I installed a motion sensing security light 1499A when it turns off at night the bulb flicks on & off why ?
Question:The light does not flicker on & off in day light it only happens at night.My back yard is totelly dark no obstructions. I think this will cause my power bill to go up ? I have tryed eveything i even by past the on - off switch in the house please help thank you.
Answers:
Try to readjust your motion sensor so the photo cell is not in the path of the light. It sounds like when the light comes on, it turns the photo cell off.
Somewhere on the light fixture there is a sensor adjustment...you need to adjust it to the sensativity you want.
If the light also has a photo cell, it could be that it is reacting off of its own light.
Too Sensitive. change the sensitivity setting.
Once again, it is either the sensitivity setting is a little too sensitive, or the photo eye is in the light path.
Good luck with the adjustments.
Something is obstructing the sensor, or it is not working properly.
If the bulb color is a purpleish or orange color, it is a sign that the bulb is going. A Metalhaloide bulb (purple) or the sodium bulb (orange) flicker on and off when the bulb burns out.
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