garden lighting

[eagleeye]

I have been asked to install some lighting in a garden and onto a parking area. The person wants the lights to come on via sensors when she walks out of different parts of the building and also at the bottom of the garden where the parking area is. The best way I can do it is to have a PIR covering each of the 2 doors, 1 covering the parking area and 1 covering the garden area. As I will be using three 500 watt halogen flood lights I cant get big enough wattage PIR's. The only way I can think of doing it is with a relay. I have never had to use one of these anywhere so can anyone tell me if this is the best way and if so what sort of relay would I need ?

Hope you can help
Regards
Paul

 

[Spudnik]

Contactor would be the easiest.

Pir switched feed to contactor terms A1 & A2.

 

[Phil]

what about the wireless pir`s? i have them in my garden top and bottom.

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Busch watchdog PIR's will switch up to 3.6kw of tungsten lighting.

 

[eagleeye]

Hi Jason not to great with contactors. Sounds easy though. so just a single pole contactor would do yeah

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Busch Watchdog 220° PIR Sensor | Challenger Security Products

 

[eagleeye]

now these sound good phil. who makes them mate ?

 

[Phil]

electric ctr stock them mate. i got a pretty good price on it. think they were £9 a pir. no cable to run just two screws to fasten up 5 mins and jobs done. also the switches are rf as well and can get a remote for them. which in my front garden is ideal as we get a load of cats in and out so if it were pir in the front it would never be off.

 

[eagleeye]

Hi mate thanks for your relpy but just had a look and it says 3.6 incandescent load. I thought tungston halogen is different ?