Search  for anything...
Lutron

Lutron Motion Sensor Light Switch, 5 Amp 3-Way, for Lighting and Fans

Based on 1,795 reviews
Condition: New
Checking for the best price...
$94.77
Save $29.73 was $124.50

Buy Now, Pay Later

As low as $15.80 / mo
  • – 6-month term
  • – No impact on credit to apply
  • – Instant approval decision
  • – Secure and straightforward checkout

Ready to go? Add this product to your cart and select a plan during checkout.

Payment plans are offered through our trusted finance partners Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay, Zip, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. No-credit-needed leasing options through Acima may also be available at checkout.

Learn more about financing & leasing here.

Selected Option

Free shipping on this product

This item is eligible for return within 30 days of receipt

To qualify for a full refund, items must be returned in their original, unused condition. If an item is returned in a used, damaged, or materially different state, you may be granted a partial refund.

To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.

View our full returns policy here.

Availability: In Stock.
Fulfilled by Amazon
Arrives Monday, Nov 9
Order within 13 hours and 56 minutes

Available payment plans shown during checkout

Protect Your Purchase

Easy claims online, fast replacements, no fees

Checking for protection plans...

Recently Viewed

At a glance

Condition
New
Color
White
Size
3 Pack
Style
5-Amp 3 Way Switch
Model
MS-OPS5M-WH-3
Dimensions
2 x 2 x 4.25 in
Material
Plastic
In the box
(3) Maestro Motion Sensor Switches

Features 10

  • AUTOMATIC SWITCH: Motion sensor light switch automatically turns the living room lights on when you enter the room and off when you leave
  • FOCUS ON YOUR TASKS: Focus on any home projects and chores when leaving the room without having to think about turning off the lights
  • MOTION SENSOR LIGHT INDOOR: Walk into your bathroom, garage, laundry room, and closet without having to worry about turning on lights
  • COST AND ENERGY SAVING: Don't stress about leaving lights on when leaving your house. Save money by relying on the light switch to turn off for you

Description

Conserve energy with the Maestro occupancy sensor switch from Lutron Electronics for light automation in your home. This wall-mounted switch turns lights on when you enter a room and off after you leave. Ideal for garages, basements, and living rooms, it offers convenience when your hands are full. Featuring Advanced XCT sensing technology, it detects subtle motions like reading, ensuring lights stay on when needed, sensing motion up to 30 feet with coverage for 900 square feet. Using patented ambient light detection, it activates lights only when necessary based on daylight. Available in Almond, Ivory, Light Almond, and White, the elegant design complements any room décor. Switch to vacancy mode for rooms where lights require manual activation and automatically shut off when unoccupied, suitable for bedrooms or areas with pets. Compatible with various bulb types including incandescent, halogen, electronic low voltage (up to 600 watts), magnetic low voltage (up to 200 watts), and CFL and LED bulbs (up to 150 watts), it can operate ceiling or exhaust fans up to 3 amps and requires no neutral wire. Suitable for single- pole and 3-way applications, it integrates into home automation settings. Manufactured by Lutron Electronics, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, their products contribute to energy savings and longer bulb life. Let Lutron’s Maestro Occupancy/Vacancy Motion Sensor Switch offer energy efficiency in bathrooms, laundry rooms, kitchens, and garages, working with any bulb type, including CFL and LED. It completes the Maestro product family line for a coordinated home look, with programming options for light operation. Coordinating Claro wall plate and accessories are sold separately.

Specs 35

Operation Mode Auto On, Auto Off
Current Rating 5 A
Operating Voltage 120 volts
Contact Type Normally Open
Connector Type Screw
Brand Lutron
Switch Type TRIAC
Terminal Physical

Frequently asked questions

If you place your order now, the estimated arrival date for this product is: Monday, Nov 9

Yes, absolutely! You may return this product for a full refund within 30 days of receiving it.

To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.

View our full returns policy here.

  • Klarna Financing
  • Affirm Pay in 4
  • Affirm Financing
  • Afterpay Financing
  • Zip Pay in 4
  • Financing through Apple Pay
  • Financing through Google Pay
Leasing options through Acima may also be available during checkout.

Learn more about financing & leasing here.

Similar Products

Top Amazon Reviews

Highly Recommended
Color: White Size: 1 Pack Style: 5-Amp 3 Way Switch
I have the 250w single pole (MS-OPS2-WH) and the 600w 3-way (MS-OPS5M-WH), so this review is for both. I've had these for about a month and I am very happy with them. I put one in an entry way and it is very convenient when walking in at night. I put the other one in a laundry room and that works well when carrying the laundry in. I'm no electrician, but they were easy for me to install. Just follow the instructions and be sure you understand everything you're doing. If you don't understand, watch more youtube videos or hire an electrician. I bought a non-contact voltage tester (fluke brand) to be sure that there was no current in any of the lines while I was working on them. You will also probably need a new switch plate. These do require a ground wire, so check that you have one in the switch box before buying. This is usually a bare copper wire. If you don't have one, this switch may not be worth the hassle of getting one put in. I have them set to auto on and auto off after 1 minute. They always come on right when I enter the room and I've never seen one turn on without someone in the room. One of them is pointed towards a window that has trees blowing in the wind and birds flying by, so it is just the right sensitivity. The sensitivity can be changed to a lower level from the default. They can also be changed to manual on and auto off for situations where you still want to control the light, but want to make sure it is not left on. They are supposed to not turn on if there is enough sunlight, but I have not experienced this. They turn on every time. The rooms I have them in don't get much sunlight, so maybe it just thinks they are always dark enough. It is also supposed to learn how much sunlight is too much by you manually turning it off, but I haven't noticed that either. Maybe they just need more time. There is an audible click when they turn on and off. It is not much louder than flipping a normal light switch. I believe this is because they use a relay to turn the power on and off. This is good because some other brands use a technique that still sends a small amount of current to the light when turned off. This usually causes issues with fluorescent and LED lights. This is not a problem with the Lutron switches and they should work with all lights. I am using them with CFL's and larger florescent lights without any problems. MS-OPS2-WH specific information: This is the one you want if your light is operated by one switch and is less than 250 watts. Besides being cheaper, the on/off click is slightly quieter than the 600w switch. MS-OPS5M-WH specific information: This is for 3-way (two switches for one light) and/or more than 250w, but less than 600w. I used this one to retain the operation of the other regular switch, even though it doesn’t get used anymore. To add this into a 3-way set up, you will need an additional wire nut that is not included for the regular switch. One tip for testing it: You can not use the test setting (15 second timeout) to test the operation of regular switch. Once you use either switch, it resets back to five minutes. You may get some odd behavior if you try using the motion sensor at the same time as the regular switch, but for the most part, either switch can turn the light on or off. As mentioned above, the on/off click is slightly louder than the 250w switch. Some other reviewers have had success with using two of these switches in a 3-way setup, but it is not officially supported. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2016 by KL03
3-way Light Switch for Dummies (like me)
Color: White Size: 1 Pack Style: 5-Amp 3 Way Switch
Finding the right switch was like a search for the Holy Grail. I installed 2 different switches in 2 different ways for each trying to make it work. Major issue was trying to figure out what switch to buy, so I will lay it out in a very simple "Electrical Connections for Dummies" kind of way. Disclaimer: the wiring in your home may be different from mine, so please use this advice at your own risk. My situation: Laundry room leading to the garage with doored entrance on both ends. 2 switches, one on each end of the laundry room. My want: To have the laundry room light turn on automatically when I enter the laundry room from the garage or from the house and turn off automatically after a couple of minutes The solution: This switch and the below instructions 1. Turn off your power to the switches at the fuse box 2. Take off all the wires from both switches and separate them. My switch has 4 wires: 2 black (1-hot, 1-traveler), 1 red (traveler) and 1 bare wire (ground) Note: If you have white wires in there, then those should be your neutral wires and should already be tied off to another white neutral to complete the circuit (don't worry about these) 3. Buy a hot wire detector (like this one: http://www.amazon.com/Fluke-1AC-A1-II-Volt-Alert-Non-Contact-Voltage/dp/B000EJ332O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336776918&sr=8-1) from Amazon. I bought one at Home Depot for about $14. 4. Turn on power to the switches at the fuse box - please make sure that nobody is going to come wandering in and touch the open wires 5. Take the hot wire detector and place it near every wire from both switches. Once you find the hot wire, then label it as "hot". This is the wire that is connected to your fuse box, and this is where you HAVE TO connect the regular switch. You CANNOT put the Motion switch on this end - Update: Someone commented that you can, but just stating what the installation instructions showed in the diagram. 6. Turn off your power to the switches again at the fuse box 7. Take the "hot" wire and screw-tap with one of the travelers which you will label as "Traveler A" 8. Turn on your power to the switches at the fuse box 9. Use hot wire detector to find the live traveler wire on the other end (where the motion switch will go) 10. Label that live wire as "Traveler A" 11. Turn off your power to the switches at the fuse box 12. Repeat step 7-10 for the other traveler wire but label wires as "Traveler B" 13. The remaining wire at the Motion switch end is the "load" wire that connects to the laundry room light 14. From here you should be able to follow the instructions of the Motion light switch fairly easily. Only thing that may seem confusing is connecting the wires at the regular switch - you have to take the separate wire included with the motion switch and connect that to the black screw of the regular switch and then screw-tap it with the "hot" wire and one of the traveler wires. After that, the motion switch connections are straightforward. This switch allows you to do the following: - Adjust motion detection sensitivity (regular and extra-sensitive) - Adjust time to auto off (15 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 15 minutes and 30 minutes - can't remember exact increments since I only wanted 1 minute). - Make it auto-on (what I needed) or manual-on switch with auto-off - Turn off the lights manually either at the regular switch end or on the motion switch end, and it will reset itself for auto-on (takes about 20 seconds to reset itself) - Able to use with CFL or better known as fluorescent bulbs - which is what I have. Great switch and fits my needs perfectly. I have found the Holy Grail. Good Luck! UPDATE 4/8/13: Well, it's been about a year since I installed this switch, and it is still working like a charm. Very sensitive motion detector which is what I wanted so it will instantly turn on upon entry from the house or from the garage. One of the better home improvement projects that I have done. The other ones are timer switches on my bathroom exhaust fans. It's these little things that make your house a home. I am glad this review helped some people out there since it aggravated me to no end spending many hours trying to get the right switch to work. Will keep the light on for you.....or not. UPDATE 9/8/15: Still running like a champ after over 3 years in service. Some have asked about being able to install the motion detectors on both ends (i.e. at bottom and top of stairs). Unfortunately, I am not an electrician which is why my review was more for electrical dummies like me; thus, I cannot advise or recommend doing anything custom with these switches. I only "go by the book" with my home's wiring since I am too chicken to risk burning my home to the ground. For those who are certified electricians and can advise on these custom questions, then please help a brother / sister out. Peace, love and.......light. UPDATE 12/18/16: Still running and working as installed over 4 years ago. Switched my bulbs from CFLs to LEDs since the CFLs seems to burnout quickly with the repeated on/off in this high-traffic area. I can confirm that it works fine with LED bulbs also, and the LEDs last much longer (have not needed to change either of the 2 bulbs for the last 6 months). Merry Christmas to all! UPDATE 5/11/2022: 10 Years to this day!!! And still working like a champ! Need I say more? ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2012 by eman
Vacancy Mode is Perfect for Florida Bathroom Exhaust Fans!
Color: White Size: 3 Pack Style: 5-Amp 3 Way Switch
Situation: In Florida (and other warm, humid climates I am sure) it is necessary to leave the bathroom exhaust fan running for 30 minutes after taking a shower to absorb as much steam and water moisture as possible to ward off mold and mildew. Problem: My wife and I rarely take showers and then remain in the house. Normally, when one or both of us shower we are heading out as soon as we are done dressing and getting ready. Therefore, it is not likely we can leave the exhaust fan running for 30 minutes. We would either turn it off earlier than that or forget and return home hours later to discover we left the fan running the entire time. Solution: The Lutron Maestro Motion Sensor Switch / 5 amp variety MS-OPS5M-WH in vacancy mode, high sensitivity, with 30 minute timer solved our problem! The default setting is occupancy mode where the fan would turn on as soon as one of us entered the bathroom. We did not want this. We only turn on the exhaust fan when taking a shower. Therefore, vacancy mode triggers the 30 minute timer only after one of us manually turns on the fan. I had originally thought of solving this issue with a Kasa smart switch, but it would not have worked the way we want. I don't want the 30 minute timer to be activated after the switch is turned on, because the time that my wife spends in the shower, followed by me, would have eaten up the 30 minutes and I would not want to have to be aware that the fan turned off and have to need to turn it on for another 30 minutes. This Lutron switch works exactly as desired. The 30 minute timer is continuously reset as it detects the motion of both of us showering and lingering in the bathroom and the 30 minute timer really only kicks in after the last person leaves the bathroom. I bought the 3-pack and installed this switch in three bathrooms. This will help us not worry about guests leaving the fan on forever. There is one minor negative, but not worth deducting a star, which is that the instructions for this light switch are gray text on gray, thin, (almost like) toilet paper and in multiple languages. It is hard to read and the multiple languages are done on every step so each step in English uses the absolute bare minimum number of words. I am glad I started with the lower amperage MS-OPS2-WH Lutron switch for my drop zone project as it contained clearly readable instructions in color in English on heavier paper so I knew what I was doing before I came to install this 5 amp Lutron switch designed for exhaust fans. Shout out to all who answered my question: I asked a question about the 5 amp limit and a whole bunch of people answered which helped me go forward with my purchase of this switch. I wish I could thank them but Amazon does not let me even see, let alone reply to, my own question. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2024 by Ken A. Collins
Very useful switch
Color: White Size: 2 Pack Style: 5-Amp 3 Way Switch
I have used these switches many times before so no surprises. The addition of QR code to take you to the Lutron website and information pages is very useful. The only drawback I found was that the switch does not fit exactly in some older switch boxes, so the trim plate sits proud of the wall. Note that these switches will not operate with either a ground or neutral wire available in the box. When operational, they are great for rooms where you find the light left on for whatever reason, or if the room is dark, causing fumbles for the light switch. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2026 by Les Hamilton
You can replace BOTH 3-way switches with Lutron occupancy sensor switches
Color: White Size: 1 Pack Style: 5-Amp 3 Way Switch
*** WARNINGS *** I AM NOT AN ELECTRICIAN, and I have only minimal DIY experience. We had the need, so I figured out that this could be done from the internet (really). So, don't be intimidated by my lengthy instructions; I just wanted to be thorough so that no one else would have to spend the hours figuring this out that I did. If I could do it, then you probably can, too. While the instructions that come with the motion sensor switch don't say either way as to whether the switches at both ends of a 3-way installation can BOTH be replaced, the Lutron Maestro Switch with Occupancy/Vacancy Sensor catalog states that "Only one Occupancy sensing switch can be used per multi-location circuit." I suppose that that statement could be read as the listing of a shortcoming, not as a prohibition. However, I don't think that Lutron intends for you to use their sensor switch on both ends of a 3-way installation. Their instructions recommend the MA-AS for multi-location installations, but the MA-AS is not a motion sensor switch. Regardless, it IS possible to use a pair of Lutron MS-OPS5M switches in a 3-way installation by following the instructions below. *** END WARNINGS *** -- Instructions -- The instructions linked here for using a pair of motion sensor switches are actually for the Leviton PR180 but they work for the Lutron MS-OPS5M [...] (if the links get removed, then do a Google search for "leviton pr180 both switches", click on the SmartHome link, and look for Alex's review with the PDF link). As you read the instructions, you'll note that you DEFINITELY need a voltage tester. They're cheap. The following kit has two types of voltage testers: Greenlee TK-30 Basic Electrical Kit Or, you can get the multimeter by itself: Greenlee AM-6 Analog Multimeter Just make sure that it's set to alternating current (A/C) for a value greater than 120V, if you're in the United States. You'll notice that the Leviton PR180 comes with different colored wires than the Lutron MS-OPS5M. Following is my logic for assigning the wires the new colors. It'll help if you print out the instructions, then write these corrections on them. My two Lutron MS-OPS5M's came with two black wires, a blue wire, and a green wire. If you look through the holes in the back of the switch, you'll notice that where the top black wire is connected to the circuit board, it says "Black". The lower black wire is labeled "Black-Red" on the circuit board. 1. Using the circuit board labeling as my guide, I crossed out "Black / Noir / Negro" on the instructions and wrote "Top black" for BOTH motion sensor illustrations. 2. Then I crossed out "Red / Rouge / Rojo" for BOTH motion sensors and wrote "Lower black". 3. I crossed out "Yellow/Red" and wrote "Blue" (so the blue wire on each Lutron MS-OPS5M will be capped off, and not connected to any house wires). You may want to circle "NOT ATTACHED" to extra remind yourself not to attach the blue wires to anything. 4. At the top left of the top motion sensor illustration, I put curly braces ({) next to "Wire Load Hot" and "WIRE B", and wrote "BOTH!" For some reason, it took me a while to figure out that both "Wire Load Hot" and "Wire B" would be attached to the top black wire of the Lutron MS-OPS5M (meaning that three wires will be joined together). 5. At the top right of the bottom motion sensor illustration, I put curly braces (}) next to the "LINE HOT" and "WIRE A", and wrote "BOTH!" for the same reason. 6. You may want to also add "AND bare wire" next to both "Green Ground" wires since the Lutron MS-OPS5M requires you to attach both the green ground wire, and the bare wire to your grounding wire(s) (meaning that at least three wires will be connected together, depending on how many grounding wires you already have in your switch box). That's it! ----- So the reason that we need motion sensors on both sides of our 3-way installation is that it's a basement staircase with a 90-degree turn in the middle. A motion sensor at either the bottom or top of the staircase can't see the other end. Both the Lutron MS-OPS5M and Leviton PR180 come with instructions that only show you how to replace one switch. You're supposed to leave in one of the standard switches. Fortunately, after searching around for a while, I found Alex's post at [...] which links to the PDF with Leviton instructions (if the links get removed, then do a Google search for "leviton pr180 both switches", click on the SmartHome link, and look for Alex's review with the PDF link). We couldn't go with the Leviton switches, because we have CFLs and the Leviton PR180 doesn't work with them. Our Lutron MS-OPS5M switches have been installed at the top and bottom of the staircase for four days now, and so far so good! We love having the motion sensor switches at both ends! Our only qualm is that since it's a staircase, one minute is a tad long to leave on the lights. Fifteen or thirty seconds would be a nice option, but not necessary. If the occupancy sensor switches burn out or something else bad, then I'll let you guys know, but it looks like it was a success. We're so happy that we're probably going to get some more Lutron MS-OPS5M sensor switches to install in other parts of the house! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2012 by M O
Will work with mechanical 3-way ONLY with 2 switches, not 3 or more
Color: White Size: 1 Pack Style: 5-Amp 3 Way Switch
I bought two of these switches, one for a hallway that has a switch on each end (the far end can see all of the short hallway, so a single occupancy sensor there works just fine) and one for a hallway with three switches - at the entrance to the hallway, and at each of the bedroom doors (yes, the builders of this house loved their four-way switches!) The first switch went in easy as can be, simply following the directions on the box. The only caveat is that in the remaining mechanical three-way switch, where it wants you to join the black "in" and the black "out", it does not provide a large wire nut to do so. I had a wire nut and so could just use my own. An alternate method would be to wire both the in and the out to the single screw if it does, as mine does, support two equal-sized wires going in. Either way, it wasn't a significant hiccup in installation. I spent more time trying to pop wires out of the simple insert-in-hole quick wire pieces of the switch I needed to remove than in wiring the new one in. On the second, I had thought I would be able to use the existing mechanical three-way and four-way switches, but after wiring everything together realized that half of the combinations would never work no matter how the two switches were wired together. So, long story short, if you have three or more switches on a single light load, you WILL need to replace ALL the other switches with "Maestro Companion" switches. One piece of good news that I found is that while the "dimmer" companion switches are inexplicably $10 cheaper both here on Amazon and at my local Home Depot, the "dimmer" companion switches work just fine with the non-dimming occupancy sensor master switch (this puppy). At some point I might replace this second sensor with a dimming sensor and move this sensor to a different room or hallway, and will still end up significantly ahead. With this wiring setup in place, I set the occupancy sensor to one-minute timeout, auto-on with daylight sensing, and everything works beautifully. The instructions for the companion sensors indicate that the "master" switch can be located in any of the existing switches - replacing the "mains end" 3-way, replacing the "load end" 3-way, or replacing any of the 4-way switches in between. I replaced one of the two three-way switches with the master switch and the companions went to the other end and the four-way. - Actual Review - I actually bought two of these, one for use in a standard two-switch hallway, and one for use in the above-described three-switch hallway. The two-switch installation was quick and simple, simply following the directions on the included instruction sheet. I did find that there was one fewer large wire nut in the packaging than was actually needed to alter the "standard switch" to perform to spec (all three large nuts were used in installing the new switch, and one more was needed to alter the old switch), but that is a minor oversight. Just plan ahead and have an extra large wire nut handy when installing (or jump the black traveler to main using a different approach). In both cases, once installed, setup was very simple. I wanted auto-on/auto-off with daylight sensing on both, and with high motion sensitivity. Before putting the face plate back on (but with power on), as per the instructions I held the "second" button (the little button to the right of the switch which is hidden when the face plate is installed) until the sensor light blinked three times, and they were set to have daylight sensing enabled. I then held the main button (the light switch button itself) until it blinked twice to set the auto-off timer to one minute (the shortest duration) so the hallway lights turn off soon after people have left the hallway. These are our fifth and sixth Lutron occupancy sensors (the other four were simple two-way switches for rooms), and they have all been very reliable for us. The switch itself is less garish than some occupancy sensors, and generally looks just fine in the multi-gang decora switch boxes that are throughout the house. Easy install; flawless operation; feature set which matches our needs. I can't take any stars away, so this gets five stars. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2017 by Jodi Dibble
Great product for the right application.
Color: White Size: 1 Pack Style: 5-Amp 3 Way Switch
To start off, I'm not an electrician, just a DIY kind of person who would rather learn how to install something that to higher someone to charge you a lot of money for something so simple. This item worked out great in my situation because I was looking for occupancy switch for my laundry room. To give you an idea, the laundry room is approximately 6' x 6' and sits between the garage and the rest of the home. There is a light switch as you enter in from the garage and one on the opposite side of the wall (entrance from the house). I enter my home mainly through the garage door. Some days I have my hands full and it can be hard trying to find/turn on the switch in the laundry room. It's sometimes inconvenient to set the things down and turn on the light. I wanted to be able to open the door, set a foot into the room, have the lights on, and continue walking through. This thing was my solution. If you aren't knowledgeable on electrical wiring, I would recommend you to do what I did and read up on it. I borrowed a book from my local library that helped me figure out what kind of wiring I was dealing with. If you are curious about the book I used, it was Black & Decker's Complete Guide to Home Wiring. Armed with the book, I went ahead and looked at what kinda of wiring set up that was in my home. That information is very important to help select the right type of occupancy switch. I also found the video that amazon had posted on the product page very helpful. You can find the same video on the manufactures website. The video's will show you how to test for the hot lead and give you an idea what tools you need to complete this job. Now since I was knew what I needed to do and what I was about to get into, I was ready to get my project started. When I opened up the box, I checked out the instructions to see if there may have been some additional information that would been beneficial for me to know. I was surprised on how simple and detailed pictures in the instructions were. With the exception of trying to cram all the wired back into the box, installation was simple. The package provided a piece of jumper wire that you would use on the other switch that would allow you to turn on the light manually if your switch wasn't set to automatic. I didn't bother installing that one because I wasn't planning on using the other light switch. After I was done installing it, setting up the switch was fairly easy. There are two buttons on the switch to program it. There is the big switch and a small switch on the right side (if you are looking at the switch without the plate on). The instructions explain how to program it fairly well. You have three features you can adjusts. One is time selection, one is the sensitivity, and one is sensor mode. You don't have a lot to choose from the options. For the time selection, you can choose from 1, 5, 15 and 30 minutes. For the sensitivity, you have only low and high. For the sensor mode, you can set it to occupancy with automatically turns on and turns off when you enter the room. You can also set it to vacancy mode where you manually turn on the light and it will automatically turn off when it detects no motion for 1, 5, 15, or 30 minutes. The third setting for the sensor mode, is an ambient light setting. If natural light in the room is low when you enter, it will automatically turn on the light. If it detects enough light when you enter, then it won't turn on. A nice feature is if it doesn't turn on, you can press the button within 5 seconds of you walking into the room and it will "teach" the switch your preferred setting. When you walk into the room, you can hear a loud click, but that's just the relay switching the light on. It also doesn't come with it's own cover plate. Those are the only two complaints I can think of for this. If you are looking for something for like a living room or hallway, you may want to look for something else. There are occupancy switches that allows finer tuning of the ambient light, the amount of time, and the sensitivity. There are also switches out there that will let you adjust the sensors field of view. I've only had this installed for about a month now and it's been working great so far. I will update my review if the light switch craps out within a year. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2013 by E. Ziegler
Installed six, including some in pairs - all still working, some after more than a decade
Color: White Size: 1 Pack Style: 5-Amp 3 Way Switch
(Update from 2025 at end) My in-law has had a number of falls due to mobility issues, sometimes due to tripping. The arrangement of my in-law's house meant that they had to walk in the dark to reach some of the hallway switches. There was also concern about the lighting of the stairs. I installed two of these in hallways(*) so that the hallways are lit as soon as somebody enters, and used four (two pairs) for the staircases, one each at the top and bottom, to guarantee that the stair lights were on when they were used. The devices are not intended to be used at _both_ ends of a 3-way wiring (supposed to be one sensor, and the other end a mechanical switch), but wired in parallel, they have worked flawlessly for the week since I installed them. Your milage may vary --- this is not the manufacturer's suggested usage. I had bought a pair for one L-shaped hallway, but was unable to install both because the hallway lights were switched from three locations. I suspect it would work with three sensors wired in parallel, same as the stairs, but didn't have a third sensor to install. Instead I wired it as a sensor + switch (disabling the middle switch, which isn't needed since the sensor covers that location). For the lights controlled by two sensors you can not use the "daylight" mode --- when the first sensor turns on the light (in the dark), the other sensor, seeing the light it didn't turn on, decides it's daylight and won't trip. Once a sensor has decided there is daylight it takes a few minutes of darkness before it will turn on the light again. Darkness was the problem I was trying to solve, so no daylight mode. -------------------- (*) For these two locations where the light was controlled by a single switch, using the alternative model that isn't 3-way capable would have been a cheaper option. I have three of that single-location model installed in my own home (installed four years ago), and I'm happy with them. In my own home I installed two for similar reasons (had to walk through the dark to reach the switch) and one set in occupancy mode to deal with a light that was routinely left on in an empty room. (In occupancy mode you turn on the light manually, and then the sensor turns it off when there is no motion for the set time). ------------ Update 2025 June 25: All the installed switches are still working --- six at my in-law's house, and three at my home. That's approximately 11 years of service for the ones in my house, and seven years at my inlaws. They are all still working! I am happy and recommend them. One of the nine has slowly over the years become less sensitive on one side. Where it is mounted it monitors four entrances to the largest room in our house. It faces a hallway whose far end is about 20 feet away; 45° to the right, there's about 15 feet to a second hallway which runs crosswise; 45° to the left there's about 15 feet of space to a door (plus there's a passageway through the wall it is mounted which is not visible from the sensor). The sensor still works for full-range straight ahead and to the left, but when we enter from the right it doesn't turn on the lights until we within about ten feet—when installed, it "saw" us as we entered the room. Cleaning the sensor surface didn't change anything. No issues with the other eight switches. Note that many of the switches are installed in smaller rooms and we wouldn't necessarily notice a decrease in range. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018 by Paul C.
How it works
Checking for best price...