charlie_boy Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Help! I had a cheap pir light up in the garden (argos) and all i did was double flick the switch inside the house (off/on/off/on) and it would manually override and stay on until i turned it off. Anyway the light got damaged so i bought a new one. Fitted it up, obviously wiring wasnt changed as it was all the same. The light wont manually override! It mentions nothing in the instructions but does say in the argos book 'manual override for contstant illumination' Before anyone says anything about buying a cheap one its not price related, the othr one lasted years and reviews in argos match my good experience. Anyone know how to do it? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 I would imagine that if the new one doesn't do the manual override thing, then it's probably not designed to do it. The design may have changed since you bought the last one. Especially as you say there is no mention of an override in the instructions. You can always return it to Argos and point out the mistake in their catalogue, either get a refund or a different design that does what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_boy Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 I would imagine that if the new one doesn't do the manual override thing, then it's probably not designed to do it. The design may have changed since you bought the last one. Especially as you say there is no mention of an override in the instructions. You can always return it to Argos and point out the mistake in their catalogue, either get a refund or a different design that does what you want. As it says it in the catalogue i assumed it would do it. Its very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 As it says it in the catalogue i assumed it would do it. Its very strange. It could feasibly be a faulty unit, but more likely it just doesn't do it, as there's no mention in the instructions. Just take it back and get a different one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Have you checked yet to see if the light works in the standard way? If not, could the small knob(s) for adjusting the "light on duration period" etc have anything to do with it not staying on continuous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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