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I would like to swap the outside light to an always powered PIR with LUX and change to a single switch for the inside light.
Is this possible?
many thanks
I would suggest that you should seriously consider keeping the switch for the outside light 'as is' (normally left 'on') even if/when you change it to a PIR-operated one. In that way you will retain a way to disable it if/when you ever want or need to.View attachment 230833 Hi I have a shed and this double switch currently switches an outside light and also an inside light on via the other. .... I would like to swap the outside light to an always powered PIR with LUX and change to a single switch for the inside light.
Indeed - but, as I just wrote, unless the OP has a reason (not so far mentioned) for doing otherwise, would the simplest thing not to be to simply leave everything 'as is' (and just change the light to a PIR one)? ....SUNRAY said:...This single gang switch will work but I'd suggest still having a switch [elsewhere?] so you can switch the PIR light off if you wish to or when it goes wrong.
I would suggest that you should seriously consider keeping the switch for the outside light 'as is' (normally left 'on') even if/when you change it to a PIR-operated one. In that way you will retain a way to disable it if/when you ever want or need to.
Yep you posted while I was prepping mine.Indeed - but, as I just wrote, unless the OP has a reason (not so far mentioned) for doing otherwise, would the simplest thing not to be to simply leave everything 'as is' (and just change the light to a PIR one)? ....
Kind Regards, John
Maybe, but I have a few such 'always on' switches and I haven't had much trouble with them being switched off accidentally. I suppose 'labelling' would be one answer, but that might not be aesthetically acceptable.Yep you posted while I was prepping mine. You are correct however in my experience it's very easy to accidently switch it off. It may be worth moving the wire to the other contact so up is on.
Sure, for the reason you mention, that would be more foolproof. However, I got the impression from what he wrote that the OP was thinking of having no switch at all, which is not something I would advise - hence my comment to him.The better option is to install a DP switch elsewhere where it's not so easy to operate.
By installing a switch!if for some reason the light did fail I would isolate and replace.
How could this be achieved?
It would probably require you to use some sort of 'modular switches', but there's no reason why you could not replace your present double ('conventional') switch with one which had a dimmer and a conventional switch, both wired identically to your present situation, with the latter (just an 'on/off' switch, virtually always 'on') serving your outside light, which you will change to a PIR one.Thank you guys, I understand the potential issues and apologies I didn't see the changes that were made to the image in post no.3. I wish to change from the double to a single dimmer switch for the internal lights.
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