First Alert PIR720RN Motion Sensing Light Socket
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of First Alert PIR720RN Motion Sensing Light Socket
Customer Review: Turns the light on
Summary: 4 Stars
We have this in the pantry. It was a much cheaper way to turn the light on when the door opened than wiring a switch into the hinge.
The only problems with it are minor. It needs 25+ watts. a 100Watt(24) CFL will NOT work. It also killed itself after a few years of operation when the bulb flashed out. One day, opened the pantry and the light flashed on then off. The bulb burned out, and took out the sensor. But it had worked well for 2+ years.
The nice thing is the light isn't ever on in the pantry overnight anymore.
Customer Review: should not be on the market yet
Summary: 1 Stars
This device has died twice on me, both times within a month of installation. The first one I bought from [...]. Thinking maybe I just had a bad deal, I took it to the local hardware store, which volunteered to give me a replacement for FREE, even though I told him I hadn't bought the item there. When that one also failed within a month, I returned to the store to ask what the return rate was. The employee said, "Very high. First Alert hasn't gotten the bugs out of this device yet." So... why is it on the market?
Customer Review: Severe limitation not mentioned in product description
Summary: 1 Stars
This is only usable for uncovered ceiling fixtures as typically found in closets or garages. This is not mentioned at all in Amazon's description but stated in bold ink in the instructions sent with the item. I didn't know this limitation when I ordered two of them which I intended to use in table lamps.
I tried them anyway and they do not work as I wanted. I suspect that being upside down means that their sensory zone is such that they won't operate properly unless one enters the room by walking in on the ceiling!
Customer Review: Can't use it
Summary: 1 Stars
I had wanted something that would turn the outside floodlight on when someone came up the driveway. I thought putting this into the existing socket would solve the problem. Yet, when I received the item, it specifies only indoor use. If they put it in the product description (not sure they did), I did not see it when I ordered. I have no place inside my house where I can use this product, or where I would want to put it up. So once again, I've bought something for too much money that will end up in a garage sale, unused.Customer Review: Just stopped working
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased the item for a closet. I installed and it worked fine for 30 days (return window) then it just stopped working. Stays on all the time. I can't return it so now I have a light socket in a light socket that is redundant that cost me almost $25 and it doesn't work. Piece of junk. I didn't keep the packaging once I had determined that it worked as advertised. It seems like a simple mechanism. So, if you disregard the warning, at least keep the packaging so you can return it to First Alert at your expense.