PIR and lights

[Davem]

Hi I am new to the forum I am currently rewiring my house and I have nearly completed (finally) but I am wishing to install two lights with pirs on the exterior of the house. I am having a normal switched outside light. But I also want two lights with PIRs to both come on when either is triggered. Can I have info on how to wire these and which cable I will need? I will also be feeding the lights from a SFCU and help would be greatly appreciated cheers

 

[GLENNSPARK]

take your feed into the stand alone PIR...then out to your lamps...

 

[Davem]

take your feed into the stand alone PIR...then out to your lamps...

I have two lights with pir built in and would be around a corner from each other ???

 

[GLENNSPARK]

and you want them both to come on via one PIR?

 

[babylonsBurning]

Hi Dave,
depends on the type of lights you have purchased, if there are 3 terminals (excluding earth), Live , Neutral and switched (maybe marked up as L1) then maybe, you would have to put a triple+e in between the fittings. IF not, u could get two seperate PIRs and two light fittings

 

[Richard Burns]

As above switched supply goes to the other lamp and vice versa.

 

[trev]

I am believing that you clue have not and electrician qualified consult should. Further, I am thinking that DIY DAVE you are and that LABC consultationing should considered be in order to make sure safety is paramount. If doubt is in then an electrician of qualification should be consulting. Funerals less expensive than electricians are, also more traumatic. Please be telling me how testing you are?

 

[Davem]

I am believing that you clue have not and electrician qualified consult should. Further, I am thinking that DIY DAVE you are and that LABC consultationing should considered be in order to make sure safety is paramount. If doubt is in then an electrician of qualification should be consulting. Funerals less expensive than electricians are, also more traumatic. Please be telling me how testing you are?

Actually BIGHEADTREV I am a newly qualified electrician and I was asking for advice and information so take your 26years experience and leave this conversation I only want to speak with people that are willing to advise us new boys !!!

 

[trev]

Actually BIGHEADTREV I am a newly qualified electrician and I was asking for advice and information so take your 26years experience and leave this conversation I only want to speak with people that are willing to advise us new boys !!!

If you can't take a bit of micky taking boy then don't leave yourself open to it.

 

[trev]

By the way, think about your switched lives. That's the key to your little problem

 

[Davem]

Thanks Richard is it that simple just switched lives to one another ??

 

[telectrix]

yep. either PIR triggering will switch both lights on. think of 2 switches in parallel.

 

[growler]

i would probably feed the lights and pir from a light switch and do the connections in the back of the switch !

 

[Davem]

yep. either PIR triggering will switch both lights on. think of 2 switches in parallel.

Thanks for the advice appreciate it guys cheers

 

[telectrix]

how i would do it is from FCU, T/E to a switch. then a 4 core flex to 1st PIR. ( L,N, SW). then a 4 core flex to 2nd PIR. then take a 3 core flex to each light from each PIR.