Wickes PIR floodlights

[steviesparks]

I bought a 150w pir floodlight from wickes last weekend for a job that had to be cheap, at £19.99 I thought that will do, but the trouble I had wiring it up, I genuinely couldn't figure how to wire it up and this is supposed to be a diy unit, the biggest load of pap I've come across.....avoid at all cost.

 

[ian.settle1]

I bought a 150w pir floodlight from wickes last weekend for a job that had to be cheap, at £19.99 I thought that will do, but the trouble I had wiring it up, I genuinely couldn't figure how to wire it up and this is supposed to be a diy unit, the biggest load of pap I've come across.....avoid at all cost.

Going to Wickes

Had to be cheap

Cheaper places than Wickes

 

[steviesparks]

Going to Wickes

Had to be cheap

Cheaper places than Wickes

Unfortunately rexel or tlc not open on Sundays, they do a cheap double rcd IP56 socket o/let, everything else is Sunday morning desperate prices.

 

[gaffer]

What was the problem with it?,always found these units straight forward enough.
And the same cheap rubbish no matter what you pay,or where you get them from.

 

[steviesparks]

What was the problem with it?,always found these units straight forward enough.
And the same cheap rubbish no matter what you pay,or where you get them from.

The connection block, one is supplied, but can't figure out how it attach's to the wall plate after wiring up. No guidance is given on the instruction sheet, up a ladder for 20 mins freezing and trying to figure it out dose my knees in. The old metal ones where fine, but these new plastic 'dark skies' type are cheap c**p.

 

[Bobby B]

False economy buying cheap PIR lights IMO, 6 months down the line it won't come on or won't go off

 

[dufjax]

False economy buying cheap PIR lights IMO, 6 months down the line it won't come on or won't go off

Try telling punters that

 

[uksel]

you paid 20 bucks for a 150 watt floodlight :yikes:

they are about 3 quid at tlc-direct or screwfix