outside pir lights that last longer than 10 months

[SparkyTris]

can anyone reccomend external PIR lights that will last some reasonable length of time? ideally >36 months

 

[ericmark]

In the main it is the mounting which is important, so ingress of water will not flood the electronics. This is asking for problems, as any water will run into the PIR even if it gets in near the lamp, these

have been the standard PIR used for years, with a vent at bottom, so will not allow water to build up. Even a small 1/16 inch hole in bottom can stop water building up.

 

[yorksbuilder]

can anyone reccomend external PIR lights that will last some reasonable length of time? ideally >36 months

One with a PIR which is separate to the light itself

 

[opps]

I had a similar problem with LED security lights failing after >6 months. Someone here recommended the VTAC ones at Toolstation. They have Samsung chips. The warranty is 5 years.

V-TAC LED Floodlight with Samsung Chip IP65

www.toolstation.com

Not sure if they have ones with inbuilt PIRs.

I fitted a cheapo brand from toolstation in my local pub (it is an internal side light). It lasted 5 months. the second version lasted 4 months. Both became incredibly, incredibly dim. The Vtech/Samsung one (also from Toolstation) is now over a year old. In the winter it runs constantly from 4pm to 1AM.

Price wise they are only about 15-20% more expensive than the ones which failed prematurely.

I have only fitted 2 thus far, but I have no complaints.

 

[Murdochcat]

How powerful do you need it?

I have fitted loads of this make

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[JohnD]

these View attachment 409786 have been the standard PIR used for years, with a vent at bottom, so will not allow water to build up. Even a small 1/16 inch hole in bottom can stop water building up.

That design looks like the one used on lamp-posts here.

 

[333rocky333]

Steinel stuff had a good reputation in the past for there sensors, they now do pir floodlights but quite costly

 

[JohnW2]

can anyone reccomend external PIR lights that will last some reasonable length of time? ideally >36 months

If the pre-LED situation is anything to go by, I fear that it may be more a matter of pot luck than anything else. I have several very cheap ones (which will have been Homebase or Wickes own-brand) still working fine in-service after 10-20 years (with occasional bulb replacements), yet I've had much more expensive 'reputable brand' ones that have only lasted for months.

I presume you're probably talking about ones with 'integral' (i.,e. not replaceable) LEDs, which makes things a bit 'worse', since if either the LED or the PIR mechanism fails, you have to replace both - whereas in the good old days you could have just replaced the bulb if it failed!

 

[amfisted]

I bought LAP PIR floodlights ( bulbs non replaceable) from Screwfix for our previous bungalow and again when we moved here. The previous one was still working after about 7 years, the current one has been in place and working for almost 4 years. Never had any issues with them, and they're really cheap.

 

[opps]

I bought LAP PIR floodlights ( bulbs non replaceable) from Screwfix for our previous bungalow and again when we moved here. The previous one was still working after about 7 years, the current one has been in place and working for almost 4 years. Never had any issues with them, and they're really cheap.

With LAP, it think it is pot luck. The two that I fitted and failed in less than half a year were LAP ones from screwfix.

 

[JohnW2]

With LAP, it think it is pot luck. The two that I fitted and failed in less than half a year were LAP ones from screwfix.

AsI wrote, I think it's probably always potentially a matter of 'pot luck'. Whilst I have had some very cheap Wickes/Homebase/Screwfix (LAP) ones which have lasted for very many years, I've had some much more expensive ones from 'reputable' manufacturers that have only worked for months.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I bought a Lidl LED, with built-in PIR a few years ago, as a means to illuminate the way out to the garage. It's not quite so necessary, now I have a series of solar PIR's, but it still works just fine.

 

[amfisted]

With LAP, it think it is pot luck. The two that I fitted and failed in less than half a year were LAP ones from screwfix.

I suppose “cheap and cheerful” does tend to come with some risk, but clearly others have had problems with more expensive options.