Outside light on PIR with over ride?

[FatAlan]

How do folks wire in a PIR controlled light with an over ride? Is it a case of fitting a completely seperate PIR and controlling from two switches .. one permanent live on and off and one to PIR? Any neater switching methods?

 

[Leesparkykent]

Depends on what light you get. Some have an override function so you flick it on, off, then on again quickly to override it. If you had a separate PIR you could use a 3 position switch so you have over ride, PIR mode and off. Some you can change the flex to 4 core and wago the line in the back of the fitting to the LED so you can override it. I haven’t come across many LED floods that utilize a 4core.

 

[ipf]

As above...…..smallish security floodlights generally have the 'switch twice' override facility and, these days come prewired. Otherwise, it's generally a wire to suit and double switch job.

 

[FatAlan]

Thanks for the responses. Just had the internet switched off for a couple of hours due to unruly 14 year old getting stroppy with mates on Fortnight!
Amazing the transformation once they click back in to normal conversation

 

[robd]

If it's got terminals inside that you can get like an asd for example, you could wire into the sl terminal from a switch which would over ride it, that said you could just wire the whole thing through a switch and flick it on off 3 times for the same affect.