<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Have you tried contacting the manufacturer?<div><br></div><div>Might try moving it to the opposite side of the driveway. </div><div><br></div><div>Peace,</div><div>Pat<br><br><div dir="ltr">Pat Horne <div>We support Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On May 12, 2021, at 10:22 AM, eric@megageek.com wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I have a driveway motion alarm that has
work well for years. Recently, I had work on the house and had to
move it.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Now, I get a lot of false alarms on
sunny days. It's (I believe) an infrared system. The sensor
just puts out a beam and does not require a reflector.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">The new location is slight higher (about
1') than the old location and moved down a bit. I can't put it back
in the old location do to the changes.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">If I put the sensor indoors, it works
perfectly. It also works perfectly at night or during rain.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">The side opposite the sensor is a slight
hill with grass. I have completely removed all the grass to make
sure that wasn't setting it off.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">It seems to get false alarms for about
an hour during midday on sunny days.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">So it seems the sun as something to
do with it, but what? Any ideas I can try to stop the false alarms?</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Thanks.</font>
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