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Wiring in PIR sensor

jocsor1 · 2022-07-29 15:49:27

Hi all, I took down an old boiler house at the back of the house. On this there was a single wire coming out to to the old PIR sensor which was smashed to bits. I'm trying to wire in a new one but I only have live, neutral, earth and no switch live. The old sensor looks to have had the earth wired into the switch but this…

29-07-2022 04:49PM

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Hi all, I took down an old boiler house at the back of the house. On this there was a single wire coming out to to the old PIR sensor which was smashed to bits. I'm trying to wire in a new one but I only have live, neutral, earth and no switch live. The old sensor looks to have had the earth wired into the switch but this seems wrong. Any advice? Should I just put in an outdoor switch instead. Thanks

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We're not creating a new forum for the sake of this. Just ask in the pre-existing Heating and Plumbing forum:
https://www.boards.ie/categories/plumbing-heating

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