Linbury
DIY
Hi Everyone,
I have the (luxury) of an automatic garage door. The motor to this door is powered by a standard 3-pin domestic plug. There is a standard on/off light switch in the garage to turn on these 6 LED battens (https://amzn.to/38BJ5ws) in there. The lighting circuit is on a separate circuit to the garage door motor.
I would like to add another switch to this lighting circuit so the lights turn on automatically as soon as the garage door is opened. (I want to keep the existing on/off switch to act as an over-ride switch, so I can keep the lights on if I wish when the garage door is closed.) A PIR wouldn't be suitable as 99% of the time, it would be used when I open the door from the fob whilst I'm still in my car, so wouldn't be able to pick up IR "heat" from that far.
So, I was thinking of using a microwave switch, that would detect any type of movement or some type of other switch that would detect when the garage door is opened. The garage is detached from the house.
Can anyone help with what type of switch would be best?
How would I wire it up to the existing lighting circuit?
Kind Regards
I have the (luxury) of an automatic garage door. The motor to this door is powered by a standard 3-pin domestic plug. There is a standard on/off light switch in the garage to turn on these 6 LED battens (https://amzn.to/38BJ5ws) in there. The lighting circuit is on a separate circuit to the garage door motor.
I would like to add another switch to this lighting circuit so the lights turn on automatically as soon as the garage door is opened. (I want to keep the existing on/off switch to act as an over-ride switch, so I can keep the lights on if I wish when the garage door is closed.) A PIR wouldn't be suitable as 99% of the time, it would be used when I open the door from the fob whilst I'm still in my car, so wouldn't be able to pick up IR "heat" from that far.
So, I was thinking of using a microwave switch, that would detect any type of movement or some type of other switch that would detect when the garage door is opened. The garage is detached from the house.
Can anyone help with what type of switch would be best?
How would I wire it up to the existing lighting circuit?
Kind Regards
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