Security lights on fused spur timer?

[Minime46]

Hi Guys

I'm looking at putting up a few security lights outside in the middle of the house walls. 3 of those lights that go in the middle but shine up and down.

The inside is newly plastered so was thinking of going into upstairs floor boards and putting in a switched fused spur with a timer on it behind (on the inside) where each of the lights will be fit externally. The timer/fused spur will be accessible.

I have attached a picture of the spur I am thinking of using. Would this work or is there a better way I could do this (without chasing walls etc).

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Not much point in using an ordinary on/off timer, because dusk happens at a different time each day, throughout the year. What you really need is either a solar clock to suit your latitude - very expensive, or you could use a Smart Switch(s) with Alexa, turn turn the lights on a dusk, off at dawn or a set time in the evening.

Why would anyone want lights shining up at the sky, they are wastfull and annoying?

 

[Minime46]

use a Smart Switch(s) with Alexa, turn turn the lights on a dusk, off at dawn or a set time in the evening.

Why would anyone want lights shining up at the sky, they are wastfull and annoying?

Smart switch is a good idea.

The lights are shinning up and down. They are lighting up the property... make it look lived in.

Some properties you can get away with whacking a flood light on, some you can't.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Smart switch is a good idea.

I have 8x of them, to turn things on/off remotely, put lights on at dusk, off at 11pm etc.., plus various other things either locally or remotely via the Alexa app. The plug into a 13amp socket, then the light plugs into the switch, but you must have good wifi at the plug location. The 8x cost me around £48 on Ebay delivered.

 

[Minime46]

I have 8x of them, to turn things on/off remotely, put lights on at dusk, off at 11pm etc.., plus various other things either locally or remotely via the Alexa app. The plug into a 13amp socket, then the light plugs into the switch, but you must have good wifi at the plug location. The 8x cost me around £48 on Ebay delivered.

I will investigate. Im a Google man myself so will see what there is.

My last house was automated so I know how they work etc and could definitely work well. Can you tell it to switch the socket on daily at sunrise and off at 11pm and it will adjust accordingly to sunset time?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I will investigate. Im a Google man myself so will see what there is.

My last house was automated so I know how they work etc and could definitely work well. Can you tell it to switch the socket on daily at sunrise and off at 11pm and it will adjust accordingly to sunset time?

Yes and no worries about power cuts up setting clocks, or the clocks getting out of sync with GMT/BST either. You can even set them to come on so many minutes before or after local dusk. I'm using some at the moment to turn Christmas lights on and off.

These are the ones I bought 8 of - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2Pack-Sm...var=622324142918&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

[Minime46]

Yes and no worries about power cuts up setting clocks, or the clocks getting out of sync with GMT/BST either. You can even set them to come on so many minutes before or after local dusk. I'm using some at the moment to turn Christmas lights on and off.

Sounds perfect

 

[john4703]

An alternative is to use an External Photo-Cell Switch https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Produc...fS_a7pirTW_Lg5XT-MUtE66TgZjIfqpRoC2XgQAvD_BwE

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

An alternative is to use an External Photo-Cell Switch https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Produc...fS_a7pirTW_Lg5XT-MUtE66TgZjIfqpRoC2XgQAvD_BwE

Yep, but he would still need a time-clock to turn it off, if he wanted it to go off before dawn.