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Default Battery life for PIRs

pamela Wrote in message:
On 21:31 6 Sep 2017, jim wrote:

ss Wrote in message:
On 06/09/2017 18:33, jim wrote:
IIRC, enter "programming mode" & you have an hour to interfere
&
change batts etc
? (with small crosshead screwdriver &
stepladder/chair:-) ).

Presumably you knew all this when you bought & installed the
wireless system?

Yes,and I change them every two years but for this one PIR
which is 6 monthly, but hopefully now solved.



You could also perhaps reposition it or change to another sort
of sensor - magnetic contact?


He's using wireless. How will wireless magnetic save a lot on
batteries?


What's using up the batteries in the PIR?
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Jim K


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