When the customer's dog became my best tester for motion settings

I was putting in a new motion sensor at a house with a big, lively dog. The owner was really worried it would go off all the time from the pet. After some careful changes to the settings, we tested it and the dog zoomed by without setting it off. The customer was thrilled, and we had a good laugh about it.

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andrew7787mo ago

Yeah, that pet immunity feature is a lifesaver for stuff like that. I always tell people to literally walk the perimeter of the room themselves at the height of their pet's back to see what the sensor picks up. Tweak the sensitivity down until your own walk test stops setting it off, then you know the dog won't trigger it either. A lot of folks just set it and forget it, but taking those ten minutes to dial it in saves so many false alarms. What brand of sensor were you working with?

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ellis.robert7mo ago

Mind sharing which one you ended up going with?

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gray_kim917mo ago

Check the sensor's vertical field of view too, @ellis.robert, not just the height.

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