it will not detect low animals. What do you think? I just want the units to let me know when someone is in my yard or trying to jump my fence. How is the batteries holding up so far? Thank you for your help.

[@DaveDrawing]

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you found my video helpful. How high you put them isn't so imp;oirtant, because you can pivot the unit up and down once installed. It takes a few tries to get it right, but our driveway cam only triggers for cars, and taller animals like deer. Raccoons and smaller aren't a problem. There will always be a few false alarms, for example a squirel is tiny, but can climb up and pass the sensor. We have security cameras on their own monitor, so we can glance and see if its a car, or not. The battery life is phenominal, a year in now, and still on the original batteries! We added a sensor at the back of our mailbox to let us know when we have mail, it's a good application. Good luck with yours, and let us know how it goes!

[@rejeanpoirier6047]

@@DaveDrawing Thank you for all the good information. Very appreciated.

[@rejeanpoirier6047]

@@DaveDrawing Hi Dave, me again lol. So after 1 year, would you buy it again? Beside the squirrel, did you get a lot of false alarm like during a windy day when leaves are blowing around, birds may be flying at the right spot to activate the alarm , Bees or insects . Seriously thinking of ordering the same of what you have. Lots of them on the market including solar type but i rather buy the one that i can replace the battery. Looking forward for your comments. Thanks Dave.

[@DaveDrawing]

@@rejeanpoirier6047 hello again! Yes, after a year of flawless performance, I would definitely buy this system again. I don't believe insects and birds set it off. We do have the occasional false alarm, but not enough to be an issue. As I mentioned, we use this in addition to a camera system, so when we hear the alarm, we can glance at the monitor and see if there's a car in the driveway, or a critter at our feeder, for example. Since you can have each unit make its own distinctive sound, we already know before looking which unit has been triggered. We are amazed at the battery life. I planned to change them every six months or so, but as several of you have inquired about battery life, I'm going to let these run so we can accurately say how long they last! Thanks for your message, and always feel free to ask anything you like, and share your own experiences with these once you get them. 😁

[@rejeanpoirier6047]

@@DaveDrawing That's good to hear Dave. Changing the batteries once every 6 months is a good idea. This way you know the battery will be always be at optimum. I will keep you in the loop once I decide to get the system. Right now I'm waiting for a price any day now from a local alarm company to see how much it will cost to install 3 wired radar sensors and a receiver. When he came over the house to get information for an estimate , he was talking maybe 500 dollars plus for only 1 sensor. So we may be talking about 3,000 thousands Dollars by the time they are all finish with installation etc.... That's a lot of money just to see if someone is in your yard lol. I can get the same system you have with 4 sensors and a receiver for 155 dollars plus shipping on amazon. Now i know the radar sensor is better then the owl but I notice you and others are very satisfied and why pay all that money for the purpose off doing the same job. So once the company emails me the estimate, I will decline and order the owl right away. I will let you know what I'm going to decide and once I get the owl. I will let you know how it's going. I am now subscribe to your channel. Thanks again for your help.

[@robertaduncan3016]

Thanks for showing the distance the device can be placed away from the receiver. That part wasn't indicated in the paperwork I received but I believe it was included in the Amazon info. You did a good job explaining. Now if I can just get my dog to not lay at the back door setting that alarm off. 🤣

[@DaveDrawing]

Thanks! As I recall, the distances claimed were not what we got, but it was still a very long way. It may be possible with careful aiming to avoid the spot your pup likes to lay, but still provide the coverage you need... We had to make adjustments to ours on the back of the house to not be set off by every single critter we have marching by the 'Coon Buffet... 😆

[@izawolf8197]

Yep, I’ve put up two. Very good.

[@greenspanwellnesscentertes7781]

great video Dave. One of my sensors works fine but the other 2 will light up red when hand passed in front of them they wont activate the warning from the in-house unit. So seems like remote sensors activate on stimulus but wont communicate with the main unit plugged in the house. Any ideas?

[@DaveDrawing]

Thanks for the kind words! While I haven't had that issue, I'd have to say the first thing I'd try would be a reset, like with any electronic device. Pull the batteries, let them sit for a few minutes, then try them again. If that fails, I'd review the setup and do that again. Let me know what happens!

[@melissaphillips3990]

I have that same problem I have five of them and only one will work with my receiver in the house

[@DaveDrawing]

@@melissaphillips3990 sorry you're having an issue. Did you try the fixes suggested above?

[@panheaddude1960]

@@DaveDrawing Howdy Dave - Sounds to me like these folks need to go through the simple steps to pair the problematic sensors/transmitters to their receiver/s as seen in this video uploaded by the manufacturer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gITKh5avgLx7rJI - (at least that is what I'd try)

[@brendamoran1172]

Thanks 😊

[@DaveDrawing]

You're welcome! Let me know if you give these a try! 😁

[@rainravenish]

I was hoping for owl sounds!

[@DaveDrawing]

They have over thirty sounds, but yeah, they did leave out owl...🤣

[@RK-iz8ep]

Since you’ve had these for a little while now how is the battery life

[@DaveDrawing]

Installed on March the 10th, haven't needed to change yet. That's over 3 months and two weeks.

[@DaveDrawing]

I am so happy with these, I have ordered more. I'm putting one in our mailbox so we always know exactly when the mail comes. Also a few more around the back of the property so we know when wildlife is about.

[@TheMslizzygirl]

Does it set it off for small animals like cats?

[@DaveDrawing]

Yes, it does. With some careful aiming adjustments, it can be minimized. But if it walks down your driveway, it goes off. We found adding a second sensor further down the drive helps identify actual visitors, since you hear two alarms if it's a car or truck. In other words, "Ding, Driveway" means a cat or deer. Hearing it twice means it's a car.

[@DaveDrawing]

@Johnny Rep well, maybe a cat as big as a car moving as fast as a car... 😜

[@DaveDrawing]

@@JohnnyRep-hz5qh 🤣

[@thomasdavis6005]

😊I enjoyed your description of the Owl motion detector! HTZSAFET T804

[@DaveDrawing]

Thanks very much. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[@ColinMill1]

I'm hoping to get one of these to tell me when my runner ducks get home from the main farm pond so I can lock them up safe for the night. From what you show it looks like it will do the trick (not sure they will like being looked at by a cartoon owl but still...) Thanks.

[@DaveDrawing]

They will do the trick for sure. We put two along our driveway so we can tell the difference between cars and wildlife. One ding = wildlife Two dings = car

[@ColinMill1]

@@DaveDrawing Many thanks for the reply. I can see that these things could be quite addictive. We have a resident barn owl and it would be great to know when she comes out to hunt.

[@ColinMill1]

Just a quick update - I installed it and am really impressed with its ability to cope with the 2ft thick solid stone walls we have here that are usually all too good at stopping radio devices working. In the initial test it was working over 50 yards through three of these walls. I wish I could get the WiFi to work as well!

[@DaveDrawing]

@ColinMill1 Thanks for the update, I'm glad to hear the little owls are working out so well for you! You will be amazed by the battery life, too (one year and ten months on the original batteries so far!)

[@ColinMill1]

@@DaveDrawing Thanks - I'm glad about that as our little weather stations fairly chomp through batteries and don't like rechargeables. Thanks to having the detector over the food bowls and forgetting to turn the receiver off overnight we found out that the ducks have breakfast just before 6am 🙂

[@silvi_xhani]

How much days the batteries longs?

[@DaveDrawing]

4 1/2 months so far, no new batteries.

[@Artistmaninderdandiwal]

Dave Idk why, But you look like Dumbledore from Harry Potter, i think Hollywood should sign you for next movie 🎥 😮

[@DaveDrawing]

Where do I sign??

[@Cryptoboyjonas]

Can I connect this to my alexa and when motion is detected turn on all the lights of the garden? Anyone know a method of how to do that?

[@DaveDrawing]

Sorry, but the answer is no. They work only with thier own sensors and recievers. I do know how to make your garden lights turn on by motion sensor, but I'd need some more information. Feel free to Message me at: facebook.com/DaveDrawingVR/

[@DaveDrawing]

@user-be2mr5su1l, I don't think so. Alexa only wakes to these words: "Alexa", "Amazon," "Echo," or "Computer" . This would make it impossible for the phrases the owl can make to activate the Alexa device. Also, Alexa can only use one wake word at a time, so you'd have to say "Back Door" or "Driveway" each time you wanted to use your Alexa.

[@wanmic1]

Does it still work, Dave?😊

[@DaveDrawing]

@@wanmic1 yes, still working, changed the batteries only once!

[@laststandfarm2273]

battery life update???

[@DaveDrawing]

Seven months as of October 13th, all units still running on the original batteries!

[@chadbussey8305]

Mine worked perfect for a year. Suddenly both of the sensors began to malfunction. OK I misspoke. They only worked PERFECT for a day. They can be set to make different sounds which would be handy. Thar functioned for a day and then they both reverted to the doorbell sound. After that though I got used to it and knew the first ring meant driveway and the second ring they are on the porch. Recently they both began to signal repeatedly though nothing was moving. I took them both down and brought them indoors. I took the batteries out of both then put them back in one and set it facing the wall. After a few seconds it began alerting repeatedly. Removed the batteries and did the same with the other with the same results. Anybody know what is wrong?

[@joshmiller7870]

These are trouble. I bought 1 set. Reciever alarm beeps 6 or 10 times then gets quieter. I got it replaced and then the replacement started chirping away. Its a shame they do look nice.

[@DaveDrawing]

Sorry you're having issues. Ours have been functioning perfectly for over four months. We've even added more sensors to cover different areas.

[@Designer_TopG]

@@DaveDrawing It the alarm loud ? To scare away intruders ?

[@DaveDrawing]

@@Designer_TopG The alarm has three volume settings, but none are very loud. This is more of an alert system than alarm system. It tells you when someone is in a particular area, but does not alert THEM. We first got it simply to tell us when a car was coming down our long driveway. Now we have one to tell us when animals come to eat at the feeders in our backyard, one on our rear gate entrance, and even one in our mailbox!

[@Designer_TopG]

I want something big like a massive siren.

[@DaveDrawing]

These arent compatable with any outside sirens or other add-ons. They aren't really an alarm system, more of a notification system.

[@-DCM-]

Hmmm, not "owly" enough to scare away the pigeons or magpies... Functional, though.

[@JM-yx1lm]

Wait, did you think this was something similar to one of those garden owls?

[@dandelion93-21]

I bet it goes through a lot of batteries, doesn't it?

[@DaveDrawing]

You might be surprised to learn that we just changed the batteries in the driveway unit last month, meaning they lasted two years! Your results may vary, but I'd say ours gets an average number of hits. 😉

[@CoryAnn666]

Bought it, set it up & the damn thing didn't work lol

[@esthersansevere2278]

Not loud enough if your in another part of house ..or Tv on... Or let me say, not loud enough for me.. Easy and cute..but not effective...

[@lorrielephew1966]

I agree, but it depends on what you want it for. I use mine to alert me if someone comes up the back steps to my deck at night. I plug it in by my bed so I can hear it. if you want something to alert wherever you are, you will need something hooked to your doorbell chime or phone.

[@scroadkill3460]

I run a similar setup and had similar concerns .. and then I put a cheap radio shack 900mhz intercom set to VOX beside the receiver so I can repeat the alerts anywhere.

[@panheaddude1960]

You can purchase an unlimited amount of additional receivers and pair them with the transmitter/s. You can have one or more receivers in every room of the house, the attached garage, unattached barn or workshop ..... wherever you want within the distance of the transmitter capability.

[@thuggy67]

So it's battery operated?

[@DaveDrawing]

The motion sensors you put outside (or inside) are powered by three AA batteries (12 months so far, same batteries!), the reciever base plugs in.

[@thuggy67]

@@DaveDrawing thanks , need some for my yard ever since my dog died

[@DaveDrawing]

@@thuggy67 sorry to her about your furry friend.😕