ateliersiegel11 Dec 2022 12:27My friendly electrician forgot to connect a switch in the bathroom 🙄 and suggests installing a motion sensor.
It will automatically turn the light on when you enter the (small) room. That’s fine.
But what about switching it off?
What I would like is for the light to stay on as long as someone is in the room, and then turn off shortly after they leave. The timer setting is probably responsible for the latter.
It would be annoying if it always turned off, for example, after 5 minutes (set time), and you have to wave around to turn it on again (I’ve experienced this before with an outdoor light).
There are different types of sensors that detect "movement":
Infrared
Microwave
Photocell
Does anyone know what I should specifically look for when buying the device?
It will automatically turn the light on when you enter the (small) room. That’s fine.
But what about switching it off?
What I would like is for the light to stay on as long as someone is in the room, and then turn off shortly after they leave. The timer setting is probably responsible for the latter.
It would be annoying if it always turned off, for example, after 5 minutes (set time), and you have to wave around to turn it on again (I’ve experienced this before with an outdoor light).
There are different types of sensors that detect "movement":
Infrared
Microwave
Photocell
Does anyone know what I should specifically look for when buying the device?
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Benutzer 100111 Dec 2022 12:57Impulse relays can be retrofitted without changing the wiring of the motion sensor or presence detector.
We decided against having that feature in the new house. In our previous house, we had a motion sensor in the hallway. Overall, it was quite practical—no matter which room you came from, the light would turn on automatically.
However, in detail, it had some irritating drawbacks that made us decide not to install it again. For example, during nighttime care for our toddler. The child wakes up and needs something. You get up, half asleep, and walk to the child’s room. The light turns on automatically, so you don’t really think about it in your sleepy state. You enter the child’s room and take care of the toddler but don’t turn on an additional light to avoid fully waking the child, preferring to stay in dim lighting.
The problem is that the motion or presence sensor in the hallway no longer detects movement and switches off after a short time. So, there you stand in the child’s room—possibly with a half-cleaned bottom—and call out to the other parent at 4 a.m. because you can’t leave the child unattended on the changing table just to wave around in the hallway for the motion detector. 😀
This is a special case, but it’s important to be aware that once you try to “passively” use the light for an adjacent room, motion and presence sensors fail you. You really have to remember to switch the sensor to “permanent lighting” mode every time, and then switch it back when you return. It’s easy to forget, which means the light ends up staying on for half the night.
Additionally, I found it annoying that the device made a fairly loud CLICK sound when you left a room and the light turned on. If I need to get up at night, I can operate a classic light switch almost silently. The CLICK often woke our (admittedly light-sensitive) child.
However, in detail, it had some irritating drawbacks that made us decide not to install it again. For example, during nighttime care for our toddler. The child wakes up and needs something. You get up, half asleep, and walk to the child’s room. The light turns on automatically, so you don’t really think about it in your sleepy state. You enter the child’s room and take care of the toddler but don’t turn on an additional light to avoid fully waking the child, preferring to stay in dim lighting.
The problem is that the motion or presence sensor in the hallway no longer detects movement and switches off after a short time. So, there you stand in the child’s room—possibly with a half-cleaned bottom—and call out to the other parent at 4 a.m. because you can’t leave the child unattended on the changing table just to wave around in the hallway for the motion detector. 😀
This is a special case, but it’s important to be aware that once you try to “passively” use the light for an adjacent room, motion and presence sensors fail you. You really have to remember to switch the sensor to “permanent lighting” mode every time, and then switch it back when you return. It’s easy to forget, which means the light ends up staying on for half the night.
Additionally, I found it annoying that the device made a fairly loud CLICK sound when you left a room and the light turned on. If I need to get up at night, I can operate a classic light switch almost silently. The CLICK often woke our (admittedly light-sensitive) child.
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hanghaus202311 Dec 2022 13:38Motion sensor only for a night light in the bathroom.
Otherwise, set the timer to at least 10 minutes.
Otherwise, set the timer to at least 10 minutes.
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