Recommendation for plug in montion detector lamps for night time use in bedroom

[Allan]

My Mum is getting on a bit (90 in March); she gets up during the night, and has trouble finding the light. I would like to try and get a small light, that will plug into the mains (no battery, and of necessity plugged in near floor-level is fine) motion detector light that will switch on for a short time (2 minutes?) when she gets up in the night.

I've come across (Google was my friend):

Plug In Night Light (£17)

NLPIR/2 Motion Detector PIR Night, £9.98 from B&Q

Any other recommendations/thoughts would be welcome.

Allan

[Peter Parry]

I've made a couple of these for Remap tasks

by using normal PIR detectors such as on a freestanding baseboard at floor level (this detects legs getting out of bed but isn't affected by the person moving in bed) . This switches the normal bedside light or any other light you wish.

Another variation used a normal PIR alarm detector such as

run off a 12V plug in PSU and switching LED lights and an audible alarm (this was for a child's room - the power supply was plugged in outside the room).

[AlanC]

My mother in laws house in Cornwall (new build a few years ago) had bathroom style pull cords above the bed in each of the bedrooms. These were in a two way configuration with the main switch on the wall. At first I thought it was odd and pointless but the more I thought about it I actually came to the conclusion that its a good idea.

Alan

[Dave Liquorice]

The house I was brought up in had pull cords for the lights above the beds... 1930's semi the wiring could well have dated from then, ISTR it was rewired in the late 60's as I remember 15A round pin radials being taken away and the modern swish 13A ring main based system going in. Having pull switches above the beds was retained.

[Andy Burns]

You make that sound as though it's out of the ordinary!

[The Natural Philosopher]

That goes back years...

the more modern way is bedside lamps with local switchea, probably on a switched lighting circuit with 5A plugs.

[whisky-dave]

I have the B&Q, they are bright enough at night for me to be able to see enough for nighttime toilet duties. ;)

What I really want is one that's just battery that also detects daylight. My other battery one only last 3 weeks on a pair of AA as it switches on even in daylight and it cost nealry twice the B&Q one so I;'m still intrested in a none plugin version.

[Chris Hogg]

Something like

?

[ARWadsworth]

It's not done often on new builds with pull cords.

I am doing some newbuilds ATM and the main light is controlled by a switch near the door and two wall switches at the side of the bed.

[Frank Erskine]

When I was just a youngster I fitted two strings tied to the lightswitch in my bedroom, passing over the doorway via pulleys, to my bedside. One of the strings also passed around another pulley below the switch, to turn it on.

ISTR that the pulleys I used were actually plastic wheels from model railway rolling stock (probably attached to the door frame with panel pins). :-)

[Chris Hogg]

Widely available these days. Google for 'touch table lamp'.

[Allan]

Thanks for the views and recommendations: the B&Q choice seems to be a popular item. I'll see if I can get them.

[AlanC]

I had never seen it before and I havent seen it since. Not that I have had lots of houses or been in lots of bedrooms!

Alan