Dusk 'til Dawn Only Flood Light.

[baldelectrician]

Customer wants a Dusk 'til Dawn only 50W+ flood light.

Currently he has the normal stand alone photo cell with a standard LED flood but is complaining that "its either one or the other" that goes and he would rather the photo cell be replaced with a JB and have a flood mounted sensor, but no PIR.

This way he can simply drop the light from the WAGOs in the JB and take it back when it fails during the warranty period rather than having to call a spark out every time and paying.

I have some sympathy as I've had this argument before where a light has a failed after our 12month parts and labour period but the fitting still has the remainder of a 3/5 year manufacturers warranty and often changing the light costs more than the light.

Any thoughts/suggestions?

Cheers

I use a Royce Thomson photocell kit and ..

a Wiska Combi 407 joint box

The photocell has a 20mm thread on it and it unplugs so you can remove the thread using a stuffing gland and then insert the photocell.
I put the photocell on the top to make the photocell less noticeable (people after you won't realise there is a photocell in the JB)

Then any light you connect to the P12RE is controlled by the photocell

I have them about my house, the benefit of doing this is you (if you run a 3 core and earth) can have a permanent live from the switch and a switched one from a photocell.

 

[SparkySy]

@baldelectrician that is a very neat solution!

 

[baldelectrician]

@baldelectrician that is a very neat solution!

Thanks

On a rewire I ran a 3 core and earth to a JB with a photocell and a separate twin and earth to the light.
I used the 3C+E to interrupt the supply to the outside lights at the DB which then fed the outside lights in the building