Contech Electronics CRO101 Scarecrow Motion Activated Sprinkler

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.

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

One Scarecrow can cover up to 1000 sq.ft. View larger.

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

Keep cats from using your garden as a litter box or prevent raccoons and herons from snacking in your fish pond.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars It works, but its pricey
The sprinkler solved a problem I was having with the neighbor's cat pooping in my yard. I was disappointed to not be awoken by a cat screaming as it was doused with water, but the cat seems to have got the picture anyway. There are a few downsides to the unit. As other reviewers have stated the sprinkler head is sub-par, especially considering the cost of the overall unit. However, this is easy to replace. I wish there was a remote control so it could be turned off from a safe distance. I've been hit a couple times making the mad dash to turn it off from behind. It would also be nice if it took AA batteries vs. the 9V not included battery. I did not have a problem with leaks as other have stated. Overall, I am very happy with the purchase, and my kids are happy to be able to play in the back yard without the fear of falling into a pile of cat poop.

5 Stars something that works!
This is the only thing that has worked to protect our vegetable garden. The squirrels would dig the corn up the night we planted it, even digging through netting, until we tried the scarecrow. When the battery first died it only took the neighbor's cats 2 days to start pooing again, but none since the battery change, I'll need to keep up on that!

5 Stars Koi Pond Protection
I used the scarecrow to protect my Koi pond from predators. It worked great. Before the Scaredcrow the Heron would just help themselves to my expensive Koi. After the Scarecrow they would sit on the peak of the roof just looking at the pond finally to give up and never come back.

I installed it with Funny pipe underground so there was no hose. More of a semi permanent installation.

Most pests are detered after several shots of water. The Scarecrow kept a family of Racoons at bay for well over a year. Only one problem...The battery died and the Racoon family had a feast on 5 of my large Koi...So keep the batteries fresh and remember the Racoons are smart and determined.

I am setting it up today in a different location to keep an annoying Skunk family out of my backyard since I have no more Koi to protect.

I am sure it will work fine.

5 Stars FOLLOW INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WHEN INSERTING IN GROUND!
This product works very well and does what it is intended to do. However, YOU MUST NOT PUSH DOWN ON THE SENSOR HEAD WHEN INSERTING THE SPIKE IN THE GROUND! The connecting point between the sensor head and the stake is plastic and VERY WEAK.If you push too hard on the sensor head it will snap off the mounting stake. The parts involved are proprietary and not easily replaced. If you are handy, you can cobble together a few odd plumbing parts to fix it but it is better not to break it in the first place. Follow the instructions and push the spike into the ground using the footrest at the bottom of the stake.

4 Stars Scarecrow set up
The Scarecrow should work. The sensitivities seem right and the water pressure is sufficient to scare off the deer which frolick, unwantedly, in our garden. The problem is the set up. The hose to Scarecrow connection, as is, would require disassembling the Scarecrow from its stake, then rotating it to remove it from a garden hose. There should be a swivel female acceptor for the garden hose which would allow quick and easy disconnection from the garden hose. The "quick release" device provided is of minimal use, as it would require purchasing quick release accessories for each garden hose (we bought three Scarecrows), and these quick release accessories would not be compatible, easily, with other sprinklers, wand sprinklers, nozzles, etc. It is difficult to find a swivel female (for the garden hose end) and male (for the Scarecrow connection) accessory. Instead, I ended up with a brass female swivel to female connector which requires screwing the quick release plastic piece in part way, then attaching the brass female part to the short piece of plastic male piece still accessible and the swivel female part to the garden hose. Contec should have a better hose to Scarecrow connection. lb

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