How do I stop my sensor light triggering all night?

It's normally aim and sensitivity. A sensor pointed across the footpath or driveway will pick up traffic and pedestrians. Re aiming it down onto your own approach and reducing the range fixes most nuisance triggering.

Where should sensor lights go?

The approaches someone would actually use: the front entry, the side path, the driveway and any rear or garage access. Lighting the middle of the yard looks impressive and helps far less.

Can sensor lights be switched on manually?

Yes, and it's worth doing. We can wire them so you can override the sensor and hold the light on while you're working outside, then let it return to automatic.

Can you replace the sensor on an existing light?

Sometimes, if the fitting is in good condition and the sensor is a separate component. Often the fitting is old enough that replacing the whole thing with an LED unit costs little more and performs much better.

Do sensor lights use much power?

Very little, especially LED units that only run when triggered. They're one of the least expensive things to run on a property and one of the more effective deterrents.

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Sensor Light Installation Ferntree Gully

Light on the path when you walk up, and nothing switching on at 2am for a passing cat. Sensor light installation across Ferntree Gully and the eastern suburbs.

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Either Nothing Comes On, or Everything Does

Sensor lights fail in two directions. Aimed too low or set too insensitive and you're still walking up a dark path. Aimed at the street and set too sensitive and it's on all night.

Then there's the ones that were never wired in at all, running off an extension lead through a window, which is common and is exactly the kind of thing we get called to fix properly.

The usual problems:

A dark side path, driveway or back entry
Lights triggering on traffic, pets or trees
Old sensors that have stopped detecting
Outdoor lighting run off leads instead of fixed wiring

Sensor lighting is one of the cheapest security improvements you can make, as long as it's aimed and set properly.

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Light That Comes On When It Should

We install weatherproof sensor lighting at entries, side paths, driveways, garages and rear access points, wired in permanently rather than run off a lead.

The part that matters is the setup. We set detection range, sensitivity and the on time after installation, and test it by walking the approaches, so it triggers for people and not for the street.

Where it suits we combine sensor lighting with switched lighting, so you can hold it on when you're working outside or unloading the car.

What we do:

Work out which approaches actually need covering
Install weatherproof fittings on permanent wiring
Aim and set sensitivity, range and on time
Test by walking each approach after dark
Add manual override switching where it helps

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Sensor Light Jobs Our Customers Have Reviewed

Adith SHome Owner
We recently contacted Jessie to install some sensor lights at our house. Within 4 days he was at our place and had that installed. Whilst he was here he was also able to let us know that our smoke alarms were out of date and got that replaced for us on the spot.
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Brad HHome Owner
Jessie from Class Above Electrical did an outstanding job installing outdoor pillar lights and adding additional GPOs at my property. The new lights look fantastic and the new power points were installed neatly and efficiently.
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Jackie BHome Owner
Did a wonderful job of installing lights and fans in our outdoor area. I am happy I listened to his advice and went with black not silver… can’t thank you enough
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Greg PHome Owner
Had Jessie from Class Above Electrical come out to install some new lights and a split system, and couldn’t recommend them enough. Turned up when they said they would, got stuck into it straight away, and left everything spotless after, no mess, no dramas.
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Krista LHome Owner
Highly recommend Jessie and his team. Super friendly guys, punctual, very precise work and they even cleaned up after themselves! Will definitely use Class Above Electrical again
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Beena THome Owner
I strongly recommend to go with Class Above Electrical. Very satisfied with the service provided.
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Frequently Asked Questions

It's normally aim and sensitivity. A sensor pointed across the footpath or driveway will pick up traffic and pedestrians. Re aiming it down onto your own approach and reducing the range fixes most nuisance triggering.
The approaches someone would actually use: the front entry, the side path, the driveway and any rear or garage access. Lighting the middle of the yard looks impressive and helps far less.
Yes, and it's worth doing. We can wire them so you can override the sensor and hold the light on while you're working outside, then let it return to automatic.
Sometimes, if the fitting is in good condition and the sensor is a separate component. Often the fitting is old enough that replacing the whole thing with an LED unit costs little more and performs much better.
Very little, especially LED units that only run when triggered. They're one of the least expensive things to run on a property and one of the more effective deterrents.