I've tried a few economical ones over the years but they all seem to lose sensitivity pretty quickly compared to the Steinel that they replaced...
Currently got a microwave sensor on another outdoor light, that is doing very well.
I'll look but it's not 270 or 360 so probly not applicable?
I want to fit a PIR to a corner of the house so that it will detect people approaching along either of the adjacent walls. Strictly that's 270 degrees but I've never seen a 270 degree PIR. :-)
I can't see anything that obviously fills the bill from Screwfix or Toolstation.
Can anyone recommend something that will do the job and won't cost an arm and a leg?
SteveW
Two 180° PIRs mounted back to back and wired in parallel;
Richard
Yes, you're right, at first glance I thought this was an indoor PIR but it's IP44 so should be OK. The reviews are a bit variable but it might be worth a try.
Yes, I was wondering if a microwave one might be more reliable. What make is the one you've got?
A pair of them.
A pair of the Hue external PIRs and the Hue system is much more trivially programmable with time of day and light level if you need that, but isnt cheap at all. Amazon does very decent specials on those tho.
Could use two I suppose. Brian
Microwave ones are prone to triggering on heavy rain/snow. The cheaper ones are all more or less 360deg but with the front sensitivity higher than rear and flank.
If you want to play with the modules they cost about 85p each from Aliexpress including postage from China!
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