Orbit 62120 Garden Enforcer Motion-Activated Sprinkler

I was skeptical but somewhat desperate when purchasing this product. Much to my amazement, amusement & delight, it WORKS! I have a love/hate relationship with the deer that come by on a regular basis. I like watching them and I don't mind at all if they're in the clearing just beyond the backyard (3+ acres of forest) but when Bucky comes through and mows down my hydrangeas & my beautiful David Austin Rose bush... well, that's where the "buck" stops & the love ends. I planted wildflowers away from the yard & gave them water this summer when we had blistering temps so it's not like I don't care. I know, I know, stop naming them, talking to them and attracting them to the area but they're always around anyway, it's not like I'm intentionally luring them by planting dessert like foilage... this certainly isn't an open "all you can eat" buffet style secret garden by any means. That said, Bucky, Thumbalina, Wilma & Pebbles DO NOT LIKE THE Garden Enforcer! I can't believe how well it works at detouring them from the backyard, I'm truly impressed. They've figured out the water/sprinkler boundaries and are staying out of the backyard and now keep themselves to the outer perimeter and I'm happy with that! Have I forgotten to shut it off or thought I was walking out of range and gotten blasted with the water myself? Hell yes! Does it make me laugh? yes! Is this a product that actually works, brings amusement and detours the deer from eating my roses, yes! Would I purchase again? Absolutely. Recommend to others? Definitely! Do I wish it worked on garden snakes as well? Yep, sure wish it did! You have no idea how many times my neighbor has heard me scream and curse at the at the top of my lungs.

After exploring and attempting other unsuccessful stratagems, I purchased this device with the sole intent of it deterring and repelling rabbits from dining on my lawn. Thus, my one star review is predicated, in the main, on the Garden Enforcer failing to perform this task. In my view, there are several factors with this unit that appear to lend to its ineffectiveness against rabbits: 1. The motion activated sensor is not attuned/designed to recognize the smallness nor quickness of rabbits. It appears to be effective against humans, dogs and (presumably) deer, but, unfortunately, not rabbits. Various sensor adjustments, equipment locations, configurations and placements were to no avail. 2. The tripod configuration of the unit itself appears to be a hindrance to rabbit deterrence. The unit cannot be lowered enough via the tripod adjustment mechanism for the motion sensors to detect rabbits even though the sensor itself, to a degree, can be adjusted vertically. 3. The Garden Enforcer's hose connection has an inherent design flaw. The hose connection descends vertically from the center of the unit to a terminus that is equidistant from the three legs of the tripod and that is only marginally situated above the base of the tripod at its most retracted setting. Attaching a hose to the connection effectively renders the lowest tripod setting to be ineffective as it does not account for the hose itself, i.e., the hose, when connected, is actually below the lowest tripod setting making the hose the fulcrum rather than the tripod. A better design would be to have the hose connection nearer to the top of the tripod so that the unit itself could be fully lowered so that the sensor could be more effective against smaller animals such as rabbits. 4. The unit has four operating modes: Off, Day, Night and Always. Since rabbits are primarily dawn and dusk diners, none of these settings ideally serves the purpose of deterring rabbits. As a result, I was compelled to set the unit on the Always setting. Until we adapted to its presence, during the day, the Always setting gave me and my dog a reminder of its existence! A far better solution would be to integrate a digital timer with this device so that on/off settings can be truly programmable, making the Garden Enforcer a more flexible tool. Orbit, itself, makes these very timers. I have one that works quite well. Aside from its inability to deter rabbits (and I suspect animals of similar size such as cats), the Garden Enforcer appears to be well constructed. The tripods are of metal construction and the plastic components appear to be durable. The sprinkler mechanism also works fine and can be adjusted for distance, radius and duration. The instructions were clear and It was easy to set up. A note about Orbit's customer service. Seeking advice on rabbit deterrence, I talked to two separate customer service representatives on separate days. Neither of the reps appeared to be at all knowledgeable about or familiar with the Garden Enforcer. In fact, one sent me a pdf of user instructions for the wrong product. Finally, in frustration, I was able to speak with a supervisor who was more familiar with the product, secured some technical input while I was put on hold and provided me with some suggestions to improve the unit's effectiveness against rabbits. Alas. all to no avail. So, if it's rabbits you seek to repel, this is not the product for it. For humans, dogs and, I suspect, deer, it will likely be more effective.

I wish it cud b used in the winter months, the deer do a lot of damage to my ground cover, and shrubs

Completely repelled deer from a high volume deer pathway area for about 2 years, then stopped working. Changed batteries, cleaned terminals, no help. now does not function at all - won't turn on valve although I hear a slight click. No way to get inside to repair it. Construction is sturdy and couplings held up OK.. Tripod is essential, don't waste money on the stanchion model. Price has gone up substantially. Tip - adjust it so it will hit the deer square in the chest. you can see heavy tracks where they pivot and run back from it. Yes it works.

Motion sensor is great. Shoots water considerable amount of distance. Consistency is questionable. After a year, the sensor still works to turn on but it is not stopping. So to avoid wasting water and create muddy lawn, I won't buy this again and recommend if anyone looking for long term (say at least 3 years).

We live in a wooded area and have frequent issues with bears getting into the trash and generally going places they shouldn't. We've tried hazing them with lights, sound, masking odors... all with no effect. Put this sprinkler right in front of the trashcans and within a week, here comes Beary Potter, looking for a midnight snack. He gets about 15' away and just as advertised, the sprinkler detects his heat and movement, and sprays him with a stream of water. He backs off, thinks about it, moves forward and gets it again. This time, he's had enough and heads for the next house. Other things I like about this sprinkler.... it's super-easy to set the timer so that it only goes off for a few seconds... you can easily adjust the length and direction of the spray.... and, you can adjust the sensitivity of the motion detection. One thing I had to learn is to keep a long stick, or pole around to turn the spray away from me before going over to turn the unit off.

It broke immediately on the first use. The piece that limits the rotation snapped off on the first go, so now it turns a full rotation instead of being able to set it. We're returning it. Had it not immediately broken, I'm sure it would have been great for keeping the cats out of the garden.

I purchased the Garden Enforcer to keep deer from getting into my flower bed and destroying all my flowers before they could even bloom. The tripod setup is nice because I can set it at the back of the bed and it is tall enough to see and spray over the flowers. Results so far have been excellent. I am literally learning what color some of my own flowers are for the first time because in the past the deer have always eaten the blossoms before they could even bloom. All in all this seems to be a quality product. Overall fit and finish is good and setup was easy. Two issues to be aware of: This will not work on squirrels. Generally they don't seem to trigger it, and when they do they don't seem to particularly mind it. You may need to buy a heavy duty hose. A normal light duty garden hose will swell and burst if used with this sprinkler for a long period of time because they aren't designed to be kept under pressure indefinitely.