Posted by bluehorshoe_68 on November 13, 2006, 7:27 pm
I've recently tried to put in solar lights in our front garden beds
(they are quite cheap fortunately!)...the ones that you simply poke
into the ground. But soon after some of the lights were stolen, which
we actually got back as a kind neighbour found them in his front yard.
But over the weekend 5 entire lights were stolen, and this time I don't
think they are coming back. Anyone else had this problem, and more
importantly, does anyone have any ideas how to stop this?! Had ideas of
chaining them together underground, or perhaps trying to lay them in a
concrete block underground. Personally I'd probably wire up the metal
casing to the 240V supply, but my wife is stopping me.. :) Thanks for
any ideas.
BH
Posted by Terryc on November 13, 2006, 8:07 pm
bluehorshoe_68@yahoo.com wrote:
> I've recently tried to put in solar lights in our front garden beds
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> Thanks for any ideas.
Can you drill a hole and put a largish tent pag through at an angle?
Bury a holey brick and have a loop of heavy wire connecting the two.
Buy a false surveilance camera?
Install a real surveillance camera and PC capture card?
Posted by Leftred on November 13, 2006, 8:24 pm
> I've recently tried to put in solar lights in our front garden beds
> (they are quite cheap fortunately!)...the ones that you simply poke
> into the ground. But soon after some of the lights were stolen, which
> we actually got back as a kind neighbour found them in his front yard.
> But over the weekend 5 entire lights were stolen, and this time I don't
> think they are coming back. Anyone else had this problem, and more
> importantly, does anyone have any ideas how to stop this?! Had ideas of
> chaining them together underground, or perhaps trying to lay them in a
> concrete block underground. Personally I'd probably wire up the metal
> casing to the 240V supply, but my wife is stopping me.. :) Thanks for
> any ideas.
> BH
Why bother? They are virtually useless as lights anyway. If you must have
lights in your garden, buy a 12volt system.
Posted by Rod Out Back on November 13, 2006, 9:12 pm
On 13 Nov 2006 16:27:53 -0800, bluehorshoe_68@yahoo.com wrote:
>I've recently tried to put in solar lights in our front garden beds
>(they are quite cheap fortunately!)...the ones that you simply poke
>into the ground. But soon after some of the lights were stolen, which
>we actually got back as a kind neighbour found them in his front yard.
>But over the weekend 5 entire lights were stolen, and this time I don't
>think they are coming back. Anyone else had this problem, and more
>importantly, does anyone have any ideas how to stop this?! Had ideas of
>chaining them together underground, or perhaps trying to lay them in a
>concrete block underground. Personally I'd probably wire up the metal
>casing to the 240V supply, but my wife is stopping me.. :) Thanks for
>any ideas.
>BH
Cheap electric fence unit with some hot-tape run around so they have to lean
over it to nick the lights? That'll spook them up. A zap will most likely
remove the incentive to nick garden lights...
Cheers,
Rod.....Out Back
Posted by Dave -Turner on November 15, 2006, 8:43 am
Thieves are stupid (if they weren't they'd have a job) ... try superglueing
a padlock to each light as a visual deterent. The idiots will see the
padlock, assume it has been protected and proceed elsewhere. In a way it's
such a stupid idea, but then people who steal $10 garden lights are pretty
stupid in their own rights.
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> Thanks for any ideas.