[Mrfriendly]

Our front yard lamp post light does not go off during day. Any recommendations how to adjust? Thank you

[champion6]

Originally Posted by Mrfriendly

Our front yard lamp post light does not go off during day. Any recommendations how to adjust? Thank you

The dusk-to-dawn photocell is bad and must be replaced. There is no adjustment.

[retiredguy123]

It sounds like you need a new light sensor on the pole. You can buy them at the Lowes. Make sure you turn off the circuit in the house before you try to replace the sensor.

Or, you can replace the light bulbs with "dawn to dusk" bulbs that have a sensor built into the bulb. These are available on Amazon.

[karostay]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

It sounds like you need a new light sensor on the pole. You can buy them at the Lowes. Make sure you turn off the circuit in the house before you try to replace the sensor.

Or, you can replace the light bulbs with "dawn to dusk" bulbs that have a sensor built into the bulb. These are available on Amazon.

They wont work if sensor is bad still needs electricity

[MrFlorida]

Your sensor is bad, Home Depot for $ 15 gets you a new one.....I have replaced mind several times over the years.

[Villageswimmer]

My husband replaced ours recently with the help of YouTube. I think we paid $13 for the sensor at Lowe’s.

[n8xwb]

Originally Posted by karostay

They wont work if sensor is bad still needs electricity

If it stays on all the time, as stated originally, it clearly has electricity at the bulb!?!

[Topspinmo]

Agree, photocell bad. Not easy job in some cases. Especially when wire harness won’t come out enough in pole. You have to have some knowledge working around electric. How to cut power to pole, how to check make sure power off at pole, the ability to disconnect photocell from pole and get back in hole on side of pole, after reconnecting wire’s property. As recommend form swimmer watch Utube video see it you can safely do it.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by karostay

They wont work if sensor is bad still needs electricity

The OP said the light is on all the time, so the dawn to dusk bulbs will work.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by karostay

They wont work if sensor is bad still needs electricity

Thry only thing that can go bad light sensor portion makes the light stay on all the time cause the sensor can’t detect light anymore to cut power to bulb so it stays on 24-7.

[Sparty6971]

Doesn't sound like the OP has another issue I've seen: sometimes, people have very thick vegetation growing up/around the pole with just the lamp showing through some. This covers up the sensor and sometimes doesn't let enough daylight show through to the sensor. So if someone else has an always-on light AND has thick vegetation around it. . .

[inda50]

I found the easiest way to solve the problem is to replace the bulb with an led light bulb that has a light sensor integrated for dusk to dawn. Simple cheap and long lasting.

[kathyspear]

My hubs replaced the light sensor in our pole. He is NOT the handiest person around and really doesn't like to mess with electricity. Like another poster, we found a video on YouTube and he was able to install the new sensor easily. FWIW.

kathy

[bgnn54]

Simple, unscrew the bulb in the morning and screw it back in at night.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by bgnn54

Simple, unscrew the bulb in the morning and screw it back in at night.

You want to go over there and do it for them daily?