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Replacing a 3-pole motion sensor staircase wall switch.

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I have a 3-pole motion sensor light switch at the bottom of my staircase and at the top of my staircase. The motion sensor went out on one of the switches. They discontinued the original wall switch.: Leviton ACP0R-CBW Acenti 15A Adapted Manual-On Occupancy Sensor Remote Infrared Wall Switch, 3-Way.

Leviton ACP0R-CBW Acenti 15A Adapted Manual-On Occupancy Sensor Remote Infrared Wall Switch, 3-Way or More Applications, White - Motion Activated Wall Switches - Amazon.com

I bought a comparable 3-pole replacement: Leviton Motion Sensor Light Switch, Motion Activated, Auto-On/Auto-Off or Manual-On, 5A, No Neutral Wire Required, Single Pole or 3-Way, DOS05-1LZ. Leviton Motion Sensor Light Switch, Motion Activated, Auto-On/Auto-Off or Manual-On, 5A, No Neutral Wire Required, Single Pole or 3-Way, DOS05-1LZ, White/Ivory/Light Almond - Amazon.com but it has 5 wires coming out of it. The original wall switch only has three wires. Any help with wire configuration since there are extra wires on the back of the new motion sensor wall light switch is appreciated.

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wdccruise
last month
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"I have a 3-pole motion sensor light switch at the bottom of my staircase and at the top of my staircase."

Am I correct that you had motion sensor switches at both the top and bottom of the staircase? The Leviton DOS05 motion sensor can only be paired with a switch. In other words, you can have the sensor at the top OR bottom of the staircase but not both.

If you want sensors at both the top and bottom of the staircase, you must use two Leviton DOS15 motion sensors.

The DOS15 also requires a neutral wire.
nickcats
Original Author
last month
Thank you for the reply. Yes, I have motion sensors switches @the top and bottom of my stairs. Luckily, I did another online search and found my old type 3 wire motion sensor switch on Ebay.
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