What’s the ACTUAL range of Quinetic switches?

[Rockingit]

Apologies if this has been covered before and I‘ve not found it, but what’s the REAL range of quinetic switches? I want to install some bog-off size LED floods around the perimeter of the garden/grounds and whilst I have power sources available for the units (with some work!) I‘ve no real option to install switching circuits back to the house. Don’t want to go the PIR route as we’ve enough of those in key areas already anyway for security linked adjacent to cameras and this is more for ‘leisure’.

That being said, alternative suggestions are of course welcome.

R.

 

[nicebutdim]

I notice that their switches vary in quoted ranges, with this one being rated for greatest distances.

Can't comment on how that functions in the real world

 

[mattg4321]

I fitted one across a field. Good 300m. Clear line of sight over quite level ground. Worked flawlessly.

 

[SparkySy]

I've had them do 150m or so across a farm for some stables before, again clear line of sight between the receiver and switch also worked with no issues.

 

[MJPD29]

I hear wonderful stories about them, but I've had one only work intermittently in a house 12 metres away through 5 walls.

 

[SparkySy]

The only time I have had problems with them is in a new property that was pretty much all Steel beams and jumbo stud walls (metal internal supports) I had some 3 way switches on the stairs and a long corridor, could not get the furthest switch to work every time, it would sometimes miss one or two presses then work.

All the other ones I have ever fitted have been flawless. Even on a place with near on 1m thick walls, even the customer was sceptical as to weather it would work so we set up a dummy run to check before installing it, has been fine for near on 18 years!

 

[Pretty Mouth]

it would sometimes miss one or two presses then work.

I had this same problem with one that I fitted. If left for longer than ~30 seconds, it would miss a press, with subsequent presses working. Really annoying fault, as it was for some lights outside a garage that were a long way out of view of where the switch was located.