Contech CRO101 Scarecrow Motion Activated Sprinkler
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Contech CRO101 Scarecrow Motion Activated Sprinkler
Customer Review: does the job
Summary: 5 Stars
I tried everything (chili pepper, moth balls, more fencing, ect) to regain control of my yard and to further prevent it from being used as a litter box for my neighbors feral cats. This product has worked like a charm. We were able to limit the areas that the cats were coming into our yard and therfore able to focus the sprinkler on one specific area. The directions mention not to set it to the most sensitive setting but we found that initially the cats needed to know that they would get wet if they approached our yard. Right know we are conditioning the cats to stay far away from our yard. In fact after only having the sprinkler in for a couple days we witnessed a cat walking in the middle of the street and going to our other neighbors house completely avoiding our yard all together.
We are actually considering getting this product for our back yard once we limit the areas that they can get in. And our other neighbor whose yard is being used as a litter box by the same cats will be purchasing this product, too.
Customer Review: Raccoons & Skunks don't come around anymore!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll be honest. I was skeptical, to say the least. I was desperate though. We had a newly seeded back lawn and within weeks of the grass germinating, I woke up to dozens of holes in my yard (turned up grass from raccoons and skunks digging for grubs) on a daily basis! After trying pellets soaked in "Coyote [...]" (supposedly the racoons #1 predator) and many other tactics, I decided to try the 'Scarecrow'. My first one broke after 4-days. It wouldn't stop spraying every 3-4 seconds. However, I have had the second one hooked up for over two months now and my lawn FINALLY looks good again, because the Scarecrow has been protecting it from my neighborhood pests! I highly recommend this product. Well worth the money. Now that I have detered the pests from my back yard, they are trying to dig in my front yard. I am contemplating buying one for up there as well. The only "bad" thing I can think of re: this product is that I constantly have to undo my hose from the product to water potted plants, etc. But, it's worth the trade off.Customer Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
I have extensive gardens and have tried a multitude of different deterrents for deer including diligent weekly sprays. In mid July many of my hostas were eaten and I immediately installed several Scarecrow sprinklers. Since that time (9 weeks) I have had absolutely no damage in any area that is protected by the sprinklers.
You must be motivated to turn the sprinklers on every single night and it important to turn them off during the day to reduce pressure on the hoses. One night I forgot them and I had some browsing. You must also be dilignet about checking for leaks at the connection points and check the batteries every 6-8 weeks. It is important to have the sprinklers aimed at the sites the deer are most likely to enter and/or browse and provide good coverage. You cannot rely on just 1-2 sprinklers unless you have a small space.
This product is also a lot of fun for those special friends late at night who you want to give an extra surprise too. These things really blast you.
Customer Review: Kept me out of Jail
Summary: 5 Stars
Neighborhood feral cats were using my front lawn as their bathroom. The damage was so severe I had to rototill, rake and re-seed a fresh lawn. The very next day I saw piles of dirt on my freshly seeded lawn where the cats had defecated. My exact words to my kids were "your dad's going to jail today because I'm going to kill some cats." Before I went on a murderous rampage, I picked up a scarecrow. No more cats, and a beautiful lawn in no time. In addition to keeping the cats out, anytime a car went by or a breeze shook a tree, the scarecrow fired and helped the seeds germinate by keeping them moist without washing them away. This also helped as the lawn became established. Postman was so impressed he bought one too. I now have a total of 3 and my father has 2. I want to be the poster boy for The Scarecrow. Only bad thing that happened was when the meter reader got broadsided, but he shouldn't have been cutting across my lawn anyway. Havahart makes a similar unit, but I prefer the Scarecrow.Customer Review: Worth the price
Summary: 5 Stars
My morning routine used to consist of digging cat "stuff" out of my garden beds, and trying to rescue as many of the newly sprouted seedlings as possible. Cats were getting in the garden nearly every day. I have to admit, I hesitated spending $60 on a sprinkler, but I could no longer put up with my garden being destroyed nearly every night.
The unit is very easy to set up and test. It was up and running in no time. We went on a 4 day vacation right after buying this product, and when we returned there had been NO ANIMALS in the garden! We were pleasantly surprised. We have now had this in place for 2 full weeks, with no issues at all. The unit has good range and sensitivity. You do have to remember it's on, as it won't discriminate between it's "owner" and an intruder. When you get soaked, you may say a lot of things, but you can't say it doesn't do it's job. I would definitely recommend this and would buy it again.
My mornings are much more enjoyable now.