Hampton Bay Motion Sensing Outdoor Wall Lantern #561456

I installed a pair of these lanterns next to my front door about two years ago, the first one works fine.

I’ve replaced the second lantern three times so far – when I installed the first lantern it worked fine except the motion sensor was too sensitive. But after a while the lamp stopped working so I replaced it.

The second lantern also had problems with the motion sensor sensitivity and an occasional problem with the photo sensor – it would sometimes turn on during the day, I replaced it when the light would stay on all the time.

I installed the third lantern yesterday and the light stayed on all the time.

What do you think the problem/solution is? I've checked the settings on the lamp and all seems fine. I connected the white wire from the lantern to a pair of white wires from the house and the black wire to a pair of black wires.

Thanks

If applicable, put the motion lights in "test mode" to check bulb, timer circuit and this mode over-rides the optical sensor... It is best to best to check sensitivity and motion (trigger) area near sundown... Note, motion and optical sensors are 2 diff sensors.

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Originally Posted by HighRidgeMan

Hampton Bay Motion Sensing Outdoor Wall Lantern #561456

I installed a pair of these lanterns next to my front door about two years ago, the first one works fine.

I’ve replaced the second lantern three times so far – when I installed the first lantern it worked fine except the motion sensor was too sensitive. But after a while the lamp stopped working so I replaced it.

The second lantern also had problems with the motion sensor sensitivity and an occasional problem with the photo sensor – it would sometimes turn on during the day, I replaced it when the light would stay on all the time.

I installed the third lantern yesterday and the light stayed on all the time.

What do you think the problem/solution is? I've checked the settings on the lamp and all seems fine. I connected the white wire from the lantern to a pair of white wires from the house and the black wire to a pair of black wires.

Thanks

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I have the model HB 248-523 with the same problem. After exhausting my vast intuitive knowledge I read the instructions:
To change between automatic and manual mode turn the lamp off and back on within three seconds to reset the mode.