How To Disable Indoor Motion Sensor Light Switch

Most manufacturers make it a fairly easy process to disable this main feature of the lights.

How to disable indoor motion sensor light switch.

Flip the switch to the off position to disable the motion sensor light switch. Turn the light on when you need it by sliding the switch to the on position. Pry the control panel cover off the light switch to expose the motion sensor switch controls. Motion sensor lights are often easy to reset from your breaker panel.

This is done by turning the light switch off on off on in quick succession. Leave it off for 30 seconds to one minute before flipping it on again. Slide a slotted screwdriver under the control panel just below the motion sensor on the light switch. The light will then remain on and will not go off until you manually turn it off at the switch.

Turn the wall switch back on. For some models resetting the breaker is all that is needed. The flood lights remain on until. On auto and off auto is the default setting and it allows the light to turn on automatically when the motion sensor detects movement in the room.

Leave the motion detector wall switch off for one second. Turn off the wall switch that controls the motion detector flood lights. Flip the switch to the off position to disable the motion sensor light switch. The tab has three options.

Turn the light on when you need it by sliding the switch to the on position. Even if the motion sensor detects movement the light will not turn on. Even if the motion sensor detects movement the light will not turn on. A switch on the fixture should read on time usually found directly under the motion sensor.

Check your motion sensor lights. Turn off the circuit breaker that controls your motion sensor lights. Yes most sensors will have the ability to override the sensor function altogether and operate the light manually as necessary.