Wow, I am so impressed with this sprinkler!! I am so glad that went outside Amazon and I found this puppy Online. Please take my advice and buy this little gem. You will not regret it. It is solid and well made, works great, and is worth every penny. I unfortunately had to learn the hard way and tried a cheaper motion sensor sprayer first...
So here's my sad story: this past spring raccoons adopted my property as their personal latrine. Unfortunately they decided to do their dirty deeds right outside my bedroom window. I used to open my bedroom window in the evenings during the warm days of spring and fall. Not anymore thanks to these hairy bags of poo. So finally, I had enough and bought what now seems like a child's toy motion sensor sprinkler on Amazon for $59. It was all plastic and so cheaply made that I should have just immediately returned it. I was desperate though and began to set it up hoping it would last long enough to send the little bags-o-poo packing for good. I eagerly began to set it up and my housemate--who just came out to supervise--wound up rolling around in laughter as the sprinkler blasted me repeatedly and relentlessly. So what was the problem? Well first off, the sprinkler stake was plastic and way to short for the force of my hose, even at barely 1/2 turn. It would literally bend back from the water pressure and blast water into the air like a canon. I fastened it to a support stake, which seemed to help, and I continued on with blind ambition. Next, the hose and sprayer connections were likewise all plastic and poured water like a sieve, so I got out my trusty plumbers tape. I felt like I had sealed the connections fairly well when the sprayer unit suddenly popped out of the base connection shooting water up into my face and the air like a broken fire hydrant. Finally, the motion sensor was either faulty--cause it only worked at point blank range--or the creators of the piece-o-junk are severely near sighted and two feet is their idea of a "long range sensor". I should have picked up on this obvious omission as they never advertised a precise distance. Needless to say, after two wet, wasted hours, I threw in the proverbial soaked towel and sent the crappy thing back to Amazon.
So friends, please take my advice: if you are looking for a motion sensor sprinkler, try the Orbit Enforcer Motion Sensor Sprinkler. Orbit offers both a stake and tripod model. I chose the tripod model and they picked up the shipping tab and delivered it timely.
