Sensor light not switching off?

[eastender3]

Hello folks,

For the last few days, my driveway sensor light has not been switching off, so I tried to switch it off at the main and then start but again not switching off in the evening. In past, if it did that I used to switch it off and start again and after few seconds it switched off, but now it just does not switch off.

 

[terryplumb]

is it the type that comes on when pir is triggered by movement ,stays on for a bit then goes off ( but yours staying on ) ??? by the way how'd u get on with drains .terry

 

[eastender3]

is it the type that comes on when pir is triggered by movement ,stays on for a bit then goes off ( but yours staying on ) ??? by the way how'd u get on with drains .terry

yes, that's right.

 

[terryplumb]

sounds as though its on its last legs ,time for a new one. you could try switching off ,leave off 1 minute and then switch back on. some fittings have the facility inbuilt ,so if you want it to stay on permanently , turn supply off and back on within a few seconds and its supposed then to stay on.

 

[ericmark]

When it happened to mine, found sensor full of water, drilled very small hole in bottom of sensor been OK since. I did isolate and open sensor to ensure I did not drill through any component.

 

[Alec_t]

If the sensor includes a relay to switch the light it could be that the relay contacts are sticking closed.