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Rewiring an outside motion sensor floodlight
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Is it possible to open up and rewire a motion sensor floodlight so the motion sensor part is disabled? The motion sensor is not working on a floodlight outside of my house and I'd rather have it just work with the switch anyway. I know they're cheap but a trip to home depot is a pain in the neck for me. |
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On May 25, 6:44�pm, wrote:
Hi, Is it possible to open up and rewire a motion sensor floodlight so the motion sensor part is disabled? The motion sensor is not working on a floodlight outside of my house and I'd rather have it just work with the switch anyway. I know they're cheap but a trip to home depot is a pain in the neck for me. it should be no problem as long as you can get it apart |
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wrote in message ... Hi, Is it possible to open up and rewire a motion sensor floodlight so the motion sensor part is disabled? The motion sensor is not working on a floodlight outside of my house and I'd rather have it just work with the switch anyway. I know they're cheap but a trip to home depot is a pain in the neck for me. Just disconnect the wires to the sensor and wire the power directly to the lights. All this will occur in the electrical box. |
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wrote in message ... On May 25, 6:44?pm, wrote: Hi, Is it possible to open up and rewire a motion sensor floodlight so the motion sensor part is disabled? The motion sensor is not working on a floodlight outside of my house and I'd rather have it just work with the switch anyway. I know they're cheap but a trip to home depot is a pain in the neck for me. it should be no problem as long as you can get it apart Not a problem at all. When you remove the unit, it will have three wires attached to the motion detector head, white, black and red. With the power turned off, all you have to do is cut the black and red wires where they attach to the motion detector head, and splice them together with a wire nut. The unit will now work as a standard floodlight |
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Rewiring an outside motion sensor floodlight
On Sun, 25 May 2008 19:22:06 -0400, "RBM" wrote:
wrote in message ... On May 25, 6:44?pm, wrote: Hi, Is it possible to open up and rewire a motion sensor floodlight so the motion sensor part is disabled? The motion sensor is not working on a floodlight outside of my house and I'd rather have it just work with the switch anyway. I know they're cheap but a trip to home depot is a pain in the neck for me. it should be no problem as long as you can get it apart Not a problem at all. When you remove the unit, it will have three wires attached to the motion detector head, white, black and red. With the power turned off, all you have to do is cut the black and red wires where they attach to the motion detector head, and splice them together with a wire nut. The unit will now work as a standard floodlight This should work, but why would you leave the sensor wired in at all? -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com "DISCLAIMER If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will demonstrate." |
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On May 25, 8:44*pm, wrote:
Hi, Is it possible to open up and rewire a motion sensor floodlight so the motion sensor part is disabled? The motion sensor is not working on a floodlight outside of my house and I'd rather have it just work with the switch anyway. I know they're cheap but a trip to home depot is a pain in the neck for me. . Yes. You are getting basically the same info from various posters. Lets try and simplify this. Make sure the circuit is switched/turned off. In the wiring box behind the light fixture. The white wire from the supply should and probably goes directly to the white wire to the lamp or lamps. Leave this alone. The black (live) wire from the supply (switch)** takes electrcity into the sensor that turns on the light. Disconnect the black wire to the sensor. The sensor is a sort of switch operated by night time and motion etc. Also disconnect the red sensor wire from the black wire*** going to the lights. You indicate the sensor is broken, so that what seems to be happening is that nothing is coming out of the sensor on the red wire to turn on the light/s. Cut back or tape off the red and black wires of the sensor; they will now be dead/not used. Finally; the black wire coming from the switch** connect to the black wire going the lamps***. Turn the power back on again and when the switch is turned on the black live wire*** will take electrcity directly to the black wire to the lamps** and they should go on. |
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Rewiring an outside motion sensor floodlight
"Mark Lloyd" wrote in message ... On Sun, 25 May 2008 19:22:06 -0400, "RBM" wrote: wrote in message ... On May 25, 6:44?pm, wrote: Hi, Is it possible to open up and rewire a motion sensor floodlight so the motion sensor part is disabled? The motion sensor is not working on a floodlight outside of my house and I'd rather have it just work with the switch anyway. I know they're cheap but a trip to home depot is a pain in the neck for me. it should be no problem as long as you can get it apart Not a problem at all. When you remove the unit, it will have three wires attached to the motion detector head, white, black and red. With the power turned off, all you have to do is cut the black and red wires where they attach to the motion detector head, and splice them together with a wire nut. The unit will now work as a standard floodlight This should work, but why would you leave the sensor wired in at all? -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com "DISCLAIMER If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will demonstrate." That's up to the OP, he just wanted it disabled |
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Rewiring an outside motion sensor floodlight
Thanks all, it worked like a charm.
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Rewiring an outside motion sensor floodlight
replying to RBM, adam muecke wrote:
I tried that but the white wire is attached to the lamp and still has no power...what do i hook rhe white wire to? Maybe the ground? -- for full context, visit http://www.homeownershub.com/mainten...ht-308861-.htm |
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Rewiring an outside motion sensor floodlight
replying to terry, vince wrote:
is it possible to disconnect one light from the motion detector and let the other light be wired directly? -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ht-308861-.htm |
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Rewiring an outside motion sensor floodlight
On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 10:14:07 PM UTC-5, vince wrote:
replying to terry, vince wrote: is it possible to disconnect one light from the motion detector and let the other light be wired directly? Aren't those 2 things the same? Unless, of course, you want to disable one light completely. If so, just loosen the bulb. Anything more complicated than that will depend on how the fixture is wired and what wires you have access to. A picture might help. |
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Rewiring an outside motion sensor floodlight
On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 9:14:07 PM UTC-6, vince wrote:
replying to terry, vince wrote: is it possible to disconnect one light from the motion detector and let the other light be wired directly? -- You're too late. Unfortunately, 8 years ago, terry was trampled to death and eaten by a stampeding herd of ten thousand rabid gerbils. He is survived by a wife, 3 ex-wives, 12 children, 4 dogs, 13 cats, 6 dairy cows, 24 rabbits, 3 monkeys, 2 zebras, a python and 7 nervous guinea pigs. It was a real tragedy and the guinea pigs really miss him. (~_~ [8~{} Uncle Sad Monster |
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Rewiring an outside motion sensor floodlight
replying to RBM, Ashley wrote:
This was very helpful!!! Took less than 5 minutes for this non-electrical woman!!! Thank you -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ht-308861-.htm |
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