Contactor or this PIR

[uksparks]

Hi,

Got a job to do next week, just wanted your opinion on it really,

I am fitting a Dimplex IRX2000 Infrared Heater 2kW, and it needs to come on automatically when someone enters the room, only a small outside toilet.

Anyway, I was going to put it on a PIR with a contactor, but then just looking at the PIR it says "Switching capacity: 2000W incandescent and 500W fluorescent."

What do you think? A contactor would be the better option I would have thought.

I was going to use this: LAP Indoor Ceiling Flush PIR | Light Sensors | NoLinkingToThis

 

[HandySparks]

... only a small outside toilet....

Any frost protection?

 

[Plonker 3]

Any frost protection?

Why would the OP be concerned with that? They have been asked about lighting on this thread and nothing else.

 

[Essex_]

Why would the OP be concerned with that? They have been asked about lighting on this thread and nothing else.

And heating.

 

[Plonker 3]

And heating.

Yes you are corrrect, i jumped to a conclusion.

 

[Essex_]

Yes you are corrrect, i jumped to a conclusion.

Don't we all times?

 

[TJ Anderson]

Yes you are corrrect, i jumped to the wrong conclusion.

That's better.

 

[davesparks]

I've noticed the worlds leading authority on PIRs has been showing his feline face on this forum again, might be worth asking him for some advice.
There's nobody quite like Top Cat when it comes to PIRs.

 

[jonny705]

Just seen this thread, and had same problem with pir relay failing after about 3 months although was switching 1500w halogen and was rated at 2000w, ended up fitting a Steinal, which has never failed but very expensive!
Also I think if you fitted a contactor to relay outputs of PIR , its surely only powering the coil to bring contactor in, thus really small load and should last for ever .
But the arse ache and additional cost of fitting , means it might be easier to fit something like the Steinal.

 

[stevethesparks]

How big is the loo, have you considered a tubular heater on a stat?

 

[SPARTYKUS]

Just seen this thread, and had same problem with pir relay failing after about 3 months although was switching 1500w halogen and was rated at 2000w, ended up fitting a Steinal, which has never failed but very expensive!
Also I think if you fitted a contactor to relay outputs of PIR , its surely only powering the coil to bring contactor in, thus really small load and should last for ever .
But the arse ache and additional cost of fitting , means it might be easier to fit something like the Steinal.

Steinel are the dogs danglies. Have fitted their gear in commercial environments where it needs to be a cut above. Yes they are expensive (60 quid for an equiv. tenner at homebase security light) but they.... Last

 

[t-s]

a 2kw pir with a switching a 2kw load that frequently wont last long at all, just fit a contactor.