Keyfob operated floodlight

[raf_gti]

My garage is located in a block of four beside the house and consequently has very poor lighting, apart from some terrible lantern style lights fitted with energy saving bulbs there is nothing else.

As such I'd like to add a nice powerfull floodlight but without having to switch it on myself or having the neighbours benefit if it had a PIR attached.

Is there such a thing?

I'm thinking of a keyfob which you don't even have to press, simply being close by should be enough to activate it.

[Simpo Two]

The closest thing I can think of is a radio-operated catflap.






You may need the 'large dog' version.

[Raverbaby]

You could rig a floodlightg up to a remote control socket inside your garage.
B&Q and any other decent DIY place will sell remote control sockets, I'm pretty sure they have keyring fobs to switch them on/off, aswell as a remote control.
The range is about 30m I think.

[jeff m]

Simpo Two said:

The closest thing I can think of is a radio-operated catflap.






You may need the 'large dog' version.

Those things are IR and very short range. Useually less than 12" .
Similar to the car fobs that you just keep in your pocket and unlock your car as you aproach. (Car ones are better than 12")
The cat and dog ones are intentionally designed to have short range so that doors don't open randomly if the animal wanders past.
The fobs for dog collars are about $20 from Smarthome or X10.com and will work with X10 or Insteon.
I had a quick look but didn't see one with 10 to 20' range which I guess you are looking for.

Key ring fobs where you press a button are a couple of bucks.

[zcacogp]

Why are you averse to using PIR and your neighbours benefiting from it as well?


Oli.

[raf_gti]

zcacogp said:

Why are you averse to using PIR and your neighbours benefiting from it as well?


Oli.

Our house layout is two 3-bed semis side by side with a block of four garages off to the side of the house, the garages facing 'backwards',hence why the lighting is crap.

Currently all four garages have the PIR lanterns but only two are working, I'm not feeling particulary generous into subsidising their lighting tbh!

[zcacogp]

Ah. OK.

I see where you are coming from, but you may end up with a solution which costs more to buy than the cost of subsidising the neighbours lighting for 5 years. Just a thought!


Oli.

[raf_gti]

zcacogp said:

Ah. OK.

I see where you are coming from, but you may end up with a solution which costs more to buy than the cost of subsidising the neighbours lighting for 5 years. Just a thought!


Oli.

Shhhhhhh.

Remotely operated anything is just so nice though

[zcacogp]

PIR's are remotely operated tho'.

And burglar-deterrent.


Oli.