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  1. Y

    What is this switch ?

    Hi all I've recently moved into our new house and i'm puzzled at what this switch is in the porch. The switch puts on the porch light and an exterior light, but i not sure what that is on the left under the slider. I thought it was a light sensor but it does nothing. please see attached...
    • yammy
    • Thread
    • attach dimmer light sensor switch thought
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. S

    security light wiring help

    Hi everyone. I'm new and after some advise please I am putting security lights up at my house. They are the sensor type. They didn't come with the cable so I went to my diy store and asked for the right cable to use. I have wired up the light as per instructions. The other end I...
    • Sonia Dowsett
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    • brown cable help light lights security sensor wiring wiring help yellow
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  3. R

    PIR Sensor

    Hi All This question should probably be in the DIY section but it appears to be locked and won't allow me to post a new message on there so.... I am trying to get a PIR sensor working in a house I moved into but I cannot find any advice online. This sensor was set up by the previous owner in...
    • RichardRichard
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    • attach black connected control panel pir sensor
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  4. R

    Connecting a proximity sensor to a DOL starter

    Afternoon all I have a DOL starter with 415 coil. Basically I've been asked to put a selector switch in so that a proximity sensor can control the DOL starter. Could anyone provide me with a wiring diagram on how to do this? Many Thanks
  5. T

    Xtrail No spark unless cam sensor removed

    Hello, I have a Nissa xtrail (petrol) that is refusing to start... It's a long story but ...two things happened more or less at the same time - 1. Timing chain jumped some teeth due to failed tensioner & 2. Crank Pos sensor developed a fault which somehow melted the connector block!. Timing...
  6. D

    2D lights on a motion sensor

    Just wondering if anyone has had problems with 2D 4 pin light bulbs constantly blowing. In a boarding house there are a total of 24 every 3 on a motion sensor and was informed before i left today to have a quick look tomorrow as they are changing about 5 bulbs a week! All the circuits are rated...
    • dannyc
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    • lighting lights motion sensor
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  7. hollerz

    'Light' sensor for external lights

    Can you get a sensor that will only allow external lights to be switched on when the light level drops below a certain amount? Thanks!
  8. M

    removing alarm sensor

    Hi guys. Just a quick one. Doing the electrical work on an extension and they used to have a garden shed with an alarm sensor in it. I want to remove the sensor from the system but wondering what's the correct way to do it. The sensor has a +,-, tamper and N.C in it. So do I just bridge out that...
  9. E

    customer wants lights on at dusk till 1am and then switch to pir sensor till dawn

    Hi new on here looking for a bit of advice. I can find pir sensors that will allow lights to come on and stay on for a specific amount of time (1-8 hours) and then switch to motion sensor till dawn but not to switch over at a specific time. Any help gratefully received
    • East1
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    • customer dusk lighting lights pir sensor switch wants
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  10. B

    Bathroom dimming sensor

    Customer has asked for a right awkward one - they want bathroom lighting installed as below 9 x LED GU10 Downlights Mirror Light LED Plinth Lighting In-Line Fan OK so straightforward enough until they have requested no switch but an occupancy sensor, but not just any occupancy sensor! They...
  11. B

    Bathroom LED mirror

    Hi all. Firstly sorry if this is posted in the wrong section - I'm new so please be gentle! :) A few years ago I bought an LED bathroom mirror from the Bay of E and it's been working fine until now. It has two rows of LEDs, a heat pad and motion sensor switch. I've popped the back off and can...
    • brbrbr
    • Thread
    • bathroom don't driver led mirror sensor switch terminals
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  12. P

    Advice on Chorus PV Meter - Import sensor fitting

    Hi, All I got great advice on here re solar pv (which is working very very well) a couple of years back and I am looking at some enhancements and things seem to have moved on in the metering dept and I was looking at the Chorus PV solar monitoring system. In particular how it works by...
  13. J

    Non metallic PIR motion sensor security light

    I live near the coast & have had 2 metallic security lights. These have each corroded to the extent that the case could not be opened when the light failed. Can anyone suggest a non metallic security light fitting? Thanks
    • johnst
    • Thread
    • light metallic motion pir security sensor
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  14. D

    Short distance PIR, Danlers??

    Evening all, 1st fixing a job at the moment and the client is having 6x LED Aurrora sola IP65 down lights installed in the soffit at the front of the house, the road is less than 3m from the front door and soffit obviously, they want them to be triggered by a sensor, so i suggested fitting a...
    • D.A.B_SOULTIONS
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    • distance front house pir sensor short soffit switch
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. sjhall

    360 PIR 2way

    Alright Chaps, I've a long corridor in an office block that I'm fitting some 360 PIR sensors to the lighting, I need the lights to come on all at once for all locations of the corridor but there is a blind spot so I'll need to fit 2 sensors... Is there a sensor out there that you can link...
  16. HappyHippyDad

    PIR with long(ish) range?

    Hello all.. The customer wants his garden light to switch on the moment he walks into the garden, the sensor is around 12 meters away and it doesn't switch the light until he is half way up the garden. There is nowhere nearer I can locate the PIR. I realise screwfix/toolstation have PIR's...
  17. C

    Microve Sensor question

    Hiya Gents. First post so please easy does it! Has anyone ever masked part of a microwave sensor to prevent nuisance triggering? What is suitable material? Thanks Phill.
  18. S

    burglar alarm advice..

    im asking to do some work on the orthopedic clinic but im not so familiar with burglary alarm..burglary alarm its ready in use and client asking to have another extra sensor to cover some place..to run the cable from the place where hi like that sensor to burglary alarm panel its quit difficult...
  19. B

    PIR Sensor Burn Out

    Hello, Can placing a piece of cardboard over a PIR sensor for a light cause it to burn out? I have been told that the cause of the sensor failing is the piece of card that we placed over it for a while to stop it being turned on; but I simply cannot imagine that an infrared sensor would burn...
    • benfreke
    • Thread
    • because cause out piece pir sensor
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. V

    PIR Wiring in bathroom and Hall

    Hi Guys,New member here,i need to replace my present pull cord switch in my bathroom with a pir motion sensor,whats the easiest solution,i only have 3 wires in the switch Red-Black and green/yellow earth.Also I would like to put a pir motion switch to replace the my on/off switch in the...
    • verve155
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    • bathroom green motion neutral pir sensor switch wiring
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
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