Hi folks,
Just got a MSCL-OP153M for a stairwell application... not happy.
The manual says "When the user manually turns OFF the light, the light will remain OFF for 25 seconds. After this time, the Maestro® Sensor Dimmer will turn lights ON if motion is detected."
I'm finding that when the auto-ON time times out, the light remains off for 25 seconds before it can be retriggered by motion. This is a bummer, and frankly, I can't see why it would operate this way. I'm guessing that I'm missing something in the programming manual. Is there a way to eliminate or reduce the 25 second off time to 0 (or near 0)? You can imagine the problematic situation:
- you go downstairs to get something.
- the light comes on, as expected, to light your way down the stairs
- you go rummaging around the basement to find what you're looking for
- just as you return to the stairs, the light goes out (it JUST timed out)
- ummmm... now you have to wait 25 seconds until the light can be retriggered by motion
Of course, you might ask... why use a motion sensor switch here if you're only going downstairs to get something. Well, of course sometimes you spend more time in the basement, working out, or there might be an office. You don't need the stairwell lights to stay on in those cases. So why not have a motion sensor to meet all of these uses.
For additional info, let me tell what does work to my liking:
- I want this dimmer/motion sensor switch to be powered by the 3-way external switches at the top and bottom of the stairwell. This motion sensing switch would be mounted half way down the stairwell, on a side wall. This works fine:
- I wire the blue and black terminals together, and then to the external switch
- when I turn on the external switch, this dimmer turns on and immediately (within 1-2 seconds) turns on the stairwell lights
- great
- When I turn off the external switch the light goes off
- When I turn on the external switch again, the dimmer level and auto-on time settings are remembered.
- The motion sensor picks up motion near the top and bottom of the stairwell
Now, if I can just eliminate that 25 second hysteresis, this will be perfect...