Lamps blowing!!

[UKMeterman]

Check to see if passing pedestrians and or traffic trigger the pir.

 

[vxwestie]

Simply fit LED lamps and seem what happens, buying from the likes of screwfix is your first problem. Halogens create such heat which can oftener turn cause condensation. 'Cheap lamps' often don't refer to the purchase price, but the quality.
With a IR of 0.08 after only 9months, I'd be seriously worried about you installation methods and work practices,

 

[NDG Elecs]

Simply fit LED lamps and seem what happens, buying from the likes of screwfix is your first problem. Halogens create such heat which can oftener turn cause condensation. 'Cheap lamps' often don't refer to the purchase price, but the quality.
With a IR of 0.08 after only 9months, I'd be seriously worried about you installation methods and work practices,

I did mention trying LEDs Westie. And to need fair to HHD he did put the low IR down to crappy IP boxes. Can't really blame the installer for poor manufacturing processes.

 

[123]

I did mention trying LEDs Westie. And to need fair to HHD he did put the low IR down to crappy IP boxes. Can't really blame the installer for poor manufacturing processes.

Fit junk and expect to get burnt.
I can buy a LAP consumer unit fully loaded for £35 or so. Apparently meets AMD 3. It's gonna be great!

 

[Octopus]

Fit junk and expect to get burnt.
I can buy a LAP consumer unit fully loaded for £35 or so. Apparently meets AMD 3. It's gonna be great!

not with an AMD 3 compliant CU!

 

[NDG Elecs]

Fit junk and expect to get burnt.
I can buy a LAP consumer unit fully loaded for £35 or so. Apparently meets AMD 3. It's gonna be great!

Agree that Lap is crap. Or then again do I?? I have never used any Lap gear so cannot really comment on them. Don't plan to purchase any soon though.

123, the OP did say the IP boxes got reasonable reviews did he not? So why should he be expecting to get burnt??

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Simply fit LED lamps and seem what happens, buying from the likes of screwfix is your first problem. Halogens create such heat which can oftener turn cause condensation. 'Cheap lamps' often don't refer to the purchase price, but the quality.
With a IR of 0.08 after only 9months, I'd be seriously worried about you installation methods and work practices,

Well thought out VX, good on you.

Thought I'd try a fairly well reviewed IP box and it leaked. From that you have deduced all my installation practices are cause for serious concern (or as you have written 'you' concern). Your post seems most intelligent, with good spelling and backed up with good hard evidence.

Well done again VX, even more so with your almost 4 years on this site and having gained the thanks of 2 whole people, you truely are a helpful chap. Keep up the productive posts :smile5:

 

[vxwestie]

I apologise for my spelling, you, was meant to be 'my'.... I don't apologise for my opinion.
I like to think I'd have recognised I was fitting crap and not actually done so.
I'm not also the one questioning whether a low IR result would be causing lamps to blow or the one not checking landholders for damage or poor connection.
As others have said, fit Leds, correct the faults and learn not to fit ****e... With such a low IR when you tested, it may also be worth checking any RCD present for correct operation

 

[vxwestie]

My pleasure to be of assistance too. :smile5:

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Someone else and Tony have mentioned switching, two worst things you can do to an electrical piece of equipment, switch it on, switch it off.

If they're on off on off all day and night they won't last long....[/QUOTE]

Thats a really good point Sparty!! They are on a sensor in the countryside with foxes etc passing by all through the night. I bet they are going on/off all the time.

Plus, they are not blowing quite so often at the moment which could partly be down to the shorter darker hours so less switching. One blowing (out of 11) every 3 weeks, is the same as the same one blowing every 33 weeks, still not great but if it is switched on/off every 10 minutes (perhaps by a moving branch) then they will not last long. I think I will ask them to have a look at the security cameras and get an idea of how often they are switching through the night.

Cheers Spartykus! :smile5:

 

[ipf]

I apologise for my spelling, you, was meant to be 'my'.... I don't apologise for my opinion.
I like to think I'd have recognised I was fitting crap and not actually done so.
I'm not also the one questioning whether a low IR result would be causing lamps to blow or the one not checking landholders for damage or poor connection.
As others have said, fit Leds, correct the faults and learn not to fit ****e... With such a low IR when you tested, it may also be worth checking any RCD present for correct operation

Are them for holding mines........they blow pretty well, too :army: