Chamberlain PIR2-300S Sensor for Reporter Wireless Alert System
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Chamberlain PIR2-300S Sensor for Reporter Wireless Alert System
Customer Review: reporter
Summary: 5 Stars
We have a horseshoe driveway, Put a sensor in each driveway, aprox. 75 ft. from the house. The receiver is aprox. 30 ft. further in the house.
The unit works great. No minuses, the Reporter has my recommendation.
Customer Review: Work like the original
Summary: 5 Stars
The original transmitter went tango uniform one day. So I found this one at a fair price and it works as advertised. Shipping arrival estimate was dead on.Customer Review: Security device
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an additional sensor for our security system. It detects if someone is near our front porch and sounds an alarm.Customer Review: The Reporter works wonderfully!
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm very satisfied with this driveway alert system. I mounted mine to a tree in my front yard, about 3-4 ft. off the ground, facing my garage doors and front sidewalk. It works every time anyone pulls into our driveway! It's great if you're expecting company, or a babysitter, as you can be waiting by the front door to greet them. Or, you can be alerted to a solicter before they ring your doorbell. I bought a second unit for my back deck, mainly for peace of mind. Now, if anyone comes near the back door, I'll know about it. My systems have never given any false alarms, yet. I think if you follow the instructions and mount it high enough, you won't have any trouble. My one piece of advice is: If you live in a cold climate like me, spend the extra $$ on Lithium batteries. They work through about any temperature. We've had a cold spell of up to minus 17F recently and these things still work every time! My one complaint is that there's no volume control. The alarm is fairly loud, but if I'm upstairs, or in the basement watching a movie I don't always hear it. I'd suggest mounting the base unit in a central location where you're most likely to hear it best.Customer Review: Good value
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought the receiver and a sensor to use on our long driveway ( I later bought another sensor).
We have attached it to a louder doorbell chime as the buzzer is not that loud.
We live in the UK and I couldn't find anything on the market here that had the long transmitting range that the reporter has for anything near this price. Overall, I am very happy with it. Sometimes it doesn't pick up vehicles. It nearly always picks up people. I think the vehicle thing may be due to the angle of the beam as we have attached the first transmitter to a convenient tree. As we now have two transmitters in different locations, if the first one doesn't pick up the second almost certainly will.
It seems to be affected a bit by the weather, particularly wind. There are days when it hardly works and I think it is broken - but these are not that frequent.
It gives me confidence to let my children play outside when I am inside. I nearly always know now that someone is approaching the house long before they get to the front door. Very useful!!