Tread Motion Sensor Stair Lights

What it does

Six small round lights that come on as you walk past and go out again twenty five seconds later. Each one is 8.3cm across, holds on magnetically and runs eight LEDs off a rechargeable cell, so there is no wiring anywhere and nothing to wire into.

They are for stairs, landings, wardrobes, cupboards and hallways. Anywhere the problem is finding your footing or finding a coat in the dark.

Six, because one is no use

A single light at the top of a flight throws every tread below it into shadow, which makes the stairs harder to judge rather than easier. Six lets you space them one every second or third step, so each tread is lit from close by and you can see the edge of it.

Six USB cables come with them, one per light, so the whole set charges at once.

The sensor, and why it does not trip all day

An infrared sensor behind a Fresnel lens, reaching three to six metres across a 120 degree arc. It ignores daylight, so a sunlit hallway will not have it firing every few minutes and flattening the battery by teatime.

Each light goes out on its own twenty five seconds after the last movement, which is what makes six rechargeable lights practical rather than a chore.

Brightness, honestly

Eight LEDs at 0.6W, under sixty lumens each. That is orientation light, not room light. It shows you the edge of a step or the inside of a cupboard and it will not wake you fully at two in the morning, which on a staircase is exactly what you want. It is not enough to read by.

Indoors only

Keep them to indoor stairs, landings, wardrobes and cupboards. The charging port is not sealed, so they are not built for weather. For outdoor steps, the Riser solar step light is made for the job and carries an IP65 rating.

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