does this work in the winter and on cloudy days ? Would an additional battery work.
79312
if you have sunshine, it is ok. Cloudy days should ok if it has sunshine sometime.
79313
Mine works on cloudy days but at much lower speed. Mine try's to find shade and goes to sleep, so tether it to the sunny side of the pool. Also, the pump life is about 1 year, (plan on that).
79314
Does not work good unless in direct sunlight. Have to replace the pump motor in a short time. Does not contain a battery. Only runs with a lot of sun. It helps even at that.
79315
It only works with direct sunlight ,the pump is cheaply made. Mine gave out after a few months, Got a new unit from Amazon (thanks Amazon) The new units pump is making screaming noise once in a while , I had to pull it out of the pool before my neighbors start to complain.So far it is working fine except on cloudy days
79316
It won't work on cloudy days. Most of the time it worked very little on sunny days. Very ineffective. I wouldn't waste my money again and I definitely would not recommend this product to anyone.
2246033
yes it will charge on a cloudy day but how many amps I don't know it only has 7 amps now I believe and it works great but on a cloudy day I'd only be guessing. but I will check it out when I can. J.J.
171462
It depends on how cold the day is. I wouldn't count on it in the winter. In the summer it works great.
579711
We bring it in every time, but it would be fine in the cold if you remove the battery. It isn't good for in the snow, but works fine if parking lots have been plowed well.
2013787
It will work fine. We've similar winter temps in Minnesota and mine's worked great. Simply connect to the battery, plug it in and wait for spring. It usually comes eventually.
1596606
No this item has a switch on it that you turn on at the beginning of your call session and it stays on until you are done calling it takes 2 AA batteries to operate. They last a long time even in cold weather. If it gets real frigid just put in a hand warmer and you are good to go. Only problem is getting the stand into the frozen ground. I revised mine to mount to my call box so I do not have to worry about it . Plus it gives it more height.
1040691
It should but I've had issues on real cold days and unit not having a full charge. (I'm on my second one. The 1st one didn't work as well after a while.)
483797
It works fine as long as there is any daylight. Nut I got this one and I needed the next size up to keep ahead of the battery. So get the next larger size up. it works much better.
1832066
It works well. I used the battery version for about 12..13 years. I just changed to the solar version 5 months ago. It does NOT see snow, animals or people. It sees a metal mass pass near the electromagnetic field. I have had 3..4 feet of snow piled around it...works fine. Remember ....If there is metal near it, depending on how you set it. It will activate. Thrash cans, swinging lights, metal signs. I have mine 25 feet off the road, and 550 feet from the house. Nothing metal gets past it. Follow the instructions, Tech support is there also if you need it. Very happy with it. I need to add...when the batteries are going dead or they freeze like they did here. You will get false alarms. Change the batteries or opt for the solar. You can use lithium batteries to stop the freezing...but After the cost of them the solar made more sense.
731346
No. Not really. It's cold here about 6 months out of the year. Never had any issues. I've only changed the batteries twice in about 14 months as well. Gets to maybe -20 on the coldest days. Mine are mounted under my porch without the outside shell however. Maybe different results while using protective case.
683391
I am not sure if the Temperature during winter will affect the unit. And ofcourse, this unit must be protect from rain and snow. I do not think it is a reliable device to be used outside.
1740945
It has worked fine in the cold and I'm in North Idaho. Battery life is reduced, but that would be the case for anything that uses batteries. As far as water resistance goes, I've tried to keep it sheltered so I can't tell you.
754353
I couldn't tell you... but mine will charge even on cloudy days. I'd say yours is defective.
1931914
It worked in 30F weather today. The only reason it wouldn't work in really cold weather would be if the battery freezes.
1240847
I used mine on a dual battery system on a Ford F-250. It was on all winter and iot worked perfectly even keeping the batteries fully charged in minus 15 dgree weather. I'm fully satisfied. Some remarks said that it wouldn't recycle once the batties reached full charge but I didn't find that to be the case. Like I said, after sitting in the cold for five months both batteries were at full charge.
2044780
I really don't know but the manufacturer may be able to help. The other problem is the batteries are charged by sunlight and while I have never had a problem you might during the winter. I really like mine it has worked flawlessly since I installed it.
869535
I have installed it in my house front door. We are a four member family, all use it. The Duracell battery lasted about 3 months. We are in India with not very cold winters. You come to know when you have to change the battery, when you use it. I will recommend it.