I know you can get pet friendly PIR for use on house alarms, but is there
such a thing for use with exterior lighting? We have 2 security lights
fitted and everytime it is activated (maybe 10 times between 9 - 11pm) it's
the god damn cat (not ours).

"diy-newby" wrote in message ...
I know you can get pet friendly PIR for use on house alarms, but is there
such a thing for use with exterior lighting? We have 2 security lights
fitted and everytime it is activated (maybe 10 times between 9 - 11pm) it's
the god damn cat (not ours).

It is teasing you!

You could try adjusting the aim - or masking part of the sensor

"diy-newby" wrote in message ...
I know you can get pet friendly PIR for use on house alarms, but is there
such a thing for use with exterior lighting? We have 2 security lights
fitted and everytime it is activated (maybe 10 times between 9 - 11pm) it's
the god damn cat (not ours).

I just put a bit of black electrical tape over the bottom of the sensor.
Still enough showing to detect big things, but meant the cat could go in and
out without the light coming on.

Been on for years and still working well!

Mat

On Apr 10, 9:54*am, "Mat C" wrote:
"diy-newby" wrote in ...
I know you can get pet friendly PIR for use on house alarms, but is there
such a thing for use with exterior lighting? *We have 2 security lights
fitted and everytime it is activated (maybe 10 times between 9 - 11pm) it's
the god damn cat (not ours).

I just put a bit of black electrical tape over the bottom of the sensor.
Still enough showing to detect big things, but meant the cat could go in and
out without the light coming on.

Been on for years and still working well!

Mat

Interesting! Maybe aiming?
Because the only thing that seems to fire our two sensor lights, is a
human body. And only once, backing up or facing in, our warm just
driven some distance pickup truck, to within ten feet or so has that
fired the one over the garage door! However the moment one gets out of
that vehicle around the vehicle's door and within about the same
distance, it will fire.
It seems to I like a nice warm friendly human face it does! Even when
wearing fairly heavy winter clothing!
The two fixtures btw are fairly cheap, twelve to fifteen dollar per
complete fixture, two lamp units into which we place two 75 watt semi
flood bulbs (bulbs extra). These have two adjustments only; adjustment
to strength of evening/daylight and length of time the lamps stay on
once triggered.
Daughter has a similar couple of sensor fixtures that have three
adustments which do include a 'sensitivity' to triggering.
All made in China and ostensibly, at least complying with CSA
(Canadian Standards Assoc.).