nuggstein
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- North Jersey
So I moved into the basement, because my grandparents are moving in, and they can't use stairs. Everyone got moved around. Lost my room of 25 years. All of my stuff is in the basement anyways...
The problem:
We had light switch on the side of the wall at the top of the basement stairs which would turn on a light on the ceiling of the stairs. There was no way of turning it off without walking up the stairs, and then I'd have to walk walk back down the stairs in complete darkness, unless the other basement lights were on. So we installed a motion detector, which we set for 90 seconds before turn off. The problem is the detector cannot see someone at the bottom of the stairs, until they are basically at the top step, now forcing me to walk up the stairs in complete darkness.
And the electrician said the way the wiring is done over there, without major modifications to the walls, it would be almost impossible to put another detector at the bottom of the stairs.
Any suggestions for a different kind of motion detector switch? It has to be on the side of the wall at the top of the stairs. Maybe more vertical/diagonal detection? I don't mind spending $100.
The problem:
We had light switch on the side of the wall at the top of the basement stairs which would turn on a light on the ceiling of the stairs. There was no way of turning it off without walking up the stairs, and then I'd have to walk walk back down the stairs in complete darkness, unless the other basement lights were on. So we installed a motion detector, which we set for 90 seconds before turn off. The problem is the detector cannot see someone at the bottom of the stairs, until they are basically at the top step, now forcing me to walk up the stairs in complete darkness.
And the electrician said the way the wiring is done over there, without major modifications to the walls, it would be almost impossible to put another detector at the bottom of the stairs.
Any suggestions for a different kind of motion detector switch? It has to be on the side of the wall at the top of the stairs. Maybe more vertical/diagonal detection? I don't mind spending $100.