Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2 in Home Improvement
- Color: Black/Yellow
- Brand: Contech
- Model: CRO101
- Dimensions: 2.50" h x
7.00" w x
24.00" l,
1.35 pounds
Features
- Scarecrow motion-activated sprinkler for humane animal deterrence
- Detects and sprays animals in a 1,000 square foot area day and night
- Lightweight plastic shaft; metal sprinkler head
- Includes sprinkler, mount, and motion detector; 9-volt battery not included
- 2-year limited warranty
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
The Contech Electronics Scarecrow Motion-Activated Sprinkler presents
an innovative, humane way to keep pets and wildlife from disturbing
your yard and garden without the use of complicated traps or
potentially hazardous chemicals. The sprinkler combines a surprise
spray of water with unexpected motion and noise to create a safe,
effective deterrent to unwanted visitors, helping keep your garden
looking its best.
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The Contech Electronics Scarecrow Motion-Activated Sprinkler:
- Uses a startling burst of water to deter animals
- Teaches pets and wildlife to avoid your yard and garden
- Is safe, humane, and environmentally-friendly
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One Scarecrow can cover up to 1000 sq.ft. View larger. |
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The Scarecrow protects your garden without using any hazardous chemicals. View larger. |
Safe, Humane Deterrent Helps Protect Your Garden
A huge amount of time and energy goes into keeping your yard and garden
looking great, so it's only natural that you want to protect them from
damage caused by hungry wildlife or local dogs and cats. But there are
lots of reasons to avoid chemical deterrents, traps, and hazardous
electric fences. Whether you're a dedicated organic vegetable
gardener or a parent looking out for the health of children and pets
that play in your yard, you'll appreciate the simple, innovative, and
effective water-based concept behind the Scarecrow Motion-Activated
Sprinkler. It's also a great choice for neighborhoods where fences are
prohibited and for people who consider wire fences and other visual
barriers unappealing.
When the ScareCrow detects an animal it
instantly releases a short but startling burst of water. The sudden
spray of water and the movement and noise of the sprinkler scares
animals away. Animals associate this negative experience with the area
and avoid your yard in the future.
Versatile and Broad-Reaching for Maximum Effectiveness
The Scarecrow is versatile enough to keep deer, rabbits, and other
foragers from snacking on plants and bulbs, to prevent dogs from
digging up newly seeded lawns, to keep the cat from using your garden
as a litter box, and to scare predators like herons and raccoons away
from your fish pond.
The ScareCrow's motion detector is powerful
enough to guard an area up to 1000 square feet of coverage with a
single sprinkler. For added coverage, Scarecrow sprinklers can be
linked in series to guard larger spaces.
Efficient Design and Easy to Set Up
Setting the Scarecrow up is fast and easy, and doesn't require any
special tools. Simply install a standard 9-volt battery, connect the
sprinkler to your hose, push the 17-inch stake into ground to secure
the unit, and set the adjustable sprinkler arc to cover the area you
want protected.
What's in the Box
Scarecrow Motion-Activated Sprinkler
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| Keep cats from using your garden as a litter box or prevent raccoons and herons from snacking in your fish pond. |
Customer Reviews
It Works
A couple thoughts on this very useful product which I feel slightly guilty about downgrading to four stars:
First, the thing works perfectly, at least for me. Before the
Scarecrow, my neighbor's (big) dog left a (big) present on my lawn,
every night. Since the Scarecow, never, not once.
Well, okay, once, but that leads to comment two:
The trouble is that the Scarecrow cannot distinguish between me,
enjoying my garden on a fine Summer's day, and the dog, doing his thing
in the middle of the night. This means that I need to be very careful
to set up access to the Scarecrow from behind, so I can turn it off and
not get soaked every time I walk across the lawn. Once, I forgot to
turn it back on, and, sure enough, that night the dog had done its
thing.
Of course this is both a critique and a compliment: the Scarecrow
really works. It's just not entirely convenient. Still, I wouldn't be
without it and Amazon has it for a great price and free shipping. Can't
beat that.
A good, if expensive solution
Before I bought my house I thought cats went in a litterbox. Well
some do, but my yard is apparently more appealing to Leo, my neighbor's
cat, who is old and incontinent.
If you are reading this you know that none of the sprays,
repellants, etc do anything at all and should be removed from the
market. But dog-gonnit, the Scarecrow works.
There are a few minor things you should know, however. First, if
you care about the Scarecrow leaking, be sure to assemble the unit with
Teflon tape. Second, the Scarecrow is entirely plastic, right down to
the spike that you drive into the ground. Not a big deal perhaps, but
if your ground is hard you won't be hammering the Scarecrow into the
dirt. Finally, if your yard is good sized you'll probably need two so
crap avoidance has its price.
--And don't forget to run your hose in such a way that you can turn
the water off before you approach the Scarecrow, because it will spray
anything in its path; birds, the mailman, anything. This raises some
interesting possibilities if you are plagued by door to door salesmen.
A Great Product That Really Works!
My husband and I were very disappointed to see that neighborhood
rabbits had eaten our bean and pea plants to the stem after only two
days of being in the ground. We wanted to keep the rabbits out of the
garden area without chemicals, unsightly chicken wire, or traps. We
purchased the scarecrow and absolutely love it! After replanting, our
bean and pea plants are healthy and growing. The scarecrow seems to be
doing its job of letting the rabbits know they are not welcome in the
garden area. I have told friends and family about our happy results. I
would recommend this item to anyone looking for a solution to unwanted
intruders.
