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No, I havnt, so in this case my plans are kiboshed. It seemed like a strange wiring arrangement to begin with. Perhaps I buy an all-in-one PIR light fitting and do away with the stand alone PIR then.

I should clarify - the only way that light turns off is via the fuse box!

I have a new one terry.

The PIR has a LNE feed. Presumably I wire the live to the live and neutral to the load?

I've learnt a lot in the last few months DIY'ing, but my brain does cartwheels as soon as I look at a wiring conundrum. I know it's best left to professionals but I though I could handle an outside light!!!

Now, I wired this up, like for like, but theres clearly something wrong as the light is constantly on...

With light removed

Well on it's way out. Funnily enough you can still hear it click! I have a cheap screwfix replacement.

Thanks terryplumb. The black cable close to the sensor is a badly installed satellite cable.

Afternoon chaps. I've got a wall light outside my house and with the nights drawing in I have decided it needs to be recomissioned into service. The old fitting is past it, so I've purchased a cheap screwfix wall light. Theres a PIR sensor about a metre away on the wall which I suspect...

Sfk & Bernardgreen - huge thanks for the links and insight. I got lost in a big LED / Google worm-hole but I think I've come out of it a better informed man. Close this post down boys.

Thanks again for your insight, Winston, it is appreciated and duly noted. I'll remember in future to seek the correct advice PRIOR to plastering over my mistakes. Alas!!!

Hi Winston, Thanks for your insight - you learn something new every day, I had no idea about maintenance free JB's! In that case, this isn't the end of the world as I do also have two gang sockets either side of the breast within my cupboards so I can run my prospective LEDs off these. Now...

Evening Chums, First post on here so please be gentle... As description; I had two awful sconce lights either side of my chimney breast. I needed to re-plasterboard the wall so i took the opportunity to remove them. In their place I screwed a junction box between the stud and extended the LNE...