I fitted a 10W LED for a friend; it was £10 from B&Q and is rewirable (need to use flex, not FT&E). That lights up about 20' or so with about a 5 deg. uptilt and isn't dazzling even from 10' away. Ran 3&E to the PIR so that a 2-gang switch can bypass the PIR (I use a
2-gang so that the system can be turned off locally rather than at the CU, otherwise a 2-way 1-gang would do).
Had to with one - cladding on the single-skin 1st. floor and I wasn't going to drill into that. Advantage is that the overhang gives a lot of protection to the PIR and lamp.
My two need to light only the side of the house and a bit of the garden, so I use bulkhead fittings, E27, with 9W wide angle R63s and set them about 3m up. Surprising amount of spread but not dazzling even when getting close. If I wanted less pread I'd use GU10s.
I noticed CPC had one with a built-in JB:
Following the discussion here, I've opted for a PIR/Smart LED floodlight.
It's all fitted, but I think I'll need to wait till dark to set up the smart bit.
While I'm here, what would the group suggest to protect the external junction I now need ?
A Wiska junction box (available from TLC). I have ones doing exactly the same job for two fittings
You can't use it much if you don't object to replacing those strip lamps every other month...
Those with sensors often don't allow them to be tilted down enough. Even at about 2.5m above ground level.
One of mine simply failed. But it was quite an early LED. Replacement is a lot better, though. They're not much used - no motion sensing etc. Just an on off switch.
Plenty of weatherproof JBs on TLC etc.
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