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Scarecrow issues
Post-it notes, huh? Hmmmmm, that has possibilities. Since I'm still new
to the scarecrow, I get my obligatory "spraying" and heart jumpstart each time I go out to the pond. It still gives me a good laugh, but unfortunately I leave the office each day to go home for lunch, and I went back to the office today with much straighter (and wetter!) hair than I left with! Two issues I have with the scarecrow...maybe some of you long-time users have suggestions? First one is that I find the scarecrow actually shifts backwards each time it goes off from the pressure of the water. This causes the stream of water to spray up HIGHER than I'd like, and it also keeps loosening the earth around the stake from all the shifting of the post. Second thing is I'd like the stake to be longer so I could stick it into the ground deeper yet still have enough height on the scarecrow to monitor and spray OVER my rock border. If I shove the stake deeply into the ground, the head of the scarecrow barely peeks out over the rocks. Maybe I'll go see if the manufacturer sells extension stakes. Sue "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... Did she try the motion sprinkler scarecrow? I'm hearing good reviews, and I am happy with mine. Though I am waiting for shops to start selling the scarecrow sign: "Beware of attack sprinkler." Since I put my little post-its on the door with "Sprinkler?" written on them, both going in (to remember to turn it on) and out, to turn it off. I haven't got wet lately. Course it also is wise to take your last look at the pond, before turning it on. Once turned on, with downcast eyes (so you don't see something else to snip, straighten, or rearrange) go straight in the house. ~ jan |
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Sue Alexandre wrote:
Post-it notes, huh? Hmmmmm, that has possibilities. Since I'm still new to the scarecrow, I get my obligatory "spraying" and heart jumpstart each time I go out to the pond. It still gives me a good laugh, but unfortunately I leave the office each day to go home for lunch, and I went back to the office today with much straighter (and wetter!) hair than I left with! Two issues I have with the scarecrow...maybe some of you long-time users have suggestions? First one is that I find the scarecrow actually shifts backwards each time it goes off from the pressure of the water. This causes the stream of water to spray up HIGHER than I'd like, and it also keeps loosening the earth around the stake from all the shifting of the post. Second thing is I'd like the stake to be longer so I could stick it into the ground deeper yet still have enough height on the scarecrow to monitor and spray OVER my rock border. If I shove the stake deeply into the ground, the head of the scarecrow barely peeks out over the rocks. Maybe I'll go see if the manufacturer sells extension stakes. Sue My DH has already spoke of lengthening the spike. He suggested a piece of 2 x 4 and duck tape. Hopefully, he'll come up with a better solution ;-) -- Bonnie NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/ |
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I am AFRAID to mention to my husband that I'd like the scarecrow a little higher. He will rig up something that he thinks is PERFECT, and won't hear me when I suggest that it might not be what I had in mind. Then of course, when I don't use it, he'll pout for a week. I try to solve these little problems by myself because he will "overkill" the solution and end up with some contraption that is far too complicated. I DID find that the Scarecrow people now make a "wall mount" for the head, but I'm not sure I want it to be that permanent. But . . . we could use the wall mount on a 2 x 4 and still be able to move that around somewhat, right? Sue My DH has already spoke of lengthening the spike. He suggested a piece of 2 x 4 and duck tape. Hopefully, he'll come up with a better solution ;-) -- Bonnie NJ .. . . head of the scarecrow barely peeks out over the rocks. Maybe I'll go see if the manufacturer sells extension stakes. Sue |
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Sue Alexandre wrote:
I am AFRAID to mention to my husband that I'd like the scarecrow a little higher. He will rig up something that he thinks is PERFECT, and won't hear me when I suggest that it might not be what I had in mind. Then of course, when I don't use it, he'll pout for a week. I try to solve these little problems by myself because he will "overkill" the solution and end up with some contraption that is far too complicated. I DID find that the Scarecrow people now make a "wall mount" for the head, but I'm not sure I want it to be that permanent. But . . . we could use the wall mount on a 2 x 4 and still be able to move that around somewhat, right? Sue We have plenty pvc, I'm thinking of using that. I'll let you know what I end up doing. -- Bonnie NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/ |
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Sue Alexandre wrote:
Two issues I have with the scarecrow...maybe some of you long-time users have suggestions? First one is that I find the scarecrow actually shifts backwards each time it goes off from the pressure of the water. This causes the stream of water to spray up HIGHER than I'd like, and it also keeps loosening the earth around the stake from all the shifting of the post. Second thing is I'd like the stake to be longer so I could stick it into the ground deeper yet still have enough height on the scarecrow to monitor and spray OVER my rock border. If I shove the stake deeply into the ground, the head of the scarecrow barely peeks out over the rocks. Maybe I'll go see if the manufacturer sells extension stakes. Sue Go to your local home depot and buy a 1/2" diameter piece of rebar. Pound it into the dirt as far as you need then strap the scarecrow to it with wire. That should solve both your problems. Joe -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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I dunno, Joe.... that seems a little too simple. I don't really feel like
I've accomplished anything unless I have to toil over it and be very frustrated with it throughout the process. Your solution makes sense, is quick, simple, cheap and probably very effective. Wonder if I could live with something along that theory? Sue "joe" wrote in message ... Sue Alexandre wrote: Two issues I have with the scarecrow...maybe some of you long-time users have suggestions? First one is that I find the scarecrow actually shifts backwards each time it goes off from the pressure of the water. This causes the stream of water to spray up HIGHER than I'd like, and it also keeps loosening the earth around the stake from all the shifting of the post. Second thing is I'd like the stake to be longer so I could stick it into the ground deeper yet still have enough height on the scarecrow to monitor and spray OVER my rock border. If I shove the stake deeply into the ground, the head of the scarecrow barely peeks out over the rocks. Maybe I'll go see if the manufacturer sells extension stakes. Sue Go to your local home depot and buy a 1/2" diameter piece of rebar. Pound it into the dirt as far as you need then strap the scarecrow to it with wire. That should solve both your problems. Joe -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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Bonnie Espenshade wrote:
Sue Alexandre wrote: I am AFRAID to mention to my husband that I'd like the scarecrow a little higher. He will rig up something that he thinks is PERFECT, and won't hear me when I suggest that it might not be what I had in mind. Then of course, when I don't use it, he'll pout for a week. I try to solve these little problems by myself because he will "overkill" the solution and end up with some contraption that is far too complicated. I DID find that the Scarecrow people now make a "wall mount" for the head, but I'm not sure I want it to be that permanent. But . . . we could use the wall mount on a 2 x 4 and still be able to move that around somewhat, right? Sue Well, we finally found a good spot that works well and we didn't need to raise the scarecrow. So far, no one has gotten wet by accident. I was testing to see how far the water would reach and got wet then :-) -- Bonnie NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/ |
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some raccoons realize if they knock it over from behind they wont get hit with teh
water. Ingrid "Sue Alexandre" wrote: I DID find that the Scarecrow people now make a "wall mount" for the head, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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I dunno, Joe.... that seems a little too simple. I don't really feel like
I've accomplished anything unless I have to toil over it and be very frustrated with it throughout the process. Your solution makes sense, is quick, simple, cheap and probably very effective. Wonder if I could live with something along that theory? Sue Sue, you can still toil and improve on Joe's idea. ;o) Instead of wire, how about velcro tape to hold it to the post? Mine is next to the cement patio so doesn't have your problem. Today I just hooked up the one in the lilypond, it's in sand, so we'll see how much it moves overnight. ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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Here's how I installed mine:
http://www.kissingfrogs.tv/scarecrow.html I used the accessory bracket (hard to find) to mount it as the blast it produces when it turns on is too much for the supplied stake. I made a large dial so I can see if it's turned on before I step in front of it. Lost one Koi to a Heron before I installed it. None since. One Koi got speared when I forgot to turn it on (he's since recovered.) Steve J. Noll | Ventura California (zone 10) | Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv |
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Awesome set up! What is the distance from the scarecrow to the far side
of the pond? In the photos it seems like a long way off, but in reality, maybe not. I think the maximum sensitivity on the scarecrow is 35 feet, right? Does the scarecrow get triggered if you walk on the far side of the pond? Sue "Steve J. Noll" wrote in message ... Here's how I installed mine: http://www.kissingfrogs.tv/scarecrow.html I used the accessory bracket (hard to find) to mount it as the blast it produces when it turns on is too much for the supplied stake. I made a large dial so I can see if it's turned on before I step in front of it. Lost one Koi to a Heron before I installed it. None since. One Koi got speared when I forgot to turn it on (he's since recovered.) Steve J. Noll | Ventura California (zone 10) | Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv |
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On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 10:59:36 -0400, "Sue Alexandre"
wrote: Awesome set up! What is the distance from the scarecrow to the far side of the pond? 26 feet. The pond outside diameter is 17 feet. In the photos it seems like a long way off, but in reality, maybe not. I think the maximum sensitivity on the scarecrow is 35 feet, right? Does the scarecrow get triggered if you walk on the far side of the pond? Yes, I've tried it. But I can't guarantee that it will see a Heron that far! However, the first Heron I saw in the pond was gigantic. It looked half the size of the pond. I do use a different sprinkler head than the one they supplied. It seems to handle the pressure a bit better. The original one wouldn't sweep back & forth, but just squirted in its original direction. I think a Rain Bird head isn't meant to be on a sprinkler circuit alone, it's just too much pressure and volume. My line pressure isn't horribly high, it's just too much volume for one head. It's working fine now. For the 3 second spray duration the sprinkler makes one pass across its travel. One fellow at the last Koi club meeting had a good idea. In addition to hard-plumbing the water line to my Scarecrow, connect its output to several heads surrounding the pond. That'll make sure I really get wet! Sue "Steve J. Noll" wrote in message ... Here's how I installed mine: http://www.kissingfrogs.tv/scarecrow.html I used the accessory bracket (hard to find) to mount it as the blast it produces when it turns on is too much for the supplied stake. I made a large dial so I can see if it's turned on before I step in front of it. Lost one Koi to a Heron before I installed it. None since. One Koi got speared when I forgot to turn it on (he's since recovered.) Steve J. Noll | Ventura California (zone 10) | Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv Steve J. Noll | Ventura California (zone 10) | Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv |
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Pretty slick there Steve, sure like the dial. I'm thinking to at least put
a dot of white on the little black dial. ~ jan On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 14:23:36 GMT, (Steve J. Noll) wrote: Here's how I installed mine: http://www.kissingfrogs.tv/scarecrow.html I used the accessory bracket (hard to find) to mount it as the blast it produces when it turns on is too much for the supplied stake. I made a large dial so I can see if it's turned on before I step in front of it. Lost one Koi to a Heron before I installed it. None since. One Koi got speared when I forgot to turn it on (he's since recovered.) Steve J. Noll | Ventura California (zone 10) | Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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