Our garage is dark and the unit would need to be placed inside the garage. Is it always going to thing that it is night time? what does that do?
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If the garage is dark it will think it is night-time. IF there is any light because the door is open it will use the time out setting. My unit is inside the back of the garage but it still senses the light if the door is open. I do not think this will be an issue for you.... IMHO
2059883
It's never been an issue with me either. The unit functions perfectly and i have it on the 3 minute setting which seems to over-ride the light sensitive switch.
2059884
It makes no difference. The unit is set on a timer that is set for 3, 5 or 10 minutes. Not set for day or night.
2059885
I don't know how much light is actually required or how dark your garage is. With the door open during the day, the unit did not close when set to hold. The same was true if we had the light on in the garage. You may want to contact the company through their webpage. I really liked mine. I still have not had the opportunity to get one for my new home, but it's on the list! Good Luck!
2059886
Hi, installed one about 4 months ago based on feedback from my brother. Based on my electronic background and installation for how the system works, a dark garage will have no impact on how the system will work. It is based on a timer that you can easily adjust to 3,10 mins or 30 mins prior to the automatic closing of your door. it has a 60 secs warning also prior to the door closing. Excellent product and gives me comfort to know if I happen to forget to close my door that it will close itself.
1299542
If you put it on a switch then you are controlling the normal operation. So, if you want it off while at night then flip the switch. However, if you switch it on during the daylight you will have no light on.
1274834
We just set it up over the weekend. It works great. Light comes on when it is dark and still on at midnight. Highly recommend
1958107
I have had the light over a month and the batteries are still going. I have it in my garage at the stairs that go down to my basement kennels so the dogs can see when they come out to the yard in the morning and at night. In the winter, the light is on nearly everytime I pass it because it is so dark and I haven't replaced the batteries yet. I may get rechargeable batteries for it once I find out how long they last.
1745035
This unit doesn't have a day/night function. It has on, off and auto. I have it in a dimly lit hallway and it works day and night. Whenever I walk in the hallway it comes on day and night. This one works whether there is light or not, it is a motion light.
252936
There are two models. One has a motion detector, the other doesn't. You should not try to install a motion detector on any unit unless it is designed for it. You are better buying a unit that is a motion detection unit. Most motion units has a setting to function as day/night.That being said, I'm pleased with this unit as a dusk/dawn. I installed it on the house corner over the driveway to cover the front door, drive and garage.
806744
You should plug it in and turn off the lights from the lamps in the room and close the windows at day. It lights up in darkness only. If it's day and you have natural light across a window for example, it won't work because it lights only in the obscurity. The most obscurity, the most light. Beside that, it should work, if not maybe there is a problem. We haven't used it yet constantly, we only used it in Christmas day to see if it worked and how it works because it was a gift for our son, and he hasn't put it still in his bedroom. Hope this help you.
137227
Mine is mounted to an outdoor entrance ceiling. The light does not turn on in daylight, it comes on with motion in the dark. It also has a timer you set for how long it will remain on after the motion detection leaves the detection zone. It also can be set up to favor a certain direction and distance of motion to turn the light on.
275710
Mine is in a closet, directly adjacent to a window - about 10 feet away. One night it was verrrrrrrrry windy out and the light kept going on and off. The slight draft must have caused the blind to move just enough to trip the light. Amazing since my house is Earthcraft - certified energy efficient, and not what I would consider drafty so it is very sensitive. Your garage door might be flexing some.
968967
This unit would be a 3 pin connection. And was designed to turn lights on at night. To turn lights on during the day there would have to be a relay involved.
841105
Yes and no. The yes part has to do with a built in "hold button" that overrides the night auto-close function but the "no" part is that when it starts getting dark the unit will override the "hold" button and close the garage door anyway. Note: If you have a need to override that also (if it's getting dark-ish) and you STILL want to keep the garage door open ANYWAY, simply switch off the power using the built-in on-off switch and that will totally disable the unit - you can keep the door open as long as you like. I've had mine for several years now and it works great. Hint: When installing the unit, put it in a place where it can easily "see" the outside light levels. If you bury it deep inside your garage, it will "think" its dark all the time or that sundown is coming much sooner than is appropriate. Hope that helps ya..
929506
This is a daylight off, dark on, light controlled device. It only reacts to light and dark, motion has no bearing on its operation. You might want to purchase a motion controlled light that is also sensitive to light and dark. It will turn on at night if there is motion in its range of detection. It will not come on in daylight even if there is motion in its range of detection.
318423
As long as you have the correct electrical box to mount it to, placing the light on the ceiling should be fine. But, be aware the the photo sensor is very sensitive. So it's important to face the sensor where it will recognize daylight and shut the light off!
2162458
The transformer/photocell needs to be mounted outside where the cell can monitor the amount of natural light. If the photo cell/transformer is installed inside the garage where there is no natural light the lights will be on all the time. I mounted mine out side and protected it with a gallon freezer bag upside down over it and sealed at the bottom. Donna
74584
Yes, the light only comes on in the dark. It looks great and works just as well.
854747
Bruce, If I were wiring it up an did not want it to come on during the day you could do a couple things. 1. Switch to a standard motion sensor used on fixtures such as those over residential garage doors they are motion only when dark and run less than $20. 2. If you do need this style of motion sensor for your application put a photo cell in series before the sensor and fixture so the motion sensor and fixture only get power to operate when dark that fix could be done for about $15. Hope that helps. Have a good day.
716359
When dark the light is on all the time at a LOW level. When motion is detected the light is ON much BRIGHTER for about 10 seconds and then goes back to the LOW level once the motion is gone. Very important to have the unit mounted so it gets lots of SUN light during the day to recharge the batteries!