I have huge oak trees and wondering if this will cause false positives, especially on windy days? Thanks for your help.
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You don't indicate how close these trees are to the intended location. If you a putting it on a building, be sure to aim the sensor down. The are sensor blocks (small plastic strips) included with the light to block off motion area from affecting the sensor. We have an evergreen about 20 ft tall adjacent to the driveway and even with our high wind, the sensor is not affected. Sometimes you have to do a fair amount of fine tuning when you install any sensor light. We bought this one because it appeared to be able to sense motion even if mounted pretty high, higher than most other sensor lights sold. It is mounted about 23 feet up over our garage doors. It works perfectly everytime, but it did take time to fine tune the sensitivity and directional aiming of the sensor.
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I have a few trees within range of the light and, to date, they have not triggered the light.
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My poor close vision caused me to push the wrong answer on the first try. The light sensor does not seem to react to the motion of trees in the wind in my case.
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You will have to make sure that there is no fine spray that can be carried by the wind to poison your neighbors. This would be a good time to consult your county extension agent, city arborist, or other professionals.
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I've used it numerous times on both flowering and evergreen shrubs/flowering plants. The only things it affected were flying/creeping eight-legged critters. No problems ever noted on landscape. You might call Suspend folks and ask them. They're very helpful folks. I asked about shelf life and got a lot of useful info. Good Luck!
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Yes, it sucks up oak leaves. We have an oak tree adjacent to our pond and it does the job it needs to for us. Just need to empty often if there are a lot of leaves.
1782469
Hi,Not really. We had some strong winds in Elk Grove, CA. a couple of weeks ago and it was all over the backyard.My husband recently purchased some hooks to attach to the fence next time we get a gust of strong winds.For the price it is a good deal. Hope that helps.Amy
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Hi Lisa, I've used product for your basic question, coyotes, first thing I must urge you to be cognizant of, THE WIND !! it will be of little concern if the wind is in your face, you will be "praying" for eye wash and fresh air :-) I've found this to be a very powerful product. I would not hesitate to use on 'yotes out to 30 yards, I hope not to need it, but I would start against a Bear confrontation at 35 yards (downwind) and continue until affected !!! I wonder in canister temperature and maybe age of product had something to do with the 10 yard claim? not sure, its strong I know that. hope this helped Hi Lisa, I've used product for your basic question, coyotes, first thing I must urge you to be cognizant of, THE WIND !! it will be of little concern if the wind is in your face, you will be "praying" for eye wash and fresh air :-) I've found this to be a very powerful product. I would not hesitate to use on 'yotes out to 30 yards, I hope not to need it, but I would start against a Bear confrontation at 35 yards (downwind) and continue until affected !!! I wonder in canister temperature and maybe age of product had something to do with the 10 yard claim? not sure, its strong I... » Read More Hi Lisa, I've used product for your basic question, coyotes, first thing I must urge you to be cognizant of, THE WIND !! it will be of little concern if the wind is in your face, you will be "praying" for eye wash and fresh air :-) I've found this to be a very powerful product. I would not hesitate to use on 'yotes out to 30 yards, I hope not to need it, but I would start against a Bear confrontation at 35 yards (downwind) and continue until affected !!! I wonder in canister temperature and maybe age of product had something to do with the 10 yard claim? not sure, its strong I know that. hope this helped « Show Less
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We have an oak tree that has thick stems with leaves as thick as tobacco leaves. It is very forgiving of random small twigs which are much thicker and stiffer than the hay or grass. The only caution I would give is that you try to get a "rainfall" affect when dropping the hay into the mulching hopper. With the oak leaves i find that If I just dump an armful of oak leaves and twigs it will sometimes get stuck in the hopper above the blades and string trimmer. Then I have to stir the leaves a little bit until they drop down in the hopper where the mulching trimmers are. But if I release the leaves in the hopper gradually over a period of 3 or 4 seconds, they go right down and get mulched quickly. You should have no problem with hay or grass.
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I've never had that problem (except in high wind conditions) and I've used mine quite a bit. (Probably 45 hours or more) I would consider the possibility of a defect.
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Probably not. My house sits kind of low with trees on side that it points toward. I got better reception in the winter when leaves were off trees and when I first got this antennae. I also have a hill with trees that is higher in elevation that causes issues. Picture will freeze and sound goes out a lot when trees are moving in the wind. Reception was definitely better the first 6 months I had this antennae. Hope this helps.
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I also live in a windy area. I have a "Broan Nutone 636 roof cap with flap". I have not had any problems so far. Have been through a couple of storms and it has been fine.
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There has to be movement triggering the sensor..... could it be birds, blowing branches in it's line of sight?? An animal?? If so, you may need to move it or angle it differently or move it to another location....
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If it's a straight down pour without too much wind of course! Anything blowing sideways, probably not. Too much wind with these canopies is never a good thing anyways. I really like mine though! Added bonus with the overhangs!
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Oak trees in general are not listed on the label as able to control. However, Water Oak is listed. Not sure what makes them different. But it would probably not kill the tree, so try it and see.
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Hi, Not really. We had some strong winds in Elk Grove, CA. a couple of weeks ago and it was all over the backyard. My husband recently purchased some hooks to attach to the fence next time we get a gust of strong winds. For the price it is a good deal. Hope that helps. Amy
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Yes, my wife picks up giant burr oak acorns out of thick St.Augustine grass. One item of caution, we loaned the Nut Wizard to friends that gathered smaller pecans and "Shared" them with us, this little Wizard did not discriminate the dried dog turds!! :(
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Wish I could answer this for you, but I don't have any oak trees around the immediate area. If I had to speculate on whether it could handle them or not, I'd have to say it could probably handle some, but not excessive, amounts.
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I live in Florida near the beach and have a lot of wind. I have not screwed the unit down yet but it does make a little noise and move around a little on really windy days. I would say to just try it for a while it may depend on location. the top does a good job letting the wind through.