Anyone know of a Z-Wave outdoor flood light (with motion sensor, if possible)? I’ve been searching and can’t seem to find one.
I’m wondering about this, as well.
I’ve spent some time yesterday looking at different home control sites, and currently, I have not seen any Z-Wave flood lights, let alone any with motion detecting.
Someone should make one!
Might this work?
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Intermatic-HA05C-Settings-Wireless-Outdoor/dp/B000J17QWU/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1225852352&sr=1-22]http://www.amazon.com/Intermatic-HA05C-Settings-Wireless-Outdoor/dp/B000J17QWU/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1225852352&sr=1-22[/url]
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[quote=“shadowboxer, post:4, topic:164060”]Might this work?
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-dale[/quote]
Kind of… However, if I was going to do that I might as well buy a on/off light switch. I want to replace my old X10 flood light (with built-in motion sensor) with a similar z-wave product. Doesn’t appear that one is available on the market yet.
Resurrecting this thread, since its several years later and I don’t seem to find any solutions yet (still).
Ive got two outdoor security lights that have built in motion sensors and light up (2 floods), hardwired to the A/C power, and without switches.
They work fine, but when I turn on my landscape lighting, I want those security lights to be disabled to prevent them coming on.
To accomplish this I figured there are several options:
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Replace the flood light bulbs in the existing fixtures with smart flood light bulbs - the offering of exterior use floodlight bulbs in zwave/zigbee seems limited.
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Replace the existing motion/daylight sensing security lights with new ones that have zwave/zigbee smarts in them - that doesn’t yet seem to exist oddly enough.
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Install a smart switch inline to the lights in a weatherproof enclosure.
All this stuff would need to be outdoor rated - that is humidity up to 100%, temp ranges from -10c to 40c and the like.
Has anyone seen any progress in this area? My searches haven’t turned up a solution - but maybe I’m just using the wrong keywords in a google search.
I dont think youll need outdoor rated micro swtich if its mounted behind the lights in a wall. The wire nuts, romex and stuff behind the light buried in the wall are not outdoor rated and electrical wires are not made to be in 100% humidity.
Same goes for when we install zwave outlets on the outside of the house for things like low voltage lights. Even non zwave outlets are not outdoor rated. They just have a outdoor cover on them.
[quote=“Minok, post:6, topic:164060”]Resurrecting this thread, since its several years later and I don’t seem to find any solutions yet (still).
Ive got two outdoor security lights that have built in motion sensors and light up (2 floods), hardwired to the A/C power, and without switches.
They work fine, but when I turn on my landscape lighting, I want those security lights to be disabled to prevent them coming on.
To accomplish this I figured there are several options:
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Replace the flood light bulbs in the existing fixtures with smart flood light bulbs - the offering of exterior use floodlight bulbs in zwave/zigbee seems limited.
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Replace the existing motion/daylight sensing security lights with new ones that have zwave/zigbee smarts in them - that doesn’t yet seem to exist oddly enough.
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Install a smart switch inline to the lights in a weatherproof enclosure.
All this stuff would need to be outdoor rated - that is humidity up to 100%, temp ranges from -10c to 40c and the like.
Has anyone seen any progress in this area? My searches haven’t turned up a solution - but maybe I’m just using the wrong keywords in a google search.[/quote]
Not being an expert, I think you can “easily” accomplish this with just one 2x1.5Kw Relay Switch from Fibaro (or any other switch that controls 2 relays). You will need to bring AC power to a in-wall single switch, then you have to use 2 circuits, one for the security lights, and one for the landscape lighting. The in-wall switch controls just the landscape light but when you turn it on/off, you need to turn off/on the other relay.
What seems the harder part here is making possible to bring to the landscape wall switch the AC power of the security lights. Is that’s not possible, you can use another zwave relay that would still be controlled by the one which controls the landscape light.
I hope I was clear 
sorry, but English is not my first language…
There are some things other technologies seem to do a lot better than the z-wave suppliers; Whilst I run z-wave via Vera inside the house (well, mostly!), I run homeeasy outside. Why? Because it works! I have a standard 20w led flood powered by 240v. in-line I have a switch module (HE304) which is then linked to a pir (he403) and then a “place anywhere” wall paddle switch (he307) and a hand remote (he300). it’s cheap and best if all, just works. I’m looking at integrating it into Vera via an rfxcom unit (433mhz) in the future, but that’s not essential.
Pat
My plan was always to use separate motion sensors for my outdoor flood lights. I have one standard, two-bulb flood light with a built-in motion sensor on each corner of the home; currently, three are connected to a Z-wave relay switch. I honestly haven’t the slightest idea what the fourth one is connected to.
Anyway, when I replace the fixtures, I intend to get LED lights and place a few motion sensors around the outside of the house, then turn on those lights when motion detected. That means I’ll also have individual control of when those lights turn on… which I don’t now, because of the motion sensor in each light.
A Z-wave motion-sensing light would be good, I guess… but could I turn it on when I want to? Hm. It seems I’ll have more flexibility by using separate devices, if also more fine-tuning to reduce false reporting.
I’ve often wondered why no one has brought an AC-powered z-wave sensor/outdoor floodlight to market.
Right now, as you know, you could use a standard outdoor light, a z-wave switch and a z-wave motion sensor mounted somewhere outside to trigger the lights. But then you’d have to figure out how to power the battery-operated motion sensor that’s not made for outdoor use.
It would be great to have an all-in-one light. The always-on z-wave motion sensor on the outdoor light could also be used to trigger other scenes inside and outside the house.
I’d buy one…or four.
@Lonestar10 - I’ll bet that if someone did, you’d avoid the purchase because you didn’t like the style of light that they came out with.
Adding a standard PIR motion sensor to a light fixture costs pennies, so there are lots of choices. Adding a Z-Wave one costs $20 or more so there are none.
It would be nice if a vendor would offer a combination Z-Wave motion sensor and relay allowing you to retrofit any light fixture. But that would still be a limited market device retailing for $50-$100 per light.
The present system of discrete Z-Wave motion sensors and Z-Wave relays is the most flexible and probably the most cost effective, unless you try to do each light independently.
I think that the best Z-Wave solution presently available to @Minok would be to:
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Place a Z-Wave relay in the circuit(s) that power the exterior motion sensing lights. This might be a single in-wall relay inside that switches the circuit of both lights, or it could be an in-wall relay in each of the light’s enclosures.
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Have a scene that turns the relay Off when the landscape lighting is turned on. Have another scene that turns the relay(s) On when the landscape lighting is turned Off.(You could substitute PLEG for the scenes. I probably would.)
Worst case this would require two in-wall relays and some means of determining the state of the landscape lighting. If the landscape lighting isn’t Z-Wave or otherwise detectable, then I would add a relay powered by the landscape lighting that trips a Z-Wave door/window sensor to tell Vera when the landscape lighting is on. You could also forgo this awareness and use schedules for the scene triggers that coincide with the landscape lighting schedule.
I’m going to resurrect this thread again because I am looking for this as well and it’s still not available. We have a standard outdoor motion sensor light with two bulbs.
The functionality we want is to be able to just turn the lights on and keep them on.
The light is powered and then the motion sensor is between the AC in & the bulbs. So simply installing a zwave microswitch in parallel with the motion sensor should work. The power then makes it’s way from the source to the bulbs via the motion sensor or the microswitch.
Probably late and obvious, but we have outside patio lights controlled by am inside Linear (now Nortek) WD-500Z dimmer. We have an Ecolink Z-Wave PIR sensor outside by the patio lights which I have our Veralite programed to turn on the patio lights if the landscape lights are not on between 00:00 and 06:00.
Old thread but I though if anyone was looking they should know about these.
Today we turned a 13$ outdoor motion sensor flood light into a Z-Wave outdoor motion sensor flood light.
Now I can trigger all of my scenes, other lights inside and out, sirens, even other flood lights making it appear that someone is home all from this one Z-Wave motion light.
I can even get notifications on my phone when this happens instantly.
The best part is that the motion sensor is easy to install, use and is made for outdoor use.
Take a look and tell us what you think.
[quote=“Jamr, post:15, topic:164060”]Old thread but I though if anyone was looking they should know about these.
Today we turned a 13$ outdoor motion sensor flood light into a Z-Wave outdoor motion sensor flood light.
Now I can trigger all of my scenes, other lights inside and out, sirens, even other flood lights making it appear that someone is home all from this one Z-Wave motion light.
I can even get notifications on my phone when this happens instantly.
The best part is that the motion sensor is easy to install, use and is made for outdoor use.
Take a look and tell us what you think.
http://www.007systems.com/blog/z-wave-outdoor-motion-flood-light[/quote]
I haven’t had good luck with single PIR motion sensors outdoors. What sensor it being used and is there a z-wave power relay along with a z-wave motion to see and have control of both the light and motion?
We used the Defiant brand found at Home Depot for the IR sensor and a Z-Wave relay for the interface.
They work really well together and can fit in a small electrical box.