3 Messages
Motion sensor too far away
Hi,
Installed a motion sensor in a garden room we've had built, maybe 75 get away from base station. Works when we test it in the house, but not when installed in the garden room.
I read that it should work up to 400 feet away... Is that nonsense and nowhere near the actual range, or could it be a problem with the sensor?
There's no massive thick walls in the way either.
Thoughts?
Cheers!
Installed a motion sensor in a garden room we've had built, maybe 75 get away from base station. Works when we test it in the house, but not when installed in the garden room.
I read that it should work up to 400 feet away... Is that nonsense and nowhere near the actual range, or could it be a problem with the sensor?
There's no massive thick walls in the way either.
Thoughts?
Cheers!
captain11
Captain
•
6.4K Messages
4 years ago
My guess it is working fine.
1
0
captain11
Captain
•
6.4K Messages
4 years ago
0
0
whoaru99
1.3K Messages
4 years ago
0
0
davey_d
Community Admin
•
5.7K Messages
4 years ago
Right, the range of the sensors should be about 500ft over open air. But both wireless and physical interference can severely impact that - especially metal, or maybe mesh insulation.
- Johnny M.
SimpliSafe Home Security
(edited)
0
0