Security / Garden Light

rfowler

Hi All,

I am after a garden light/security light for the garden, I want one that works with a sensor also with the power to used it with my in door switch,

Anyone bought a good one lately

maninthestreet

So you want to be able to override the PIR sensor to manually switch the light ON from your indoor switch??

rfowler

maninthestreet wrote: »

So you want to be able to override the PIR sensor to manually switch the light ON from your indoor switch??

Yeah thats right, my electrician and already put the switch in so need the external light

ic

Following an attempted break in, and the realisation that a couple of my security lights needed new bulbs, I've just replaced the lot with LED floodlamps and separate PIR sensors. I got the lamps off ebay, about £11 each for 10W LED "day-white", and then the cabling and sensors from toolstation.

The PIR sensors are positioned away from the lamps and a far more sensitive than the old combo units I had (pick up a small movement, vs the waving "hello I'm here" that the old ones took to trigger). I've also wired it all so that any one sensor, or the switch, will trigger all the lights that cover my driveway and garden together. The light from the 10W LED is far better than the 150W and 500W halogen units they replace, plus the units are far smaller.

rfowler

ic wrote: »

Following an attempted break in, and the realisation that a couple of my security lights needed new bulbs, I've just replaced the lot with LED floodlamps and separate PIR sensors. I got the lamps off ebay, about £11 each for 10W LED "day-white", and then the cabling and sensors from toolstation.

The PIR sensors are positioned away from the lamps and a far more sensitive than the old combo units I had (pick up a small movement, vs the waving "hello I'm here" that the old ones took to trigger). I've also wired it all so that any one sensor, or the switch, will trigger all the lights that cover my driveway and garden together. The light from the 10W LED is far better than the 150W and 500W halogen units they replace, plus the units are far smaller.

Where did you buy it from? and how much was the cost?

ic

rfowler wrote: »

Where did you buy it from? and how much was the cost?

ic wrote: »

Following an attempted break in, and the realisation that a couple of my security lights needed new bulbs, I've just replaced the lot with LED floodlamps and separate PIR sensors. I got the lamps off ebay, about £11 each for 10W LED "day-white", and then the cabling and sensors from toolstation.

The PIR sensors are positioned away from the lamps and a far more sensitive than the old combo units I had (pick up a small movement, vs the waving "hello I'm here" that the old ones took to trigger). I've also wired it all so that any one sensor, or the switch, will trigger all the lights that cover my driveway and garden together. The light from the 10W LED is far better than the 150W and 500W halogen units they replace, plus the units are far smaller.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150800520557
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Weather+Resistant+Rubber+(Pond)+Flex+(3183P)/p17796
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/PIR+Sensor+/p56072
http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Cable+Clip+Round+/p74675

You'll also need junction boxes, unless you can solder - the lamps come with about six inches of cable attached, which I replaced by opening up and soldering on new longer cables.

rfowler

Thats excellent thanks ic