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  1. M

    PIR sensor light installation help

    Today i purchased an Ansell PIR motion sensor light to replace my old one. The wiring outside consists of blue, brown and yellow (with dashes of green on the yellow wire). But inside the new light it has blue, red and brown. Which wires go into which holes in the new lamp? As i'm not an expert...
  2. W

    PIR lights and RCD question

    Hi there. Can somebody advise on this situation with the latest wiring regs and whether an RCD is required at the CU. New PIR lights required front and back of house. There is a ring main socket at top of stairs which has space next to it for a 3amp FCU. Plan would be 1.5mm twin and earth in...
  3. W

    High Level PIR Floodlight

    Hi guys. ive been asked to swap an old halogen flood light for a new led one with built in PIR. The existing light is at about 6m off ground level. has anyone ever mounted a LED flood at this Height and had no issues with PIR detection? TIA
  4. dokkan1080

    Commercial swimimg pool pir

    I was under the impression that swiming pools needed rcd or rcbo protection on all circuits that serve that location or pass through it. Its a commercial pool But where I am the pool is feed with rcbos from one board but the board that serves the pool underwater lights pool heater and pumps has...
  5. mattg4321

    PIR floodlight on lamp post

    I’ve been asked to price up a job which includes fitting a 100watt led flood on top of a 6m pole. Thinking of using a lamp post with a floodlight bracket on top. Not used one of the flood brackets before. Looks like a floodlight will attach to it at the bottom of the fitting rather than at the...
  6. J

    how to remove a pir.

    Hello. Could anyone tell me how to remove this type of pir on an optima xm6 system. As shown in the attachment the pir has a hole underneath the cover. However, when checking this there appears to be no screw to release and remove the front cover . The pir appears to be attached to a bracket at...
  7. T

    UK PIR Sensor causing other lights to turn off

    I have a ceiling PIR motion sensor fitted in my cloakroom that sometimes causes my kitchen lights to turn off when the sensor is triggered. Basically, if my kitchen lights are on and I walk into my cloakroom they sometimes switch off. This doesn't happen all the time. The PIR itself seems to be...
  8. J

    how to restore a pir zone on a system!

    Hello. I have an optima xm6 alarm. If i need to omit a pir zone the user guide is clear and it is easy. However, if i omit a pir zone and later wish to restore it on the system how is this done if it isn't a silly question? The user guide i have is not clear on this. Can this be done simply...
  9. S

    2 lighting circuits off one PIR Motion Sensor

    So I have the kitchen ceiling lights and worktop lights controlled by separate one way switches. The lights are constantly being left on unnecessarily. Can I get away with one PIR Motion sensor or would I have to have 2?
  10. B

    Outside floodlight with PIR

    Hi. I want to put a floodlight with PIR outside. The light will be powered from a fused plug plugged into an internal plug socket. The cable will run through an external wall. There will be approx 1m of surface run cable outside. What size/type of cable do I need? The spec for the light is 240v...
  11. S

    LED Strip Light PIR Dimming

    currently I have LED tape inside a duffuser running up the length of my stairs controlled by two standalone PIR sensors (one top, one bottom) I also have the PIR’s wired to a timer which only gives it power certain times in a day. so basically I want to be able to dim the LED tape as its...
  12. Drifter106

    PIR with 4 wires

    Hi, need help re PIR switch wiring. The switch has 4 terminals L from distribution, N from distribution, another N to load (marked with red arrow in attached image) and L' to load. My question is - can I leave the 2nd N (red arrow) terminal empty (not wired) given that the load (light) has a...
  13. B

    Wiring a Steinel pir into 2 way 2 gang switch

    Hi can anyone help me with a diagram on how to wire a pir. The one I have only has three wires, live, neutral and earth ... These diagrams I have seen show a switching line too Motion sensor wiring with switched override feature -...
  14. J

    Bathroom Mirror with fluorescent tubes turning off at random times

    Hi, I have a bathroom mirror fitted in 2013 with 2 fluorescent tubes and a pir sensor to operate. Its been working without any issues until a couple of days ago. Now when I turn the light on by passing a hand under the sensor the light will then go off after anything from a minute to 10...
  15. V

    Contactor for outside lights on a PIR - Opinion requested

    Hi I wondered what opinions would be on the following. I have installed 2 20W LED floodlights which will be controlled by a PIR and a 3 position switch to override the function of the PIR. The manual of the PIR seems to imply that if it used to control more than one light it should be via a...
  16. R

    Wiring up a PIR sensor to led light

    For years I have had a PIR sensor wired to some down lighters in my porch and the sensor has stopped working as the lights are now on permanently. I’ve bought a new pir sensor but am not sure how to wire it up. The first two pictures show the current worn out sensor and the third photo is the...
  17. driverman

    Pir

    Hi Guys, I’ve not been on here for a while and I’m getting out of touch with modern products. I’d like to fit a stand alone PIR to switch on an existing halogen (100 watt) light fitting and an existing bulkhead light fitting (100 watt tungsten). I’d like to fit an additional LED (20 watts)...
  18. N

    pir sensor in false ceiling

    I know fire rated downlights are installed in false or suspended ceilings as the normal as the cost difference is small... But what about PIR sensor in a false ceiling or a suspended grid ceiling wouldn't they need to be fire rated if it was a fire rated ceiling?
  19. mattg4321

    Maintained EM Lights on PIR

    Got some emergency lighting to fit this week. Spec is vague. Normally the key switch would be switching only the feed to the EM battery pack - not the whole circuit as I’ve seen some do. However the lights are all controlled by PIR. Does this have any impact? Can imagine they will be hard to...
  20. LewisM

    Recommendations for a ceiling mounted PiR Sensor

    Hi, I need to install a ceiling mounted pir sensor however the ones I have previously fitted look cheap and obtrusive, is there any that you guys have fitted that are small and not so crappy looking? Fyi unfortunately I can not fit a recessed one

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