Driveway Monitor
Battery hog!
If you are looking for a driveway monitor, keep on looking for another brand besides GE. <br /> <br />Mine averages a pair of C batteries every 3-4 weeks. When I contacted the manufacturer (Jasco Products, which makes GE's consumer electronics), they first suggested that some sort of interference - or just vibration from the wind - was causing the sensor to energize and run down the batteries. So I moved it to another location, this time sheltered from any wind. <br /> <br />A couple weeks later, it suddenly began giving false alarms every 5-10 minutes. Another call to the manufacturer to complain about the false alarms and battery life, and the rep essentially said, \\"They all do that.\\" <br /> <br />Funny thing is, my parents have another brand of driveway monitor in the same price range. While it does give false alarms from time to time, usually in very windy weather, their sensor is on its original batteries after about 4 years of use. At this point, I'm trying to decide whether to toss the thing in the trash or invest $30 in a charger that works with C batteries, along with several rechargable batteries.