Motion Sensor Light Switch

MOTION SENSOR LIGHT SWITCH I am NOT an electrician, and this little project scared me, because I don’t like messing with AC current. I did, however, manage to flip the breaker (cut the power) and successfully install this switch. This, despite the fact that my house was built in 1977. Before I ordered this, I took the old plate off of the old switch and looked inside to see if there was a ground. I did see some shiny copper in the back of the tiny old switch box, assumed it was ground (it was), and bought this switch. If any of you have a house like mine, you will realize that every light switch has two black wires attached to it. One wire is the LINE, and one is the LOAD. Without getting into the physics of AC current, this essentially means the SOURCE of the current, and the DESTINATION. Again, not an accurate physical description, but, a logistically apt metaphor. BONUS #1: This switch doesn’t require a ‘neutral’ connection. That is to say, you don’t have to cut into the ‘white’ wires in the box. BIG PLUS for me, as this little switch box seemed to be a fairly major junction for the rest of my house… Anyway, the first step (after cutting the power, of course), was to unscrew the old switch from the box. It became clear what was LINE and what was LOAD. Almost everything was connected to LINE, and there were a couple of wires that headed out to the garage lights that I wanted to control – the LOAD. After that, it did take a little while for me to disconnect the old switch, that was almost as old as I am, from the black leads. Then I had to turn to the ground. It was all kinds of shiny copper in the back of my switch box (behind all of the white wires). I used the same small screwdriver that I used to remove the old plate and switch to pull the wires forward. I then started to connect the new switch, by wrapping the green wire (right handed, as that’s the way the nuts twist on) around the end of the collection of ground wires, and screwing on the wire nut. BONUS #2: The 3 wire nuts that are included are long for their size, helping to protect against any short circuits; and, are pretty sturdy when you are screwing them on. I then proceeded to do the same with the LINE and LOAD wires, wrapping the black and red wires (respectively) first. However, I did find that the exposed wires that came out of my old switch to be too long for comfort, and trimmed them back before screwing on the nuts. With everything connected, I carefully stuffed (if there is such a thing) all of the wires back into the box, and screwed the new switch into place. It acted a little weird, at first. I say this because the switch, lights, and breaker box are all in my garage; so, I could see what happened when I flipped the breaker back on. The lights came back on immediately, then went back off, then came back on. All in under two minutes. I read somewhere that you should allow the switch to ‘boot’, whatever that means. After the ‘boot’ period, though, EVERYTHING HAS WORKED GREAT! I am so tickled. Something so simple has made such a wonderful difference in my life. We have dealt with this garage light problem every since we bought our house almost 22 years ago. Soooo awesome! Even my wife is skeptically excited. Her comments were, ‘It works!’. Shortly thereafter, she asked me to turn on the light in the laundry room for her. I told her that if she liked the garage thing, that I could do the same for the laundry room. BONUS #3: You can still cut your lights on and off manually. This wasn’t clear to me in the descriptions; but, regardless of your settings, you can use the ‘button’ to both turn on AND turn off your lights. However, and this makes sense, after you manually turn OFF your lights, there is a 30 second period before motion will turn the lights back on.

Second purchase. Got a couple of super cheap versions on Temu but they proved to be too flaky, turned on randomly. Found this model as a moderately priced alternative so got one for laundry room and it’s been perfect. No false triggers. With the master bedroom closet also randomly turning on, I just ordered another of these and installed it - so far so good. No more random light coming on. Easy to install although box was fairly snug. The settings seem good for our needs. Sensitivity on medium reacts perfectly and it’s nice it maintains the light on during motion without timing out and resetting like the el cheapo from Temu. Definitely worth the extra cost. I really don’t know what you get for 2x the cost for a big name brand, this seems pretty darn reliable.

Works like a charm, easy to install with no need for C wire and easy to program. Just I noticed a little delay to turn on the light compared to other brands but it general it works perfectly

I was reluctant to use this because I wanted to buy Leviton which was expensive. I visited their website and saw they are focusing on developing switches and other a few. Not a typical rebabelling same products other cheap Chinese resalers do. I installed 2 of this, installatiin was pretty straight forward, worked very well for 2 weeks. I ordered 8 more and installed 1 week ago. Very well designed, worked well, very accurate sensors. Highly recommeded. I see some comments on motion detection and difficulty of adjusting it. As I am 20 year experienced IT sys admin in small companies, I had to do mechanical jobs as well so I will reply to them 1. " motion sensor doesn't work. I have to dance." Motion sensor works very well. I have never need to dance. It has never failed to detect my working in bath, kitchen, closet when I properly install. Even waving hands in toilet lighted up right away. I don't know how he/ she adjusted motion sensor Mine is set to 1 min for closet and 5 min for bathroom. Perfect. 2. "Adjusting motion sensor tumer requires pulling out switch". All i had to do was take out the front snap cover to access the timer to adjust. So screw, no pulling out the switch!

I am not an electrician, so easy installation was a key requirement for me. I have installed about 20 of these throughout my home, and after 2 years none have failed. I especially like that I can install them without a neutral wire, which is a big deal since neutral wires tend to be balled up and hidden in the back of the switch box (since regular switches don't use neutrals) and can be a REAL pain if you have to use them. Some switch boxes may not have neutral wires at all in older homes. Each motion switch comes with a faceplate, screws, wire nuts, labels for the wires, etc - everything you need to replace a switch. When "off" they have a very subdued intermittent "blink" so you can find them in the dark, which I really like. They are quite good at not triggering falsely, I think they look for both motion and heat to turn on. For example, when I open the door they don't turn on, but when I go in its view it then turns on. The only downside is that there is a slight (1/2 sec) delay, probably it delays a little to avoid false positives. Overall these have been great, and I highly recommend them.

Bought 2 pieces. Installed one and it did not work. Figured I was connecting it wrong. Called a friend who is a certified electrication and asked him to come check it out and reinstall the switch. Turns out it was not me but the switch. We tried the other unit that was still in the box. Same thing, no workie either. Ended up replacing the regular light switch. These things are junk! Don't waste your money.

This sensor switch may be basic, but it's certainly durable. I've had it installed for several years now, and it's still going strong. Despite its simplicity, it gets the job done reliably, activating the lights whenever motion is detected and helping to conserve energy when the room is vacant. Plus, the fact that it doesn't require a neutral wire makes installation a breeze.

Buena calidad

Just have to know the difference in colour wiring between USA ( this product) and Australia and it should work .

Muy muy bueno, muy recomendable

Very useful in our bathrooms