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Which sensor lights to put on gable of my house

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  • 17-04-2009 2:35pm
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    purerandom
    Registered Users Posts: 244 ✭✭


    hi,
    I want to put a sensor light on both gables of my house.
    I have got the best quote of 58 euro a for 500w steinel sensor light with the ball sensor.
    however i was also told i should get freeland ones as they are alot cheaper. I can get one for 20 euro and i am told there is no difference and that they dont give any trouble.
    Can i get some advice please, what do you guys suggest? financially its a no brainer but i want quality also.
    any advice appreciated.


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    #2
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    I prefere dusk to dawn lights. The sensor lights are a pain in the [EMAIL="a@se"]a@se[/EMAIL] coming on and off.


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    northdublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭northdublin


    steinal are an excellent fitting. i find when fitting them on a gable its best to fit a separate pir lower down with a more focused field, this helps prevent nuisence tripping. and if not included in the fitting, fit a photocell.
    the other option is a pir halogen and instead of putting a normal halogen lamp into the fitting fit a retrofit cfl replacement lamp. change the setting on the pir so it keeps the lamp on for a long time and that should not affect the life of the cfl which can be a problem when they are used with pirs.


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    autograph
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭autograph


    Thanks for the tips. This is a job I must do!


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