HOSMART 1/2 Mile Long Range Rechargable Wireless Driveway Motion Alarm System Outdoor Weatherproof Motion Sensor & Detector (1 Base Receiver and 3 Tan Sensors)
Fully expandable
It can expandable up to 4 sensors and unlimited receivers for complete coverage of your perimeter. wireless driveway alarm Detects movement from humans, cars, and large animals. Over 4 fun & unique chimes to choose from. Match different chimes with different sensors around your property to differentiate where driveway alarm wireless motion is being detected.
| Weight: | 898 g |
| Dimensions: | 38.3 x 12.3 x 10.9 cm; 898.11 Grams |
| Part: | HY757-02-3 |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | HOSMART |
| Dimensions: | 38.3 x 12.3 x 10.9 cm; 898.11 Grams |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Reference: | HY757-02-3 |
Arrived next day and working within an hour after topping up the 18650 battery. I only need a 30m range with the receiver in the house, works fine. Also I use this for pest control, turning the volume down having just the red led flash, gives me a chance of dealing with the pest undetected. Customer service answered my questions within a few hours and are easy to deal with. Recommend product in my book, would buy again. As for battery life, too early to tell, but it looks like a decent 18650.
We have a rather long driveway to our house and we spend most of our time in the lounge, which is the room farthest from the driveway. Therefore, we were often not hearing when people would arrive.. which is quite the issue if you’re expecting deliveries and there’s no-where for them to leave them. In addition to our long drive we also live in a cottage built in the 1890’s…which means we have 2-3ft thick stone walls… it’s charming, but pretty much kills most signals from outside coming in. I tried several driveway alarms and wasn’t very impressed… they either didn’t detect very well or if they did, couldn’t transmit for a very far distance and through our thick stone walls.
HOWEVER… this alarm has been brilliant! I have two set up…. one at the far end of the driveway and one a bit closer in with two different alarm sounds… that way, if it’s just a bird or a deer, I’ll only hear alarm 1 or alarm 2… usually never both. If both go off, then I know it’s a car. Furthermore, I have receivers set up in the house and the garage… so we are alerted no matter which location we are at. It offers 4 different distances for detection so it will pick up just what it needs and nothing further, which is great as there is traffic simply driving by at times. I also love that these detectors are re-chargeable although I haven’t had to recharge them since installation, which was done last year, fall of 2020. The receivers run on batteries but do allow for a USB plugin which is convenient… it save my batteries by staying plugged into mains but allows me to unplug and pop it in my pocket if I’m going to be out in the yard or somewhere on the property that wouldn’t allow me to hear someone driving up. I’ve also tested them out as far as sensitivity and they have a great range of detection…it would be very difficult for someone to try and sneak by these guys without being caught!
On top of a great product, HOSMART customer service has been awesome! I wanted to order an additional receiver that was on backorder. It was a several month delay before they were available again (due to COVID), but once they were, I placed an order for 2 more receivers. However, something went wrong and the receivers I bought were not available as expected. Since their site incorrectly allowed me to purchase the 2 receivers when they were not in stock, they apologized and sent me 2 full systems (detectors and receivers) instead! They have great communication and are very quick to respond to issues. I’m looking forward to trying more of their products and I wouldn’t hesitate to purchase from them again!
Only had this for a few days, so can’t yet tell about longevity or battery life – but the sensors are discreet, have good range and appear robust and well-sealed. You can assign each sensor to one of 4 channels by means of internal switches, and each channel has a different tune associated with it that is played by receivers when the sensor is triggered. You can also adjust the sensitivity of each sensor, which should help avoid false alarms. The batteries in the sensors can be recharged without opening the units – which is fortunate, as opening the units will be difficult!
I hope the sensors don’t need recharging too often, and that I can obtain replacement batteries when the supplied ones wear out! It would be nice to have a wider selection of tunes.
Do not hesitate to purchase this product. This is a most excellent driveway alarm, which is built to a very high specification and which works extremely effortlessly and reliably over long distances.
In my experience, Hosmart also features a world class customer service team, so you have no worries…..even if Amazon Logistics lets them down, the Hosmart team will save the day!!!
Simply, the best customer experience ever.
Easy to set up and use they quickly sync to the master box but read the instructions first it always makes it easy to work first time
Despite living in a good neighbourhood, thieves jump fences and walls where I live. In addition to having security cameras installed throughout the property, I also have these motion detectors placed throughout the property as well. During the day I have the receiver turned off and I cover the sensors with tinfoil to protect them from the sun. During the evening, I turn on the receiver and remove the protective foil.
Brilliant, I have two on my drive, one near the entrance which is perhaps set on too sensitive as birds set it off, another by the house which if they both go off I know I have a visitor. It’s maybe a bit difficult in a rural area where pheasants and other birds are to not have some false alerts but it’s reach is fantastic.
Delighted with Hosmart device. Very effective in alerting movement of any kind – it is very sensitive. Use it solely at night – during day I have it covered for two reasons – for us we only need any alert at night and to reduce battery wear in the receiver.
Very easy to install works great a must buy at a good price grea
It is a very good product but with a few mods it could be a superb product:
Add an indicator to show if it is working on mains power or battery
Allow a choice of chime on all channels
Increase the number of chime options
Have put these in my stable yard which is across the road from my house as we’ve had intruders. – it had picked upped motion really well, although happily no one that shouldn’t be there and has proved to be quite useful. Battery life appears to be lasting well.
I live up a farm track so have set this up at the gateway to let me know when someone arrives. The motion detector is about 25′ from the receiver (which I’ve plugged in but could be run on batteries and is positioned on a windowsill facing the detector) and so far everything seems to be working well and I’ve had far fewer false alarms than a cheaper model I’ve previously tried.
It was a bit if a faff to set up as the design is really silly. The distance/sensitivity setting switches are inside the main body of the detector and if you decide you want to alter then once you have mounted it on a wall, you have to unscrew 4 screws on the mounting plate plus 4 fiddly screws on the detector housing to get at them. In a tricky set up like mine on an angle, with a slope, with pets and farm animals to avoid and test with, it took multiple tries to get the settings and position right and unscrewing it each time was frustrating and it worried me that eventually the plastic screw holes would break. Another really stupid design feature is the fact that to charge the detector I’ll have to take it down again to plug it in inside somewhere or drag out the extension cord to it. Again, a better design would have an easily removable rechargeable battery so the detector could be left in position. Can’t comment on the battery life for now but hope it lasts a good long time for this reason.
Saying all that, I did eventually get it up and now the frustration of installation is somewhat forgotten, it is working well so on balance it was worth the extra money. The cheaper model (that was about 15) constantly went off when branches moved in the wind, the sun heated up things in front of it or animals passed it but this one has better sensitivity and distance options so has only had one false alarm so far and accurately warns me when a vehicle or person arrives. The brown housing is unobtrusive and blends well on a fence post and the alarm although a bit tinny is loud enough to hear in the next room but is not too annoying.
A super product, used to alert us when anyone drives in to the yard
a seemingly well made product – setting up takes time – read all the instructions FIRST – mount c.1.5m off the ground to avoid cats/etc setting off the alarm
Had this about a month now was very pleased with it but battery on out door unit needed charging weekly got in touch with hosmart and their customer service was ( is ) brilliant will definitely be using again when needed
One of the PIR’s is several hundred metres away, not in direct sight with the receiver and works through 2 stone wall buildings! Well impressed.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have had the best nights sleep in a week, as one week ago someone tried to break into our garage. This sensor has put me more at ease, I don’t keep getting out of bed to check on any noise I hear outside. It was so easy to install. We just had to cut down a few branches as they kept setting the sensor off as it was very windy, but now it is perfect. Couldn’t be more happier with this product. It also arrived before the due date.
Excellent service, and I would highly recommend this.
I have bought many drive way alarms these last about 6 months before they stop working. The constant need to change batteries and the resetting of the base set used to drive me mad!!!!
This alarm is OUTSTANDING-works every time easy to set up no fiddling around with batteries -the one supplied is still working after 5 months.
The only slight fault is that the pleasant alarm cold be a tad louder but that’s me being “picky”
Thank you Hosmart you have saved my sanity and made my property much more secure.
ook a litle while to set up correctly (sensors fixed in a temporary location till we confirm that they cover all areas). Instructions are a MUST read but are clear/concise – units of good quality – too early as yet to comment on battery life
unfortunately there is little choice of sounds, they are quiet. you cannot hear the notificatio
Easy to set up, i bought with 2 sensors both work exactly as i hoped fo
The one at the front covers the whole driveway and front garden. One step into the drive from a human and it goes off. I park a van on the drive full of tools and live in fear of it being attack at night. I have the receiver plugged into a timer close to the front door. This keeps it on during the night only. The chimes are more than loud enough to wake me up, upstairs in the bedroom.
It has been installed for several days and the only false alarm was caused by the yellow strobe of a street sweeper as it reflected back off the front windows. I can live with that. It certainly doesn’t go off with dogs and cats.
Downsides? Charging the sensors is not straightforward insofar as removing the unit from the wall means unscrewing it. You’ll need an extension lead with a usb charger or a power bank. I had them on charge in the house for two days and the blue light never stopped flashing, (as it says in the manual that it should when fully charged), so I don’t know how long the charge will last.
I’m guessing that if any of my neighbours buy this kit, it’ll be fit for the bin, so fingers crossed they don’t. It’s a risk I’m willing to take for such enormous peace of mind. CCTV is great but it doesn’t wake you up before your home is invaded or your van ransacked.
Other downside is the red light when the sensor detects somebody. A burglar would notice this if it caught him, and could return and rip it off the wall. It isn’t necessary and I’m sure uses a bit of power.
My next security upgrade is a serious floodlight that I can manually switch if the Hosmart wakes me, having caught a miscreant in the act. I’d rather drown him in light and encourage him to leg it than charge outside with the rolling pin.
As I keep the receiver on my bedside locker for night time use only I found the alert too loud even when turned down to its lowest level. Perhaps in future the manufacturers would consider a single beep with more control to be able to turn it down very low.
Installed this very easily on the farm driveway. Great detection range and very easy to install. The batteries in the base set dont last that long so I keep it plugged into the electric. Great piece of equipment for the price
This product is brilliant. Our shed was burgled whilst we sat watching TV, it was all caught on CCTV but we’re not aware until I checked CCTV hours later and noticed shed door open. This motion detector goes off if anyone is in the bottom of our garden and we can check CCTV straight away. The sensor is good, we have lots of cats and foxes pass through our garden and it doesn’t go off when they’re about. It does sometimes go off when the neighbours garden lights are on and the tree casts a shadow on the shed which moves when it’s windy, but that doesn’t happen very often it’s a great product especially if you use it alongside CCTV.
The receiving range on these detectors are incredible! Everything is a breeze to set up and the Motion detector base is transportable which for me is perfect for me. The only slightest downside is the volume of the receiving base, it could have been a bit louder on the max setting. Other than that I would highly, highly recommend!
This alerts us when someone isccoming up our drive. We have found it very handy. It was easy to install and we are so delighted with it that we bought one of our sons something similar for his house.
The 1/2 mile transmission is really ambitious , more like 100 yards, unit is unreliable as a security device , sometimes I can get my bike out of the garage and it doesn’t alarm , even tho the light flashes on the pir, the base remains silent, sometimes it does alarm, unfortunately in my opinion the unit it too intermittent to be used as a security device , certainly doesn’t give me peace of mind knowing someone could get into my garage and it not alarm
Have been looking for this device for years. You will not be disappointed.
Dr A Jones
The detector is around 40m from the box and works very well, although it does pick up the odd pheasant.
THis is working very well BUT the motion detection is too sensitive. It keeps picking up birds flying past….
Very easy to install and works a treat!! Great value for money. We’re actually going to be buying more sensors to dot around!
I purchased the 4 unit system and I am extremely pleased with everything. The battery life is incredible as I have only charged them once so far and the range is very good. They have worked every time which others I have purchased before have not ! I had a slight issue with one unit which had a slight bit of moisture in it but that was due to an error on my part. I contacted Hosmart and the customer care team resolved the issue with no fuss at all so I just can’t fault the product or the company. If you are looking for a motion alarm system to protect your property or land then this is the only one worth buying as its so simple and reliable to use. 5 stars for product and service. Well done Hosmart.
I ordered the Hosmart 1/2 mile driveway alarm to cover our property – absolutely brilliant!
Our house is at the end of a cul de sac with no footpaths around, so NO one needs to be here at night but us. If someone else is here at night, I want to know immediately, but I don’t want THEM to know I’ve clocked them. The sensors cover all angles in or out to our house, car or on foot. I painted one sensor flat black with bumper paint (masking off the sensor window of course!) and mounted it at the far end of the cul de sac where it funnels down so I can pick up anyone well before they reach the house.
I’ve only had these up a week and already clocked a yobbo with his hood up running full speed past us at midnight. He hopped over a nearby wall and hid for a few minutes before he scanned around and calmly walked away, looking at his phone. He had no idea I was aware of his presence. I can tell how fast someone is moving by the time interval between two of the sensors. Anyone faster than the postie is running.
I’ve had zero false alarms thus far.
Packaging and set up is very straightforward. The instructions are clearly written and simple. Amazing…
TIME-SAVING TIP: Sensitivity and channel settings are on internal micro-switches, so set these first, then do a mock install to test for false alarms/sensitivity/position/channel tone etc before you do all the screws up tight and mount it for good. Otherwise, you will need to undo (per sensor) 4x wall bracket mount screws, 1x swivel screw, 4x small rubber casing plugs, then finally 4x casing screws to open up to adjust.
Note: Plug in the small white two-pin connector inside the sensor unit for the 18650 battery before charging. They come unplugged for shipping and warehouse storage, otherwise they would stay on as there is no off switch for the sensors. Once it’s plugged in, it’s activated.
Any sensors set to either Channels 1 or 2 WILL GENTLY BLINK RED at the unit outside when tripped. Sensors set to Channels 3 & 4 STAY DARK when tripped like nothing happened. The receiver inside will alert you to all of them however!
That means if you don’t want anyone to know they’ve been clocked, set those sensors to either channel 3 or 4 and the sensor will not give it’s location away at night by blinking.
If you want to let people know there’s a certain level of active security present, then 1 & 2 will be noticeable if someone is looking in the direction of the sensor, but it’s a slow flash and not particularly bright.
PS you can set all or just certain groups of sensors to the same channel if you want, but the alarm tone will be the same for those on the same channel. No big deal if they are in the same area, you’ll know which general area to look.
A few observations:
– ABS plastic build quality is good, but someone could knock one off these off the wall or disable it with one decent swipe unless protected in some kind of anti-vandal housing. They would still set it off though.
– The clips for the plastic rain hoods are a bit fiddly and might come loose in a proper gale but so far, so good up to 50mph gusts and driving rain. A little silicone etc would perhaps fix them better if you are in a really windy area, but I wouldn’t glue them on because they may need to come off to adjust settings, etc.
– The receiver can run off 4 AA batteries (I just use rechargeables) or off mains via a USB charger.
– The lowest alert volume on the receiver is NOT very quiet. It WILL startle you if asleep near the unit. I put two small squares of duct tape over the speak grille and it makes it a lot nicer at night.
If you turn the receiver off and back on again, it DOES NOT remember your old volume setting and will default to full volume when it wakes up or is triggered again. Trust me, you will soon learn this.
Some people complain about the alarm tones. They’re fine with me. You probably won’t be hearing them very often unless you’ve set yours up someplace with a lot of foot traffic and you won’t mistake them for anything else.
Anyway, these are great motion detectors, they offer real peace of mind if anyone is around your place day or night.
I would have preferred a choice of alarm sounds and a little louder., but that`s. nit picking. Over the years I have had quite a few gate alarms. My drive is a third of a mile so have had wired systems. Was dubious about the claims made for tis one but it dies exactly what it claims on the box.
Very good.
Nice and compact. It was very easy to install. Positioned in the back garden to alert us to the presence of a very unpleasant neighbour. Definitely worth the money.
Simple, user friendly and am looking forward to the improved sense of security for my elderly mother (92) who lives alone.
I live in a cul-de-sac off a cul-de-sac off a cul-de-sac. The next time anyone prowls on my property in the dead of night I’ll know about it immediately, police can be called, and the culprits will be blissfully unaware until the Bill arrive. Or I may take action myself…
After installation I noticed that it was randomly giving out a ding-ding-dang sound during the day (not the alarm sound) so I posted a query here as to why that was. The vendor promptly contacted me to advise that my neighbour had the same device installed and my receiver was detecting his PIR being activated. Sure enough, they did. The vendor sent me a replacement unit FOC that stopped that. The customer service by the vendor is outstanding.
If your neighbour has one of these units then this is the alternative unit that will circumvent them clashing: https://www.amazon.co.uk/BLUEbits-Pairable-Driveway-Wireless-Weatherproof/dp/B07X5LYXYH/ref=sr_1_19?dchild=1&keywords=hosmart&qid=1606488662&sr=8-19
Purchased two sensors and one base station. Easy to set up, working in a few minutes. Placed sensors either end of property where it’s possible that intruders could gain access at night. Set the sensors on low motion. So far no false alarms and the area is frequented by cats and foxes.. just picks up human beings as they approach sensors.
Only criticism is that you have to take the sensor completely apart to alter the motion or alarm sound settings.
Really pleased with product.
I have had these set for a while and they are very good. I bought my parents a set who live round the corner but unfortunately they were syncing up to my alarm system and vice versa. The company were extremely helpful, they have sent out a different unit which arrived in 2 days flat! Excellent customer service!!
I purchased this kit with 3 additional receivers for my business so that employees know when a potential customer drives through the main gate. This proves very cost effective as we are a small company and employees can miss customers arriving if they are working else where in the yard.
I set up the motion sensor on a fence post looking across the gate with the motion range set to low to avoid false activation. Does exactly what we wanted and the range is good with the furthest receiver being 50 metres away with no clear line of site and a brick built building in the way it still triggers every time.
To improve our setup it would be good to have an audio output on one of the receivers so we could connect to an amp and more powerful/ outdoor speakers.
Hope this helps
Small compact design, well made…installed on small driveway to alert us while we sleep. Plug & play receiver located in bedroom which will sound when motion is detected… also has ability to add more sensors & more receivers to the system…does exactley what it says. Also Hosmart looks after its customers & rewards for loyalty….would highly recommend.. thank you Hosma
So I bought the hosmart driveway sensor to work along side my cameras as I have set these up where I need to be notified on a night. I have put one indoors in my unit / home gym at the top of the garden and will be buying more in the future. If this sounds I will of course get out of bed and investigate with a baseball bat to destroy the thieving rats it has alerted me to 😉 I have tested it and it works perfect never misses any movement and the the receiver is at the side of my bed. I plan on painting the unit white with plastic paint to match the decor ..
You can turn the red light off on the sensor for more stealth by setting the sensor to channel 3 or 4 .. but only works on these two channels so if you have a sensor on all channels 1 to 4 select the right two to be more discrete etc. Personally I like the visual as it can also act as a deterrent.
You can also charge these without removing them by using a power bank and the supplied cable 🙂
CCTV is ok but more and more scumbags just ignore the fact and continue while there wearing hoodys or masks this is where and why there is a market for this type of sensors. So far so good 5 stars for me
We had an attempted break-in recently and as we live in the country we purchased the alarm system. So far it is proving to be a useful purchase.
I live in France and we have a problem with individuals attacking horses, I wanted some sort of security device I could use to alert me if there was intruders in our field, this is perfect for the task, it has good range and the PIR detectors are in a neutral colour so they are well camouflaged. Well done to the designers.
My previous review complained about false alarms. The supplier considered this to be due to interference and supplied me with a different model. This is proving to be free of false alarms so I am very pleased with their service and the new detector.
Installed on a 150m driveway lined with trees. Occasional unexplained false alarms but on the whole excellent produc
works very well on my driveway to give a warning of any one coming in. very easy to assemble they even give you a screw driver to put it together. Nice touch. The inside receiver has variable volume. Well designed. good value.
Reliable. Does detect cats and large birds, but only when quite close. Comforting to know when someone is approaching. We leave it on all night without problems. Recommended.
The design is robust and the operating controls are fairly simple. It’s performed without fault since fitted (several months now), and sensor unit fitted outside has been unaffected by rain.
I am very impressed with the Hosmart Driveway Alarm System. It is very straight forward to use and as I always say simplicity is efficiencies best friend. The system is very easy to install. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. The system came with 4 sensors, you simply set each one to the zone you want before putting the sensors together and mounting them on your wall or fence. The sensors come charged but the instructions recommend that you charge them fully before assembly which is simple and they charged fast.
I installed the sensors to cover all access points across my property and tested them again and again during the first day I installed the system to make sure they worked fine which they did. We have cats as well as foxes, deer and badgers that come on to our property but with carefully choosing the height, angle and position of the sensors I have had no repeating false alarms. I have found that if an animal does trigger the system, it sounds once. However I got my son to act as an intruder and try outbuilding doors, gates etc. The thing I found was that an intruder will trigger the alarm continually where as an animal may just set a zone off once. Multiple triggers is definitely the sign of an intruder.
The system thankfully does not use WIFI which means no WIFI setting up and no drop out if the WIFI goes off. The system also has a battery backup so if the power goes off the system will keep working. The volume is fine and can be adjusted. I can hear it throughout our cottage at the level it is set at when you turn it on. One thing I will point out is that you will need to get used to identifying the 4 different tones by ear to know which zone has been triggered when away from the base station receiver. When you are near the receiver you can see which zone has activated because each zone has a light as well as a tone.
The system also came with 2 chargers and the cable length is brilliant, nice and long. There is nothing worse than power leads that are short. No such problem with the Hosmart system. One extra nice touch is that a screwdriver was supplied with the system to help with installing it, so no hunting for a screwdriver if you don’t have the right size.
The Hosmart Driveway Alarm System gets a full 5 Star rating from me.
eally really pleased with this,actually does what it says on the tin good signal reception, didn’t think it would reach the house but it is fine, took a bit of adjusting to get it exactly right and had to trim some tree branches – sensor reaches higher than you think, would definitely recommend i
Very useful addition to our long drive. Pleasant alarm chime which doesn’t grate like some others. It is also neat and unobtrusive. Perfect.
This product is amazing, we have a 400 feet driveway and have a thick wooden 6ft high gate at the top of the driveway – we placed the sensor on the laneside of the gate the sensor picks up an slight movement and rings 400 feet down to the house – Needless to say we are extremely pleased with this product and thoroughly recommend it to any other buye
What we found is that this device can protect with 4 sensors or it can protect 4 areas with multiple sensors which is how we use it.
After one month of using this alarm it works perfectly in all weathers. We get very little in the way of false alarms and that can be a bird sitting on the sensor or a wild animal in front of it. But that is only because of where we have placed the sensor. The range we did a test and it was somewhere near that distance in line of sight. But what impressed us a lot more is that our first sensor at the gate has it’s signal going through trees and bushes in full leaf. Then through a large timber insulated building with 10″ thick walls. Then through a twin 12″ thick concrete walled house with multiple 4″ thick internal concrete walls to the back bedroom. A total distance of 100 yards plus.
So far very impressed. The colour I will alter with a bit of green paint.
What you get with this product is not just a driveway alarm, but a great security alarm which can be used to track your intruders. It is ok being notified of a triggered alarm, but by careful placing of the sensors this system can alert you to threats and track their whereabouts on your property. If you use this system with live video or game/trail cameras. Intruders can be tracked and filmed and you alerted while seated in your house.
The ability for the sensor signal to penetrate multiple dense solid objects makes this system far superior to other similar products on the market.
UPDATE 6 MONTHS:
I have found these sensors to be great. They are constantly tripped because they are on the driveway, so as a precaution I recharged them. But the beauty is and just as I wanted……I know where everyone is on my property. I can tell which direction they are moving and whether it is a delivery or a visitor. I can even tell if its a false alarm because you learn with them as you go. False alarms are usually a cat or other same size animal close to the sensor, or sometimes a bird which sits on it looking for insects. But you know because the other sensors arent tripped off first or afterwards.
Ive used different alarms over the years for sheds, but they all have their sirens in the shed. No use fro me when asleep in the home. So decided to use this instead because I could have the the main unit in the home where I could hear it. I know that this isn’t its intended use, but I think it isn’t such a bad idea. Here in the UK, I think it makes far more marketing sense for this to be used as an alarm for out buildings, because the average home only has a small drive or private entrance to the front yard. The only downside to using it as an alarm for intruders trying to steal my bikes would be that its not really an alarm, no annoying siren sound to shock me into a get up and attack mode, but rather 4 different tunes to choose from. I worry I may miss it. But again, I know this is not its intend use, but I think with a simple upgrade to sounds, could be very diverse and useful for different applications
This sensor works as described. Easy to fit, good size so descreat. So far worked really well and let’s us know when people or cars are about. Delivery was good, product feels and looks like quality and a fair price for the product. We are really pleased with it.
Early days as yet, just installed, one sensor has been going off randomly, but that is because needed adjusting to allow for vegetation blowing in the wind!! So far so good, main thing for me is the distance between base and sensors which at the moment is good.
This is a great little motion detector. It’s really good quality and very easy to setup. A lot of thought has gone into designing the detector and receiver.
Easy to set up, just happened.
Picks up my workshop approx 100 metres away through trees and through a 24″ cottage wall, very pleased, only comment would be nice touch if when the alarm sounds it maintains either the alarm or an indicator that the alarm had been tripped until it was reset.
I was a bit sceptical when I received this gadget, as it appears quite small and flimsy, but having fixed it to the gatepost it works exactly as I wanted to to. If someone comes through the gate the base unit in the house chimes. Also it’s very handy to be able to take the base unit into the garden when powered by batteries, to be alerted when someone comes. I took one star off as it’s not the easiest to put together and fix to the gatepost, a bit fiddly, but got there in the end.
I used one of these in the garage and other one, in front of house. They are perfect , i like how they have different sounds for each sensor, would definitely recommend these for added peace of mind.
Very sensitive good value however I bought pack of 4 for around property (really just needed 1 for gate) you can’t isolate each one so means if your in your garden you will set them off..
I have installed this system with a pair of PIRs. It was straightforward to assemble and install and it is working as specified.
I had reason to contact the seller and the support from Adward was superb.
I am satisfied with the product and would definitely recommend.
easy to set up , works perfectly, however birds can set it off when they fly past , but living in a windy area haven’t yet had problems with wind setting it off
We use the motion alarm about 120ft up the drive mounted on tree to primarily to let know of Vehicles approaching as we have various animals. The device takes minutes to install very easy and works like a dream.
Only quibbles are the need to tighten the swivel mount before installation which then becomes inaccessible and that there is not a rechargeable option for the base unit although it would normally be USB powered anyway.
Current covid issues raised problems with delivery – not Hosmart’s fault – but Hosmart’s customer service agent arranged a great work around, the best customer service I’ve ever encountered.
Looking forward to more consumer electronics from this company.
I can confirm that the sensor works well both in daylight and dark at nighttime. Moreover, it is very sensitive. It detected a sock that I dropped into the garden from a window on the second floor of my house.
The sensor seems pretty robust because it is still standing despite some rather harsh rain recently.
Customer service is fantastic. I had a problem with the original transmitter that I was sent. I contacted Hosmart who immediately sent out a new transmitter, no questions asked.
I think that the product could be a little bit cheaper but, considering the great customer service and readiness to send out replacements when things go wrong, the seemingly slightly steep price might be worth it in the long-term.
Order arrived punctually
Seem easy to install not done i
I was sceptical about the range, with buildings in the way, but boy was I wrong. this thing goes through walls trees buildings you name it and the range is impressive,well pleased with it. if I could give it more stars I would.
Following recent local burglaries I installed this unit in our driveway as a precautionary measure. I had to move it further away from the road as it was picking up passing traffic. It now appears correctly located and has settled down. Certainly gives peace of mind.
This set of 4 detectors and 1 in-home box work very well.
The detectors have to be switched internally to 1 of 4 sensitivities and 1 of 4 frequencies (each one must be different) which gives a different musical jingle from the home-box specific to each one so you can ascertain which one has been set off.
A specific led also lights up on the home-box during the event but is usually too quick to see which one.
The range is very good with the furthest detector being around 30m from the house but the range should be much greater if required.
The quality of construction looks to be very good.
The only 2 minor issues are that screwing the detector to the mounting surface is difficult without undoing the pivot screw which holds the device pointing in the desired direction which can’t be accessed when the device is mounted.
The other is that even in least sensitive mode, the detectors can be set off by a bird flying in front of them despite the claim that they don’t detect small animals.
Overall however they are work well and I would recommend them.
Pros
. Works very well!
. Long range (over 100m in open, over 50m when receiver inside building)
. Volume control but loud if needed
. Can choose transmitter sensitivity
. Good lateral range (field of view)
. Very sensitive (picks up mice) so install carefully!
. Comes with charger/receiver PSU, receiver takes rechargeable batteries (does not charge)
. US product?
Cons (suggested improvements)
. Alarm tones sound awful!
. No relay out to connect another alarm, etc
. No way to temporary disable select transmitters (e.g.only have the driveway one on during the day)
. Limited to four transmitters, will another set run or conflict?
. Receiver not also chargeable for true portability (need to replace/recharge batteries)
I never ever had a costumer service like this before. Since purchasing the unit, the owner of the business was in touch regularly, checking in how did we get on with the installation and if we would have any questions. I work in hospitality, but this is far beyond my expectations. Well done mate, keep up the good work, I will be buying more that for sure as the product is great and the accuracy is spot on. Also very good as the distance that it works allows me to be relaxed about where I place the sensors. Fantastic!
This is significantly cheaper than the competitors and it’s great. We have a long drive so the concern was that it would cover the distance back to the box in the house. No problems. easy enough to fix to a tree and we were up and running straight away.
The motion detection sometimes goes off – and I think this is due to the Sun coming across the beam. generally it’s very good and not too many ‘false’ alarms. I wanted it as a ‘door bell’ for deliveries etc and it works great.
It is such a great bit of kit.
It’s very easy to fit and use.
Most of all it works over a distance even when I have it in the kitchen and there’s 3 walls in the way.
Purchased 4 units with base and charger. Excellent quality. Fully charged sensors have worked for 14 months without recharging. Very impressed with package. Would certainly recommend to anyone who wants to monitor perimeter of land. Excellent range of unit to receiver. Expect appx 30ft range of sensor.
I was particularly impressed with Adward who contacted me to make sure everything was ok. He arranged to send information regarding installation. I have previously worked in customer service for 40 years in a senior management role and I must say that Adward’s customer service skills are excellent. He was very polite, helpful and knowledgeable about the product.
Thank you for a superb all round shopping experience where the customer comes first.
All likes so far but not checked wireless range as only needed for 40 feet distance with two glass doors between motion detector and receiver. Haven’t checked full motion range as only 20 feet between motion detector and moving object at my installatio
An Additional sensor bought as I was so impressed with the original kit consisting of base unit and 1 sensor. One thing to note is be sure to connect up the rechargeable battery in the sensor before connecting charge lead to mains, also to note the settings switches either side of the battery in the sensor. Altogether though a Best Buy at the price I would highly recommend
bought this a couple of months ago as a driveway alarm works ok with no problems the distance from my house to the receiver is 200 metre had a few problems at first false alarms but contacted hosmart tec dept who told me to not have the pir facing the sun but away from the sun since then worked fine
I can recommend this product. It does work over a long distance. Great drive alert. Even the dogs know when some one is comming up the drive as they now know the ring tone.
Good produce item could be better if it had a easily replaced battery
Did not find anything to dislike. I am a woman and not I my prie but it took me 5 mins to set up. Think it covers more area than it states which is excellent. If you want a drive way alarm buy this one simple but effective
* Waterproof sensors with detection range internally adjusted before installation.
* Motion signal penetrates four 2-foot-wide stone walls before reaching the receiver, 60 meters away.
* Dual-powered base station with no gimmicks, featuring a unique light warning of low sensor battery.
* Faultless operation day and night, with no false alarms.
We are not certain whether the solar wings are a company logo or awarded to Hosmart for excellence but, in either case, they deserve them absolutely. May they soar ever higher.
We wish Hosmart well and warmly commend this product without any reservation.
Excellent product delighted with it dose exactly what it says on the ti
Bought this because to alert me of people coming in my front garden following an attempted theft. I now have 2 of these set up to cover front & back along with a nice nail studded baseball bat!
Customer service from Hosmart is 2nd to none, after a small query they got back to me straight away.
After having problems with my old alarm system I chose hosmart due to its good reviews and competitive price. I would highly recommend this product to anyone wanting an alarm system of this kind.
So far so good with this. Good range on it too.
Top quality unit plus clearly written instructions and attention to detail. Very impressed so far!
I am very happy to say that it is working great, I set it up on the lowest sensitivity as I want to detect people up to 4 meters of the sensor maximum and so far I have never had any false alarm by cats or other small animals. I installed it around 1 meters above ground level. It is great to be able to select the sensitivity/detection distance, very few systems allow you to do this. I also like that the receiver works on both batteries and plugged in, this allowed me to walk with the receiver in my hand to test the position of the sensor so I could do the whole installation on my own. There are 4 channels on the receiver, each with a different alarm tone so you can know immediately which sensor triggered the alarm. You can set the channel on the sensor and the first two will make the sensor light up dimly when triggered while when set to one of the last two channels, no light will come up so nobody knows that they have triggered an alarm. The sensor unit is well protected against the weather with seals and hood and the battery should easily last a year from what I read. There is a sealed plug at the bottom to charge the battery from any mobile phone power bank so I won’t need to remove the sensor to charge it in a year time which is great. I also like the color of the sensor, brown, which blend well with my wooden fence, I saw that it is possible to get a dark green sensor too to blend with vegetation. I located the receiver 20 meters from the sensor with several brick walls in between and it is working fine. So far I am happy with this alarm, I should have bought one years ago!
This product exceeded my expectations. I have been experimenting with PIR sensors, auto diallers and advanced CCTV cameras. The problem with CCTV alerts is that you get too many false alerts even after adjusting sensitivity.
Standard autodialers trip with changes in sun light.
This Hosmart system has solved my issue, it triggers only with humans, not animals or birds and not with changes in light. I have set the sensitivity to low and mounted above external doors. Now I will be alerted when prowlers approach the house. I highly recommend this product.
It would be nice to have quick release fittings on the IR units as I can see the need to keep unscrewing then from their location to take to the charging point when they need charging, I may just resolve this with some homemade quick release slot-in brackets when I get chance.
Just bought another base unit so I can have one indoors and another in the workshop as I suggest they ate used with mains power as the batteries in the base unit have a short life (or use rechargables). Otherwise great produc
Compared to others I have tried, this is much much better quality, but its 4 times the price of the others! However its worth it. Battery lasts much longer and it works as it should. Only downside is the ugly colour? I have it inside my restaurant as an early warning system in case customers are about, to warn the staff. White or even black would have been better, but it didn’t stop me from buying another two, for the other restaurants! Tried a few, and these are the best!
Works just fine. It gives me fewer false alerts than another, cheaper unit I tried; and the signal is consistent (at least across 30 yards or so, with some intervening trees).