It will be mounted above the garage door without coverage. How well does it work when it is covered with snow?
1385666
They will light but.they may not be as bright as if they were clear also if its cloudy and covered with snow they might only light for a shorter time.
1385667
Don't know, I live in Florida, but I would suspect that the snow would impede recharging.
1385668
I have two on the north side of our house, one on the east side, two on the west side of my office, and one on the east side of our office. All are exposed and occasionally get covered in Utah snow. The light has always worked. Granted I've only had them now for 5 months, I am a huge fan. These are really great lights. I originally bought one for our front steps, then when I saw how great it was I bought all the others.
1385669
The lights will not recharge when covered by snow or dust. You will have to clean them off during the day so they can recharge. They work just fine with the snow on top until the battery is run down.
261407
I have one mounted under the truck body. It's been through everything except snow and still works perfectly.
826778
If it is under some kind of weather safe overhang, it seems to work fine. It is in no way weather proofed, so if it would get exposed to elements, then no. I have one installed in the corner of a covered Lania, but it is really more like a room with one side open.
2212924
I did not have a problem with it, where I live I do not have a pile of snow accumulation on it, more ice and frost. It is a pain when it is windy if you put on by yourself. but once you get it on it works great. Least I do not have to scrap my windshield every morning.
2242789
I have not permanently mounted mine yet but I'm using it above a garage door that leads into the house. As long as you have enough space to allow intake air to get into the unit, it should work. I left about 10 inches between the top of the unit and the garage ceiling. This way the garage door can remain open and the Maxwell will prevent insects etc from entering the house.
2222822
I am not sure. Depends on how much snow and how solid your panels are. This device works on a gravity principle, so for areas of your roof without panels am sure it will work great and save you tons of time. . .but, due to the variety of solar panels, tensile strength of materials. . .I would be careful testing it.
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I am not sure why they state that. I place mine on edge of deck which is within 25 feet of human activity without any problems. I think outside of a garage would be fine. Just remember not too close as it attracts bugs. They have an 800 number which I called to see if it could be left out in the rain (yes). Youjust can't leave it out all year as the cold will damage it. Let me know if you want the 800 number. Kat
2170769
yes, if you put your awning out everything under it would be covered. It doesn't seal perfect around the top edge so winter sleep out would be very cold
1357402
Certainly. It needs to be protected from the weather... no open rain or snow. Our use is sliding garage doors.
1070466
I mounted it 8 inches above the door of the building so that the building eave doesn't impede the sunshine for re-charging. It activates at 3-4 feet away from the door.
1062376
I have mine mounted directly behind the grille of my 2013 toyota and I've never had any problems with it. Works every time no matter what the weather is.
497480
I have mine mounted up above my shed door; I don't think anything as small as a raccoon would set it off; and even if it did it isn't bright enough to scare them away if that is the goal. Haven't gone through a winter yet with mine, but I think it would be difficult to adjust. If you look at the picture, you'll see three re-enforcement bends where the bracket is. You could could certainly mount it on something angled though, that would be an easy fix.
380584
I have one in the garage and it works great out there. In Michigan we have very cold weather.
1693016
We have had ours installed on the side of our house for several months. It has been exposed to heavy snow and rain and continues to work well.
1199646
This rubber seal has worked very well for me, it does not allow any rain or snow into my garage. MY driveway has a gentle slope to the street and direct water away from the garage door. I have had no water in the garage when the rain is blowing directly at the garage door. The rubber seal is glued to the ground and does a good job.
1970401
So far so good. I live just outside of Boston and have mine mounted at the peak of the roof and entirely exposed. We've had a lot of cold and snow already this year and it seems to be holding up. I only installed in September of this year so haven't made it through a full winter yet.
333271
We had ours set out at least 6 feet and it was mounted above the door. It might depend on where you mount it but it had a good range.