Floodlight with PIR constantly on

[killerking]

Hi i have brought a floodlight from focus today to replace my existing light, it came without instructions (it was the last one the box was open), the problem is it always stays on, i have it running off a switched spur, inside the unit it has a 4 way connector block, i have live to live, earth to earth and netural to netural, but on the outgoing on the 4th connector there is a red wire going into the bulb or pir and a white wire doing the same, i have a photo i have attached, any help please

 

[BertUK]

looks like the live(brown) should be in the bottom connector in the picture(red and white)

 

[telectrix]

you seem to have wired it correctly. the 4th terminal with the red is to feed a slave flood, so don't use it. it may be stuck in manual mode so, to cure this, switch off and wait for 30 secs. switch on and it should come on for whatever the timer is set for, then go off. if not, it's probably faulty.

 

[BertUK]

doh! my head hurts!!!!

 

[topquark]

^^^^ as Tel said. If you want it to come on, and stay on. Turn off and on again with 5 secs, that will overide the timer. To reset do as above.

 

[killerking]

thanks guy it working now, i just waited 30 secs as you said and it now working

 

[brucelee]

its a overide facility for always on so if you are having a barbeque or in the garden at night then switch the fcu off for 2 secs switch back on and it stays on
then to go back to pir mode do as stated above

 

[pushrod]

Always pays to read the instruction leaflet mind i suppose with it being the last one and the box open, someone hads probs had it away

 

[Amp David]

Always pays to read the instruction leaflet mind i suppose with it being the last one and the box open, someone hads probs had it away

And the fact that its from Focus, ren't they just shifting all stock for bottom dollar now so they can shut down

 

[nickblake]

yep they sure are MK products at clearance prices lololololol still £3.00 more than i pay now ,

bought some runner bean seads got 30p off bargin ,, wind slugs ate the last lot

 

[pushrod]

yep they sure are MK products at clearance prices lololololol still £3.00 more than i pay now LOL - yeah i passes one today though i'd wait til they get the 90% off signs out- then you might actually be saving something!

bought some runner bean seads got 30p off bargin ,, wind slugs ate the last lot

Are they the flying rats?

 

[down2earth]

I have a similar problem with a security light but the swithcing off then on again thing doesn't work, I assume the photocell or similar is knackered, checked the wiring and that is all OK and there is nothing in the manual about manual switching.