That call from a client's grandmother changed my sensor placement

I used to put motion sensors in hallways by the bedrooms, but an 80 year old woman in Phoenix told me her cat set it off 4 times a week. I switched to putting them in corners aiming across the room instead, and false alarms dropped to zero. Has anyone else tweaked their layouts after homeowner feedback?

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morgan.rose23d ago

Oh man, I feel this so hard lmao. My first smart home setup had a sensor right in the hallway and my own dog triggered it like 3 times a week, I felt so dumb. Taking that kind of feedback from someone who actually lives with the thing is pure gold, way better than guessing.

kim.jake23d agoMost Upvoted

@wade871 exactly, moved my sensor away from a drafty vent and the false alarms stopped overnight.

wade87123d ago

Stick a sensor near a ceiling fan or AC vent and watch it go haywire from the moving air. @morgan.rose nailed it about living with the gear being the real test. I had one client who kept getting false alarms from a drafty window in the summer. Swapped that sensor to the opposite wall and it stopped tripping. Real world use always beats the manual.