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    MICROWAVE SENSOR FOR WALL PACK
    MICROWAVE SENSOR FOR WALL PACK

    MICROWAVE SENSOR FOR WALL PACK

    SKU: ZZWRMSHL

    Brand: SPECLITE

    Turn any compatible wrap light into a smart, occupancy-controlled fixture with the SPECLITE microwave sensor, model ZZWRMSHL. Often searched as a motion sensor for wall pack, a microwave occupancy sensor, a radar motion detector or simply a "motion sensor add-on for LED fixtures", this compact accessory does one job extremely well: it senses movement and tells the light when to wake up and when to dim back down. Instead of leaving a corridor, a stairwell, a garage or a storage room burning at full output all night, you let the fixture react to real activity. It is designed for wrap light style fixtures and sold as an accessory, so you keep the luminaire you already chose and simply add hands-free control to it.

    Microwave detection is what makes this sensor worth the upgrade. Unlike passive infrared, which needs a clear line of sight and a temperature difference, microwave technology reads movement with high precision and keeps working reliably in cooler spaces and in areas where people move in and out constantly. The result is straightforward: light where you need it, the moment you need it, and reduced output when nobody is around. That single behaviour is one of the easiest ways to cut the running hours of a fixture and stretch its service life, without asking anyone to remember a switch. This is a genuine SPECLITE accessory (SKU ZZWRMSHL), supplied as a dedicated microwave sensor for wrap light rather than a generic universal module, which keeps installation clean and predictable.

    It belongs anywhere lighting runs longer than it should: apartment building corridors and stairwells, condo parking garages, warehouse aisles, back-of-house hallways in restaurants and shops, mechanical rooms, workshops, laundry rooms and detached garages. In a Canadian winter, when daylight disappears by mid-afternoon and interior circulation spaces stay lit for fourteen hours straight, occupancy-based control pays for itself in comfort as much as in energy. Contractors like it because it turns a standard fixture into a code-friendly, controlled fixture without rewiring a whole circuit. Use it with the compatible wrap light fixture you are installing, check the technical PDF in the Documentation tab for the details, and give your project lighting that thinks for itself.

    13.97$

    What this accessory is
    The ZZWRMSHL from SPECLITE is a microwave sensor made to be paired with a wrap light style luminaire. It is not a lamp and produces no light of its own: it is the control brain you add to a fixture so that the fixture responds to occupancy. The supplier describes it as a microwave sensor for a sealed wrap light type fixture that detects movement with high precision and optimizes energy efficiency by activating or reducing the lighting according to occupancy. That is exactly the behaviour you get — a fixture that ramps up when someone enters the zone and settles back down when the space empties.

    Why microwave instead of infrared
    A microwave motion sensor works by emitting a signal and reading how it comes back, so it detects motion rather than body heat. In practice that means it is far less bothered by cold air, by drafts from a loading door, or by a person wearing a heavy winter coat — all situations where passive infrared can hesitate. It also handles the small, repetitive movements of someone working at a bench or walking a long aisle. For corridors, garages and service spaces, that translates into fewer false shut-offs and fewer moments of standing in the dark waving your arms. Combined with an LED fixture, which restarts instantly with no warm-up, the response feels immediate every single time.

    Technical specifications
    Model / SKU: ZZWRMSHL
    Brand: SPECLITE
    Type: microwave sensor for wrap light
    Category: wall pack and fixture accessory
    UPC: 882110008134
    Box UPC: 10882110008131
    Any value not listed here is not published on the technical sheet for this SKU; confirm the electrical and mounting details against the fixture you are pairing it with before ordering.

    Installation and compatibility
    This is a fixture-level accessory, so the work happens at the luminaire rather than at the wall box — no new switch leg, no extra conduit run, no control wiring back to a panel. Plan the sensor's position so its detection zone covers the natural path of travel: in a corridor, aim it along the length of the hallway rather than across it; in a parking garage, cover the drive aisle and the door people actually use; in a stairwell, one sensor per landing is the usual approach. Because it is supplied as a matched wrap light sensor rather than a universal kit, always verify the host fixture accepts this sensor option before installation, and have the connection made by a qualified electrician in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code and your local authority having jurisdiction.

    Where it earns its keep, and documentation
    Think of every space that is lit far longer than it is occupied: multi-residential hallways and stairwells, condo and commercial parking garages, warehouse racking aisles, storage and mechanical rooms, back corridors in retail and restaurants, workshops, laundry rooms, detached garages and shops. Adding occupancy control to those fixtures cuts burn hours, reduces the load on the LED boards and keeps the space feeling safe, because the light is always on when a person is present. For full details, the technical PDF (FICHE TECHNIQUE ZZWRMSHL) is available in the Documentation tab of this page — download it for your submittal package, and share it with your electrician so the sensor and the fixture are specified together from the start.

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