Recent content by AnnaBee

Thanks guys what you have written is extremely helpful. So it would seem it is either microwave or voodoo. At least I understand why it is happening now. I'm going to speak to them and see if they will turn it down (the sensitivity on the sensor). To everyone who has taken the time to riddle...

It does seem to only see me once I reach the point in the hallway where it could be seeing me through the door. Looking through it diagonally though as I don't need to be right in front of it. http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/113/29472688.png

Nope no light is escaping whatsoever. And the camera doesn't trigger it. I leave that on. Only when I move towards it does ít turn on. Anyone got any ideas on why waving a broom behind the door doesn't trigger it but a human does? Would that be consistent with it being a microwave sensor? Also...

So would that not react to the broom being waved around (see post above this one)? That is horrible, I hate the council. Talk about big brother. If that is the problem can they 'turn it down' make it less sensitive?

Nope just me with nothing electrical at all only my clothes and two walking sticks (wooden) still triggers it. Other people trigger it too. I tried waving a walking stick and a broom in front of the door while standing back where it can't sense me but it doesn't trigger it. I tried this both...

There is a gap around the door but the whole thing is covered by a door curtain on the inside completely covering the door and frame. The letter box is flush no gaps and has an anti-arson post catcher on the inside. So again no gaps. There is also a big old fashioned homemade draught excluder...

Because I'm disabled I've got a camera in the spyhole so when the door bell goes I can switch my tv to show me who is there. I left the tv on that and noticed this was happening. I have a screen angled down the hallway so I can see what is happening outside the door as I move towards it. So it...

No that isn't possible, I've lived here for years. Short of them breaking into my flat in the night and fitting it while I slept. And I have chains on the door and I'm home 24/7. I have not left the flat since I moved in. The light was on 24/7 at first then they fitted a sensor this year so it...

No the wall isn't painted glossy in the communal area. It is reacting to movement within my flat either through a solid concrete wall (NO windows) or the solid wood door(NO windows) with a heavy thick door curtain hung on the inside of the door. So no light can escape from my flat out. And it...

I'm disabled and without going into details the light being right at the top of the wall near the ceiling means that isn't possible for me to photograph it. All I can see clearly is the big old fashioned square cover over the light itself . I'm sorry that is no help I know. It only switches on...

Thanks for answering. I did look through to see where was the best place but really wasn't sure where would be considered most appropriate. My google search had brought me too 'Electrics' initially. Then I had a look around & I nearly put it in the CCTV bit. I was hoping general would ruffle the...

This is the situation. In an enclosed communal area between two council flats there is a light that operates on some kind of sensor (heat/movement, not sure exactly). Now the problem is that it turns on the light when I move near the wall on that side of the flat (within the flat and door...