[Sara]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

the sensor has a range of 10'-15', so anyone walking by or car passing by or bird flying will trigger the light off. you might be able to change the duration of light. I have one right over my double door garage, and it has a setting switch.

Even inside a closet with the door closed? I can't imagine something moving is triggering it.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by Sara504

I have no idea why it only does this at night, but it’s starting to freak me out LOL.

This is what’s happening. During the day I leave my walk in closet door open. It’s a rather large closet for an apartment (no complaint’s there whatsoever.) Only half the time the light turns on when I standing in the closet. Most of the time I have to wave my arms around for it to turn on, but there is enough light in my bedroom that I usually don’t care if it turns on or not during the day as I can still see and I’m only in my closet a few seconds to grab whatever outfit I need.

The issue is at night. All evening long I’ll still have my closet door open and be walking around and about my room, or in the bathroom turning lights on and off and the closet remains dark, as it should. When I go to sleep I close the doors. When I wake up in the middle of the night, for whatever reason, to go to the bathroom, to get a glass of water, whatever it may be, every time I walk back in my room I can see the light on in my closet as I can see the glow illuminating the whole door frame. Mind you, I haven’t turned on any lights in the apartment when I get up in the middle of the night. I’ve gone as far as to put a pillow down in front of the door to the walk in closet in case for whatever reason it could sense me walking from underneath the door (even though there’s no shadow or anything) and that didn’t work. The sensor was still activated some how and turned on the light.

I don’t understand why when I’m standing inside my closet, it only comes on half the time, but when I’m on the other side of my apartment at 3:00 A.M. with no lights on and the door completely shut, it activates. What poltergeist shit is this? I think I’m going to purchase electrical tape and try that method. If that doesn’t work I’ll need your voodoo doctor information.

Two things are potentially causing this. First thing to look for, do you have a HVAC vent in your closet? Do you have anything remotely light that could be blown around in there in the event that you do have an HVAC vent in there? Back in the day, one of my at&t stores always had a problem with the alarm system going off after hours. Long story short, whenever the sales reps would blow up balloons for a sale, special or what have you, the HVAC would kick on at night and blow the balloons around causing the motion sensor to activate. Driving 2 hours in the middle of the night to downtown Nashville to deactivate a motion sensor got old fast. The second thing that can be causing this a faulty motion sensor on the light. This would explain it's sporadic operation. Your landlord should be able to replace either the motion sensor or the entire light itself to solve this issue. Have you reported the problem to them?

I'd still wear garlic around that thing though.

[Sara]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

Two things are potentially causing this. First thing to look for, do you have a HVAV vent in your closet? Do you have anything remotely light that could be blown around in there in the event that you do have an HVAC vent in there? Back in the day, one of my at&t stores always had a problem with the alarm system going off after hours. Long story short, whenever the sales reps would blow up balloons for a sale, special or what have you, the HVAC would kick on at night and blow the balloons around causing the motion sensor to activate. Driving 2 hours in the middle of the night to downtown Nashville to deactivate a motion sensor got old fast. The second thing that can be causing this a faulty motion sensor on the light. This would explain it's sporadic operation. Your landlord should be able to replace either the motion sensor or the entire light itself to solve this issue. Have you reported the problem to them?

I'd still wear garlic around that thing though.

It's just strange because it only happens when I wake up. Tuesday night, I woke up at 12:09 AM, got a drink of water, came back to my room and it was on. Wednesday night, woke up at 2:15 AM, used the restroom, came back to my room and it was on. Last night, woke up at 3:09 AM, remembered I left my phone in the living room, got up and walked down to the living room grabbed it and as soon as I walked in my bedroom I saw the light was on. It seems to be me activating it. BUT HOW??? Ugh. I had a decorative pillow propped up against the door last night so it couldn't "see" anything from under the door and my closet door was closed all flipping night long.

There's probably a camera in my apartment somewhere and someone's getting a great laugh out of freaking me out.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by Sara504

It's just strange because it only happens when I wake up. Tuesday night, I woke up at 12:09 AM, got a drink of water, came back to my room and it was on. Wednesday night, woke up at 2:15 AM, used the restroom, came back to my room and it was on. Last night, woke up at 3:09 AM, remembered I left my phone in the living room, got up and walked down to the living room grabbed it and as soon as I walked in my bedroom I saw the light was on. It seems to be me activating it. BUT HOW??? Ugh. I had a decorative pillow propped up against the door last night so it couldn't "see" anything from under the door and my closet door was closed all flipping night long.

There's probably a camera in my apartment somewhere and someone's getting a great laugh out of freaking me out.

I'd use a non-decorative pillow and see if that helps. Also, are you 100% it only happens when you are awake? Also, how do you know?

There is also a potential of a surge in electricity once you turn a light on. Have you tried turning a light on while you're still asleep to see if it comes on then? Seriously though, I'm sure it's either a surge triggering or the sensor is going bad...or potentially it needs to have the sensitivity settings adjusted. Call the landlord, have him call Edgar and Allen Frog. (I realize this joke will fall on deaf eyes - it's the brothers from The Lost Boys.) Seriously, call your landlord. If they can't adjust the settings, have them remove the motion sensor and install a simple light.

[nyalpine90]

Originally Posted by Sara504

It's just strange because it only happens when I wake up. Tuesday night, I woke up at 12:09 AM, got a drink of water, came back to my room and it was on. Wednesday night, woke up at 2:15 AM, used the restroom, came back to my room and it was on. Last night, woke up at 3:09 AM, remembered I left my phone in the living room, got up and walked down to the living room grabbed it and as soon as I walked in my bedroom I saw the light was on. It seems to be me activating it. BUT HOW??? Ugh. I had a decorative pillow propped up against the door last night so it couldn't "see" anything from under the door and my closet door was closed all flipping night long.

There's probably a camera in my apartment somewhere and someone's getting a great laugh out of freaking me out.

what type of light fixture is in your closet?
its probably not working correct or some kind of malfunction.
or someone is watching you lol

[King Rudi]

Alright, a quick google search has indicated that it can be the following:

cheap bulbs
radio frequency being emitted from rodent deterrent sonic wave devices
cb radio
Wifi router
microwave
infrared light (night cameras)
laser lights (level laser)
baseball radar gun
spiders....lots of tiny black spiders
vampires (I told you)
aliens
breast implants

All of the aforementioned are known to activate motion sensors.

[Sara]

Originally Posted by King Rudi

Alright, a quick google search has indicated that it can be the following:

cheap bulbs
radio frequency being emitted from rodent deterrent sonic wave devices
cb radio
Wifi router
microwave
infrared light (night cameras)
laser lights (level laser)
baseball radar gun
spiders....lots of tiny black spiders
vampires (I told you)
aliens
breast implants

All of the aforementioned are known to activate motion sensors.

Breast implants??? Go on..

[Sara]

Originally Posted by Sara504

Breast implants??? Go on..

I also have a wifi router in my bedroom, but this started before I hooked up the wifi in my apartment. Also it only happens when I leave the room and come back in. It never just randomly turns on if I haven't left the room. And it only happens when I leave the room during twilight hours.


The good news is my complex called me today and have ordered a new light. It will be in next week. In the meantime I'm going to buy electrical tape tonight and black out that fucker. If it manages to turn on tonight during the wee hours of the morning, I just may shit myself.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by Sara504

it only happens when I leave the room during twilight hours.

I knew it........vampires.

[Dang3r]

Or some body implants with triggering function, who knows

[UncleWede]

My money is on spiders, but it probably has an AUDIBLE sensor too, and you stomp around when you wake in the middle of the night, trying to squish the spiders

[Sara]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

My money is on spiders, but it probably has an AUDIBLE sensor too, and you stomp around when you wake in the middle of the night, trying to squish the spiders

Spiders are ruled out since it only happens when I leave the room in the middle of the night. There’s just no way a spider only moves when I move and I wake during different hours of the night. Example would be last night, I think I woke up at either 1 or 2 A.M., and I didn’t get out of bed I just rolled over to the other side of the bed and went right back to sleep. My closet light did not turn on. It’s gotta be something when I actually get up out of bed during twilight that’s triggering it, but how?????

When I woke up this morning at 7, I opened my closet door to grab my clothes hamper to start laundry, the closet door opens inwards into the closet. Fucking light did not come on I took a shower, currently walking around my room, closet door is still open, no light is on.

[Dang3r]

Theres' maybe a hidden cam into the field and the recorder had enough to do to select your best scenes. When the light is coming back, you'll know the deal

[JP10]

I don't want to start a new thread about it, but I know there was a thread of great books to read in order to further professional growth/education. Can anyone direct me there lol? I've begun reading The Art of War, which as everyone is aware is regarded highly, but there were a bunch of posts on that thread with many other recommendations that I would love to put my eyes on.

Appreciate the help!! (if any haha)

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by JP10

I don't want to start a new thread about it, but I know there was a thread of great books to read in order to further professional growth/education. Can anyone direct me there lol? I've begun reading The Art of War, which as everyone is aware is regarded highly, but there were a bunch of posts on that thread with many other recommendations that I would love to put my eyes on.

Appreciate the help!! (if any haha)

Gimme a minute - that was my thread. I'll find it and bump it.

EDIT - I bumped mine but it wasn't the thread you are thinking of. I tried.

[JP10]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Gimme a minute - that was my thread. I'll find it and bump it.

Very much appreciated!!

[Lady Jane]

Got my tax refund this morning. Attachment 2561708

Time to shop for a new Beemer. Attachment 2561709

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

Got my tax refund this morning. Attachment 2561708

Time to shop for a new Beemer. Attachment 2561709

What sort of scale are you looking at?

1:36, 1:18...can you afford a 1:10 Beemer? Just trying to judge how good that refund was.

[Turkish Pickle]

That reminds me, I need to file my taxes. Been putting it off for months now

[UncleWede]

Taxes, we don't need no stinking taxes!

[rebekahb]

Every year I file an extension. It's not because of me either🙄

[Dang3r]

This year I have to fill out one for last year and as long the reduced staffing order is valid and we got reduced annual wage but filled with subventions. That'll cost me