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Hi, I have seen some good articles on here so hopefully you can help me. I have just wired a new PIR to my Texecom Premier Elite 24 panel. The PIR I am wiring is a 'Premier Elite MR'. I copied the same wiring as my existing three PIRs but I am getting a Tamper error. I have seen some...

Hi - I have a recently wired house which has a porch light controlled by both a switch and a PIR sensor. I want to bypass the PIR sensor so as just to operate the light by the switch. I've looked in the junction box and there is a four core wire going to the box from the switch. Brown, Black...

Hello! i have these lights… https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BPY1ST75/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 …already in the garden and they do exactly what was required. But now I would really like these to work with a pir motion sensor. But as a diyer I din’t know if this is...

Afternoon. So on this rainy Saturday I thought I would get to the jobs I have been putting off :-) My garage has a pull cord with 2 red wires and an earth which I am presuming are live and switched live. I wanted to replace it with a PIR as the amount of time I spend in there is minimal and I...

Hi All, About to start a detached Victorian 3 bed renovation, as usual solid brick walls so no cavity to insulate. It has been a while since I've done some internal wall insulation, previously I've always used PIR on treated battens. I've spoken with Superfoil and they tell me their SF19+...

Hi all, Just in the process of constructing a new pre-fabbed shed. Planning to store some tools and a few other bits in there so want to make sure it's insulated. At the moment the shed has 40mm studs. I've picked up some Thermal foil insulation (acts as a vapor barrier), and was also planning...

Dear All, I wonder if anyone can help. Have had premier elite 24 with a one entry exit contact sensor, around 6 Prestige TD WIRED PIRs and one keypad. It's been problem free for 6-7 years. Now initially, in the night, the downstairs hallway PIR would set off the alarm every 4-6 months and I...

Hi, I have a Texecom Premier Elite 64. Its been working fine for the last couple of years but starting a few days ago, when I try to set the alarm - it fails to arm; keeps beeping; and I get a the following message on the keypad: Landing Motion Detctor There is no other "System Alert"...

hi folks, I'm after some recommendations / advice. basically I'm looking to find out if what i 'm looking for actually exists! the front door to our house is on the side of the house so to reach our front door you effectively have to walk up a lane between ours & next door I'd like to fit...

Hi, Just going to buy a typical 30w LED security spotlight (off amazon) with PIR, mains power. But the cable isnt long enough so i need to extend it. but i dont know what cable i should get? Ive seen a few different lights, some are 2 core, some are 3 core (according to the pictures). Is two...

Hi Looking at replacing my floodlight with intergrated pir with a separate light and separate pir that will be located around the corner from the light. I also want to add an additional light with an intergrated pir to the same circuit and would like both lights to come on when either of the...

Hi Guys, I am about to put in my insulation between the rafters after my electrics first fix, The question being do I put the insulation in so they are flush to the bottom of the rafters or can I put them above my wiring as long as I leave my 50mm air ventilation gap? There will be 50mm pir...

Hi. Quick question: I have rigid insulation upstands around the concrete slab in my extension, and am using self-levelling compound on it before laying engineered wood. Do I trim the insulation and level over it (creating a thin cold bridge to the masonry/bifold frame) or level first and trim...

The Manrose XF100PIR 4 Inch Toilet Extractor Fan with PIR I fitted in a downstairs loo starts for no reason in the evenings, sometimes three times, sometimes not at all, but usually at least once. Nothing in the room moves (towels, mirrors, gloss paint, all been checked). The isolator switch is...

Hi, I have a rental property split into 3 flats I'm wondering whether it's worth changing the columbus switches to normal switches and replacing the lamps to led ones with pir sensors ? As it would be more convenient for tenants. Thanks

Hi all, Can anyone help with question. I am laying some new insulation and electric UFH and need to minimise the floor build up. So far I am laying a layer of DPM, 50mm PIR cut to fit and then was planning on placing a 6 mm cement backed tile back board the UFH mat and then tile on that. I am...

Hi, I installed a Yale EF-KIT1 home alarm about 3 years ago and had no problems. Due the circumstanes this year it has not been used for quite a few months so I decided to change all the batteries and bought an extra PIR for the garage, now the PIR in the living room does not work and the new...

Hi, I have installed my first wireless le sucre PIR on my flex system. Everything went ok with pairing until next morning I get keypad message rf batlow. Result: I am on my 3rd battery in 3 days!! Has anybody had this problem? Many thanks,

Hi, I wave a cold roof design, 170mm joists + 100mm down to 5mm furrings. I going to use 100mm PIR insulation, flush with the ceiling, leaving a ventilation gap above ranging from about 60mm to 160mm. I would like to have recessed LED downlights, but I get different opinions depending on who I...

hi everyone i have a scantronic i-on40 in part set mode with the following zones configured: zone 17 - hall PIR (final exit) zone 18 - lounge PIR (normal alarm) zone 19 - garage PIR (normal alarm) zone 20 - front door contact (final exit) zone 21 - back door contact (normal alarm) i only use...