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Heath Zenith Heath Zenith Occupancy Motion Sensor Wall Switch - White
The Heath Zenith Energy Saver Motion Activated Wall Switch, SL-6105-WH provides hands free lighting in the home. Lights turn on automatically when entering a room. After the room is left unoccupied for specified amount of time, lights turn off. Never leave a light on again in an empty room. Each motion activated switch features a 150 degree motion detection angle up to 30 feet with selectable sensitivity and light timer of 5 seconds to 20 minutes. Heath Zenith motion activated wall switch controls 500 Watt incandescent lighting and 400 Watt fluorescent magnetic ballast lighting and 1/8 horsepower motors for single pole applications.
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Does it work with CFL fluorescent bulbs?
asked 2 years, 4 months ago on Heath Zenith Occupancy Motion Sensor Wall Switch - White
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Anonymous
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Unfortunately not. When set to "AUTO" your CFL bulbs will just dimly pulse.
answered 2 years, 4 months ago
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Asis
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Controls 500 Watt Incandescent lighting & 400 Watt (Magnetic)Fluorescent Ballast lighting.
Source: HeathCo Representative
Source: HeathCo Representative
answered 2 years, 4 months ago
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OnlineAssociate
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How much money does motions save, on average?
asked 2 years, 2 months ago on Heath Zenith Occupancy Motion Sensor Wall Switch - White
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Anonymous
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Depends on the situation, but you can estimate it.
One 13 watt CFL consumes about 114 kWh annually if left on all the time. My current Ontario electricity rates (adding ALL costs in, including taxes) are about 20 cents per kWh, so the CFL would cost about $23 to keep lit all year. Your savings would depend on how much the light is on without the sensor vs. with, and the wattage of the lights the sensor is controlling. Most motion sensors uses maybe a watt or two (manual should say) so that energy consumption is relatively minor.
Most energy consumption web sites I have seen estimate energy savings of 30-50% using a motion detector.
There is also a convenience factor. I have one in my garage so I never step or drive into a dark room, and I don't have to think about turning on or off the light.
One 13 watt CFL consumes about 114 kWh annually if left on all the time. My current Ontario electricity rates (adding ALL costs in, including taxes) are about 20 cents per kWh, so the CFL would cost about $23 to keep lit all year. Your savings would depend on how much the light is on without the sensor vs. with, and the wattage of the lights the sensor is controlling. Most motion sensors uses maybe a watt or two (manual should say) so that energy consumption is relatively minor.
Most energy consumption web sites I have seen estimate energy savings of 30-50% using a motion detector.
There is also a convenience factor. I have one in my garage so I never step or drive into a dark room, and I don't have to think about turning on or off the light.
answered 9 months ago
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delphinus
- Peterborough, ON
answer 2
Motion sensor lights only trigger when there is motion sensed, and stay on for selected periods of time. This means that there would be a huge savings in electrical usage in comparison to a light that is just turned on fully bright all night. There is no way to put a specific monetary figure on it, there are far too many variables that would enter into the equation that would be specifically related to any particular installation to be able to give a blanket estimate of how much money would be saved. Most of our motion sensing lights qualify as `Energy Star’, which means substantial savings over just a fixture that is on all night.
Source: Heath Zenith Representative
Source: Heath Zenith Representative
answered 2 years, 2 months ago
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OnlineAssociate
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Does it work with a dimmer switch?
asked 2 years, 7 months ago on Heath Zenith Occupancy Motion Sensor Wall Switch - White
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Anonymous
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No, this switch cannot be used in conjunction with a dimmer switch, and should not have a dimmer switch on the same circuit.
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Source: Heath Zenith Representative.
answered 2 years, 7 months ago
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OnlineAssociate
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Can it replace the existing 2-ways switch?
asked 4 months, 2 weeks ago on Heath Zenith Occupancy Motion Sensor Wall Switch - White
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