Outdoor Flood Lights staying on w/ sensor
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09-16-18, 06:18 PM
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Outdoor Flood Lights staying on w/ sensor
I have a very old flood light system from the previous owner. Heath Zenith is the brand.
Basically 2 outdoor flood lights over the garage connected via wire to a motion sensor.
Usually when the weather cools down in Sept , it has issues. I have to climb up on a ladder and jiggle with it to get it to work.
This year thought no luck. The lights have stayed on all day/night for the last 5 days. I have messed w/ the sensor changing the settings but no success in turning off the lights. The sensor is old, and it does not have a off switch. It has /test/5/10/15 min interval settings and a motion range dial max/min. I can hear the sensor make a click noise when it senses motion but it does not turn off the lights.
Question is - any way to turn off the lights? and danger to the electrical system of the home since they've been on so long? I want to call an electrician but thought Id ask here first. I guess I try to take both of the lights off but just concerned if there will be an issue w/ the electrical system in the home.
The sensor is like this : but only w/ the on-time and range options. I don't see any photocell area since it's an older model.
https://youtu.be/zbIk1WTaq3M?t=46s
here is a better picture of what type of sensor I have :
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....GR-main-lg.jpg
but instead of it being so close to the 2 lights, it has an extension wire about 5 feet going to the right by the door path.
Basically 2 outdoor flood lights over the garage connected via wire to a motion sensor.
Usually when the weather cools down in Sept , it has issues. I have to climb up on a ladder and jiggle with it to get it to work.
This year thought no luck. The lights have stayed on all day/night for the last 5 days. I have messed w/ the sensor changing the settings but no success in turning off the lights. The sensor is old, and it does not have a off switch. It has /test/5/10/15 min interval settings and a motion range dial max/min. I can hear the sensor make a click noise when it senses motion but it does not turn off the lights.
Question is - any way to turn off the lights? and danger to the electrical system of the home since they've been on so long? I want to call an electrician but thought Id ask here first. I guess I try to take both of the lights off but just concerned if there will be an issue w/ the electrical system in the home.
The sensor is like this : but only w/ the on-time and range options. I don't see any photocell area since it's an older model.
https://youtu.be/zbIk1WTaq3M?t=46s
here is a better picture of what type of sensor I have :
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....GR-main-lg.jpg
but instead of it being so close to the 2 lights, it has an extension wire about 5 feet going to the right by the door path.
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09-16-18, 06:53 PM
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you guys are awesome!
so i was searching this forum after I posted and I found a similar issue another user had.
solution was put a rubber glove over the sensor (pjmax).
Well just did that AND IT WORKED! Finally the son of a ***** turned off after 5 days!
Had a good chuckle too!
so i was searching this forum after I posted and I found a similar issue another user had.
solution was put a rubber glove over the sensor (pjmax).
Well just did that AND IT WORKED! Finally the son of a ***** turned off after 5 days!
Had a good chuckle too!
