I have walkin closet with power in ceiling but no switch. Can this be set for motion only and turn on when someone enters?
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Yes. I have mine on a porch and the switches are always on and actually have a shield to make sure someone doesn't turn it off. It will automatically turn on and time out and go off after there is no motion after a set period of time.
1737020
Yes. It's set that way in my hallway. It used to be a pull chain- no switch, now it is just motion, works great!!
1737021
Yes, I have a spiral stair case that goes down stairs that had a pull switch and I did not want to open the walls to run wires for a switch. I found this light and love it.
1737022
Yes, with constant power the motion sensor (which is adjustable for sensitivity) will turn the light on. The timer which is also adjustable for duration will turn the light off.
1774457
It can be controlled without a "wall switch", but you need an insteon compatible controller. I have many of these in my home and none have wall switches. I use insteon motion detectors and an ISY944i that tells them what to do. ie: dimming the bathroom at night
492097
Yes from the first one I got it seem there is an option for "L" switch for Light fixture Outlet usage and "O" for not light usage. "L" switch will sense ambient light and not turn on while "O" will turn on the outlet when it detect motion. My seem bad I order a replacement as it not sensitive on my garage. There is a timer to set from 2 minutes to up at max at 6 minutes.
1808330
There is no on/off switch, the unit has a motion sensor that comes on/off when plugged in. We are using this in our laundry room which is dark when we step-in from the garage. This unit throws enough light to turn on the ceiling light.
2170735
No. The light is only activated by switch. You can choose to wire the fan up to a switch, but by doing so you would lose the automated feature of it while the switch is off. The fan is meant to be connected to an always live source so that it will turn itself on when it senses motion or humidity. Basically, there are 2 separated power leads on this unit. 1 for the light, and 1 for the fan.
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There is a switch on the side to select 1. On all the time 2. Off all the time and 3. Comes on when motion is detected. In the motion detected mode, the light will stay on a minute or so with no new motion detected or stay on with continuous motion detected. A great feature is that it can tell when a room light is already on and doesn't come on at all. The unit is very sensitive and if pointed toward the doorway of a room will turn on every time someone passes. To fix that we simple angle the unit away from the doorway so that it only turns on when someone is actually in the room.
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It will work as a simple light switch albeit an expensive one. To use its full functionality, you need to purchase the Skylink Motion Detector PS-434A that can be remotely linked to the switch. Any motion detected will turn ON the light controlled by the switch at programmable intervals. The switch can also override the motion sensor if you want to manually turn the connected light on/off.
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No. This supplies power on sensing motion, as if being just plugged in, but the natural state of a touch lamp after being plugged in is "off". You need a light that will come on when plugged in, without any secondary trigger requirements. The hard-wired wall motion switches are the same way.
275709
Yes, light comes on with no motion in closet and detection range/angle is not half what is shown on the chart. It is a piece of junk.
943169
There is a setting - allows you to have "night" light and then motion activates. Works great.
1932275
Possibly but haven't figured out how to set motion activation. Used it to see potential theft in locker as well but only runs for about 2 hrs or less unless larger capacity chip is uses
450933
It would work indoors to detect motion, however not for lights being activated..
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It's motion activated so I do not know if another light in the area will affect it or not. Mine is in a stairwell.
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James, It is motion activated, so it will only turn on when something moves in front of it. If you need more specific information, or the light is not turning on for some reason, feel free to shoot me an email under our seller account.
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They should work fine in a closet they only come on when there's motion and only in the dark. I have it in a dark hallway and it comes on when we come out of our bedrooms.
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No. It works like a regular indoor ceiling light and needs to be turn on and off with a string.
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It can be done but not that practical. My light is connected to a wall switch that I can turn on or off. The key is you have a built in timer that is activated with motion to turn light on when dusk approaches. The timer is turned off if you turn switch off then on again. I know the instruction tell you how long you need to wait if you want to back to motion use but this will put light on until you decide to turn it off again. They also make similar lights that are not motion activated. This may be your best approach.