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LED closet light w/ motion sensor

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yeldogt

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I'm thinking these would be the ticket for my new build -- I only see being made by one company EPC. Any others?

I have a closet system in one room with motion activated lighted hanging rods -- work great.

Like the idea of auto on and off -- and simple installation with these. No wall switch or pull chain to worry about .... just mount tot he box.
 
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Sounds like a good idea, I would buy one.

I already changed my hallway, 1/2 bath lights to have "Occupancy" switches. It has worked out great.

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I like the idea of no switch -- simple ---- they are $50. I don't like that I have not heard of EPC. The other I have found is CFL -- want a LED for the closet.

Thought i would not like the lighted closet rod .. fantastic. -- I can't find where they are made (part of the system). The closet rod is I think a T5 bulb -- its about 10 years old now.
 
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You could use a contact switch on the door. This is how my uncle did a ***** closet in a house many years ago and this is how many of the drive through windows are setup for fly fans. One of those windows had a bad switch and a mechanical switch just wasn't the best option, so I used a transformer and reed switch with a relay to switch the 120v fan. It worked very well. My computer desk has a reed switch that actually is wired direct in the circuit for the strip led light that sits over the keyboard drawer, under the desktop. When I pull the keyboard out, it lights it up so I can see the text on the black keyboard, even at night with only a desk lamp turned on. It is on a dimmer as well.
 
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yeldogt said:
I'm thinking these would be the ticket for my new build -- I only see being made by one company EPC. Any others?

I have a closet system in one room with motion activated lighted hanging rods -- work great.

Like the idea of auto on and off -- and simple installation with these. No wall switch or pull chain to worry about .... just mount tot he box.
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Are you looking for AC powered or battery powered?
 
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Dustball said:
Are you looking for AC powered or battery powered?
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Electric ... it's for my new build.

When I did my last house I installed a switch in every closet for a small FL fixture mounted above the door on the wall. On the larger closets I did a ceiling fixture. The switch is a pain for bathroom and hall closets as it ends up messing with the shelf heights. Having a motion sensor would solve all of this.

I'm surprised there are not more examples.

I did the "old school" switch in the jam years ago -- they are a pain as far as the trades go .. someone has to cut in all the switches and then wired before trim. I could go low volt with a relay -- just one more item to install.

The motion light needs a box -- simple and cheap.
 
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I installed a light in the master closet years ago but went old school and installed a light fixture with the pull cord style switch. Simple and works great.

I had thought about putting in an occupancy sensor but most of the time we dont need light in there, so having it come on all the time I thought would be a PITA.
 
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I wouldn't eliminate the switch, even if I was installing a motion sensor light.....

There are many occupancy switches available, then you aren't stuck with limited design choices in 'lights that include a motion sensor'. (I.e. If your SO has particular ideas about light fixtures..EVEN in closets.)

And if you do put up an integrated light/sensor, the conventional switch just stays on all the time. NBD.

My 2 cents
 
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There are a few codes about the minimum size of closet that requires a light fixture and placement of the fixture in relation to the shelves that you also need to consider. When we used the common mushroom fixture or even can lights with shower trims we had to move lots of them to keep them away from any shelve that could have items stacked to the ceiling. I know that a low voltage LED fixture would not cause enough heat to ignite clothing but the codes were written long before LED lighting became common so they still apply even with a low heat fixture. Closets over 20sq. ft required lights the last time I checked. It can be difficult with smaller closets to find a location for a light that meets code.
 
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OK, don't judge - haha - but I installed a cheap ($9.99 clearance rack special) motion activated dual-head driveway light fixture in my pantry and it has worked out perfectly. It has the adjustments for sensitivity and duration so it doesn't stay on too long. I threw in some LED flood bulbs and it is plenty bright in there now! LOL.
Originally I installed it partly out of necessity and partly as a joke, having every intention of replacing it with a "proper" fixture just as soon as I could get up to the hardware store after the weekend. The original fixture had a pull chain and it "popped and fizzed" one time when the wife pulled the chain so it got removed immediately! The wife "NEEDED" her pantry light and the driveway fixture was the only thing I had laying around at the time so I put it in "temporarily" to get her through the weekend. I was trying to be funny. But she loved it. That was 2 or 3 years ago.
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