Duff Integrated PIR Hallogen fittings?

Kaz3112 · Aug 13, 2009

Where am I going wrong, over the last 9 months at one customers premises I have installed 3 x seperate pir/hallogen fittings, all from the same circuit, nothing else on it. But every couple of months I get a call to replace one of the fittings as the PIR latches on for that fitting. Now approaching this week, the third fitting on one outlet to exchange in just over a month. Am I getting cheap fittings? (from a local national distributor) or is this soddin house jinxed? Kaz

gaffer · Aug 13, 2009

Kaz,
Been through the same thing myself,no one makes good quailty fittings in this range,unless you want to spend alot of money.Which of course the customer wont when they can see them dirt cheap at B+Q.I can only suggest getting a good quailty stand alone PIR and put it below the fitting.
Sorry I could not be of more help.

cosine · Aug 13, 2009

hi kas

just out of daftness the supply to the house hasnt been interupted for a second or two or the lighting circuit switched on and off quickly as some pir come with built in overides.To get the fitting to stay on you simply switch the supply off then back on,its now in the overide position to get it back onto the sensor switch it off for a minute then back on it will now opperate of the pir

hope this helps

Cosine

paulred75 · Aug 13, 2009

I replaced my combined unit with a seperate PIR, the lamp has since lasted ages. the only problem now is that now the lamp has gone, the fitting has rusted up and cannot get into it. So gonna have to buy a new fitting!

Kaz3112 · Aug 18, 2009

cosine said:
hi kas

just out of daftness the supply to the house hasnt been interupted for a second or two or the lighting circuit switched on and off quickly as some pir come with built in overides.To get the fitting to stay on you simply switch the supply off then back on,its now in the overide position to get it back onto the sensor switch it off for a minute then back on it will now opperate of the pir

hope this helps

Cosine

Hi Cosine,

There are 3 x integrated PIR / lamps on one breaker, the breaker being the only source of isolation. I have replace all 3 fittings in the last year, two twice, and now this last one will be on its 3rd replacement. (wholsaler is letting me have a better quality albeit more expensive fitting foc to see if that does the trick - after this it will be seperate PIR and fittings in future), I have on the other occaisions to switch the circuit off, wait and then liven it up again but the lamps still latch on.

Kaz

Kaz3112 · Sep 26, 2009

Hi

Thank you for all who gave input on this - the Wholesaler took the old fitting back - "ok another one broken -they are c##p! I'll get a much better one for you -ain't had any problems with these"

Kaz3112