I have just bought one and fitted it to an outside lantern next to my front
door. Unfortunately it is coming on a bit too soon - clearly it needs a bit
more light to reach it but I can't arrange that. I have carefully rotated
the lamp so the sensor is aiming up the road to get as much light as
possible - but the overhanging ceiling and a strut in the lantern are
hindering.

I wondered if anyone has tried removing the red cover over the sensor to
increase the sensitivity?

I bought it with a view to leaving it on when I go on holiday - and to save
a few pence in the light mornings when I have a lie in. I want it on all
night.

Not tried emailing makers as they will not condone tampering.

On 21 May, 21:24, "John" wrote:
I have just bought one and fitted it to an outside lantern next to my front
door. Unfortunately it is coming on a bit too soon - clearly it needs a bit
more light to reach it but I can't arrange that. I have carefully rotated
the lamp so the sensor is aiming up the road to get as much light as
possible - but the overhanging ceiling and a strut in the lantern are
hindering.

I wondered if anyone has tried removing the red cover over the sensor to
increase the sensitivity?

I bought it with a view to leaving it on when I go on holiday - and to save
a few pence in the light mornings when I have a lie in. I want it on all
night.

Not tried emailing makers as they will not condone tampering.

Sorry, I can't be of any help, other than to sympathise and have a
rant that these things are always set to come on too early. Every
preset dawn-to-dusk sensing device I've ever had comes on at the first
sign of things turning a bit overcast. The only one I have that works
properly is over the front door, and that's because I learnt from my
mistakes, fitted an ordinary light, and bought a separate adjustable
sensor, which turned right down to its lowest setting switches the
thing on at a time which is just about acceptable.

In article ,
"John" writes:
I have just bought one and fitted it to an outside lantern next to my front
door. Unfortunately it is coming on a bit too soon - clearly it needs a bit
more light to reach it but I can't arrange that. I have carefully rotated
the lamp so the sensor is aiming up the road to get as much light as
possible - but the overhanging ceiling and a strut in the lantern are
hindering.

I wondered if anyone has tried removing the red cover over the sensor to
increase the sensitivity?

I bought it with a view to leaving it on when I go on holiday - and to save
a few pence in the light mornings when I have a lie in. I want it on all
night.

Not tried emailing makers as they will not condone tampering.

If you work out the extra cost whilst you're on holiday, it's
not going to be worth worrying about. Longer term, fit a separate
dusk to dawn switch.

Having said that, I drilled and fitted one in the top of an outside
lantern 9 years ago. It worked very well for several years, until
my rose bush eventually grow over that area of the wall. Now that
light is on too much too, so I'm going to have to change to a remote
photocell.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

John wrote:
I have just bought one and fitted it to an outside lantern next to my
front door. Unfortunately it is coming on a bit too soon - clearly it
needs a bit more light to reach it but I can't arrange that. I have
carefully rotated the lamp so the sensor is aiming up the road to get
as much light as possible - but the overhanging ceiling and a strut
in the lantern are hindering.

I wondered if anyone has tried removing the red cover over the sensor
to increase the sensitivity?

I bought it with a view to leaving it on when I go on holiday - and
to save a few pence in the light mornings when I have a lie in. I
want it on all night.

Not tried emailing makers as they will not condone tampering.

Is there a significant problem if it is a CFL? Mine also is too premature in
coming on and slow to switch off, but at 11W, I ignore the issue.

In message , Clot
writes
John wrote:
I have just bought one and fitted it to an outside lantern next to my
front door. Unfortunately it is coming on a bit too soon - clearly it
needs a bit more light to reach it but I can't arrange that. I have
carefully rotated the lamp so the sensor is aiming up the road to get
as much light as possible - but the overhanging ceiling and a strut
in the lantern are hindering.

I wondered if anyone has tried removing the red cover over the sensor
to increase the sensitivity?

I bought it with a view to leaving it on when I go on holiday - and
to save a few pence in the light mornings when I have a lie in. I
want it on all night.

Not tried emailing makers as they will not condone tampering.

Is there a significant problem if it is a CFL? Mine also is too premature in
coming on and slow to switch off, but at 11W, I ignore the issue.


What, premature illumination ?



--
geoff

geoff wrote:
In message , Clot
writes
John wrote:
I have just bought one and fitted it to an outside lantern next to
my front door. Unfortunately it is coming on a bit too soon -
clearly it needs a bit more light to reach it but I can't arrange
that. I have carefully rotated the lamp so the sensor is aiming up
the road to get as much light as possible - but the overhanging
ceiling and a strut in the lantern are hindering.

I wondered if anyone has tried removing the red cover over the
sensor to increase the sensitivity?

I bought it with a view to leaving it on when I go on holiday - and
to save a few pence in the light mornings when I have a lie in. I
want it on all night.

Not tried emailing makers as they will not condone tampering.

Is there a significant problem if it is a CFL? Mine also is too
premature in coming on and slow to switch off, but at 11W, I ignore
the issue.
What, premature illumination ?

Loved it.

Clot wrote:
geoff wrote:
In message , Clot
writes
John wrote:
I have just bought one and fitted it to an outside lantern next to
my front door. Unfortunately it is coming on a bit too soon -
clearly it needs a bit more light to reach it but I can't arrange
that. I have carefully rotated the lamp so the sensor is aiming up
the road to get as much light as possible - but the overhanging
ceiling and a strut in the lantern are hindering.

I wondered if anyone has tried removing the red cover over the
sensor to increase the sensitivity?

I bought it with a view to leaving it on when I go on holiday - and
to save a few pence in the light mornings when I have a lie in. I
want it on all night.

Not tried emailing makers as they will not condone tampering.
Is there a significant problem if it is a CFL? Mine also is too
premature in coming on and slow to switch off, but at 11W, I ignore
the issue.
What, premature illumination ?

Loved it.

How long have you suffered it then :-)

Dave