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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
My outdoor motion-activate floodlight keeps turning on because of the
wind. Every ten minutes sometimes. Every hour at other times. Is this likely to lessen when it gets warmer?? (It's about 25 at night these days.) It has 3 settings for sensitivity, and it's set to low. Maybe the previous floodlight did this too -- do you think so? -- but I didn't know about it. This one has a radio-connected beeper in the house that beeps when the light goes on. (It would turn on a lamp too if one were plugged int. This is the floodlight I can't reach with a ladder, but next time I have to lower it from the inside, can I make it less sensitive by putting tape over part of the the 1x2.5 inch window that looks for motion? Knowing that I won't be able to do this more often than eery two years or more, where would you put the tape, in the middle, at one edge? How much of it would you cover? Thabks a lot. |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
mm wrote:
My outdoor motion-activate floodlight keeps turning on because of the wind. Every ten minutes sometimes. Every hour at other times. Is this likely to lessen when it gets warmer?? (It's about 25 at night these days.) It has 3 settings for sensitivity, and it's set to low. Maybe the previous floodlight did this too -- do you think so? -- but I didn't know about it. This one has a radio-connected beeper in the house that beeps when the light goes on. (It would turn on a lamp too if one were plugged int. This is the floodlight I can't reach with a ladder, but next time I have to lower it from the inside, can I make it less sensitive by putting tape over part of the the 1x2.5 inch window that looks for motion? Knowing that I won't be able to do this more often than eery two years or more, where would you put the tape, in the middle, at one edge? How much of it would you cover? Thabks a lot. Motion detectors are more sensitive in cold weather. Mine does the same on cold nights if it is windy. I'm not sure that the tape is a good thing because it will reduce the sensitivity in warm weather. Taping the sides will reduce the field of vision. That is OK if a tree branch is the culprit and you can take it out of the view. You are correcting for something that happens maybe 10 or 15 nights a year that has consequences for the other 350 nights too, so do so with care. |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
On Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:22:38 -0500, mm
wrote: My outdoor motion-activate floodlight keeps turning on because of the wind. Every ten minutes sometimes. Every hour at other times. Is this likely to lessen when it gets warmer?? (It's about 25 at night these days.) It has 3 settings for sensitivity, and it's set to low. Maybe the previous floodlight did this too -- do you think so? -- but I didn't know about it. This one has a radio-connected beeper in the house that beeps when the light goes on. (It would turn on a lamp too if one were plugged int. This is the floodlight I can't reach with a ladder, but next time I have to lower it from the inside, can I make it less sensitive by putting tape over part of the the 1x2.5 inch window that looks for motion? Knowing that I won't be able to do this more often than eery two years or more, where would you put the tape, in the middle, at one edge? How much of it would you cover? Thabks a lot. ONe of mine does the same thing when we have windy days. I have mine set on hi sensitivity so I just turn it off during those times. I had to experiment with it to get it just right, adjusting the controls and pointing the light in various directions. You might want to get another brand--they are inexpensive and the local police say they do somewhat help with security. |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
"mm" wrote in message ... My outdoor motion-activate floodlight keeps turning on because of the wind. Every ten minutes sometimes. Every hour at other times. Is this likely to lessen when it gets warmer?? (It's about 25 at night these days.) It has 3 settings for sensitivity, and it's set to low. Maybe the previous floodlight did this too -- do you think so? -- but I didn't know about it. This one has a radio-connected beeper in the house that beeps when the light goes on. (It would turn on a lamp too if one were plugged int. This is the floodlight I can't reach with a ladder, but next time I have to lower it from the inside, can I make it less sensitive by putting tape over part of the the 1x2.5 inch window that looks for motion? Knowing that I won't be able to do this more often than eery two years or more, where would you put the tape, in the middle, at one edge? How much of it would you cover? Thabks a lot. |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
On Jan 9, 12:22*am, mm wrote:
My outdoor motion-activate floodlight keeps turning on because of the wind. *Every ten minutes sometimes. Every hour at other times. *Is this likely to lessen when it gets warmer?? * (It's about 25 at night these days.) It has 3 settings for sensitivity, and it's set to low. Maybe the previous floodlight did this too -- do you think so? -- but I didn't know about it. *This one has a radio-connected beeper in the house that beeps when the light goes on. *(It would turn on a lamp too if one were plugged int. This is the floodlight I can't reach with a ladder, but next time I have to lower it from the inside, can I make it less sensitive by putting tape over part of the the 1x2.5 inch window that looks for motion? *Knowing that I won't be able to do this more often than eery two years or more, where would you put the tape, in the middle, at one edge? *How much of it would you cover? Thabks a lot. There are cheap and expensive units, better ones detect both heat and motion seperately to not false read on branches blowing around in wind |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
Van Chocstraw wrote:
Mine only goes on with body heat. People, cats, racoons, you name it but not wind, not snow flakes, not wind, not rain, not cold. Good for you. Wind can carry waves of heat and it can move branches that have a different heat load than the bare ground or air. |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
mm wrote:
My outdoor motion-activate floodlight keeps turning on because of the wind. Every ten minutes sometimes. Every hour at other times. Is this likely to lessen when it gets warmer?? (It's about 25 at night these days.) It has 3 settings for sensitivity, and it's set to low. Maybe the previous floodlight did this too -- do you think so? -- but I didn't know about it. This one has a radio-connected beeper in the house that beeps when the light goes on. (It would turn on a lamp too if one were plugged int. This is the floodlight I can't reach with a ladder, but next time I have to lower it from the inside, can I make it less sensitive by putting tape over part of the the 1x2.5 inch window that looks for motion? Knowing that I won't be able to do this more often than eery two years or more, where would you put the tape, in the middle, at one edge? How much of it would you cover? Thabks a lot. I had a similar problem with a cheap unit. The wind was shaking the lamps and the whole unit so it "looked" like the whole view was moving but it was the cheap fixture moving in the wind. Armed with screws, super glue and caulking I stiffened it up enough so that only the windiest weather would set it off. |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
Van Chocstraw wrote:
They should put all the city street lights on motion detectors. Why have them on when nobody is around which is most of the night after midnight. Save taxpayers bundles of money. II did see many years ago where sections of highway would be controlled by motion detectors. Then oil got cheap again and I never saw the idea again. It would turn on the lights at some distance ahead of you. Included in that should be parking lot lights where no one is parked. Incredible how many locations of closed businesses are well lit all night. Makes no sense at all. |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
Van Chocstraw wrote: They should put all the city street lights on motion detectors. Why have them on when nobody is around which is most of the night after midnight. Save taxpayers bundles of money. II did see many years ago where sections of highway would be controlled by motion detectors. Then oil got cheap again and I never saw the idea again. It would turn on the lights at some distance ahead of you. Included in that should be parking lot lights where no one is parked. Incredible how many locations of closed businesses are well lit all night. Makes no sense at all. Crime prevention/detection/avoidance??? |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
On Sat, 9 Jan 2010 19:31:22 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote: Van Chocstraw wrote: Mine only goes on with body heat. People, cats, racoons, you name it but not wind, not snow flakes, not wind, not rain, not cold. Good for you. Wind can carry waves of heat and it can move branches that have a different heat load than the bare ground or air. Yeah, I think that's what is doing it. Especially the waves of comparitive-heat, but I'll go outside and look some more. |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:21:58 -0500, Tony
wrote: mm wrote: My outdoor motion-activate floodlight keeps turning on because of the wind. Every ten minutes sometimes. Every hour at other times. Is this likely to lessen when it gets warmer?? (It's about 25 at night these days.) It has 3 settings for sensitivity, and it's set to low. Maybe the previous floodlight did this too -- do you think so? -- but I didn't know about it. This one has a radio-connected beeper in the house that beeps when the light goes on. (It would turn on a lamp too if one were plugged int. This is the floodlight I can't reach with a ladder, but next time I have to lower it from the inside, can I make it less sensitive by putting tape over part of the the 1x2.5 inch window that looks for motion? Knowing that I won't be able to do this more often than eery two years or more, where would you put the tape, in the middle, at one edge? How much of it would you cover? Thabks a lot. I had a similar problem with a cheap unit. The wind was shaking the lamps and the whole unit so it "looked" like the whole view was moving but it was the cheap fixture moving in the wind. Armed with screws, super glue and caulking I stiffened it up enough so that only the windiest weather would set it off. Next time I'll go out and look for that. Or when it's windy during the daytime. Maybe I didn't tighten the nut holding the sensor on enough. And if it's the screws attaching it to the wall, I can still tighten them from inside the attic. I'll use binoculars. My other floodlight, a name brand, behind my bed also goes on once in a while. It doesnt' beep but I don't think it's nearly as often. The one in this thread is from Cooper Lighting. MS269R. I should have said that first. |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
Van Chocstraw wrote: They should put all the city street lights on motion detectors. Why have them on when nobody is around which is most of the night after midnight. Save taxpayers bundles of money. II did see many years ago where sections of highway would be controlled by motion detectors. Then oil got cheap again and I never saw the idea again. It would turn on the lights at some distance ahead of you. Included in that should be parking lot lights where no one is parked. Incredible how many locations of closed businesses are well lit all night. Makes no sense at all. Also amazing what percentage of that light is going into the sky instead of to the road or parking lot. With reflectors they can focus the light and use less lumens, and less electric. |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
dpb wrote:
Ed Pawlowski wrote: Van Chocstraw wrote: They should put all the city street lights on motion detectors. Why have them on when nobody is around which is most of the night after midnight. Save taxpayers bundles of money. II did see many years ago where sections of highway would be controlled by motion detectors. Then oil got cheap again and I never saw the idea again. It would turn on the lights at some distance ahead of you. Included in that should be parking lot lights where no one is parked. Incredible how many locations of closed businesses are well lit all night. Makes no sense at all. Crime prevention/detection/avoidance??? It has been shown that much of the lighting we have does not good at all for crime prevention. If a parking lot is 5 acres and has motion detectors, the light will still go on where the people that are attempting to do bad things are hiding. Almost three years ago four additional stores were built at a nearby shopping center in town. They are still vacant. The lights, however, are on 24/7 all those years. I'd have to bet that one fixture in each would give enough light for a police patrol to see anyone hiding in the empty building. Especailly during the day. |
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RobertPatrick wrote:
mm wrote in : On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:21:58 -0500, Tony wrote: mm wrote: My outdoor motion-activate floodlight keeps turning on because of the wind. Every ten minutes sometimes. Every hour at other times. Is this likely to lessen when it gets warmer?? (It's about 25 at night these days.) It has 3 settings for sensitivity, and it's set to low. Maybe the previous floodlight did this too -- do you think so? -- but I didn't know about it. This one has a radio-connected beeper in the house that beeps when the light goes on. (It would turn on a lamp too if one were plugged int. This is the floodlight I can't reach with a ladder, but next time I have to lower it from the inside, can I make it less sensitive by putting tape over part of the the 1x2.5 inch window that looks for motion? Knowing that I won't be able to do this more often than eery two years or more, where would you put the tape, in the middle, at one edge? How much of it would you cover? Thabks a lot. I had a similar problem with a cheap unit. The wind was shaking the lamps and the whole unit so it "looked" like the whole view was moving but it was the cheap fixture moving in the wind. Armed with screws, super glue and caulking I stiffened it up enough so that only the windiest weather would set it off. Next time I'll go out and look for that. Or when it's windy during the daytime. Maybe I didn't tighten the nut holding the sensor on enough. And if it's the screws attaching it to the wall, I can still tighten them from inside the attic. I'll use binoculars. My other floodlight, a name brand, behind my bed also goes on once in a while. It doesnt' beep but I don't think it's nearly as often. The one in this thread is from Cooper Lighting. MS269R. I should have said that first. Animals are triggering the lights. Only when it is windy? |
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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
.... Almost three years ago four additional stores were built at a nearby shopping center in town. They are still vacant. The lights, however, are on 24/7 all those years. I'd have to bet that one fixture in each would give enough light for a police patrol to see anyone hiding in the empty building. Especailly during the day. There are sometimes some other reasons as well...there's a similar situation w/ a new industrial complex near here. Turns out the contract w/ the utility for constructing the additional service lines is tied into a use clause. Don't have the use, pay for the installation of the lines. The power costs are miniscule in comparison so they pay them. -- |
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Flooolight keeps turning on because of wind.
Tony wrote:
RobertPatrick wrote: Animals are triggering the lights. Only when it is windy? When it is windy the geese, whose feathers have been ruthlessly stolen, get cold and have to move around to keep warm. |
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bud-- wrote:
Tony wrote: RobertPatrick wrote: Animals are triggering the lights. Only when it is windy? When it is windy the geese, whose feathers have been ruthlessly stolen, get cold and have to move around to keep warm. I'd laugh but it would be mean to laugh at the poor creatures. |
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