Contech CRO101 Scarecrow Motion Activated Sprinkler
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Contech CRO101 Scarecrow Motion Activated Sprinkler
Customer Review: How to stop your dog from costing you money.
Summary: 5 Stars
I own two basenjis, a male and a female. Basenjis are a small to medium sized dog that doesn't bark. It makes other noises but, unless it mimics another dog, does not bark. When it is very happy, it yodels or chortles. Anyway, I have been having a problem with my female dog breaking into my home when I leave to go out. I have a doggy door which I lock before I leave. Whilst I am away, the female dog has commenced to headbutt the doggy door until she broke it sufficiently to get inside. She has broken two doggy doors in the past 2 months, each costing me $70.00. I was not impressed and was starting to consider putting her down or giving her away to some other poor unfortunate. One thing that basenjis do not like is being wet. The Contech Electronics Scarecrow motion activated sprinkler was perfect. I set it up to activate whenever either of my two dogs come close to the doggy door. To be able to turn the water on from inside my home I also purchased a Nelson Remote Rain On/Off Watering Control. Perfect. Since I installed both the Contech Electronic Scarecrow and the Nelson Remote Rain, I have had no problems with my dogs.Customer Review: Motion activated relief
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought one after using sprays like "Liquid Fence" and "I Must Garden" for years. The Liquid Fence was 100% effective for a few years, but then the deer decimated my garden overnight.
I heard about this product and bought one (Liquid Fence in concentrate costs $39.99). I was so pleased with it, I bought another, and set it up at the other end of the garden. Although my garden is not huge by any means, there are shrubs and other plants that 'block' an unobstructed view of the entire garden for one unit to protect it all.
So far, so good, knock wood. My only complaint is that even with plumbers teflon tape, it is impossible to stop the leaking entirely. Also, one of the units seems overly sensitive - 'recognizing' my wife every time she steps out on the patio, and going off. (The patio is almost 90 degrees to the right of the unit). But it makes me feel good to see that, so who cares.
For the money, it is any excellent buy. Like some other reviewers, I, too, would like it better if the construction was more heavy duty and had more metal in it. But, it works, and works well.
Customer Review: saves me hours of duty on poop patrol--I love it
Summary: 5 Stars
I live in northern Virginia, where the deer not only ruin gardening by eating everything decent (azaleas, hostas, etc) but leave their little gifts of thanks on the lawn. For us, it was like having six or more dogs without the fun and affection. We've counted as many as two dozen deer in the yard. On our half-acre, that meant an hour or more every weekend picking up deer poop so my boys wouldn't accidentally encounter it.
Enter the Scarecrow, a gift from my sainted mother. We have just one, but it works so well that it has spooked the deer from our property in general--not just the area covered by the device. I'm very pleased to report that the poop volume has diminished by more than 90 percent. I think our success comes from moving the thing around so it's unpredictable. I'm planning on buying another one, even though just this one seems to work so well, as I expect other critters to start paying attention to our vegetable garden as it comes in.
Highly recommended. Definitely worth the cost (my time on the weekends is definitely worth funfzig bucks an hour or more).
Customer Review: The best money I've ever spent!
Summary: 5 Stars
Our indoor male cat is extremely territorial and was feeling quite threatened by a few unfamiliar stray cats who had started prowling around our property, spraying on our porch steps. All of this activity caused him to start to spray indoors in an attempt to defend his space. Well, both things had to stop! The Scarecrow was recommended to us by a cat behaviorist as a humane but "serious" way to deter the cats from our yard. He said if we wanted to give our indoor male the best chance at relieving his territorial anxieties it was crucial to make our yard an unwelcome place to those outdoor cats. The first few nights we had them set up, aimed at the areas we knew the cats frequented and we heard them go off several times, a sign that a cat was crossing it's path, and each night afterwards less and less until eventually no more cat sightings! They've learned their lesson and stay out of our yard. Our indoor male is again his happy, laid-back self and I am a very satisfied customer! As some other reviews have said...yes, do use plumbers tape at the joints. It gives a much tighter seal, preventing leaks.Customer Review: Scrarecrow really works
Summary: 5 Stars
Living close to a national park area, deer had become a major nuisance--eating and tearing out flowers, harvesting ripe items from the garden, etc. A friend of mine who is into lawn care told me he had heard from one of his customers about a product that had a motion detector that would shoot a bursts of water to scare off animals. I went onto Amazons search program and discovered the Scarecrow. Reluctant at first that this would do the job, I finally convinced myself that it was worth a try. Was I ever surprised, not only did it deter the deer from coming close to my garden it also kept the neighbors' pets away. It runs on a 9 volt battery which I had to replace only once this summer even tho the system is run every night, all night for 12 to 15 hours. Great product. Only drawback is the plastic spike to anchor the product in the ground. Must be careful in heavy soil because it will break easily as I found out. But enough was left to still use it properly. I liked it so much that I bought a second one for another area of my yard.