From: Hobson Dave <dave-AT-rockhob.com>
Date: 05 May 2008 03:34:48 UTC   (11:34:48 PM in author's locale)
To: xtensionlist-AT-shed.com

I've had luck mounting them at light switch level ... upside down.
I've also masked the lens with black electrical tape. Got the idea
from Sentrol motion detectors which come with a masking kit to taylor
the pattern.

On May 4, 2008, at 8:27 PM, Terry and Heli wrote:

> I had a cat that could do it too. He would also jump up and slap
> light switches
> on the wall for amusement. He was unusually smart.
>
> Does hanging motion sensors upside down help?
>
>
> On May 3, 2008, at 2:51 PM, Sean wrote:
>
>> Michael,
>>
>> That's a good idea.
>>
>> Now, I did have a roommate whose cat _could_ open doors. It was a
>> lot of fun to watch. He would put his paws on either side of the
>> doorknob, pads in, and basically knead until the door opened. It
>> only worked on easy to turn interior doors. Alas, this was circa
>> 1997, so I don't have any video of it.
>>
>> -Sean
>>
>> On May 3, 2008, at 1:35 PM, <michael-AT-shed.com> <michael-AT-shed.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> What you should also do is to put door sensors on some interior
>>> doors.
>>> And make sure that they are closed when you leave the house.
>>> Cats can't open doors...
>>>
>>>
>>> Sean said :
>>>
>>>> In other areas I've decided to leave the sensors near the floor
>>>> where
>>>> they can see the cat. In these rooms I like the cat to set off the
>>>> motion sensor when we're away to give more of a random/lived-in
>>>> look
>>>> to the house at night.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>