Hi,
We are close to the end of our extension work and we are hoping to have 3 lights along our side passage that will be triggered by movement but also to be turned on (overridden) by 2 switches, one inside and one outside.
Unfortunately due to contract conditions I am not allowed to talk directly to the electrician subcontractor and the architect knows as little as me about electrics (not much).
I am aware that some lights that come with built in PIR sensors have a manual override functionality that is activated by switching the lights on and off. I presume the wiring for this setup would just be like any other lighting circuit. The PIR responding simply to the off-on sequence to turn it on and disable the timer.
I am also aware that if I used a regular lamp and a separate PIR that there is a wiring technique that will enable overriding.
However the light that I like, the Philips June PIR, a combined light and PIR is not advertised as having a manual override function.
http://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/162469316/mygarden-wall-light
My question is if there is any way to wire this to get the override facility?
Or is the only way to have override with a light that has override built in or having separate light and pir?
I appreciate there are quite a few questions about this already but I've struggled to find one answering this particular question.
Thanks for any help!
Tom
We are close to the end of our extension work and we are hoping to have 3 lights along our side passage that will be triggered by movement but also to be turned on (overridden) by 2 switches, one inside and one outside.
Unfortunately due to contract conditions I am not allowed to talk directly to the electrician subcontractor and the architect knows as little as me about electrics (not much).
I am aware that some lights that come with built in PIR sensors have a manual override functionality that is activated by switching the lights on and off. I presume the wiring for this setup would just be like any other lighting circuit. The PIR responding simply to the off-on sequence to turn it on and disable the timer.
I am also aware that if I used a regular lamp and a separate PIR that there is a wiring technique that will enable overriding.
However the light that I like, the Philips June PIR, a combined light and PIR is not advertised as having a manual override function.
http://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/162469316/mygarden-wall-light
My question is if there is any way to wire this to get the override facility?
Or is the only way to have override with a light that has override built in or having separate light and pir?
I appreciate there are quite a few questions about this already but I've struggled to find one answering this particular question.
Thanks for any help!
Tom