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Re: Changing light switch to a switch with timer or sensor
I got a photocell / motion sensor lights at home depot for pretty cheap. I wired only two units to various exterior lights. It turns on at dusk and programmable to run for X hours. It has a dimmer controlled by the motion sensor. I got tired of timers and having to program. This I setup 5 or 6 years ago and I've never had to think about it. I replaced the timer with a normal switch.
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if your existing switches do not have a neutral to the box, you can't put a programmable timer there without re-wiring and will have ot go with the photocell lights as described above.
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Or you can go with a programmable timer switch that replaces the existing switch.
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Leander, TX | reply to UncleScooter
Besides motion detector lights also take a look at the florescent lights with photo cells (dusk to dawn) They are much more energy efficient than the lights used with the motion detectors and put out a whole lot of light. |
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Lowes and Home Depot both stock Motion Sensor lights. You need to go and look at what they have and install the light fixtures at each location you mentioned.
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1 edit |  We have inside light switches that control our exterior lighting - flood lights, lights on the outside of the garage and lights for the front door.
How may I go about adding timers or sensors on those lights to come on when it becomes dark and turn off when it becomes day time?
I am not an electrician but would tinker with proper and thorough direction. Also, the garage lights are on a 4-switch panel that has a light switch for the laundry room and the garage (inside).
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