The Thirlo EXS is a 278mm exterior wall light with a built-in motion sensor,in black or white one E27 globe to 25W, not supplied,IP44, projecting 117mm.

It has a motion sensor, and no source tells you how the sensorbehaves. That is the honest position, and it matters more here than on any other fitting,because on a sensor light the sensor is the product.

None of the following is recorded anywhere not in the datasheet, not in ourproduct record, not on the old page:

• Detection range how far away it picks you up. The difference between3 metres and 12 is the difference between a doorway light and a driveway one.
• Detection angle whether it watches a narrow approach or a wide arc.
• Time delay how long it stays on. Fixed, or adjustable?
• Daylight threshold whether it stays off in daylight, and whether that isadjustable.
• Manual override whether flicking the switch off and on holds itpermanently on, which most sensor fittings allow and which is the feature people actually use.

Ask us before you buy. We will get the sensor specification from Telbix, becausewhether this fitting suits your front door depends entirely on figures nobody published.

What a sensor light is actually for and what to expect

A motion-activated light at an entry does two things a switched one cannot:

• Your hands are full. It comes on as you approach with shopping, a child or adog.
• It only runs when something moves. Over a year that is a real saving against alight left on all night and it is far less intrusive to neighbours.

Two things worth knowing before you commit to a sensorfitting at all:

• Sensors trigger on things that are not you. Cats, possums, moving foliage andcars turning in a street all set them off. Position matters aim it across anapproach rather than out at a road.
• They are not a security light. A 25W E27 at an entry marks and welcomes; itdoes not floodlight a yard. If you want deterrence, ask us about the flood lights inthis range.

The globe is yours which is unusual on a sensor fitting

One E27 to 25W, not supplied. Most sensor lights come with asealed integrated LED; the Thirlo takes a standard screw-in globe, andthat has real consequences:

• You choose the output. A brighter globe makes it a genuine entry light; a modestone makes it a marker.
• You choose the colour. Use warm 2700K at a front door cool white makes an entry look like a car park.
• You can replace it in ten years, where a sealed sensor light is finished when itsdiode is.

But choose an LED rated for SENSOR use. This is theone globe caution specific to this fitting, and no source gave it. A sensor switches the globeon and off many times a day, and cheap LEDs can flicker, buzz, glow faintlywhen off, or fail early on a sensor circuit. Some are explicitly markednot for use with electronic switches or sensors.Ask us and we will supply one that is rated for it. Also use one rated forenclosed fittings the Thirlo is a sealed glass body.

On dimming, we would rather warn you than answer. Thedatasheet says globe dependent and our record says No.In practice, sensor fittings and wall dimmers rarely work together the sensormodule generally needs full mains voltage to operate, and a dimmed supply can stop it triggering ormake it behave erratically. Do not fit this to a dimmer without asking us first.

IP44, and a slim body

IP44 protection against splashing water from any direction, and our page hasit right at Outdoor (Covered Area): under a porch, a verandah ora deep eave yes; a fully exposed wall taking driving rain no.

That matters more on a sensor fitting than a plain one, because the sensor lensis a second thing weather can reach. For exposed positions, ask us theWalsh is IP65, though without a sensor.

82mm wide, 278mm tall, 117mm out, 0.925kg.That is a genuinely slim exterior fitting the Ramiro coach lantern is200mm wide and reaches 280mm out. So the Thirlo suits anarrow entry, a doorframe reveal or a tight porch, and at under a kilogram it fixes torender or fibre cement without special provision.

Black or white

• Black recedes at night and against dark render, brick or timber.
• White disappears against a light-rendered or weatherboard wall by day,which on an entry facade is often the quieter choice.

Where it works

• Front doors and covered entries on as you approach, hands full.
• Porches, carports and covered side paths.
• Narrow entries only 82mm wide.
• Ask us for the sensor specification before you buy. No source published it.
• Use an LED rated for sensor use, and do not fit a dimmer without asking.

Specifying it

82mm wide by 278mm high, projection117mm, 0.925kg, inaluminium and glass, black or white.Built-in motion sensor detection range, angle, delay and override are not recorded inany source; ask us. One E27 globe to 25W,NOT supplied use one rated for sensor circuits and enclosedfittings. 240V, ClassI earth required,IP44 covered outdoor positions. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

How far away does the sensor detect me?

No source records it and that is the honest answer. Detection range, detection angle, time delay, daylight threshold and manual override are all absent from the datasheet, our record and the old page. On a sensor light those are the specifications, so ask us before you buy: we will get them from Telbix, because whether this suits your front door depends entirely on figures nobody published.

What globe should I buy?

An E27 rated for sensor circuits this is the one caution specific to this fitting, and no source gave it. A sensor switches the globe on and off many times a day, and cheap LEDs can flicker, buzz, glow faintly when off, or fail early; some are explicitly marked as unsuitable for electronic switches. Also rated for enclosed fittings, since the body is sealed glass, and warm 2700K, because cool white makes an entry look like a car park.

Can I put it on a dimmer?

Ask us first. The datasheet says globe dependent and our record says no and in practice sensor fittings and wall dimmers rarely work together, because the sensor module generally needs full mains voltage and a dimmed supply can stop it triggering or make it behave erratically.

Will it trigger on animals or passing cars?

Almost certainly cats, possums, moving foliage and cars turning in a street all set sensors off. Position matters: aim it across an approach rather than out at a road.

Is it a security light?

No. A 25W E27 at an entry marks and welcomes; it does not floodlight a yard. If you want deterrence, ask us about the flood lights in this range.

Can it go on an exposed wall?

No IP44 is splashing water, not driving rain, so under a porch, verandah or deep eave only. That matters more on a sensor fitting than a plain one, because the sensor lens is a second thing weather can reach. For exposed positions ask us about the Walsh at IP65, though it has no sensor.

Why choose one that takes a globe?

Because most sensor lights have a sealed integrated LED. With a standard E27 you choose the output and the colour, and you can replace it in ten years where a sealed sensor light is finished when its diode is.