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Quest · 04-29-13, 04:55 PM

Thanks for sharing Xringer! Your unit (from Eprey) seems to be a light sensor only, judging by that CDS sensor in the pic.

I had my share of frustration RE: occupancy sensor: spent time and $$ and bought some literally "unusable" ones from GeeEee, etc. which claimed to work on fluorescent lamps (magnetic ballast only), and it didn't work on all my compact CFLs (they use SCRs instead of relays, and must have a load on them in order for them to work properly, CFLs don't have much of a load when off, so those sensors didn't work at all).

Ended up buying Lutron online (1st one bought from Amazon, 2nd one bought locally from Lowes) and they both worked beautifully.

Now, 1 of them used for staircase illumination (lightbulbs are 2 stores high, 2x9Watts Ikea CFLs), 2nd one used in lower story bathroom (where kids frequent). Both works beautifully and as advertised.

Q.

04-29-13, 04:55 PM	#8
Quest Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 109 Thanks: 13 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	Thanks for sharing Xringer! Your unit (from Eprey) seems to be a light sensor only, judging by that CDS sensor in the pic. I had my share of frustration RE: occupancy sensor: spent time and $$ and bought some literally "unusable" ones from GeeEee, etc. which claimed to work on fluorescent lamps (magnetic ballast only), and it didn't work on all my compact CFLs (they use SCRs instead of relays, and must have a load on them in order for them to work properly, CFLs don't have much of a load when off, so those sensors didn't work at all). Ended up buying Lutron online (1st one bought from Amazon, 2nd one bought locally from Lowes) and they both worked beautifully. Now, 1 of them used for staircase illumination (lightbulbs are 2 stores high, 2x9Watts Ikea CFLs), 2nd one used in lower story bathroom (where kids frequent). Both works beautifully and as advertised. Q.