Steinel IS 1 - Reviews
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20.9.2018
My old (approx. 35 yr) motion sensor finally gave up the ghost and this took its place in the circuit with little adjustment. It's small, white, unobtrusive & easy to install. Keep the wiring diagram just in case you need it in future. You wire mains in & then wire out to the light & that's not fiddly: just like putting a 2 pole switch (which is what it is) into a lighting circuit. It has a nice optional plastic plate to mount the sensor to a vertical surface which allows cables to be installed through the back & I bet the designer never mounted his creation 'cos that plate is a very fiddly. Getting the angles right to switch the light on at the desired point on your property is a bit more tricky but the sensor moves quite easily.
18.9.2014
I'm having to replace one of 4 which I have. There is a fault with the sensor making it trigger during daylight. The others thus far are fine and have been in for 2 years. I believe there is a 3 year warranty, but I inherited the sensors with the purchase of the house hence no proof of purchase. You can not control the sensitivity of the sensor so it triggers if the branches sway in front of it... This may be due to the fault. The one on a separate lighting circuit is fine, but has no foliage nearby. I do not know if sensitivity is ever controllable or only if all sensors are limited to light sensitivity. I have other Steinel products and they are of good quality.
25.11.2020
I bought this to activate a couple of wall lights which originally had built-in PIR detectors which were playing up.A couple of surprises. The detector has a much wider field of view than expected (180 rather than 120 degrees) which actually suits my application - I can barely stick my nose out of the back door without it triggering. The other bonus is that it is much less susceptible to triggering from the nearby boiler flue outlet, compared to the old PIRs.Hopefully it will be more reliable as well.
2.12.2016
Worked very well getting a good 15 metre range but was a bit difficult to adjust the little pots underneath once installed, up a ladder in my case. Surprisingly there are no slots for a screwdriver so you would be well advised to set the twilight and timer setting up how you want them before installing. Some reviewers have said the sensor filled with water so I suggest using some mastic to seal round the cable entry and screw holes as an additional precaution maybe they did not bother to do this.
18.11.2014
Bought this for the mother-in-law's porch light... who just wanted it to "come on when it gets dark..." and then "stay on for a bit and then go out..." and "oh, but I don't want it to come on during the day..."This one looks good, is well made, was easy to connect, is easy to adjust... and in action, covered all the mother-in-law's requests. It was a bit expensive compared to others available and time will tell with regards to durability and reliability... but so far, so good. Recommended.
11.2.2021
Bought this to replace an existing sensor which had passed its sell by date. I looked long and hard before deciding on this item. I was not disappointed. It appears to be of good quality and was relatively easy to install. The swivel on the sensor allowed me to position the sensor exactly as I wanted and as a result it works perfectly. It is also very easy to adjust both for the duration of illumination as well as light sensitivity. I’d recommend this product.
13.1.2020
to replace a censor which had operated for 30 yrs. so I hope this one gives the same reliability. found the wiring was the same easy to install. the instructions are all pictures so it should be relatively easy for the layman. I did like the two outer flanges which keeps the censor away from the wall and gives room for the cable to feed into the plate. First night test showed it was working well feeding three lights in total of180 watts. recommended
3.5.2021
The sensor was easy to install and works well. The detection area is not quite as wide as the one it replaced, but is adequate. Like all sensors, it turns the lights on at random occasionally but no more than others.I would recommend for operating an LED security light. Much better to have a separate sensor and light as the sensor is the most likely to fail.
29.11.2016
I was looking for an external standalone PIR covering the approach to my house porch that controlled LED warm white spot lights GU types. This product is great, easy to fit, works with LED spot lights unlike some other PIR lights. It also allows wiring to an indoor separate light switch operated from my hall.Fantastic PIR worth the little extra cost
8.5.2017
This is a neat, compact PIR sensor. I have it installed and it's working fine, in a fairly exposed location. The reason for the 'but ...' is that I think the wiring info has got the live and the switched live reversed. When I wired it according to the info it didn't switch off. When I reversed those two wires it worked fine.
18.12.2018
Replacing a broken motion sensor next to garage door. Good instructions, simple to fit and works exactly as described. I like the adhesive blanking stickers that will restrict the coverage so avoiding switching on my lights unnecessarily; Effective Motion Sensoralso can be adjusted vertically and horizontally easily.
7.2.2021
The installation instructions took a while to decipher. Even so, although my installation was quite difficult, the motion sensor was a reasonably easy part of that. I am using it to turn on my porch light when someone, especially a delivery person, approaches my front door when it's dark or getting dark.
16.5.2015
Annoying white wall spacers which you have to paint black with an indelible black marker as the sensor is black otherwise it looks stupid.The sensor is very good but Steinel need to sort out a better cable entry because currently it's rubbish.Certainly better than most other sensors on the market.
16.11.2020
This was easy to fit to a brick wall, replacing a previous device. The adjustment controls are small and fiddly but work OK and the instructions are helpful. It's by the front door and besides responding to people approaching the house it gets triggered by buses passing on the road 20m away.
22.8.2014
Bought because a quality brand, clear instruction to install and set up, expensive, but cheap ones will not work for long. Does not pick up motion at the distance stated though, hence only 4* otherwise would be 5*. Going to remount to see if it makes a difference.