Does an outside security light have to have a separate switch, like a normal light switch, or can it be wired in without, with presumably the only way of isolating it at the junction box?
We have one on the wall of our new house and we were told that we could have had a switch if we'd asked, but there was nothing in the literature to say that this one (at an extra cost of £90) wasn't switched, so we therefore didn't know to ask. It's a halogen one with PIR.
It's actually next to useless anyway, as it's at the second storey level of a three-storey house, and there is a kitchen off-shot blocking the detection zone in front of the kitchen. So, if a burglar came up the side entrance and in front of the kitchen, they would not be detected.
Also we can't reach it, to change bulb etc, so it would entail either buying a ladder, which would be a bit of a problem over the off-shot, or leaning right out of the bedroom window.
I have asked for it to be moved lower, but have been told that it is in their standard position. They reluctantly agreed to look into it, but it would mean having the new wiring trailing across the walls of the house to the new position. My call this morning was to see if they would remove the thing and give us a refund. They are looking into this.
We have one on the wall of our new house and we were told that we could have had a switch if we'd asked, but there was nothing in the literature to say that this one (at an extra cost of £90) wasn't switched, so we therefore didn't know to ask. It's a halogen one with PIR.
It's actually next to useless anyway, as it's at the second storey level of a three-storey house, and there is a kitchen off-shot blocking the detection zone in front of the kitchen. So, if a burglar came up the side entrance and in front of the kitchen, they would not be detected.
Also we can't reach it, to change bulb etc, so it would entail either buying a ladder, which would be a bit of a problem over the off-shot, or leaning right out of the bedroom window.
I have asked for it to be moved lower, but have been told that it is in their standard position. They reluctantly agreed to look into it, but it would mean having the new wiring trailing across the walls of the house to the new position. My call this morning was to see if they would remove the thing and give us a refund. They are looking into this.